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It's really hard to choose a fave lightning... and i have never owned one because really.. they suck ass for the price... but damn they beautiful!

 

 

 

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Post your fave lightnings!

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I think the 980ti lightning looks like a literal sex toy, and I want it in me.

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I think the 980ti lightning looks like a literal sex toy, and I want it in me.

Ohhhhhhhhhhh it get's you going that way huh? best save them pennies.

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I don't really like the color scheme on the Lighting cards. I don't like yellow much.

Actually they did do a blue version.

 

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but it's only a Power Edition.

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Ohhhhhhhhhhh it get's you going that way huh? best save them pennies.

I just think it's gorgeous, combine that with one of their M series motherboards or whatever and you got a sexy black and yellow Boston Bruins build.

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Excuse me while I post my 290x Lighting paired with a Z87 XPower <3

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I just think it's gorgeous, combine that with one of their M series motherboards or whatever and you got a sexy black and yellow Boston Bruins build.

Ever seen the old X-Power board from the 1366 socket?

 

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Complete utter destroyer of motherboards... they went all out bonkers.

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Seriously though, the 780 is pretty damn sweet

dat backplate though

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Ever seen the old X-Power board from the 1366 socket?

 

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Complete utter destroyer of motherboards... they went all out bonkers.

That's dope, I've never really seen them. I came into PC building when socket 1155 launched. Honestly I wish that Intel made motherboards with there skull / devils canyon look like they have on their old motherboards and some SSD's.

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I'll see if i can dig up my Lightning card pictures of the 290x & 780 lightnings I had :D

 

 

 

meanwhile enjoy dis eye candy:

 

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That 260 is beautiful.

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This is a design i have not seen repeated since Fermi...

 

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That's dope, I've never really seen them. I came into PC building when socket 1155 launched. Honestly I wish that Intel made motherboards with there skull / devils canyon look like they have on their old motherboards and some SSD's.

Intel did make a board for Z87 with the skull. Can't say I ever saw it for sale anywhere though

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Anyway, back OT

 

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I don't know why but the 7970 Lightning has always appealed to me, the Twin Frozr cooler just looks so good in yellow

I'm running one of these, picked it up around 18 months ago for £190, its been a great card, had to re-paste it once though and i am only able to get to around 1160mhz on the core OC in crossfire though.

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