MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Review & Thermal Analysis

Our in-depth review of the MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X, including thermal testing, overclocking, and game benchmarks.

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[lukecheski]

im sorry but gamer's nexus does the best analysis/reviews of computer hardware. so much data, love it

[GamersNexus]

A link to the product page for the card is in the description as well.

[spacecy]

This is what a review should be. Not like the other 3 minute "rev...." "sales promotions".... *cough*.... yes. thank you.

[Dzugashvili]

Been here since the beginning; glad to see your channel grow so much over the last year. You raised the bar on unbiased full detail reviews and benchmarks. Great job as always Steve!

[Jistarii]

You need a million subs. Your reviews blow every other channel out of the water.

[cheescake]

Why don't they just make it a 3 pcie bracket slot card for extra stability and less sag? You can't use the third slot anyway since the card is too thick

[ritchiedrama]

Love my MSI 1080 Ti Gaming X, amazing card, hasn't gone over 62c in any game so far, also holds 2050Mhz through every game without dropping. :) Managed a +100 core and +650 memory overclock hasn't crashed in any games so far, this includes Far Cry, Rise of the tomb raider, wildlands, Rust, player unknowns battlegrounds, dota 2, overwatch, For Honor, and a few others :3

[AdnanAhmed]

Big fan of MSI. But they need to change the color scheme to a more neutral tone.

[DJHeroMasta]

Goddamn, Those 18 Minutes Flew By Fast. Thanks For The Video!

[techbrojoe]

Seriously, I love all of the information these reviews have. It really breaks it down so well with the stuff that matters! Thank you for doing these reviews!

[yakovmedongsack]

Why are you so happy? Your tone exudes enthusiasm

[Cryptomined]

That Black Thermal Pad @ 3:05 will melt at high heat and produce a grease goo .. won't it? i had that happen to sapphire nitros and it was such a mess... also... when is the gigabyte aorus going to get reviewed? i cant choose between msi and aorus, and want to get one.. but wanna see benchmarks comparing them first... please get that up asap

[stratikat]

Keep up the good work guys. I watch you because you are succinct and can consider all the angles. We don't need bias for hardware reviews, we need clarity and consideration of all aspects.

[gingaleanda]

So much detail and effort in this, thankyou!

[SuMa]

thanks a lot for this, i'd bought it already and OCed right away, i would have never known about shittier frame times if not for you guys

[danmarchant]

you are the man bro! keep up the great work!

[alphaargus_]

looking forward for evga 1080ti FTW3 tear down and review.

[thomasschmitz]

(By the way - great video and profound analysis. Thank you guys at Gamers Nexus - subscribed) :-)

[MarioAwe]

noise level comparison would have been great. Anyway, great video as always!

[TheTanelChannel]

Great review but what was the test bed for the benchmarks? :D
Also it would be good to see a few closeup shots from the card in the review too :)
And.. 3DMarks.. comoon :D who leaves 3DMark out :(
In any case, very informative review, some points for me to pick up here.
I am amazed of the pretty bad overclocking ability on this card.. might be that they are already pushing the chip or maybe your model was cut out from a wafer edge?