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MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X DirectX 12 VR Ready (GeForce GTX 1080 Armor 8G OC)

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GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC
Model
GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC
Weight
2 lb
Graphics Coprocessor
gddr5
Graphics Ram Size
8192 MB
GPU Clock Speed
1797 megahertz
Warranty
3 Years
Works with
Desktop

Features 7

  • Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
  • Video Memory: 8GB GDDR5X. OpenGL version support: 4.5
  • Max. Resolution: 7680 x 4320, support 4x Display monitors
  • Input: 1x 6Pin PCI-E power connector, 1x 8Pin PCI-E power connector, output: DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, 3x DisplayPort's

Description

Dressed in a fashionable Black & white design inspired by advanced Armor shielding, the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC is perfect for gamers and case modders looking for something unique and different. The new Armor 2x thermal design uses the Patented torx fan technology also found on the award winning Twin frozr V graphics cards and advanced airflow control for enhanced cooling performance. Msi's zero frozr technology Stops the fans in low-load situations such as web browsing or light gaming to remain fully silent.

Specs 28

Graphics Coprocessor gddr5
Brand msi
Graphics Ram Size 8192 MB
GPU Clock Speed 1797 megahertz
Video Output Interface DisplayPort
Graphics Card Ram 8192 MB
Graphics Ram Type GDDR5
Graphics Card Interface PCI Express

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Its Perfect!
This is a good, solid performing graphics card that provides an outstanding value for the price. However, please be aware that the default fan curve behavior is problematic and may result in your card not working to its true potential (easily fixable and I’ll outline what to do below). Yes, you can get a more flashy GTX 1070Ti at this price, but at the end of the day, the MSI GTX 1080 is still a superior performer across the board versus it’s younger sibling. It also handily beats Vega 64 in most games, even if prices were equal at the moment (which they’re not). With a decent aftermarket case, you've got better thermal and performance potential with a traditional heatsink/fans versus a blower-style (Founder's Edition) style cooler. If you’re looking for rock solid HD and 1440p (2K) performance, this card will deliver. (It also reportedly benchmarks respectably in 4K also, but my monitor is only 1440p, so I can’t comment there.) If you’re interested, I have basic benchmarks/technical stats at the bottom. As some folks have mentioned, the card does tend to run hot out of the box and can thermal throttle at the DEFAULT settings, even with a well-ventilated case. Ive seen some criticism of the radiator design/fans allegedly not being sufficient for the card. A lot of this is based on confusion from the 1080Ti Armor edition reviews, which is a COMPLETELY different card (250TDP vs 180TDP – the 1080Ti draws more power, and therefore generates more heat). This same cooler was also used with the GTX 980Ti which does have a similar power/thermal footprint to the 1080Ti, so theoretically, criticism here may be overblown. All things considered, the GTX 1080 inherently runs cooler, so this cooler should technically be "overkill." In my experience, this cooling setup actually does a good job of with this GTX 1080 card and even offers overclocking headroom to spare if you’re into that kind of thing. Some recommendations to get the most out of this card: 1. Double-check your case fan placement. I have two 140MM intake fans on the front, one 140MM exhaust on the back, and two 140MM exhaust fans on the top. Originally, I had the two top fans set to intake. I assumed that getting positive pressure in my case would promote pushing air past the video card, out of the case. However, I got a good 5 degrees C temp decrease by changing the top fans to exhaust instead. Heat rises? Who would have thunk. 2. I highly recommend downloading the MSI Afterburner utility from MSI’s website even if you don’t intend on overclocking. Why? My main gripe with this card comes down to the default fan curve. Out of the box, this card idles the fan at 50 degrees C or lower, and DOESN’T RUN THE FANS AT FULL POWER UNTIL THE CARD HITS 90 DEGREES C. GTX 1080 cards are set to thermal throttle at 83 degrees or higher... See where I’m going with this? If you set a more aggressive fan curve you can completely eliminate the boost clock throttling issues (I’ve got my fans set to 50% @ 50 degrees, 90% at 70, and 100% at 80). The fans run quiet and have hydrodynamic bearings, so running them at full load should not decrease the lifespan significantly. They are also very quiet under full load, so I’m genuinely perplexed why MSI was so conservative with their out-of-the-box tuning here. Another minor nitpick is the lack of a back plate - but that's COMPLETELY cosmetic. Backplates do not provide any thermal benefits, they are 100% for show. Card sag is an urban legend made up to sell you hunks of aluminum. It also lacks bells and whistles like RGB lighting or fan headers, but that's a reasonable compromise for the price point. If you're buying this card, you're buying it for the performance. The black and white aesthetic is minimalist and looks pretty darn classy. It's not flashy, but you're planning to be looking at the screen, not at your chassis, right? Technical Details: Tests done with my custom fan curve setup: 0% @ <50 degrees C 50% @ 50 degrees C 90% at 70 degrees C 100% at <80 degrees C Stock Settings (Factory overclocked versus reference GTX 1080, and I got better than advertised speeds) Boost Clock 1961Mhz, Memory 5005 Mhz(x2) Ambient Temp: 70F/21C Card idles at 39C, Under full load peaks at 64 Unigine Heaven @ Ultra Quality/Extreme Tessellation/1440p – 28.9 FPS Min, 136.3 Max, 62 Avg Overclocked Settings - Boost Clock 2050 Mhz, Memory 5404 Mhz (x2) Core Voltage +75 Power Limit 120 Temp Limit 83 Core Clock +91 Mem Clock +400 Ambient Temp: 70F/21C Card idles at 39C, Under full load peaks at 70C (During extended gaming, can vouch that temp never goes above 75C) Unigine Heaven @ Ultra Quality/Extreme Tessellation/1440p – 32.8 FPS Min, 150.3 Max, 66.8 Avg ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2018 by Misty Esparza
Outstanding Value with Some Quirks
This is a good, solid performing graphics card that provides an outstanding value for the price. However, please be aware that the default fan curve behavior is problematic and may result in your card not working to its true potential (easily fixable and I’ll outline what to do below). Yes, you can get a more flashy GTX 1070Ti at this price, but at the end of the day, the MSI GTX 1080 is still a superior performer across the board versus it’s younger sibling. It also handily beats Vega 64 in most games, even if prices were equal at the moment (which they’re not). With a decent aftermarket case, you've got better thermal and performance potential with a traditional heatsink/fans versus a blower-style (Founder's Edition) style cooler. If you’re looking for rock solid HD and 1440p (2K) performance, this card will deliver. (It also reportedly benchmarks respectably in 4K also, but my monitor is only 1440p, so I can’t comment there.) If you’re interested, I have basic benchmarks/technical stats at the bottom. As some folks have mentioned, the card does tend to run hot out of the box and can thermal throttle at the DEFAULT settings, even with a well-ventilated case. Ive seen some criticism of the radiator design/fans allegedly not being sufficient for the card. A lot of this is based on confusion from the 1080Ti Armor edition reviews, which is a COMPLETELY different card (250TDP vs 180TDP – the 1080Ti draws more power, and therefore generates more heat). This same cooler was also used with the GTX 980Ti which does have a similar power/thermal footprint to the 1080Ti, so theoretically, criticism here may be overblown. All things considered, the GTX 1080 inherently runs cooler, so this cooler should technically be "overkill." In my experience, this cooling setup actually does a good job of with this GTX 1080 card and even offers overclocking headroom to spare if you’re into that kind of thing. Some recommendations to get the most out of this card: 1. Double-check your case fan placement. I have two 140MM intake fans on the front, one 140MM exhaust on the back, and two 140MM exhaust fans on the top. Originally, I had the two top fans set to intake. I assumed that getting positive pressure in my case would promote pushing air past the video card, out of the case. However, I got a good 5 degrees C temp decrease by changing the top fans to exhaust instead. Heat rises? Who would have thunk. 2. I highly recommend downloading the MSI Afterburner utility from MSI’s website even if you don’t intend on overclocking. Why? My main gripe with this card comes down to the default fan curve. Out of the box, this card idles the fan at 50 degrees C or lower, and DOESN’T RUN THE FANS AT FULL POWER UNTIL THE CARD HITS 90 DEGREES C. GTX 1080 cards are set to thermal throttle at 83 degrees or higher... See where I’m going with this? If you set a more aggressive fan curve you can completely eliminate the boost clock throttling issues (I’ve got my fans set to 50% @ 50 degrees, 90% at 70, and 100% at 80). The fans run quiet and have hydrodynamic bearings, so running them at full load should not decrease the lifespan significantly. They are also very quiet under full load, so I’m genuinely perplexed why MSI was so conservative with their out-of-the-box tuning here. Another minor nitpick is the lack of a back plate - but that's COMPLETELY cosmetic. Backplates do not provide any thermal benefits, they are 100% for show. Card sag is an urban legend made up to sell you hunks of aluminum. It also lacks bells and whistles like RGB lighting or fan headers, but that's a reasonable compromise for the price point. If you're buying this card, you're buying it for the performance. The black and white aesthetic is minimalist and looks pretty darn classy. It's not flashy, but you're planning to be looking at the screen, not at your chassis, right? Technical Details: Tests done with my custom fan curve setup: 0% @ <50 degrees C 50% @ 50 degrees C 90% at 70 degrees C 100% at <80 degrees C Stock Settings (Factory overclocked versus reference GTX 1080, and I got better than advertised speeds) Boost Clock 1961Mhz, Memory 5005 Mhz(x2) Ambient Temp: 70F/21C Card idles at 39C, Under full load peaks at 64 Unigine Heaven @ Ultra Quality/Extreme Tessellation/1440p – 28.9 FPS Min, 136.3 Max, 62 Avg Overclocked Settings - Boost Clock 2050 Mhz, Memory 5404 Mhz (x2) Core Voltage +75 Power Limit 120 Temp Limit 83 Core Clock +91 Mem Clock +400 Ambient Temp: 70F/21C Card idles at 39C, Under full load peaks at 70C (During extended gaming, can vouch that temp never goes above 75C) Unigine Heaven @ Ultra Quality/Extreme Tessellation/1440p – 32.8 FPS Min, 150.3 Max, 66.8 Avg ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2017 by fusion513
MSI Armor 8G GTX 1080 - Awesome!!
Bought the MSI Armor 1080. Could it be a bit more powerful for the price? Of course, but games can also be optimized. Upgrading from an OC'd EVGA 680 which served me well. I was waiting to see what Team Red was putting out and considered CF 480's or waiting on their 1080 competitor. I gave up waiting and whether you get a 1070 or 1080 you can't go wrong. I have been Team Green for a long time, having tried ATI once (ran AMD Athlon CPU's) and didn't get the performace I wanted. . I couldn't decided between this and the equivalent ASUS 1080. Eventually the priced dropped on the MSI with a rebate (still waiting on that by the way since Nov) and even without the Gears of War 4 giveaway this card is a beast. Don't bother with an already OC'd model just do it yourself, plus you can't put the volts that high anyway. I was able to get +125 on the GPU and +500 on the mem (any higher and ECC kicks in). Runs everything I throw at it. Deus Ex Mankind maxed out (no msaa) 60 fps solid @1080p. I can almost keep DOOM @ 4k (DSR to 1080p) nightmare settings solid 60 fps, some light dips to 50 fps in heavy scenes. Using the in game monitor I can see the GPU has no issues at that res, it's my CPU bottlenecking. Forza Horizon 3 @ 4k (DSR) High/Ultra settings 60 fps with dips to 50's but immediatley back up due to the Forza engine/optimization. Resolutions over 1080p have little impact on performance. Heaven benchmark, extreme settings, 8xAA, 121.8 FPS (OC). Score 3021. More than happy with this card. Specs: i7 3770k @ 4.4 Ghz 32HB DDR3 @1866Mhz Samsung EVO 850, 512GB ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2017 by J. Danko
Overwhelming, overclocking, overintense!
I picked up this 1080 instead of the more expensive ones with a backplate. I saved about $50 and the performance I am getting is second to none. Currently I am using the MSI afterburner software and running the core at 2152 and memory is clocked at 1308. This card is running rock solid in all games and in 3DMark. I keep the fans at minimum 30% (almost no noise) and card stays around 32C on average. I have only had card hit 71C during intense gaming but the fans stay below 75%. No coil whine on this card whatsoever. I'm just totally shocked on how much overclocking I am able to do with this card. Yes I have pushed it to where it artifacts and crashes games but at my current settings I have been running almost 2 weeks and its solid. I doubt a backplate would make any difference on this card personally and I'm glad I just got a good piece of silicon! Happy gaming! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2017 by D. Collins
A silent running, great performing slightly overpriced card.
Short rant I promise. MSI loses one star for not pricing this at the 600 to 650 range. For this price there are other cards out there with RGB lighting and a backplate. The lighting has no value for me but the back plate adds rigidity and even though this card has a stability plate it will sag. For that reason I will say if there were other options available at the time I ordered it I would have went with something else. Okay rant over. On to what people really want to know. How the card performs.... Okay to start this card is TALL barely cleared my side fans on a Corsair 550d so you may want to measure. This also created a minor problem for me when installing. Because of the height of the card the thumbscrews were tough to get to with my fingers. This was fixed of course with a screw driver but it still needs mentioning. Boosted 1965mhz out of the box. Never topping 60c. Dialed in a small overclock of 100mhz and didn't even sweat or top 70c during stress test. Ended up leaving it at 2050MHZ boost clock. I'm sure I could push it higher but at this point I don't see a need. During these tests the card was inaudible over my H80i cpu cooler and case fans even when I turned them to lowest setting. This was on automatic fan profile. So MSI's armor cooler does the job and does it quiet which I like. Doesn't even sweat at 1080p. Blah, blah overkill blah blah. This card is for a VR setup I will be purchasing in the future so I wanted that performance for it out of the box. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2016 by Games and life
Does the job you want it to do.
First time I have had a graphics card that performs so well and has NO problems in doing so. Handles 4k games maxed out like it's nothing for all that I have tried so far. VR seems pretty flawless in my experience so far as well but I haven't put too much time into the VR games since I have had it. My only complaints would be that Amazon does not ship these in boxes so it is very obvious what is sitting on the front porch in plain view. The papers in the box with the driver CD also seems like it had to be forcibly taken from an angry 2-year old for how crinkled up they and the disk envelope were. Edit: Should also mention that the card has no problems whatsoever staying cool and the fans can't be heard at all through these Noctua fans on my radiator. The card is also pretty wide which almost cause the PCI power wires to hit the fan on the inside of my computer case side door. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2016 by Turiacus
Great card but its pretty big.
Review Image by Tim
Pros: This card is a beast! I love that the fans don't spin when its idle. Its quiet even when it is running hard. This is the first card that I've owned that feels like it was made for 4K. My 980 was great but now I can play the latest titles in 4K with max settings with 60+ fps. Nothing more to say other than if you got the cash to spare I would recommend it. Also packaging was nice. I love the port covers. Cons: It would be nice if it came with a back plate but I'm sure it was to cut back on cost. The card is extra large depth wise. I have a NZXT S340 Mid Tower and there's a plate that goes along the expansion bay slots from the inside that I can't use because the card is so huge. Its not a big deal just keep depth in mind when thinking if it will fit in your case. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2016 by Tim
Dead in less than a month.
Purchased September 8th, 2016, installed three days later when it arrived. Performed as expected. Never overclocked it. Died Oct 5th 2016 unexpectedly. Went from working to completely dead in an instance. After hearing from other MSI owners I can say that this will be the first and last MSI product I will ever buy. I've had EVGA products for years and never had an issue with them so back I go. I hope you have a better experience with MSI than I have. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2016 by Marc Clancy Harwell
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