The Pascal GTX 1070 Owners Thread

Munkyman · 14 Sep 2016 at 21:51

I got one!

This is to replace my MSI GTX 970 and i'm looking forward to installing it. I've got a 21:9 and the 970 has been struggling for a fair bit. The 1070 is going to make such a difference!

Kaapstad · 15 Sep 2016 at 10:17

Welcome and on TROH.

The Roll of Honour.

Date 14/09/2016, Make MSI Gaming X, Munkyman, Link
Date 10/09/2016, Make EVGA FTW, lafemmefatale, Link
Date 09/09/2016, Make Gigabyte ITX OC Edition, Darren_uk, Link
Date 09/09/2016, Make EVGA SC Gaming ACX 3.0, IvanDobskey, Link
Date 07/09/2016, Make EVGA FTW, Cleeecooo, Link
Date 07/09/2016, Make MSI Armor OC Edition, md99, Link
Date 07/09/2016, Make EVGA FTW, Bodster, Link
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Date 04/09/2016, Make Zotac AMP Extreme Edition, chilipeppersc, Link
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Date 01/09/2016, Make EVGA FTW, Doogles, Link
Date 30/08/2016, Make EVGA FTW, sastusbulbas, Link
Date 28/08/2016, Make Zotac AMP Extreme Edition, Cryin5freeman, Link
Date 27/08/2016, Make MSI Gaming X, Dup, Link
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Date 14/08/2016, Make EVGA FTW, The Dirts, Link
Date 14/08/2016, Make Inno3D iChill X3 Edition, pastymuncher, Link
Date 14/08/2016, Make Palit Super Jetstream, Dappo, Link
Date 13/08/2016, Make Gigabyte G1 Gaming, keasy, Link
Date 12/08/2016, Make Zotac AMP Extreme Edition, dunno, Link
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Date 07/08/2016, Make Asus Strix, Scougar, Link
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Date 03/08/2016, Make EVGA FTW, Scramz, Link
Date 03/08/2016, Make Palit Dual Fan, melmac, Link
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Date 22/07/2016, Make KFA2 EXOC, MeatLoaf, Link
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banjoted · 16 Sep 2016 at 20:02

Evening. Has been a while since I've been here - haven't upgraded anything in a while! Anyhow, I'm looking to upgrade my 780 to a 1070. What are generally regarded as the best options on the block? Thanks.

spazzbecker · 16 Sep 2016 at 23:18

Zotac GTX1070AMP Extreme

Hi Guys
Ran 3DMark tonight, had the fan control on auto and recorded the high temp readings in GPUZ said that it hit 85 deg c but the fans didn't come on?
Can run fans manually and when I'm gaming the fans do come on. Any ideas what happened when running 3dMark?

Tacitus · 17 Sep 2016 at 20:36

spazzbecker said:
Hi Guys
Ran 3DMark tonight, had the fan control on auto and recorded the high temp readings in GPUZ said that it hit 85 deg c but the fans didn't come on?
Can run fans manually and when I'm gaming the fans do come on. Any ideas what happened when running 3dMark?

GPU-Z sometimes records a bizarre, spkit-second reading waaay higher than is really the case.

My 290x maxes out at 72 degrees stable but GPU-Z records it at over 130 degrees for a second or less.

It's either a glitch, or something is wrong. Try MSI afterburner for the same purpose and see what happens.

Rannoch · 17 Sep 2016 at 23:34

What's the best 1070 out there?

Deleted member 2277 · 18 Sep 2016 at 09:04

Vargas said:
What's the best 1070 out there?

Either the Zotac Extreme or the Palit Super Jetstream. Try and avoid any card with micron memory. MSI have confirmed that they have quality issues with their Gaming X so I wouldn't touch one those if I was you.

IvanDobskey · 18 Sep 2016 at 10:03

Very pleased with my evga 1070 sc. Build quality is excellent. Very quiet too.

Rannoch · 18 Sep 2016 at 10:03

Deleted member 2277 said:
Either the Zotac Extreme or the Palit Super Jetstream. Try and avoid any card with micron memory. MSI have confirmed that they have quality issues with their Gaming X so I wouldn't touch one those if I was you.

Thanks, I'll check them out and avoid the MSI card, I'm sure there was a thead abut that.

Smrtka · 18 Sep 2016 at 12:54

Vargas said:
Thanks, I'll check them out and avoid the MSI card, I'm sure there was a thead abut that.

This is the thread
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18744364&highlight=msi

Also stuff to bear in mind
Amp extreme is a massive card so make sure you measure your case.
Palit has 2y warranty nothing wrong with it just pointing out.

Vimes · 18 Sep 2016 at 14:41

Vargas said:
What's the best 1070 out there?

Not sure about it being the best but I have always enjoyed using Gigabytes motherboards and GPU's.

Their UK based support and returns is amazing when I have needed to use them, very quick as well.

I bought a Gigabyte Gaming 1070 and it runs perfectly fine. The card is not heavy and is no where near as long as the humongous Zotac Amp Extreme. No sag for me, it also fits into my case.

From what I understand it is a bit of a lottery how well it will clock but they are all maxing out about the same. Mine seems to boost somewhere near 2070mhz when fully utilised.

Rannoch · 18 Sep 2016 at 15:01

Smrtka said:
This is the thread
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18744364&highlight=msi

Also stuff to bear in mind
Amp extreme is a massive card so make sure you measure your case.
Palit has 2y warranty nothing wrong with it just pointing out.

My case is huge so no problems there

Vimes said:
Not sure about it being the best but I have always enjoyed using Gigabytes motherboards and GPU's.

Their UK based support and returns is amazing when I have needed to use them, very quick as well.

I bought a Gigabyte Gaming 1070 and it runs perfectly fine. The card is not heavy and is no where near as long as the humongous Zotac Amp Extreme. No sag for me, it also fits into my case.

From what I understand it is a bit of a lottery how well it will clock but they are all maxing out about the same. Mine seems to boost somewhere near 2070mhz when fully utilised.

I'm comtemplating getting a 1080 from the MM. I agree, Gigabyte support is good i have used it before.

Hurlbag · 18 Sep 2016 at 17:00

Deleted member 2277 said:
Either the Zotac Extreme or the Palit Super Jetstream. Try and avoid any card with micron memory. MSI have confirmed that they have quality issues with their Gaming X so I wouldn't touch one those if I was you.

How are you supposed to avoid micron memory when buying though? It seems pretty much all 1070s manufacturers have switched to it in the last month or so from what I've read.

IvanDobskey · 18 Sep 2016 at 18:47

Seriously, does it matter what memory brand you have? Mine has Samsung, but I wouldn't care less if it was micron.

Evian · 18 Sep 2016 at 19:14

IvanDobskey said:
Seriously, does it matter what memory brand you have? Mine has Samsung, but I wouldn't care less if it was micron.

They overclock much worse, My 2nd 1070 EVGA FTW with Micron only overclocks to +295mhz on memory.

IvanDobskey · 18 Sep 2016 at 20:57

I never bother overclocking video cards. Not worth the hassle for the minimal performance gain.

Evian · 18 Sep 2016 at 21:41

IvanDobskey said:
I never bother overclocking video cards. Not worth the hassle for the minimal performance gain.

Eh? you just turn sliders up. get 10% performance well worth it.

Hurlbag · 18 Sep 2016 at 21:44

IvanDobskey said:
I never bother overclocking video cards. Not worth the hassle for the minimal performance gain.

When you have a 144hz monitor you want to squeeze every little frame possible from your gpu

IvanDobskey · 18 Sep 2016 at 21:50

Evian said:
Eh? you just turn sliders up. get 10% performance well worth it.

I wouldn't call 10% worth the extra heat and noise to be honest. I certainly don't bother overclocking video cards and never have.

BinnsY · 18 Sep 2016 at 22:20

So I'm 99% certain I'm going to be replacing my 970 with a 1070 this week. Having a look through the ones on sale I'm struggling to work out why I would go for anything other than the KFA2 EX OC? It's only £20 more than the very cheapest, seems to have a good cooler, and a back plate, yet has clock speeds almost as high as some of the £420 cards.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/kfa2...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-091-kf.html

Is there something I'm missing as to why I shouldn't go for this one?