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Inside the box you’ll find the user guide, a 2 x 8-pin to 16-pin 12VHPWR adapter cable, and a compact graphics card holder to prevent sag.
A Closer Look
The card is much thinner than I thought, with a thickness of only 48mm (1.88 inches) and uses up 2.5 PCIE slot space. It should fit most, if not all chassis types.
For cooling, it comes with MSI’s HYPER FROZR 4 THERMAL DESIGN featuring StormForce cooling fans for improved airflow, Core heatpipes, Nickel-plated Copper Baseplate, and a solid metal backplate.
The compact graphics card holder is a nice added bonus and prevents that ugly-looking sag due to the weight of the graphics card.
According to Nvidia, the GeForce RTX 5070 has TGP (or total graphics power) of around 250W, so we recommend a minimum power supply of 750W or higher.
The 16-pin 12VHPWR power connector is located on the center of the graphics card. For video output, there’s 3 x DisplayPort v2.1b and 1 x HDMI 2.1b, allowing you to display up to 4K @ 480Hz or 8K 120Hz with DSC, Gaming VRR, HDR.
Installation
We didn’t encounter any issues during our installation. For our tests, we used our Project AORUS ICE system, which consists of Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Pro X motherboard
There are 3 RGB led stripes which are located near the top and bottom of the center cooling fan. And you also get a nice MSI logo (with RGB) at the end of the card which lights up when the system is powered up.
Important word of advice. Make sure the 12VHPWR cable is SECURELY connected to the graphics card. Failing to do so will cause major issues/damage to the card.
