MSI GTX780 Gaming Review

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The MSI Gaming has two huge PWM fans as part of the Twin Frozr cooler, a nice change from some of the triple-slot or three fan designs. It keeps the card as compact as possible, whilst hopefully retaining good cooling performance. The Gaming Edition Dragon logo is front and centre, although the card is more black than red and black.

As well as the fans there are two heat-pipes, called SuperPipes by MSI, to help keep the Kepler GPU cool. There is also a metal plate to help disperse the heat from the GDDR5 and Hi-C CAPs.

Finally the business ends of the GTX780 Gaming are the same as on the rest of the GTX780s. Considering how overclocked this is it’s nice to see that a 6 and 8 pin PCIe power connection is all that is required. Two DVIs, an HDMI and a DisplayPort provide the monitor connectivity.