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1070>3070Ti
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Soldato
Put it in and start up but then give it plenty of time to update itself. You don't need to do anything (or shouldn't) but be patient. Don't immediately expect it all to be ready to play games 
Pleased with the upgrade?
It is a noticeable upgrade so I am happy with it but it’s actually not the card I wanted to begin with.
I had 2 preorders in for the 3080 months ago but they got canceled with no availability, so I ended up with the 3070Ti after winning a shuffle for the right to buy a 3070Ti
I had 2 preorders in for the 3080 months ago but they got canceled with no availability, so I ended up with the 3070Ti after winning a shuffle for the right to buy a 3070Ti
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Will be fine. I went from an RTX 2060 to a 3080 TI and didnt need to do anything.
I had a 980 Ti and now 3070 Ti,
I fitted it and went to Geforce experience and it hunts for latest drivers and installed them.
You notice the difference but not on older titles at 1080p because the 980 Ti was already doing well at that.
Some games made a massive difference.
Such as Metro exodus enhanced, the 980 Ti was not compatible with it at all lol so it was a 100% upgrade in that case.
I also noticed that its way better at higher resolutions where the 980 Ti was really showing its age and i imagine the 1070 also.
You can play many older games at 4K with really good graphics setting with great frame rates and that is good to go back to old favouites and play them at their best
I fitted it and went to Geforce experience and it hunts for latest drivers and installed them.
You notice the difference but not on older titles at 1080p because the 980 Ti was already doing well at that.
Some games made a massive difference.
Such as Metro exodus enhanced, the 980 Ti was not compatible with it at all lol so it was a 100% upgrade in that case.
I also noticed that its way better at higher resolutions where the 980 Ti was really showing its age and i imagine the 1070 also.
You can play many older games at 4K with really good graphics setting with great frame rates and that is good to go back to old favouites and play them at their best
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Just pop it in ! you will be fine 
THATS if your PSU can take it
THATS if your PSU can take itI have a Cooler master 700W 80 plus Bronze and did think this could handle it?
However, i've tried installing the 370Ti this morning and there is absolutely no power to it at all.
Stuck my 1070 back in and it's purring away. Any ideas?
i've tried both pce slots with my old card too and both work.
However, i've tried installing the 370Ti this morning and there is absolutely no power to it at all.
Stuck my 1070 back in and it's purring away. Any ideas?
i've tried both pce slots with my old card too and both work.
Starting to think I didn't tick all the boxes, looks like a quick google search is saying 750W + on gold rating, time to replace I think!
Soldato
I always uninstall the driver first and run DDU then install new card and drivers.
There isn't even a LED lit on the card when the 3070Ti is connected up, however if I put my 1070 back in everything lights up. Is the card dead?
I was thinking even if my psu isn't strong enough right now it should at least power the LED on the card.
I was thinking even if my psu isn't strong enough right now it should at least power the LED on the card.
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Soldato
Either your mobo bios needs an update to support it (but even then there is usually some life in it like lights or fans) or it's DOA.
If it's DOA, call the retailer to find out the fastest route to a working card.
If it's DOA, call the retailer to find out the fastest route to a working card.
I have a 3070 Ti and I5-8600K running on a 650W Seasonic 80 plus gold.
that is a good PSU though, in tests Seasonic were shown to be very modest in their power rating while some other give flattering ratings
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This is really not needed these days and in fact plenty of people have started reporting issues using DDU - all the nvidia drivers are included in a single package, so you should only need to update to the latest driver first, then do the swap and it will sort itself out
