Pros: -All that RTX hype! -Big heavy card, but no sag at all. Looks and feels like great quality. -Boosts to 2100mhz out of the box -Temps seem excellent on the few things I've had the chance to try --GTA V Online maxed settings 1080p hovers around 60c --Heaven benchmark hits 69C after a few passes Still waiting for other downloads/installs as a reformat was required to get this card working (see below)

Cons: -All RTX cards must be running Windows 10 version 1803 or better (updated to the September 2018 update) to install drivers This forced me to reformat my system and give up the advantages of a super stable, clean, bloat free windows install. Back to a bloaty, M$ tracking/spyware infested retail copy for now, I guess. -Zotac support was unaware of this issue with Win10 LTSB, and told me the card was DOA, and that was why I couldn't install drivers. Thankfully, I'm more persistent than they are! -Card is huge. 5mm to spare in my case, according to the numbers.. but it also is WIDE and overlaps the front panel connector (power/reset buttons/front usb) on my motherboard, making that plug difficult to connect, and a very tight fit.

Overall Review: Performance is exactly as expected, with (hopefully) room to improve in the future Only 4/5 stars because theres no RTX/DLSS games yet, and the install was troublesome. I'll come back and update this review if there's ever anything to add, or any problems in the future!