MSI N580GTX Lightning
Published by Marc Büchel on 06.07.11Page:
Conclusion
| General | + | - | |
| Until today the GTX 580
Lightning is the fastest GTX 580 graphics card we've ever tested. A
factory overclocking of 60 MHz makes clear that MSI definitely wanted
the performance crown for the fastest single GPU card out there on the
market. Furthermore MSI offers a huge lot of overclocking features with
the Lightning. For example there is the possibility to not only
manipulate GPU and memory voltages you can also change PLL voltages. MSI
even offers special BIOS versions via its live update service using
which which you can disable any cold bug issues. Another good thing about the GTX 580 Lightning is it's efficient dual slot cooler which allows low temperatures at a reasonable noise level. |
- 2D silent
- Features |
- 3D well audible | |
| Performance | + | - | |
| If you look at the performance numbers you'll quickly see that the GTX 580 Lightning is the fastest single GPU card we've ever tested. Therefore it doesn't matter at which benchmark you look. The GTX 580 Lightning is in almost every benchmark faster then the ASUS GTX 580 DirectCUII which used to carry the performance crown until today. | - Fastes Single-GPU-Card | ||
| Overclocking | + | - | |
| At this point we were able to reach 970 MHz GPU and 4'500 MHz memory clock speed quite effortlessly. Raising the GPU voltage by 0.93 volt has already been enough to overclock the card by 138 MHz regarding the GPU, which is quite a lot for an aircooled GTX 580. Furthermore this card was the first to break through the 7'000 points barrier by quite a margin. And last but not least there are all the different features which can be used for extreme overclocking like for example the possibility to change PLL voltages or the opportunity to download special BIOS in order to remove any cold bug issues. |
- 970 MHz GPU / 4'500 MHz Memory
- 16 Phasen PWM - Voltage regulation GPU / Memory / PLL - "Cold-Bug"-Fix |
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| Recommendation | + | - | |
| If you should be looking for the fastest GTX 580 available which money can buy, the MSI GTX 580 Lightning will definitely be the right choice for you. Especially overclockers, extreme overclockers as well as high-end gamers will absolutely adore this card. |
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High-End Gaming - Overclocking - Extreme-Overclocking |
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| The MSI GTX 580 Lightning can be bought at Digitec to a price of CHF 549.- (est. EUR 422.-). | |||
Author: Marc Büchel, m.buechel@ocaholic.ch
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