I originally bought the AMD Rx 5700 XT (Asus brand) but when I installed it Windows (no matter what I tried) would not recognize the card. I RMA'd the Rx 5700 XT and decided I would try another Nvidia card (Previous card EVGA RTX 2060 6GB non super) and low and behold Windows detected the card even without any drivers installed. Needless to say I was elated. I installed the most recent approved drivers then restarted the computer. I ran Passmark 3D benchmark and received a score of 16,790. I don't have to tell you gamer nerds how impressive this score is. This beauty scored 1,896 points higher than the standard FE RTX 2070 Super. This puts the card neck in neck with the RTX 2080 (Yes some games will benefit from the additional CUDA Cores of the 2080) but the increase in core clock and more importantly the Samsung B-Die memory is what allows this particular card to pull ahead of the standard RTX 2080. As far as I know the Z (not X) version of MSI's RTX 2070 Super is the only after market 2070 Super that has Samsung B-Die memory which allows for a total (and beyond) of 15.5 Ghz of memory throughput. The last MSI card I bought was a GTX 580 and that card was also exceptional. MSI has outdone themselves once again. I will update this review with power and temp figures later but as of now I am over the moon with the performance and build quality. The brushed aluminum back plate is something to behold. The RGB works quite nicely with the rest of my build. My build: I5-9600k OC'd 5Ghz Z390 Asrock Taichi mobo G.Skill DDR4 4000Mhz 16GB Thermaltake 600watt Smart Series 240mm MasterCooler Lite CPU cooler MSI RTX 2070 Super Z **Update** I have put this card through several burn in tests and not a hiccup. Max temps never reached 65C during two burn in sessions of 1 hour each. Regular gaming max temps of 58C. No problems with most recent drivers. Fan's only turn on while doing heavy gaming or while conducting the burn tests but has never spun up to it's highest fan profile. This card stays frosty cool. Most certainly the best built GFX card I have ever had the pleasure of owning. This card is truly a beast. Runs all my games at the highest settings (including RTX) at over 65 FPS at 1440P with all the eye candy on max. Most graphically intense game I have tried is CONTORL. This card managed to never dip below 65 fps in CONTROL with RTX on max at 2k. Extremely pleased. One game I was surprised to was a complete gfx card hog was World of Warships. Getting 75-80 FPS at 2k with all the settings on ultra. Game looks gorgeous of course but definitely a resource hog. World of War Tanks at 1440p all setting maxed got 135-150 FPS which means WOWShips utilizes some insane draw distances as both games use the same graphics engine. Conclusion: If I had to use one describing word for MSI's 2070 Super Z it would be "Overbuilt"; Just beautifully overbuilt with top of the line materials. The PCB is aesthetically pleasing with it's thick black appearance. The Bi-Directional and brushed aluminum back plate is just amazing. MSI obviously put some time into designing the back plate. The cooling system while seen on most of the aftermarket super cards is superbly put together. The copper cooling pipes running the length of the card are huge and given my max temps work very well. This card is extremely quiet and cool. If I had to guess this card will keep running far beyond its usefulness which should give many years of intense gaming. If you're looking for an extreme performance 2070 Super this is by and far the best in all the 2070 Super offerings given it's unique B-Die Samsung ram and factory OC.