Vengeance_K1ng

It's normal, especially on SSHDs where it caches some of the information to make it get a speed bump.

well, you have a good amount of flow going towards the cooler, which is a pretty heavy unit. i wouldn't worry about it if i where you. you will see a little increase in temps, but you should be fine. 

Thanks!

Actually, I have the same G502! LOL

Holy shit, Thanks so much. 

... I think this thread is gonna get derailed real fast

Does this turn you on?
 

Mah goodness gracious meh. Look at all them dolla bills bein' flashed around willy nilly like this is some kinda game.

When the case for the computer you're showcasing doesn't actually have anything in it.
 

Have you tried shutting off the Zero Frozr in the MSI Gaming App so the fans are on under the 60C threshold. Also can you see how many GB of VRAM its reporting?

seem like absolutely normal performance to me?

ROTTR have been know to have problems with nivdia cards I'm pretty sure. But try reinstalling your drivers with DDU and see if that helps. Also hitting 144fps on max settings is a little bit unrealistic on expectations. In some games the even the 1080 can't hit 144fps on max settings @ 1080p.  That's why you should check benchmarks before buying, always, so you know what your should be expecting when you get your gpu.

That is highly dependent on the settings and resolution you're using. You can absolutely bring a GTX 1070 down to 60 FPS or less quite easily, if you use the right game. The Witcher 3 with everything turned up runs just over 60 FPS for me (specs in profile). "All games" at high settings at 144 FPS is absolutely untrue.
 
I definitely don't think you're going to get to a solid 144 FPS @ 1080p in Rise of the Tomb Raider without dropping a lot of settings quite low. 80–90-ish might be a more realistic goal, and even that won't be at max detail.

All seems consistent

First of all, MSI was not slow. 2 weeks is an outstanding time frame. ASUS users wait like a month. Second, it really does not make performance worse. so thats why they probably shipped it to you, since it passed their testing, try to bend it back?

I've had it take a month just to get a RMA number. Have you tried removing the bent mount off the card to see if it's easier to straighten? 

First of all, MSI was not slow. 2 weeks is an outstanding time frame. ASUS users wait like a month. Second, it really does not make performance worse. so thats why they probably shipped it to you, since it passed their testing, try to bend it back?

Yes, they will release a new driver at some point. They wouldn't be a very good company if they didn't support their new products.

I didn't think AMD had that, I'll try that for now and see if it works. I'm actually away from my house right now but I'll be back tomorrow and give it a try. Thanks.

Who needs standards upgrades, right? Hahaha

I'm still using CAT 4, Ohhh the sadness.

Updated - with the first section being at "What, How and Why" one which was missing for a long time,

you, deserve a baseball bat to the back of the head.
 
that's not a prank, that is vandalism.

It is getting to the point where more people can afford it and gpus can handle the pixels. 1080p is obsolete but 1440p isn't mainstream yet. Coming from 1080p to 1440p you will notice a difference and is worth the premium if you already have the hardware especially if you can get G-sync and 144hz or a good overclocking monitor. 

Everyone I know plays at 1080p while buying 980Tis and 1080s...