Monday, March 28, 2011

MSI N580GTX R6970 and Lightning

MSI updates the series with the Lightning and new models N580GTX R6970. As per tradition, these two proposals by the Taiwanese manufacturer, based on the fastest single-GPU nVidia and AMD, are destined to the world of overclocking enthusiasts. Both have a fully custom PCB, a particularly efficient cooling system and off-specification operating frequencies.

The phases of power for the GPU are 12 and 14 on the N580GTX Lightning Lightning R6970, plus another 3 for memory and one for the generator / controller PLL / VDDCI. The entire section is supported by PWM and MOSFET CopperMOS Proadlizers stabilizers. The PCB contains only the electronic components of high stability and durability, defined MSI Military Class II, with Solid Capacitors CAPs / Hi-c CAPs Super Ferrite Chokes and inductors (SFC).


On both cards the external power supply is provided by two 8-pin PCIe connectors, while the cooling system is entrusted to the third generation of the heat sink technology Frozr Twin Propeller Blade. Among the many features specific to overclock are a series of DIP switches to disable the OPC, to improve the signal of the clock and avoid the cold-bug, in addition to the inevitable point V-Check and double on-board BIOS.

The clock frequencies are 832/1947/4200 MHz set by default (GPU / SPs / mem) for the Lightning and N580GTX 940/5500 (GPU / Mem) R6970 for the Lightning.

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