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GPU is built like a tank, USPS still suck

Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2016

This GPU is great. noise levels are very minimum, runs very cool with the stock fan, looks good, and most impressively, is built like a tank. so by this point you should already know that this GPU is huge step-up from the last generation in almost every aspect, but the thing I wanted to mention, which I believe many people have not tried, is that it can survive being ran over by a car. So even though it wasn't intended to be used as a speed bump, it sure can handle being used as one. Short version of the story: USPS still suck, they placed the box right in front of my garage door which is open to a street and a parking area (apartment building compound, with many garage doors side-by-side. absolutely not a safe place) instead of walking a few extra steps to the front door. the box was placed exactly along the tire path, and very close to the garage door that it can't be seen when you're in the car opening the garage with the remote. My sister drove out that morning, ran over the box, making her climbing point exactly at the PCI-e pins. Fortunately, the whole thing works perfectly, so thank you Nvidia for the great packaging and the way overly designed GPU case. As for USPS, I wish you would just go out of business already.

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Malic

Never had Thermal paste installed on it.

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2019

Bought in 2016 for VR use. Plugged in, worked fine at first, and with watching temps, it was running at the ragged edge of 80C from day one. Checked forums, everyone said that is what happens with a Founders card. Performance has over time seems to dropped, using benchmarks it has kept going down.

About a week ago, I opened it up to replace the thermal paste and discovered it never had thermal paste on it. Put thermal paste on it, and now it runs at 55-60C, but it seems that these years of it baking itself has killed it over that time.

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Abdulrahman Omar

GPU is built like a tank, USPS still suck

Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2016

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Steve

Love this graphics card

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2016

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Very happy with this card. This was an expensive purchase for me as it is for most people. But I can honestly say it was money well spent. This card crushes 1440p on ultra or max settings for any game. On games like over watch I average 125 frames on ultra 1440p. On the division I average 90 fps on max settings. BF1 also ran really well. The fan is very quiet. The parts are all premium nvidia parts for the founders edition and the card is beautiful. Picked this one up at a good price and MSI has stepped their game up over the years so I decided to go with them even all the founders editions are pretty much the same. If you have the money and game in 1440p or 4K and want the founders over the custom cooling cards like I did then get this card. Its awesome and crushes all games at max settings without breaking a sweat.

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david

GTX 1080 RUNS LIKE A MONSTER

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2017

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GTX 1080 RUNS LIKE A MONSTER!! IT PLAYS ALL GAMES 1440P MAX SETTINGS AT 60+ FPS.

the only problem is that it gets extremely hot at 83degrees Celsius. However, it can be easily fixed by ramping up the fans in MSI afterburner. An extremely good graphics card but 1 star is chucked away due to the extremely quick heat that this card disperses.

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Malic

Never had Thermal paste installed on it.

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2019

Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2017

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This is the third MSI product I've used, and I am now a true fan.

I upgraded from a Zotac GTX 760. This took it to new levels. Just Cause 3 was pretty much unplayable due to stuttering, with this it is smooth on ultra. Limited time so far but Witcher 2 also runs smoothly. I got the founders because I needed the profile and the blower style for my particular rig, it stays plenty cool. So far I have yet to see it hit 55.

One caution, the power port is a 6-pin, not an 8 pin or twin 4 pin. Be sure your power cable will connect. Most will as they are designed to be fairly universal.

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Cory

Should have been a five star review but....

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2016

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2 stars is for quality issue I have encountered. After 3 weeks GPU centrifugal fan began making grinding noise that is persistent. While I can understand that sometimes these issues crop up and are not indicative of a systemic quality issue I do not accept MSI handling of the RMA process. I requested and was granted a RMA which requires me to be without any graphics adapter capable of driving my 4k display. I called and asked for a "Cross-ship" so that I could avoid having downtime and was told that MSI had decided not to keep any extra stock on hand to handle situations like this. Further I was told that supply is so tight that even once I have sent it in for repair that there was limited availability for parts or a replacement cards from the RMA department. Essentially I was told my card could be tied up in RMA for a long time.

I find this to be unacceptable and will not purchase from MSI again.

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Tou Lee

A big bite out of your wallet but worth it...

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2017

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I bought this card to replace my GTX 950 FTW edition and this card is a monster compared to the 950. I've played every game in my steam library at max out setting, at 1080p and 1440p with little to no issues. Some of the games I've tested at max settings are Totalwar Warhammer, The Witcher 3, GTA 5, Fallout 4, Doom, and more. This card is worth every penny of your money, so if you have the cash, buy it. Will buy this card again.

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Gray

Absolute Beast

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2016

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Initially my Z170 Pro Gaming motherboard would only use the onboard GPU, but making sure the monitor is only taking input from the 1080 fixed that well enough. After that, this beast has run everything I've cared to give it at ultra high settings without so much as a hiccup. Perfect.

The card itself is rather large though, so definitely make sure your case has the sheer physical space to hold this thing AND THE VGU CORDS. Even with my Phantom NZXT Full Tower case, I have to keep the side panel open just so all the cords will fit inside.

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van z

Wow. Its fast.

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2016

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I don't have it hooked up to a 4k monitor yet, I suspect that will be the real test. In its spare time it crunches looking for prime numbers, and it truly excels at that. No comparison to the 290x it replaced. Smaller, faster, cooler, quieter. It is in a Cooler Master Elite 130 with a push/pull fan set up on a radiator. The 290x had some interference with the pull fan, the 1080 has none.

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Kyle

An Expensive card but worth every penny. Its a ...

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2017

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An Expensive card but worth every penny. Its a FE so there was no deviation from what I was Expecting. Registering the card was fairly fast and painless. There is not much to this card that is unique to MSI, but I have not had a single complaint yet (running for one month now). I am writing this review to enter into the MSI Reward Program <=No relation card rating

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