The Pascal GTX 1070 Owners Thread

pastymuncher · 3 Sep 2016 at 14:53

joffy said:
Any disadvantages getting the Inno3D 1070 HerculeZ Twin X2 over the X3 version if not overclocking?

If you are not overclocking then for a extra £21 the x3 is clocked higher on both the memory and core than the x2. The x2 has clocks of Core Clock: 1506MHz, Boost Clock: 1683MHz, Memory: 8000MHz while the x3 has clocks of:- Core Clock: 1620MHz, Boost Clock: 1822MHz, Memory: 8200MHz. The x2 is basically a base card with a dual fan cooler rather than the blower. The x3 is a tweaked reference design with extra chokes and a couple of other minor differences yet can still take a reference block which is why I choose it for myself. It would appear that most 1070's are boosting over 1900mhz though.

Cleeecooo · 3 Sep 2016 at 15:34

pastymuncher said:
yet can still take a reference block which is why I choose it for myself.

Are you planning on watercooling? I'm in 2 minds as to whether to add the card to my loop

Seanoog · 3 Sep 2016 at 15:41

Davanius said:
Good idea to have the latest bios ready. I too am still on a z68 platform and didn't have any trouble installing the card.

Clean out the old drivers after un-installing them with a program called ddu.

Use that program in windows safe mode. You should be good to go.

There are a few small niggles. Coming from an amd card I though that the text wasn't as clear and the colors wasn't as vivid.

The gpu clock won't down clock to 215mhz when using 144hz. And lastly, I was getting texture corruption with the latest driver but I checked on another card to find the same problem.

Other than that, the card is great.

I have heard of Nvidia cards not been so bright, compared to AMD ones. But I understand that can be adjusted in settings, under Digital Vibrance?

As for Drivers, I plan on a fresh install of Windows 10. So shouldn't have issues in that regards. And runming a 60hz screen hopefully it down clicks easily.

As for over clocking I hope to get a good one.

C'mon over clocks, please hurry up and ship it already..

~>Dg<~ · 3 Sep 2016 at 15:49

you wont get the same image quality as amd with a nvidia card.noticed it every time i swapped from amd cards to nvidia.

i have side by side pcs.you can definitly notice the difference.overall clearer image is with AMD.

md99 · 3 Sep 2016 at 19:08

Had mine (plus a few other bits and bobs) dispatched yesterday. Cannot bloody wait!

Have Crysis 1, 2 & 3, Tomb Raider and its sequel and Doom 4 waiting to give it a workout. God, its been so long since I've set a slider to max settings.

Nicodemonizer · 3 Sep 2016 at 19:20

Quick update on the strix 1070 oc i got.
this was with a 6700k @ 4.6ghz
and g-skill ram @3334MHz(if it makes any difference)

Did a quick firestrike run on default settings and it scored 16048

Graphics:19048
Physics score: 14684
Combined score:7860

core topped out at 2012MHz and temps topped out at 63 degrees, this is the card out of the box, with nothing changed by me.........might try oc'ing it in future but i dont really feel the need at the moment

Swiftz · 3 Sep 2016 at 19:31

I have received my card today but it has Micron memory which I heard has some problems with flickering and artifacts, should I return it?

ToejaM · 4 Sep 2016 at 00:23

My Zotac has micron memory btw guys.. so make sure you check!

easyrider · 4 Sep 2016 at 10:35

I've got an EVGA SC arriving today...ill post a pic...

pastymuncher · 4 Sep 2016 at 11:23

Cleeecooo said:
Are you planning on watercooling? I'm in 2 minds as to whether to add the card to my loop

It is watercooled. I bought the AquaComputer Kryographics for 1070/1080 at the same time as the card. To be honest the cooler was so quiet and effective I was in two minds about returning the block but decided to fit it in the end. The card is so cool running even when overclocked and the most I have seen is 32 degrees C but with this cooler weather it's been 29-30 degrees C. The big bonus is that my clocks don't fluctuate like a lot I have seen on here do. With the card not overclocked I get a solid 2012mhz and overclocked a solid 2152mhz with no drops.

Cleeecooo · 4 Sep 2016 at 11:46

pastymuncher said:
It is watercooled. I bought the AquaComputer Kryographics for 1070/1080 at the same time as the card. To be honest the cooler was so quiet and effective I was in two minds about returning the block but decided to fit it in the end. The card is so cool running even when overclocked and the most I have seen is 32 degrees C but with this cooler weather it's been 29-30 degrees C. The big bonus is that my clocks don't fluctuate like a lot I have seen on here do. With the card not overclocked I get a solid 2012mhz and overclocked a solid 2152mhz with no drops.

Thanks. I think I'll leave it on air for the time being

foster grant · 4 Sep 2016 at 14:51

So...if my 1070 has Micron memory I should swap it for a card that has Samsung memory ?

easyrider · 4 Sep 2016 at 15:12

Cleeecooo · 4 Sep 2016 at 15:14

Does that one have any LEDs, Easy?

easyrider · 4 Sep 2016 at 15:15

Cleeecooo said:
Does that one have any LEDs, Easy?

Lights on the top with the EVGA logo...

Cleeecooo · 4 Sep 2016 at 15:20

easyrider said:
Lights on the top with the EVGA logo...

Argh. I didn't think it had any so I went for the FTW version

easyrider · 4 Sep 2016 at 15:28

Cleeecooo said:
Argh. I didn't think it had any so I went for the FTW version

TBH though I never looked I just installed it and put the side of my case on...

Evian · 4 Sep 2016 at 15:31

Cleeecooo said:
Argh. I didn't think it had any so I went for the FTW version

Don't think they have RGB and the FTW has bigger fans.

Cleeecooo · 4 Sep 2016 at 15:33

Evian said:
Don't think they have RGB and the FTW has bigger fans.

I'm not a fan of RGB nowadays.But I think the extra £3 was worth it for the FTW

easyrider · 4 Sep 2016 at 15:37

Cleeecooo said:
I'm not a fan of RGB nowadays.But I think the extra £3 was worth it for the FTW

I couldn't get the FTW because of the height....

I'm in a micro atx case and the FTW was too high...