MSI Built A Fancy Water Cooled Graphics Card To Celebrate Its Birthday

[kcarbotte]

MSI is celebrating its 30th anniversary of creating PC hardware. To commemorate the event, it partnered with EK Water Blocks to create a limited edition graphics card package worthy of such a milestone.

MSI Built A Fancy Water Cooled Graphics Card To Celebrate Its Birthday : Read more

 

[ajpaolello]

That is a beautiful card.

 

[Gam3r01]

Not only does it look great, but its finally a full loop of quality parts.

 

[Memhorder]

That thing is just.........Beautiful.......

 

[kcarbotte]

That is a beautiful card.

It really is.

 

[g-unit1111]

MSI + EKWB = awesome!

I wonder what the price is? I'm assuming not cheap.

 

[Memhorder]

MSI + EKWB = awesome!

I wonder what the price is? I'm assuming not cheap.

I give it between $7-800 US. That's over a grand here in Canada. The Sea Hawk is going for $1050 at the local shop. Maybe $900

 

[falchard]

Something is wrong. There is a lack of red.

 

[thundervore]

Now this is what you call a AIO GPU. a full water block with a good pump and fans. Not the cheap Asetek crap where it is just the GPU chip being cooled and then leaving all the other components to just be air cooled.

 

[milkod2001]

sexy looking GPU that's for sure. One can build the whole gaming PC for the price of this card only.

 

[Th_Redman]

It's so beautiful, I'm going to ask it out on a date. And if all goes well, well, do I hear "wedding bells" in my future? LOL.

 

[Wayfall]

What is the real point of having it though. Yes I know water is a hell of a lot better at transferring heat away than air so you can then overclock more but is it really worth the extra 5 maybe 10fps?

Its like a £100 more pretty much than the standard GTX 1080's which are around £600-700 where I live. Isn't the standard GPU price already to much of a burn into a buyers pocket?

(And yes maybe the reason is just bragging rights)

 

[kcarbotte]

MSI + EKWB = awesome!

I wonder what the price is? I'm assuming not cheap.

No clue what the price is, but i did a quick search for the Sea Hawk EK X and I almost puked.
Newegg has them going for $1300+

 

[turkey3_scratch]

MSI + EKWB = awesome!

I wonder what the price is? I'm assuming not cheap.

No clue what the price is, but i did a quick search for the Sea Hawk EK X and I almost puked.
Newegg has them going for $1300+

Looks like a third party seller to me. "Joymall".

 

[Karadjgne]

Back a few years, the MSI Gaming 4G 970 was $320ish. The green ME was closer to $420 and there was a supercharged Limited Edition Gold that was $1000+.
With the EK special edition rad, EK name, fancy backplate, custom EK block plus MSI's hardware cranked through the roof, I'd be surprised at a price tag lower than $1500.

 

[littleleo]

MSI + EKWB = awesome!

I wonder what the price is? I'm assuming not cheap.

I think we'll need to take a 2nd out on the house to afford it, lol.

 

[littleleo]

Back a few years, the MSI Gaming 4G 970 was $320ish. The green ME was closer to $420 and there was a supercharged Limited Edition Gold that was $1000+.
With the EK special edition rad, EK name, fancy backplate, custom EK block plus MSI's hardware cranked through the roof, I'd be surprised at a price tag lower than $1500.

I think it will be under the price of the new Titan Pascal.

 

[kcarbotte]

What is the real point of having it though. Yes I know water is a hell of a lot better at transferring heat away than air so you can then overclock more but is it really worth the extra 5 maybe 10fps?

Its like a £100 more pretty much than the standard GTX 1080's which are around £600-700 where I live. Isn't the standard GPU price already to much of a burn into a buyers pocket?

(And yes maybe the reason is just bragging rights)

MSI + EKWB = awesome!

I wonder what the price is? I'm assuming not cheap.

No clue what the price is, but i did a quick search for the Sea Hawk EK X and I almost puked.
Newegg has them going for $1300+

Looks like a third party seller to me. "Joymall".

I did not notice that.
Explains a lot.

 

[littleleo]

I don't think the listings on NewEgg are this model. There are two listings for the same part. Both are the same part GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X but neither says 30th Anniversary. The 1st on from NewEgg listed at $809.99 and ships from NewEgg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127952

The other is $1,399.77 and is ordered thru NewEgg and shipped by JOYMALL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA73M4TF1955&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-Video+Card+-+Nvidia-_-9SIA73M4TF1955&gclid=CPur3rXykc8CFdKIfgod_jUNVA&gclsrc=aw.ds

But I'm not sure these are the same 30th Anniversary model since the top clock is less than what is posted for this model 1860 MHz / 1721 MHz (OC Mode). And they just don't look the same as this model.
https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-GTX-1080-30TH-ANNIVERSARY.html#hero-specification

 

[kcarbotte]

I don't think the listings on NewEgg are this model. There are two listings for the same part. Both are the same part GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X but neither says 30th Anniversary. The 1st on from NewEgg listed at $809.99 and ships from NewEgg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127952

The other is $1,399.77 and is ordered thru NewEgg and shipped by JOYMALL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA73M4TF1955&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-Video+Card+-+Nvidia-_-9SIA73M4TF1955&gclid=CPur3rXykc8CFdKIfgod_jUNVA&gclsrc=aw.ds

But I'm not sure these are the same 30th Anniversary model since the top clock is less than what is posted for this model 1860 MHz / 1721 MHz (OC Mode). And they just don't look the same as this model.
https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-GTX-1080-30TH-ANNIVERSARY.html#hero-specification

They aren't the same model.
I pointed it out as an example of a card that is likely cheaper than the anniversary model.

 

[g-unit1111]

No clue what the price is, but i did a quick search for the Sea Hawk EK X and I almost puked.
Newegg has them going for $1300+

That's not Newegg that's selling those for that price. That's one of their minion sellers like Outlet PC who are notorious for price gouging. I would like to think that Newegg has a better system of checks and balances than that.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

No clue what the price is, but i did a quick search for the Sea Hawk EK X and I almost puked.
Newegg has them going for $1300+

That's not Newegg that's selling those for that price. That's one of their minion sellers like Outlet PC who are notorious for price gouging. I would like to think that Newegg has a better system of checks and balances than that.

The only thing I ever bought from Outlet PC were my four GTX 970s for $40. It's a shame I never got those :lol:

 

[littleleo]

No clue what the price is, but i did a quick search for the Sea Hawk EK X and I almost puked.
Newegg has them going for $1300+

That's not Newegg that's selling those for that price. That's one of their minion sellers like Outlet PC who are notorious for price gouging. I would like to think that Newegg has a better system of checks and balances than that.

I love it! Their minion, lol!

 

[littleleo]

No clue what the price is, but i did a quick search for the Sea Hawk EK X and I almost puked.
Newegg has them going for $1300+

That's not Newegg that's selling those for that price. That's one of their minion sellers like Outlet PC who are notorious for price gouging. I would like to think that Newegg has a better system of checks and balances than that.

The only thing I ever bought from Outlet PC were my four GTX 970s for $40. It's a shame I never got those :lol:

I'm always amazed by the prices I see on Memory For Less, how can they use that name with a straight face?

 

[hst101rox]

Cure cancer in a few weeks by running Folding or Rosetta@home on this GPU? Maybe a few thousand years from 1 GPU.