Short Glimpse of MSI GTX260 Lightning Black Edition

Just got this MSI GTX260 Lightning Black Edition and I can say MSI did a good job on this one starting from the box until to the unit itself
Let’s get started shall we and open up the box…
There it is the GTX260 Lightning with AirForce Panel and underneath it is some kind of a drawer. Once you pull it out you will find the accessories, driver software cd, manual, DVI & HDMI adapter and cables for connecting the AirForce Panel to your mobo.
As you can see it is using a dual fan heatpipe cooling solution called Twin Frozr and makes the video card cool down very well even at high overclock speeds. On the rear side of the video card there are the HDMI, VGA & DVI Ports.
More on the AirForce Panel, here is an overview on what it can do.
Below are the values you can do with the AirForce
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GPU Core
1.0700V
1.0825V
1.0950V
1.1075V
1.1200V
Mem Core
1.8500V
1.8600V
1.8700V
1.8800V
1.9000V
Core
655
660
665
670
673
676
680
Memory
1000
1010
1020
1030
1040
1050
Shader
1404
1440
1458
Panel in working mode and by the way it is touch sensitive. Selecting Lightning on the panel will bring you up the MSI windows software showing all the specs from the settings you have made. I hope MSI also included fan controls on the panel
Let us now test this baby for benchies.
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Test Up System:
Intel i7 920 2.66 OC’ed to 4.0ghz
3x1 Team Xtreem Dark 1600mhz
MSI Eclipse SLI bios version 1.6b1
Coolermaster V8
MSI GTX260 1792mb DDR3 Lightning Black Edition
MSI 9800GTX+ MOA 512mb DDR3 Edition SLI
Sapphire 4850x2 1GB DDR3
Test Software:
3dmark06 (the only test that I can do as of now)
Using the Game Mode of the AirForce Panel. System OC’ed at 4.0ghz and all stock VC
MSI 9800gtx+ MOA Edition SLI Core 760/ Memory 1150/ Shader 1890
MSI GTX260 Lightning Edition Core 655/ Memory 999/ Shader 1404
Next:
Max out the Core Voltage and Mem voltage on the AirForce Panel. System OC’ed at 4.0ghz and overclocked VC
MSI 9800gtx+ MOA Edition SLI Core 810/ Memory 1175/ Shader 2010
Sapphire 4850x2 Core 690/ Memory 1100
MSI GTX260 Lightning Edition Core 730/ Memory 1130/ Shader1500
That’s it. I will try to update this post once I got time playing with this video card again

This is easily missed among all the review text;
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hi I'm looking for the bios to the card Msi GTX260 Lightning. Or can someone help me?? Pleas.
Resurrecting a thread that was started over 3 years ago of a product review is not the right place to request assistance. Recommend to open a new thread in the VGA Section of the forum.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?board=9.0

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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
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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.

Revamp!!! MSI N580GTX Lightning Extreme Edition VC

MSI N580GTX Lightning Extreme Edition is a reconstructed N580GTX Lightning but with 3GB DDR5 memory and redesigned Twin FrozrIII cooler (propeller blade fan’s color changes from blue to white if the card gets hot and the fan rotates backwards for 30 seconds each time the computer starts to remove dusts on the fan). The card still has the enhanced voltage controls and power circuitry where the Lightning series stands out. Compared from a regular 580GTX power phase, the EX has 16+1 (12 for the GPU Core, 3 for the memory and 1 for the PLL/VDDC Power).
At the back area of the card, you will find useful switches for unlocking the Memory, GPU, PLL voltages / Over Current Protection Power Unlocker/ PWM Clock Tuner / and LN2 Bios switch for Cold Bug Fix.
Below are more in-depth specs of the Lightning EX:
• Pre-overclocked GPU Core is running at 832 MHz
• 3072MB GDDR5 4200MHz Memory
• Video Output Functions – 2x Dual-Link DVI, 1x HDMI and 1x Display Port
• Compose of Military Class 2 Components for longer lifespan and better overclocking ability (Solid Capacitors, Super Ferrite Chokes, Hi-C Caps, Lightning Power PCB Layer, Copper MOS and Proadilizer)
• Capable of Two-Way or 3-Way SLI Configuration
Black colored underneath plate which serves as heatsink for memory and VRM chips. It also acts as support or brace for long video cards so that it won’t slant down once installed.
Accessories included with the VC Package:
•Two SLI Bridges for multi GPU configuration
•2x 6pin Power to 8pin PCIE Power Connector
•DVI to VGA Connector
•Software & Utility DVD
•Manual and Quick Guide
•V-Check Points Connector
Lightning EX at stock speed for all the tests. The only component that I overclocked was the 2600K processor to determine bottlenecks. PhysX was also disabled so that equal comparison can be made against an AMD ATI VC model.
Test System Configuration:
•Processor: 2600K with Fenrir Heatsink Fan
•Motherboard: Z68A-GD80
•Memory: Kingston 2x2GB DDR3 2133MHz
•Harddrive: Kingston SSD VNow+ 128GB
•PSU: Antec TPQ-1200
3dmark06 Result: 24777
Vantage Result: 25614
3dmark11 Result: 6535
Next with the 2600K overclocked at 5.1GHz. Video Card performance did increased. This shows that you have to run your 2600k at least at 4.5 – 4.8GHz to cope up with the Lightning EX’s Power.
3dmark06 2nd Result: 35384
Vantage 2nd Result: 28741
3dmark11 2nd Result: 6815
N580GTX Lightning is such a powerful card that even at stock settings, power performance is enough to play all latest games in high resolution with extreme detail settings. Then if the power is still enough for you, you could still use the MSI Afterburner Software to juice out more from the video card or configure it in SLI.

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Display driver : ForceWare 280.26
have you tried MSI's drivers for your card?
==> http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N580GTX-Lightning-Xtreme-Edition.html#/?div=Driver&os=All
Remove current driver with >>Driver Sweeper<< in 'Safe Mode' before install the new one
Quote from: Frakatchoo on 07-September-11, 22:13:04
It's only unstable when i'm use the GPU (Games & benchs), not HD videos.
Most games/bench crashes with default clock @ 1.031v. I tried to overvolted & undervolted the GPU, but my tests were not conclusive. The only way i've found to have all games/benchs stable is to downclock the GPU as I explained in my first post.
Maybe i need a more accurate GPU voltage ? Is it important to change Memory & Aux voltage too ?
have you tested with 1050mV for core?
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Is it important to change Memory & Aux voltage too ?
normally not, but depend what exactly is unstable
But it should work fine by default as is

MSI N580GTX Lightning Extreme Edition (Black Screen / Reboot)

Hi everyone !
Here's my computer specs :
CPU: Intel I7 870 (2.93 Ghz)
MoBo: Micro ATX from my Dell XPS Studio 8000
Memory: 6Go DDR 667 Mhz
PSU: Corsair HX750(w)
Windows 7 Pro 64 Bits
My problem :
80% of my games (Crysis 1 & 2, Bulletstorm,...) & benchs (3DMark 11, MSI Kombustor, ...) crashes after few seconds. My graphic card goes off, black screen, and then my computer automatically reboot. I've tried another PSU, same pb, and my Corsair HX750 is new. So I wonder if the problem is from my graphics card or my (dell) motherboard ? But my config has the minimum required by MSI.
My temporary solution
After few tests with differents drivers, I've try to change the Core Voltage, no result... So I decided to downclock the GPU freqs.
In order to have something stable to 100%, and be able to run all the games and benchs, i've to downclock the GPU like :
Core Clock : 600 Mhz (Original : 772 Mhz)
Shader Clock : 1200 Mhz (Original : 1544 Mhz)
Memory Clock : 1730 Mhz (Original : 2004 Mhz)
Its a big loss frequency!
Hope a new bios will come out to fix the bug.

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Display driver : ForceWare 280.26
have you tried MSI's drivers for your card?
==> http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N580GTX-Lightning-Xtreme-Edition.html#/?div=Driver&os=All
Remove current driver with >>Driver Sweeper<< in 'Safe Mode' before install the new one
Quote from: Frakatchoo on 07-September-11, 22:13:04
It's only unstable when i'm use the GPU (Games & benchs), not HD videos.
Most games/bench crashes with default clock @ 1.031v. I tried to overvolted & undervolted the GPU, but my tests were not conclusive. The only way i've found to have all games/benchs stable is to downclock the GPU as I explained in my first post.
Maybe i need a more accurate GPU voltage ? Is it important to change Memory & Aux voltage too ?
have you tested with 1050mV for core?
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Is it important to change Memory & Aux voltage too ?
normally not, but depend what exactly is unstable
But it should work fine by default as is

MSI 7970 Lightning GHz Edition, black screen problem

Hi all,
I am very dissapointed on the MSI product now. I bought MSI 7970 Lightning BE GHz Edition, when I don't overclock the graphics card and play games I will get black screen or sometime I will get message that "AMD graphics card stopped responding". So I bought a 950W PSU but still problem is there. If I underclocked the card at 600MHz both GPU and memory clock I don't get the problem. But what's the point of having this card paid $500 for nothing. I am so fed up with this card. Please someone help....
My System Spc :
Asus P8Z77-V LX motherboard
16GB RAM
Core i7 3770
PC Power and cooling MKII 950W PSU
Thanks.

watch the attitude! you have got a faulty card it happens occasionally as all manufacturers have a 1-3% defective rate not just MSI so do not start with your bashing as its against the rules here!
there are hundreds of individual parts on a board and any one can go bad causing a problem so if you are going to bash anyone bash AMD's GPU's as that is the most likely problem here on the card and MSI do not make those so keep your "I learned a lesson about MSI... it's a piece of junk" to yourself !
>>Please read and comply with the Forum Rules.<<

[REQUEST]UEFI BIOS GOP MSI R7970 Lightning Boost Edition

as the title i've request, i need the normal and ln2 gop bios for 7970 lightning boost edition.
my serial number :
602-V278-040B1305003271
after i submited my vbios with gpuz repository, the message shown that my vbios same like link below:
htt://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/142887/msi-hd7970-3072-130104.html
but if you need real the original bios from my gpuz, here's the link for the normal bios:
htt://www.4shared.com/file/OexiAoWxce/My_Original_normal_bios.html
and for the original LN2 bios:
htt://www.4shared.com/file/zBenPyH7ce/My_Original_LN2_bios.html
sorry if my english very bad

You can use both. I'd prefer flashing in dos without Windows being able to interfere:
Create a bootable usb stick (https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=165175.0).
Then unpack the previously provided archive (170_180.rar) and put the included file (TV278MH.170 or TV278MH.180) on that stick.
Rename TV278MH.170 / TV278MH.180 to 170.rom / 180.rom. Put the atiflash.exe also included in the archive on the USB stick too. Now boot from the stick.
Type atiflash -p -f -noaper 0 170.rom (or 180.rom) [ENTER] and let it flash the vbios.

MSI GTX 580 Lightning Xtreme Edition Turn Off LED's?

Hello all MSI users.
Strangely enough, I only heard about MSI Products since last night, and I knew straight up, I needed to get my hands on one of these outstanding products.
The only thing that is holding me back from getting this amazing MSI GTX 580 Lightning Xtreme Edition is the question of if there is posibility in the utilities or on the card itself to turning off the LED's completely?
(then of course turning them back on without damaging the GPU or the LED's.)
The reason why I ask is, I usually leave my PC on over night to do either some long Downloads, a Defrag or a Deep Virus Scan, and as my PC is technically next to my bed, I don't want to be kept up all night with it shining in my face and then having to chuck a T-Shirt over the top of my case.
Please inform me if there is any possibility of this to work without having to go to some 'Xtreme' to turn the LED's off.
Much Appreciated Guys.

not possible, when VGA is in IDLE there are less amounth of LEDs that's active.
you can place a piece of black tape over leds to "disable" them

MSI K9N2G-Neo and Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition - BIOS Options Problem

Hello, i have this MSI K9N2G-Neo + Athlon X2 7850 BE (REVEEN RCCT 0901SP + Tuniq TX2) + 4 x 2048MB OCZ Platinum 1066MHz, 700 watt real power supply, etc...
The problem is the bios v1.2 and new v1.3 that appears Disabled the CPU Voltage option for this cpu, in gray color or default values and i can´t change it. Now the cpu is running well at 3.2 ghz OC (200x16) some stable but not at all, i think it is a weak OC for a Black Edition CPU. Before i was using the X2 7750 BE and was the same problem with the CPU Voltages Bios´s options too.
Why in the bios isn´t enabled the CPU Voltage option ?
And why this Athlon Kuma don´t appear in the CPU SUPPORT LIST ??
This mother says that support CPUs up to 140watts and AM3... is it sure or it is a lie ?
This bios v1.3 is a few days new, Now i have to wait another 5 moths for a new one ??
Thanks a lot.

Quote from: Svet on 05-July-09, 04:59:39
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=128250.0
Where you saw that?
Hi Svet... i did what u said me with numpad and nothing happended cause the cpu option is disabled. I think there is some kind of incompatibility between this mother and Kumas Core CPU... whit the 7750BE was the some issue too.
MSI official web page and 140Watts mothers support shows it.
Slds

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.

MSI R9 270x OC edition 4gb - black screen after windows logo

Good afternoon,
I am the proud owner of 2 x MSI R9 270x OC edition 4gb cards, One is working a treat, the other is not.
When I use on of them, I get the boot screen (the one with the option to go into the BIOS), then I get the Windows logo, then nothing but a black screen, output from the card is detected by the monitor (green light at the bottom instead of stand by) but nothing else. the other card works perfect on its own.
They are both detected when I run windows in safe mode.
This also happens if I run crossfire on both cards.
SN/ 602-V303-095B1312011152 (this is the good one)
SN/ 602-V303-095B1312011157 (this is the bad one)
Could this be a BIOS issue?
Main Board: ASUS P8Z77-M PRO
Bios Version:Version:
Video Card: msi R9 270X OC edition 4gb
PSU: XFX750 pro
CPU: i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800)
SSD/ HDD: 120GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 150GB HDD
CPU COOLER: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Operating System: Win 7 Ultimate 64bit

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When I use on of them, I get the boot screen (the one with the option to go into the BIOS), then I get the Windows logo, then nothing but a black screen, output from the card is detected by the monitor (green light at the bottom instead of stand by) but nothing else. the other card works perfect on its own.
you mean when you use one of them only or?
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This also happens if I run crossfire on both cards.
SN/ 602-V303-095B1312011152 (this is the good one)
SN/ 602-V303-095B1312011157 (this is the bad one)
can you save and upload both vbioses and give a link to it?

MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum compatible with AMD 5400+ BLack Edition???

I looked at MSI's chart, the AMD 5400+ BLack Edition was NOT listed, yet the 5000+ BE was. To further confuse me, I read all of newegg's review for this board, 1 user was running a AMD 5400+ BLack Edition on it. Can someone please confirm? Thanks!!!

I can confirm that this CPU does work with this board. I have asked this question to MSI Online Customer Service about a week ago and this was their response:
Dear xxxxx,
Thanks for contacting MSI Technical Support Team!
Regarding your concern,yes,both your ADO5400DSWOF & ADO5000DSWOF are supported by this mainboard.
For more details,please refer to below link for CPU Support List:
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=prodcpu2&prod_no=1443&maincat_no=1
Best wishes & regards,
MSI Technical Support Team!
Hope that helps. I am getting that processor too!! Can't wait!

MSI NF750-G55 with AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition bundle from NewEgg

I purchased this CPU/Mobo bundle from NewEgg recently and am having a hard time getting anything to work. Here are the components I am using:
MSI NF750-G55 mobo
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition CPU
2x4Gb GSkill F3-10666CL9D-8GBSR DDRIII ram
EVGA GeForce GTX550 Ti SLI ready graphics board
ZUMAX X3 Series ATX 650Watt power supply
NZXT M59 ATX Mid tower case
Now to the problem - no POST
I have double checked the CPU seating and installation and its correct, have tried both on board video as well as the GeForce, and no signal to the monitor. The 4 blue ASP power led's do light up, and the CPU fan spins, but only for a few seconds. Then it shuts off, then restarts, and keeps cycling like this. Have tried with no memory installed, same issue. I have seen several entries on forums for no POST on this mobo. Can anyone help me here? Am I looking at a bad mobo or what? Currently have it out of the case on a non conductive surface.

3th time:
Quote from: Svet on 02-July-11, 06:34:11
you didn't answer:
Quote from: Svet on 02-July-11, 04:32:55
is there any beeps?

MSI GTX 770 LIGHTNING LTE EDITION ----any new version of bios?

CARD------------ MSI GTX 770 LIGHTNING LTE EDITION 2GB ( S/N: 602-V283-07SB1307060757 )
Current bios-- 80.04.C3.00.3C (P2005-0000)
LINK: http://www.mediafire.com/download/e5bj8iei3y8w8hl/GK104.rom
Any new version of bios for my card?
Tnx

No new, but here is a gop vbios if you need for your card

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

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

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