*Official Benchmark Thread* - Post it here or it didn't happen :D

[Rage Set]

2 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

I think there are a number of us that would fall into that category if we are as honest as you are being. For me it would be something like a shunt mod. It looks like the owner of this GPU damaged the GPU being reckless (knocked off memory circuit resistors) and then tried to fix it. I suspect the ripped pads were caused by ripping the resistors off the PCB rather than novice soldering skills.

 

Correct me if I am wrong, and all joking aside, why would someone need to mod this supposedly "KINGPIN" like card that is ready for DICE/LN with the "right" vBIOS? I know this card, apparently, doesn't have an actual binned GPU core, but MSI did appear to go all out on the engineering side in regards to the PCB and components.

 

Unless this is one of the many cases where the marketing doesn't actually match the engineering and you do still have to shunt mod it even with the special vBIOS. 

[Talon]

15 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

Nice little documentary on EVGA, why they were awesome, etc. They did what they wanted and it was what we wanted. They did not play by the rules, just like we would not if given a chance to break them. They were great because they didn't play nice and refused to obey the "rules" of the hardware cartels. 

 

 

I miss EVGA quite a bit at times like these. Still have my EVGA Nu Audio Pro 7.1, 1600w T2 still rocking hard and hoping EVGA might be able to provide me with a replacement when warranty nears so I can extend it's life, and my EVGA Z690 Dark KingPin which I'll just keep. 

[Papusan]

18 hours ago, Rage Set said:

Correct me if I am wrong, and all joking aside, why would someone need to mod this supposedly "KINGPIN" like card that is ready for DICE/LN with the "right" vBIOS?

 

Because of stupid company policy...... MSI should minimum have offered 1200W vbios due dual connectors. But nope... They prefered play the safe game and destroy the value of the overpriced card...

 

Asus is bad. A very bad company, but you can still use their XOC firmware for all SKU from same tier they make when it leaks out. But this won't last. Be you sure. Asus is in change and will make same bad moves and lock out XOC firmware for retail cards. Same as the stupid MSI. 

 

Real oc'ing as we know it, will soon only be for the elite, fab clockers and their very best friends. All us others will be locked out from proper firmware, vbios and fab XOC tools. 

 

Modders can’t flash the 2500W BIOS on a retail retail Lightning Z cards.

[Mr. Fox]

22 hours ago, Rage Set said:

 

Correct me if I am wrong, and all joking aside, why would someone need to mod this supposedly "KINGPIN" like card that is ready for DICE/LN with the "right" vBIOS? I know this card, apparently, doesn't have an actual binned GPU core, but MSI did appear to go all out on the engineering side in regards to the PCB and components.

 

Unless this is one of the many cases where the marketing doesn't actually match the engineering and you do still have to shunt mod it even with the special vBIOS. 

I do think this GPU was more of a gimmick and scam than anything else. MSI deception and misrepresentation aside, it appears the damage that Northridge Fix was repairing was not a result of an inexperienced modding attempt, just reckless and inexperienced handling that ended in accidental user-induced damage that knocked resistors off. He may have been attempting to install an aftermarket water block to replace the AIO. Maybe it wasn't inexperienced handling and he dropped the GPU block onto the GPU by accident. Hard to know, but unfortunate whatever the cause.

 

I looked to see if the finale video was released to see if it was fixed. Hasn't dropped yet.

[Papusan]

 

 

On 7/6/2025 at 4:56 PM, Papusan said:

One more reason thermal putty on vram is an bad idea. 

 

 

Yup, I have mentioned this before. Thermal putty leaking under the core and memory chips ain't nice. For me.... I only use thermal putty on my old cards. 

 

BTW. Gigabyte use a lot round stickers with a red arrow to avoid RMA costs🙂