MSI 4080 Super Gaming X Slim, is it a good buy | Overclocking | Undervolting | 7800x3d | 4k | 1440p

In this video I'm benchmarking the MSI 4080 Super Gaming X Slim, at 4k and 1440p, using a 7800 x3d, investigating the overclocking, undervaluing capabilities alongside the thermals
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Nvidia display driver: GeForce Game Ready Driver 551.31
GPU: GIGABYTE GeForce RTX™ 4080 SUPER WINDFORCE 16G
GPU: MSI GeForce RTX™ 4080 SUPER Gaming X Slim
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D PBO Curve All Core -15
Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F GAMING WIFI
Memory: Corsair Vengeance DDR5 32GB Current timings 6200: C30
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 Evo
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL II Mesh Type C
PSU: BeQuiet! STRAIGHT POWER 850W Platinum
SSD Games: Samsung 980 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD, 2 TB, PCIe 4.0
SSD OS: MSI 4080 Pro M.2 NVMe SSD, 2TB, PCIe 4.0
OS: Windows 11 Pro Build 22631
0:00 Intro
0:30 Unboxing
1:08 Benchmarks setup
1:28 Assassin's Creed Mirage
1:48 Total War: Pharaoh
2:10 F1 23
2:32 Avatar Frontiers of Pandora
2:56 Cyberpunk 2077
3:18 The last of us
3:46 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
4:08 Overcloking settings
4:43 OC F1 23
4:54 OC Assassin's Creed Mirage
5:09 OC Total War: Pharaoh
5:25 OC Cyberpunk 2077
5:40 OC Avatar Frontiers of Pandora
5:55 OC The last of us
6:11 Chart Overview
7:02 Default vs Overclock Average
7:21 Thermals
8:36 Undervolting
9:30 My thoughts

[@casuallygamin9]

What do you think about these models, bigger is better?

[@mattw6597]

Bought the 4080S MSI Slim Gaming X for £1049 which in UK is considered a bargain ;) I tried just lightly OC it (+240 core, +200 memory and +5% Power no undervolting) and I get nice and stable 2890 MHz with temps at lower 70s and almost no noise. Will try your settings and see if I could get that 2950 MHz and how it improves the fps and if it's worth it. Anyway nice video, man. Thanks for your work!

[@casuallygamin9]

Try and see, you may be luckier and your card may do better then the one I have.

[@jetsp]

Every 75 clock points (MHZ). You earn 1.2 ~ 1.4%. I don't think it's worth it. Even using overclocking the gain is very low. In my opinion, overclocking the entire system (CPU, GPU, etc.), there is a real gain of 10 ~ 13%. Still, I don't trust overclocks.

[@nandomachado2512]

Really really useful vídeo!! It's what I was looking for!! Thanks.

[@casuallygamin9]

Glad it was useful

[@ajdinyavuz7575]

got yourself a new sub, amazing video

[@casuallygamin9]

Thanks and glad that it was helpful

[@gaming-masters-news]

Nice video, i would like to purchase this Msi Rtx 4080 Super Gaming X Slim in UAE, Any affordable sellers in GCC for Gamers?

[@HartFalleon]

I got the ROG Strix version and to maintain stability with high core and memory speeds. Asus allows the power limit to be increased by 31% and I had to put the voltage slider all the way to +100 (in MSI Afterburner). During gameplay this would give me a core clock speed from 2955 to 3030Mhz depending on temperature and a memory speed of 26Gbps. The voltage would fluctuate between 1.085 and 1.100 and if I tried to lower the voltage I ran into instability. At those speeds the gains were also marginally better which I was honestly hoping the 4080 super would have been a slightly slower ADA-104 die so, like a cut-down 4090 that was maybe only 10% slower.

[@casuallygamin9]

This one can't go lower then 1.075 for 2955. I actually gave up in trying to undervolt to get lower power usage for the same clock speed.

[@Nightdare]

@@casuallygamin9 Mine got wonky at 1.000, running at 1025v 2940 right now

[@casuallygamin9]

Well, that's better then what I can get with my unit.

[@Nightdare]

@@casuallygamin9 Oddly enough, I just tested and I can only get a temporary max overclock of 3030, drops to 3000 steady within seconds I'll keep the undervolt as baseline, saves 50 watts

[@casuallygamin9]

That's really good, nice

[@OMGitsAFrEaKDuCk]

I got a really good undervolt on a ASUS ProArt 4080S. Increased the voltage curve to 2564, dropped 900 all the way down. 110% PW Limit and memory +1250, I'm getting a good stable fps with less 1% fps drops. I have noticed that overclocking these supers we get a lot of fps drops 1% lows.

[@OMGitsAFrEaKDuCk]

MSI Afterburner states: GPU core 2985 mhz, MEM speed 12751 mhz and sits at 66 degrees C.

[@OMGitsAFrEaKDuCk]

Gain an fps boost of 10-15 fps from Default. Tested in MWIII benchmark.

[@casuallygamin9]

Nice

[@jetsp]

1%¨in performance for msi?

[@pepeworks69]

Hello, nice video! Are you able to control the RGB of the card?

[@casuallygamin9]

Thanks. I haven't tried controlling the RGB to be honest. Probably with MSI Center, but don't really know.

[@xelario]

Did I hear correctly? 08:17 you say Gigabyte Windforce has better fans? So Gigabyte at ~2000 RPM is quieter than MSI at ~1800?

[@casuallygamin9]

So,the MSI fans have a high pitch sound while the Gigabyte has a low pitch. The cooler is better for the MSI, but the fans are a bit better, sound wise, for the Gigabyte even though these spin faster.

[@xelario]

​@@casuallygamin9 Thank you.

[@nickarias3166]

Been debating on the 4080 super or 7900xtx, both are the same price but honestly is it worth the fps trade off for dlss and rtx? I mainly play competitive fps but I do enjoy single player games, im really looking for a card to run for the next 4+ years. Im still rocking a 1080ti at 1440p :p

[@casuallygamin9]

If you are set on 1440p, and you enjoy single player games with graphics to yhe max, I think that the 4080 Super is a bit better due to the superior RT performance. Native is still better then DLSS

[@Emre_777]

I bought this graphics card, but in all games it sees 65 at full graphics, I look at videos, the maximum is 60.61, can you tell me why this is happening to me (could it be because there is no liquid cooling?)

[@casuallygamin9]

It depends a lot of the case and the intake fans. You need to have good airflow to have good temps. 65 is very good so don't worry

[@pilkjaer]

Thank you for the review! It's still a problem to find a 4080 Super card and with this card coming in stock soon it would be good alternative. I also appreciate toned down look. It will live in a box and no one will even see it so looks is the least thing I care about in this case. I'm not particular sure why you want to buy such an advanced performance graphics card and then try to undervolt it? If you want less performance, heat, energy consumption and noise - why not just go with lower tire card?

[@casuallygamin9]

Well undervolting is not to loose performance, is to keep the same performance at a lower power.

[@casuallygamin9]

Usually people try to undervolt to reduce power draw and heat output at no performance loss. Underclocking will make you lose performance.

[@minhnghiahuynh3911]

Is the temperature of this slim line hot? I looked at the index you compared and didn't really understand

[@casuallygamin9]

It is good, even when overclocking it with +15 power

[@casuallygamin9]

When overclocking it and increaseing the power limit, thw GPU hot spot stays below 80°C

[@julesm9342]

My 4080 super gaming x slim loose performance when i try to overclock it, and i dont know why

[@casuallygamin9]

Do you have a tool to monitor the speed, something like MSI Afterburner? Did you increase the power limit? What is the setting you use (the overclocking one)?

[@Art-ef5vn]

What should i get asus rog strix 4070 ti s for 1105€ or msi slim 4080 s for 1235€?

[@casuallygamin9]

The 4080 Super

[@ianproud7902]

I've just bought this card and, like the Zotac 4080s I had to send back previously, it lags and stutters across all features of windows. Games are unplayable. I've reinstalled the gfx drivers, updated the bios and updated windows itself and still have the same lag, poor performance issue. I have a EVGA 750w GC psu and think it might not be providing enough power so I've ordered a Phanteks 1000w psu. Thoughts/opinions appreciated. Anyone have the same issue? Any other remedies?

[@casuallygamin9]

I would advise to reinstall windows. After, make sure install the drivers. Did you install it in the top PCIE slot, make sure to use separate cables to supply power. Make sure to plug in yhe cables to the discrete GPU, not the ones on the motherboard board. You could check my latest video, and use the tools that I mentioned for troubleshooting. Also, provide more details about your configuration.

[@ianproud7902]

@@casuallygamin9I've updated the Bios on my Asus Rog Strix 550-f mobo, updated the graphic drivers. I'm due the 1000w psu. The only thing I haven't done is reinstall windows. Was toying with that actually. What I will do, is install the 1000w psu and, if no luck with performance, reinstall windows! Thanks man!

[@casuallygamin9]

Hope that fixes it.

[@ianproud7902]

@@casuallygamin9Subbed, mate. Cheers!

[@casuallygamin9]

Thanks.

[@GuidoDePalma]

did you measure the noise with both bioses?

[@casuallygamin9]

No, as I don't have any tool to measure noise, but I can tell you that I didn't use the silent bios and the noise is low, at least to my ears.