It would have been perfect if the next iteration of Mystic Light is integrated with MSI Afterburner.Īs usual, the MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Lightning is more competitively priced at S$1,299 however, it had a limited production run. MSI also took pains to write the new MSI Mystic Light app so that users can customize the illumination effects of its Lightning logo. We like the painted heatsink and its black paint did improve its heat dissipation! The MSI card will appeal to fans who are already familiar with the Lightning branding and its signature yellow-on-black color scheme. In terms of design and appearances, ASUS gets some brownie points for making the effort to design a new cooling system with a funky color scheme. The ASUS engineers have included an additional Molex connector for more power on demand, as well as Safe Mode button to revert the card back to its original state, especially if any overclocking efforts go awry. In addition, the MSI Lightning card has voltage points for accurate and closer-to-the-metal measures with a multimeter. ASUS claims that its dip switch will activate the card's memory defroster while the MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Lightning card's dip switch will safely remove voltage limits of the card, without the need for soldering or other hardwired modifications. Despite the similarities, each card will appeal to a different type of hardcore gamer/overclocker.īoth cards support the extreme overclockers' efforts as the cards feature dedicated LN2 dip switches. Both cards had high-end features that target even the most hardcore overclockers, and they are the folks that will perform extreme cooling with liquid nitrogen in order to push the GeForce GTX 980 Ti card to its limits. To declare a clear winner in this shootout will be akin to splitting hairs, and also, the empirical results aren't everything as the ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce GTX 980 Ti card had a clear advantage with its higher overclocked state. The MSI Mystic Light application is a separate software that needs to be installed so that the Lightning logo's LEDs illumination effects can be controlled by the user. In terms of video capture features, MSI Afterburner isn't integrated with XSplit Gamecaster, unlike ASUS GPU Tweak II. ASUS GPU Tweak II also has a similar feature however, in our opinion, it isn't as clearly labelled as MSI Afterburner. For overclockers, its triple overvoltage feature is clearly highlighted, and it provides refined control over the voltage points of the GPU core, video memory and the PLL respectively. The MSI Afterburner software operates in its familiar green-black color theme, and it allows the user to update its GUI with custom user skins. There's also the option of signing up with the XSplit Gamecaster version 2, with a 1-year free Premium License with the purchase of the ASUS GTX 980 Ti card. For power users, they are also able to set their customized performance profiles. The performance profile tabs allowed us to set the performance level of the ASUS card with relative ease. The ASUS GPU Tweak II has a slick GUI, with large display dials that resemble racing car gauges. Software tool comparison & Conclusion Software Tool comparison: ASUS GPU Tweak II vs.
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