Last week, we wrote about the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK. This design took their AERO cooler and integrated a Corsair self-contained water cooler into it. In response, Corsair, not to be outdone by MSI's Corsair partnership, partnered with MSI to release their own graphics card, the GeForce GTX 1080 version of the Corsair Hydro GFX.
The MSI SEA HAWK
Basically, like we saw with their previous Hydro GFX card, Corsair and MSI are each selling basically the same graphics card, just with their own branding. It sounds like the two cards, MSI's SEA HAWK and Corsair's Hydro GFX, differ slightly in terms of LED lighting, but it might just be a mismatch between Tom's Hardware's Computex coverage and MSI's product page. Otherwise, I would guess that the choice between these SKUs comes down to the company that you trust most for support, which I believe both Corsair and MSI hold a good reputation for, and the current price at the specific retailer you choose. Maybe some slight variation in clock rate?
The Corsair Hydro GFX at Computex
(Image Credit: Tom's Hardware)
For the record, both cards use a single, eight-pin PCIe power connector, rather than an eight-pin and a six-pin as we've seen a few, high-end boards opt for.
No idea about pricing or availability. Corsair's page still refers to the GTX 980 Ti model.
The previous versions saw
The previous versions saw EVGA using an optimized GPU block and Corsair/MSI just throwing a CPU based h55 on. Both Asetek based. The EVGA therefore had much better temps. The MSI/Corsair cards seem to have been using better binned chips in theirs, however.
Will be interested to see the details on these.
Corsair’s page still refers
Corsair’s page still refers to the GTX 980 Ti model 192.168.1.1
Corsair’s page still refers
Corsair’s page still refers to the GTX 980 Ti model 192.168.1.1
Yup. Nobody is talking about
Yup. Nobody is talking about this card, and Newegg even pulled it from the 1080 list now.