MSI TITAN lightning?

I just saw some news where you guys are set to unveil a new LIGHTNING series of coolers, as well as a new lightning TITAN?
It doesn't look like a leak because there was a press conference apparently. (http://wccftech.com/msi-set-unveil-geforce-gtx-titan-lightning-edition-graphics-card-cebit-2013/)
Is anyone able to let us know if this would in fact be a new GTX LIGHTNING TITAN card (with custom PCB and cooler) or if this is going to be a reference TITAN card with the new cooler? Basically, it will keep me from spending the money right now to get an EVGA card, and instead give my money to you guys for this model!

Remember this is just a Users-to-Users Forum.
So far nothing is known of that Lightning except for a vague press release (http://www.techpowerup.com/180699/MSI-Teases-Gaming-Series-Motherboards-Graphics-Cards-and-All-in-One-Desktops.html). If there will be a Lightning it will be non-reference. Without any solid info but just a teaser pic of a part of black and red Twin FrozR cooler it is hard to say.

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Problems with msi r6970 lightning

Hey guys I am having big issues with my 6970 lightning. Ok first I got this card to replace a second sapphire 6970 that I was running in xfire with another sapphire 6970. I since gave one of the sapphires to a relative. When I first got the lightning all went smooth benched it in a single card config then added my other sapphire 6970. No issues. Out of nowhere things rapidly went downhill. I first received a crash in grfs as I loaded shattered mountain. Froze with a sound loop then the screen turned black with a continued sound loop that eventually stopped. Reset the machine figuring it was the OC. On the lighting I had it set as 985/1400 fan 80% voltage @ 1.300 vlts. Prior to the crash I used a combo of heaven 3.0, kombustor and 3dmark 11 all passed numerous loops without issues. Again thinking it was the oc I down clocked to stock then fired up grfs multiplayer which crashed n froze on the main menu. I then ran heaven and after 10 min a solid black screen that eventually recovered throwing a display driver has stopped responding but has recovered. Now I knew something was up.
I then ran kombustor same issues black screens sometimes a 8bit Nintendo looking screen when u need to blow in the cartridge. After countless hours of stress testing my CPU with prime, memtest, and Intel burn, I ruled out my other hardware as being the cause. I ran 2 hours of prime, Intel burn passed the maximum stress test, memtest passed until about 500% on each iteration (7 to be exact) windows version. This both with my OC and at stock. Here's for the finale I have a second machine (ill include both machines at the bottom of this post) I installed the lightening in the second rig not one single issue no black screen, no 8bit Nintendo crashes nada. Again I've tried every fix known to no prevail. Reinstalled drivers 12.10 rolled back to 12.8 used driver fusion to clear out the old remnants, swapping cards and systems. The lightning ran flawless in the old rig for hours. Now the sapphire card runs all the gpu stress tests I've tried flawlessly in the main rig at stock and OC. so I assumed the lightning was dying. But I tried the lightning in my second AMD pc (with a MSI mobo coincidentally) and it ran heaven, kombuster, and games without a single crash.
The only option I didn't try was taking the PSU out of the main pc and using it in the older pc to rule out the psu. But that still don't explain why the sapphire card works perfectly in the main rig and not the lightning. The second fix I didn't try was updating the mobo bios I'm using the f3 gigabyte has up to the f6 but I never had issues b4 and my sapphire 6970 and when I had two in xfire, ran perfect in the main pc with stock and oc settings, with the current PSU and bios. Food for though, gpu temps sapphire 45c to 50c idle 75c to 80c load. Lightning 41c idle 70c to 74c load. Right where they need to be. Another thing to add I originally had a gigabyte Odin 1200 PSU that got ... Well let's say replaced (garbage of a PSU) the HX750 meets AMD requirements for xfire 6970s this almost rules out everything except BIOS or worst case the lightning just ain't compatible with the gigabyte mobo. Any ideas how to get this card to work after all the testing I know its not defective. Sry for the long post.
Main rig
AMD PII X6 1090t @4.0 with H50 push/pull 19c idle 35c load
Gigabyte 890FX UD5 ver 2.0 bios
8GB, 2GBX1 G.Skill DDR3 1600@ 1800 9.9.9.12
1X sapphire 6970 reference and MSI R6970 lightning 900/1400- 985/1400
X-fi fatal1ty
LG bluray drive, Samsung ssdx 60gb, velci rap 150gb, WD Blk1tb, Hitachi deskstar 250 gb
Cooler master Haf X, with 4 220mm fans, vista ultimate 6
Corsair HX750 watt PSU
2nd rig
PII x4 940 blk @3.6 cooler master hyper 212 dual fan 40c idle
MSI DKA790GXM Platinum
4gb ddr2 kingston hyper x 800@960
Asus dvd burner
X-fi titanium PCI-e
2x WD raptors 150gb raid 0, WD Blk 1tb, Hitachi deskstar 250gb
Sapphire 5830 extreme @ 950/1100 1.200 vlts
Pc power n cooling 650 watt PSU
Silverstone gaming case
Windows 7 64bit

I also use cpuid hwmonitor to check temps n volts 12 vlt rail is at 12.05 during load. The gpu load temps on the lightning nvr exceed 72c at stock and 76c with the oc. Should I get a new mobo? Compatibility issue? I was looking at a asrock 990fx extreme 3 as this would allow me to upgrade my CPU later if I choose. I am on my current main pc bc bulldozer didn't grab me. Some benches r less than the x6s, my two 6970s perform btr than a single 7970 for my needs and the only increase I would see is if I got two 7970s that's way to much coin n would be bottlenecked by my current CPU I'm sure. Any ideas? I'm at a loss

MSI N770 Lightning.. The Lightning Continues...

From MSI N680GTX Lightning to the R7970 Lightning, now comes the new N770 Lightning.
First of all let’s talk about the GTX 770 GPU Chip. It has the same GK104 graphics processor as the GTX 680 have but cranked up. Reference core and boost clocks have been raised to 1046MHz/1085Mhz and the memory speed to 7GT/s. Aside from this, the GTX 770 GPU Boost has been upgraded to version 2.0, allowing Higher Clocks to punch in more often.
Comparing: GTX 770 vs GTX 680
Stream Processor:1536 - 1536
Texture Units:128 - 128
ROPs :32 - 32
Core Clock:1046Mhz - 1006MHz
Boost Clock:1085Mhz - 1058MHz
Memory Clock: 7Ghz GDDR5 - 6Ghz GDDR5
Memory Bus Width: 256 Bit - 256 Bit
TDP:230W - 195W
Transistor Count: 3.5B - 3.5B
Mftg. Process: 28nm - 28nm
Now with the N770 Lightning, the video card has been factory overclocked to a core speed of 1150 Mhz (ref. 1046) and a boost clock of 1202 Mhz (ref. 1085) while the memory clock has been kept on a standard speed of 7010 Mhz. The GTX 770 Lightning will also use MSI’s GPU Reactor providing higher power levels and cleaner signals for the GPU. Other components that MSI have integrated into the card are the Military Class IV, voltage check points and 8+8pin PCIE Power connector thus making the video card break limits in the world of overclocking.
Here are the things you will find upon flipping the front cover of the box…
For the accessories…
•Certificate of Quality & Stability
•Quick User’s Guide
•Driver Utility Disc
•SLI Bridge Connector
•V-Check Point Connectors (connecting this with your digital multi-meter will show the actual voltages of certain components of the video card like the GPU)
•2x 6 Pin to 8 Pin Power Connectors
•DVI to VGA Adapter
With the Lightning’s TwinFrozr 4 cooler, it promises to bring the video card temps below 60c and at the same time being quiet. It also boast the 2x 10cm Propeller Blade Fan technology which provides higher air volume to the card for faster heat dissipation. Dust Removal technology is also been implemented now in the Lightning series of video cards as it automatically cleans your video card.
Two SLI bridges on top of the N770 Lightning and to clarify things up, it is only intended for a Tri-SLI configuration.
Below are three SuperPipes with one being on top which also helps cooling the GPU chip. You can also see at the bottom part of the video card the Golden SSC Military Class IV Components.. These components are no ordinary; they can withstand extreme conditions, run with stability and power efficiency and provides longer lifespan to the video card.
Checking the back side of the card, back-plate is installed thus making it cooler and to avoid bending the video card. The blue circle thing you see there is the GPU-Reactor – an additional PCB connected at the back of the video card which also lights up when powered up.
Video Outputs:
•Dual-link DVI-I x 1
•Dual-link DVI-D x 1
•DisplayPort x 1 (version 1.2)
•HDMI x 1 (version 1.4a)
My Test System:
•Processor: Intel i7 3770K
•Motherboard: MSI Z77 MPower
•Memory: G. Skill Pi Black 2x2GB 2200Mhz
•SSD: Kingston HyperX 3k 90GB
•PSU: Antec TPQ 1200
First set of benchmarks are all on Stock Speed.
1. 3dMark06 29765
2. 3dMark Vantage P34525
3. 3dMark11 P10759
4. Heaven DX11 X 2341.411
2nd Set of benchmarks, all were overclocked. From the Processor, Memory and as well as the Video Card. You can also see that the video card would perform better on an overclocked Processor.
1. 3dMark06 38407
2. 3dmark Vantage P39691
3. 3dmark11 P12356
4. Heaven DX11 X 2477.77
That would be it

Hello,
About PSU: 450W is not enough for either of them. For 760 or above it is recommended to have 600W (as the minimum) power supply.
Both cards has similar cooling, but I would prefer lightning edition (hey, it's 770 not 760 which is little bit lower in performance). However if you also look for the design to fit your case, then that's up to you. Obviously if the card will run hot, most likely you will have to reapply thermal paste (very common in case of GPUs).
Your shop is very limited, but why not use this search, just pick your country Already selected for N770 lightning
http://www.msi.com/service/wheretobuy/130/0/0/0/1

UEFI/GOP vBios for MSi N780 Lightning

UEFI/GOP vBios for MSi N780 Lightning
Serial # 602-V296-05SB1312083126
bios file sendspace.com/file/mp5rev
Thanks

Now is fine.Thank you again.

[REQUEST] MSI R7970 Lightning BE bios

Hi ppl xD need your help - need to lower my Voltage on MSI R7970 Lightning BE, its lock on 1.256V, I need it for mining, so I will tray to setup 0.950V or like this,
who can help me ? xD
LN2 Bios:
---- dropmefiles.com/Bdzh2
techpowerup.com/gpuz/w4s8g/
912 - v278 - 017
S/N: 602-V278-04081305003344
BIOS Version: 015.030.000.002.000000 (113-xxx-xxx)
TechPowerUP GPU-Z 0.7.4 say: Bios is already part of our collection: 142887.rom

Well, asking for a vbios it wasn't obvious that you are trying with Afterburner and didn't know even how to enable voltage control. You could have found out by reading sticky topics too:
>>How to use MSI Afterburner<<
Quote from: How to use MSI Afterburner
Overvolting with the overvolting slider will work the same way what means what you set will be added to the stock voltage. Note that overvolting gpu on Kepler (GTX600) is limited on non unlocked cards (Lightning/Hawk) to the nvidia max of 1.175v and setting anything else will therefor be useless.
If overvolting is greyed out and can't be changed you have to activate it in "Settings"/"General".
Simply check "Unlock voltage control" and "Unlock voltage monitoring"

How to flash MSI 6970 Lightning

Hi,
I recently contacted msi support about a performance bios issue with my MSI 6970 lightning. They emailed me 3 files, an atiflash file, and atiflash application file, and the update bios.bin file. They also e-mailed me directions but they're in japanese. Can anyone clarify what I need to do in order to re-flash my MSI 6970 ATI Lightning card? THanks!

No the card runs @ 940mhz core clock, the issue I was having was when I set the card profile to performance from silent the display wouldn't work. They sent me the updated bios to fix this issue but the directions are in japanese and when I translated them via google I didn't understand what they were saying to do.
***EDIT After some google research I think I have the basic idea... please let me know if i'm correct.
Step 1: Create a bootable MS-DOS Drive(Either CD or USB)
Step 2: Unzip the ATI Flash files and updated bios to the drive
Step 3: Reboot, go to bios, set the MS DOS drive to boot priority 1
Step 4: In DOS command type "atiflash -p 0 biosname.rom" In my case it would "atiflash -p 0 TV237MS.102"
The bios update they sent me ends with .102 instead of .rom.. that an issue?

Need help overclock the MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition !

I want to overclock this card MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition (MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 3072 MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card), but I don't know how far I can get. Can you help me overclock this to get a maximum performing? and how can I do that? can you guide me?
what is temperature should be consider over heat and might damage card?
After overclock, can I keep that always in 3-5 days without shutdown computer?
Here is default Corelock 832, Shaderlock: 1664, memory clock 2100
Also, when I click the "K" to show MSI Kombustor: I see Core: 416, and GPU Throttling -416Mhz. What is happening? is that graphic card has problem? it doesn't run fully 832mhz.
Here is information of my computer:
Motherboard   Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z
Processor   Intel Core i7 2600K
Memory   Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 1866 MHz (PC3 15000)
Video Card # 1   MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition GeForce GTX 580 3072 MB
Hard Drive # 1   Corsair Force Series GT 120 GB
Hard Drive # 2   Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB
Power Supply   Corsair HX1050W
Case   Corsair Graphite Series 600T
Monitor   Acer HN274H BMIIID 3D 27-Inch LED Monitor - Black
Operating System   Windows 7 Utimate (64 bit)

Quote from: flobelix on 02-December-12, 01:03:03
Playing aan entire level of Crysis or Crysis2 with extreme settings is a very sure way to test. A multiplayer round of BF3 at max settings is also a good test.
If you got the max stable clockrates without overvolting and temps are fine. Go on adding voltage in small steps and agin try the highest max clockrate of any voltage step. That way you'll find the total max clockrate. At some point adding voltage will have no effect anymore and that is the highest clockrate. Remember that voltage unlike just higher clockrates will increase the temps massively.
Agreed with flobelix
Crysis 2 with ultra setting and set Vsync to Disabled is a very hard test in real life application, I don't use furmark or kombustor. To test stability first I run Vantage and 3DMark2011 then playing Crysis 2 about 2 - 3 hours every day for aweek or 2 weeks and if pass then I call it stable
I use GTX580 Lightning and at stock volt I can do 920/2200 with all little DIP switches turned ON/Enabled/Unlocked excluding Xtreme cooling LN2 DIP switch since I use normal air cooling and not LN2. If I let all DIP switches to their stock/OFF even at 900MHz I can't pass Vantage.
For safe daily OC better stay under 80c for your core temp and under 70c for your VRM & Memory temp also do not use beyond +200mv for your core voltage (+200mv is the max value)
Note : For 24/7 I use 980/2300 with +112mv/+40mv. VRM and memory temp are under 60c and Core temp is under 80c.

MSI R7970 Lightning BE - OVERHEATING PROBLEM !!

Hi my name is Nick and I am from Greece and new in this forum . I recently bought an MSI Radeon 7970 Lightning BE from a reseller from ebay , the product came to me after 3 weeks and then I started testing,note that this card is used in a crossfire configuration , the second card is an ASUS HD 7970 DC2T , so I opened Furmark and I so that after 3 minutes that the Msi 7970 lightning was about 94 degress and the Asus hd 7970 was 74 degress and stable , I ran several tests because as I read on the Internet MSI doesn't recognise Furmark as a Benchmark Program , I used 3DMark 11 ,3DMark Vantage with no luck , always the MSI was overheating.
Then I read in this foum a guy with a similar problem with mine , and what he did was to reapply thermal paste and the problem was gone. I saw this and bought the best thermal best that I could found (GELID GC EXTREME) and today I reapplied it , unfortunately nothing changed , I ran 3DMark 11 ,furmark , Crysis 3 and now it showed me artifacts (MSI Video Card at stock clocks).
I don't know what to do I know that the warranty is no use anymore as I opened and remove the cooler but what else could I do .
My PC Specs :
CPU : Intel Core i7 2700K (Overclockred at 4,4 Ghz)
Motherboard : Gigabyte GA -Z68X - UD7 -B3
RAM : 32 GB ( 2 x 8 GB G.Skill ARES @ 1600 Mhz)
Case : Coolermaster HAF X (with 7 case fans - 3 Noctuas)
SSD : Intel 520 Series SSD 240 Gb
HDD : 2 x WD Caviar Black 2 TB
Sound Card : ASUS xonar Essence ST
CPU Cooler : Noctua NH-D14
VGA CARD 1 : MSI R7970 Lightning BE ( Stock Clocks : Core : 1150 Mhz , Memory : 1500 Mhz)
VGA CARD 2 : ASUS HD 7970 DC2T (Overclocked to reach the MSI , Core : 1125 Mhz , Memory : 1500 Mhz)
PSU : Thermaltake Toughpower XT 875 Watt (80+ Bronze)
Please someone help me I don't know what to do , please note that I have installed all the latest drivers (AMD Catalyst 13.4) and everything as fa as software I think is fine.

Case solved , I putted the ASUS 7970 DC2T in the top PCI Express x16_1 and the MSI R7970 Lightning BE at the bottom PCI Exprees x8_2 , I lost some perfromance (about 3 -5 fps) because of the bandwith , but now when I play crysis 3 the temperatures have a big improvement , the msi stays stable at 55 -58 degrees and the asus is 67 -70 degrees , about 10 degrees hotter (in a crossfire the top card heats more , thats true afterall) .
;-))To achieve this low temperature at msi 7970 I also set manual fan profile at msi afterburner at that's it ,also note that I have 2 noctuas 14 cm fans to blow fresh air in front of each card.

MSI R7970 Lightning BE // Underperforming

I recently bought an MSI R7970 Lightning BE for my new pc which is an Intel 3770k on a z77 Asus Sabertooth motherboard.. I'm using a 750watt power supply on a single 12v rail.. This card does high FPS but where it is failing me is mouse movement. If you walk back/fowards/left/right the gfx card is a champ, but if you're moving forward while moving the mouse everything stutters. I've tried MSI's drivers as well as newer non-msi drivers and they all pretty much yield the same result.. The major issue I have is the same issue persists on the lowest graphics settings 800x600 with all effects off or the highest graphics settings... What sort of stuff should I be looking for to rectify an issue like this? This is truly driving me mad having just spent $500 dollars on a video card, I am pretty sure this video card should be destroying graphics.

I've tried 5 different mice... razer naga(wired), old school dell usb mouse with ball(wired), logitech(wireless), wireless microsoft mouse 5000(wireless) x2. I have a logitech g600 coming in the mail in a few days and i've tried different keyboards.
I've tried the msi driver disc that came with the product, also the newest msi drivers posted online the msi website as well as different versions of catalyst v12 and different versions of catalyst versions 13: 13.1, 13.2 and 13.3. Some perform better than others but none perform optimally as they should. VSync helps with screen tearing but not the sort of issue i'm seeing.. I've tried LN1 bios switch and LN2 bios switch which dont yield much of a difference.. I will upload several videos with FRAPS if you would like.. It seems to capture the problem the best. I'm using a NZXT HALE82N 750 watt power supply and i've done mannnnnny fresh os installs and bios tweaks.. even switched mobos from sabertooth z77 to a p8z77 pro and back to a different z77 sabertooth board.. tried hz limiters and fps syncing software(dxtory, radeon pro, msi afterburner, ccc, trixxx, iTurbo). I dont think this card should perform this way with stock settings for mobo/proc/gpu.. Nobody would go through the hell i'm going through to get video games to play on this card. ;/ After 3 weeks of trying various options i've started trying benchmarking software like unigine heaven, kombustor, 3d mark 11, performance test and even furmark.. I can see the same issue in heaven/3dmark11 and as well as furmark. in furmark with the fan set nominal @ 100% the card goes to 98 degrees celcius in 20 seconds(is this normal?).. Games I see issues in is new Tombraider, Bioshock Infinite, Skyrim(this card should destroy) and BF3(this card is known to destroy). the issue doesn't exist if walking forwards, backwards or strafing left or right... it only shows up when walking forwards or backwards while strafing left or right while panning the camera with the mouse.. same issue on lowest graphical settings @ 800x600 or highest graphical settings in 1920x1080.
these youtube urls should be live in 2-3 hours:
bioshock:
bf3:
skyrim:
ROM FILE:
http://uploadingit.com/file/view/laxqtxm9cv0s9gnl/Tahiti.rom
SERIAL NUMBER#:
602-V278-02SB1208191800
i7 3770k
z77 asus sabertooth motherboard
corsair vengeance 1600mhz 9/9/9/24 t2 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 16gb 2x8gb
msi r7970 lightning
kingston hyper-x 3k SSD
nzxt temptest 410 case
nzxt kraken x60 water cooler(cpu)
plenty of airflow

MSI 6970 Lightning - artifacts issue

Hello,
Yesterday I received my MSI 6970 Lightning and today I installed a few games to try and see how it performs.
Everything works as expected until you start stressing it with some of the newer, heavier games and/or benchmarks.
I took some pictures to show what I mean that you can view at:
http://dev.nixit.nl/artifacts/
It's running at default speeds and I tried the latest drivers from MSI as well as the latest official AMD/ATI drivers and v12.1
Other information that may be relevant:
motherboard: evga x58 sli
PSU: 1000w cooler master
ram: 12gb ocz ddr3 1600
hdds: 2x74gb raptors (heh, oldies I know), 2x750
Any ideas? I mean, I know that I can probably downclock it but come on it should run at its advertised speeds at least, right?
Is this a known issue? If any other information is required to solve this please do ask I'll be here checking for updates!
Thanks in advance

You should read this thread and specifically regarding the switches on the back of the card. https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=150708.0
These are the switches that should ONLY be operated by professional overclockers under controlled circumstances.
Mainly because these switches remove precautionary measures from graphics cards to allow them to deliver the highest levels of performance.
These switches can be found on the back and the side of the card and have several functions:
Quote
BIOS Switch, run with the normal Lightning BIOS or a special sub-zero version
Please check this switch, i.e. the position its in. Ensure that it is in the "Normal position".
Then the following switches are best left alone, but just check.
Quote
Xtreme Cool :
Removes coldbug (boot at sub-zero temperatures!) on N580GTX Lightning
Increases the AMD Powertune limit by 250% on R6970 Lightning
Quote
Increase Memory and GPU Voltages
PWM clock tuning:
Increases the PWM frequency from 260 to 310 MHz on the N580GTX Lightning
Increases the PWM frequency from 300 to 350 MHz on the R6970 Lightning
Increase PLL voltage
Remove Overcurrent Protection (warning, this WILL burn your card easily if you're not careful!)

MSI 290x lightning crossfire

Hey guys I currently have 1 MSI 290x Lightning. A friend of mine just sold me his ASUS Rog Swift 27" 2560x1440 144hz monitor so I want to purchase another 290x lightning, will my EVGA Supernova 1000 G2 PSU be enough??

Quote from: flobelix on 04-January-15, 01:51:31
First of all please don't open multiple topics on the same issue. The one in Gaming (as you don't have a Gaming series vga) has been removed.
A system with a single reference design R9-290X requires 33A and a 600W psu. For a Lightning make it 40A and a 600W. Any further Lightning will add 20A more. This makes minimum requirements of around 60A and a 750W psu. Your EVGA psu offers 83A and 1000W and should therefor be way enough.
Understood

MSI N580GTX lightning running at stock specs

Hi,
I just bought two MSI N580GTX lightning for my sli setup .
One of my card is running at 772mhz ( stock ) speed with standard bios and the other one is at
832mhz ( as it should be ) also with standard bios .
So is there a way to fix the first one to run at 832mhz instead of 772 ? I know how to do it with MSI AB but i want a bios fix.
the two cards differs in respect with their bios , 1st one is 70.10.17 and the 2nd one is 17.10.20 , so i'm guessing something
is wrong with the 70.10.17 bios . So can i extract the bios from the 2nd card and use it in the 1st ?
p.s. if I use the ln2 bios for the 1st card , then it runs at the factory oc settings .
Thanks

ok close the thread as I found out what the problem was.
They mixed up the bios with ln2 and standard, as the standard was showing CBB FIX ( which should be in ln2 for sub zero ocing ).
anyways , awesome cards

MSI 770 Lightning LE temps

Hi,
I own MSI 770 Lightning LE version and I'm not sure if the temps i get with it are OK. In many reviews of the normal 770 lightning they mention that the card is very cool and they usually reach something between 60-70 C on full load.
However my card can easily get to 80 C in benchmarks like Valley or when playing games like Far Cry 3 even if it's not OCed and I'm switched to default fan speed. With that temps the fan is hitting about 70% which makes it very loud + the GPU is ofc downclocking. So I increased the temp limit and lowered the fan speeds a bit since the noise was annoying, but it's not ideal solution.
My case is Fractal Define Mini with 2x in and out fans @ 850 RPM, so airflow should be OK.
Can somebody tell me if it's OK or not? I'm wondering if I should RMA it (unfortunately the shop where I purchased it is not selling it anymore else I'd already try to do that).
Thanks

You can't compare review systems and your own 1:1. With a mini case like yours and low speed fans nothing else is to be expected especially with extreme load like valley.

MSI HD7970 Lightning Randomly Gray Screens A Few Times A Day...

So I have had this video card for a few weeks now. The MSI HD7970 Lightning will randomly gray screen for no reason not even under any video game load. After playing boarderlands 2, mass effect 3, and eve online or any game for that matter it would not randomly colored screen on me. I suspect only when it goes into 2D mode and the clocks/voltage fluctuate is the reason it freezes.
I have cleaned out all the drivers, used AMD 12.10 drivers twice, used MSI afterburner to set the profile clocks to a lower 2D speed from the 3D profile, set the voltage to stay constant, and benchmarked the hell out of it and it will not freeze until some random time when its not doing anything. !!! This is driving me crazy. Does anybody have any ideas what could cause this?
The MSI HD6970 that it replaced never did this kind of stuff. Thought it was a driver issue but 12.6, 12.8, and 12.10 did the same thing. It has to be the profile state or something weird left behind in windows that's causing it to go crazy at random hours for no reason.

Quote from: Svet on 30-October-12, 02:09:41
ok, vbios is up to date. [latest legacy version.]
have you checked monitor cables to ensure that they are filled well?
have you tried to reseat the card too? and to Load BIOS defaults?
No way its a hardware issue. Happens on 2 different boards. Connections are screwed in tight, they don't move. Has something to do with the profile states between 2D and 3D or the factory overclock needs more voltage to stabilize. Something weird happens when P-State randomly changes under conditions that can't be replicated. Its totally random. No stress test can replicate it or benchmark can duplicate it. I might end up trying MSI drivers if it randomly colored screens of death happen again. About due for a windows reinstall. But its weird other people have similar issues. (Don't like blue screens of death?, we have you covered with... gray, black, purple, and gray/black dotted lines for your entertainment.)

MSI Afterburner Lightning Edition

Hi,
I've just registered because I was hoping someone could tell me if us MSI 780 Lightning users can expect an updated version? I'm currently running 3.0.0 beta 15 and now I'm getting a pop-up telling me that it will expire on Dec 14/13. I do hope there will be a new version as the "non-lightning" seems to only let me turn up the core voltage to +35. And I can't maintain my already stable overclock with that little voltage boost.
TIA
*Edit*
I just read in the "how to use afterburner" section that there's no SE version yet. So I see that you folks are aware of this. I'll modify my question then. Can we expect a new beta SE version before the beta 15 expiry on Dec 14?

We don't know. This is a Users-to-Users Forum and MSI decides whether an SE version will follow or not. So far it doesn't look good as none had been added for beta 16 and beta 17 is also quite old already. Contact MSI about it: >>How to contact MSI.<<. The more reports are coming in the more likely the pressure will make them release one. Unwinder (creator) also pointed everyone asking for a new SE version to MSI. It's solely their decision.

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