The MSI RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z has become a real brick
It was as if the known manufacturer had exaggerated this thing a bit.
Of course, it is beyond dispute that the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is the card of the most, but MSI also thought it could do it with a shovel. That is to say, we can rightly expect it under the auspices of the Lightning Z name, as previous experience also points in one direction: insane performance, huge consumption and an impressive cooling system. Well, the engineers haven't changed the proven recipe either, as the RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z comes with a 350-watt power limit (at the secondary BIOS), and the card, which already offers a combo pace, has been scaled up to 1 MHz. The chip's increased power requirements are provided by a 770-phase VRM, and the power supply can be tortured through three 19-pin PCIe connectors. We already know the connection options: 8 × DisplayPort, 3 × HDMI and 1 × USB Type-C.
After all of the above, we can’t really be surprised to see a drab cooling system that allows us to say goodbye to three slots - so it won’t be the basis of HTPCs. The monster includes no less than eight cooling tubes, two of the three MSI TORX air mixers are also lit (Phantom of Lighting), and their capabilities can, of course, be parameterized via the Dragon Center application. With a transparent side panel, the OLED panel on the side of the RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z can certainly be useful, because through this we can easily read all the important parameters (clock, temperature, etc.) and even display individual animations! In our opinion, the backing made of carbon fiber material was a good idea not only because of the stiffening of the PCB, but also because it looks unconscious.
The expected speed of the MSI RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z is characterized by the fact that the HWBOT database has (temporarily) already appeared instances where the boost clock was 2 MHz (!) And the GDDR475 memories were split at 6 MHz. The price of the monster is still unknown, with the release expected within months.
