MSI Announces GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 SEA HAWK EK

MSI has upped the dues with their new GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 line of graphics cards. Get-go with offering a SEA Militarist variant of the GTX 1070 to include the CORSAIR powered AIO to continue the core frosty. And at present with their newly announced GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 Body of water HAWK EK

What sets this apart from the regular SEA HAWK is that it includes a custom total embrace waterblock that they partnered with EK Waterblocks to bring this to market. Not but did they pair it upwardly with a custom EK block, they also forwent the founders edition pcb and used their custom designed Gaming X pcb which delivers more than ability phases too every bit supports more ability delivery by calculation in an additional 6pin PCI-e power connector.

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"The MSI SEA Hawk EK Ten represents the pinnacle in enthusiast-class graphics cards and as such deserves only the all-time possible cooling", said Niko Tivadar, EK'southward Master of R&D. "We are proud to say no compromises have been made. This is as good as information technology gets!".

source: ekwb.com

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The back isn't left to chance and all the same features their full cover back plate showing off their Dragon Regular army branding. This bill of fare is ready to become without the worry or hassle of removing the existing stock cooler and purchasing the waterblock separately. This may seem like a strange stance to take, simply if yous're already looking to build a full custom loop this takes the time and hassle out of ordering waterblocks and then going through the trouble of installation. Unfortunately at the time of this article we do not have the MSRP for either of the graphics cards, nor exercise we have the cards base/boost clocks available but feel very confident it will comport like clock speeds to each GPUs Gaming Ten variant from MSI.

Proper name	GTX 1080 Ocean HAWK EK X	GTX 1070 SEA HAWK EK X
GPU	GP104-400	GP104-200
Retention size/blazon	8GB GDDR5X	8GB GDDR5
Backplate	Yes	Yes
Connectivity	DisplayPort x 3 / HDMI / DL-DVI-D	DisplayPort x 3 / HDMI / DL-DVI-D
Dimensions	278 x 165 x 20 mm	278 x 165 x xx mm

Sound off in the comments below and let us know your have on Graphics Cards coming pre-shipped with custom waterblocks already installed or you yous prefer doing the work yourself and still having the option of the air cooler for resell or if you modify your mind down the road in regards to water cooling?