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Best GTX 1070 in the market?
- Thread starter Ostinatto
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Yeah, I've put together PCs before, so I could do this, but I refuse. When I buy a card, I don't want to take it apart and have to clean it and apply thermal paste. I hate doing that. I just want to plug it in and use it.
This was my first EVGA card, and I can't say I'm too pleased. Either do that and/or have the bios run the fan faster, so the noise level I based my purchase on is no longer the same.
In any case, it's a hassle, and I'll buy another brand next time.
So I just saw how you have to apply these thermal pads.... I really don't wanna do that, as computers are just legos for me and I really don't wanna mess with that. Will the VBIOS be enough or do I need to just ship it back to them? Really upsetting that this is happening with EVGA as I have used their cards for years with 0 issues.
I'm pretty sure the most expensive 1070 is still a fair bit cheaper than the least expensive 1080.
edit: oh whoops! there's a page two?
QuantumSquid
Member
DO NOT BUY ASUS GRAPHICS CARDS.
Their customer service is the worst of any video card brand out there.
Normally I'd recommend EVGA (the brand with the best customer service), but since their 1070s have been having issues lately, I'd say go MSI. The Gaming X 1070 is one hell of a card, and it's not too expensive for what you're getting.
Their customer service is the worst of any video card brand out there.
Normally I'd recommend EVGA (the brand with the best customer service), but since their 1070s have been having issues lately, I'd say go MSI. The Gaming X 1070 is one hell of a card, and it's not too expensive for what you're getting.
But aren't the cards good themselves?
Vigilant Walrus
Member
I don't know about the 1070, but I have a 970 from msi and it's incredible.
I always avoided MSI because they have some of the worst branding, but the card is amazing. The fans on this is impressive. Silent and they cool like a motherfucker.
I came from 2 super overclocked gigabyte 470. These fermi cards. There never has ever been anything so loud. This was the top. This was before power reduction and thermal reduction became a massive area of focus for Nvidia. If you didn't experince Fermi. Be glad. Not because they were bad. They were incredible powerful. But they got so hot and were so loud. The fermi laptop graphic cards also got incredible toasty. Particularly in the macs.
I always avoided MSI because they have some of the worst branding, but the card is amazing. The fans on this is impressive. Silent and they cool like a motherfucker.
I came from 2 super overclocked gigabyte 470. These fermi cards. There never has ever been anything so loud. This was the top. This was before power reduction and thermal reduction became a massive area of focus for Nvidia. If you didn't experince Fermi. Be glad. Not because they were bad. They were incredible powerful. But they got so hot and were so loud. The fermi laptop graphic cards also got incredible toasty. Particularly in the macs.
The 1080 here in Chile is $300 over any 1070, i had no problem with any 1070
Makes sense sorry to hear that
I have heard their CS can be difficult to work with but my anecdotal experience having two previous Asus ROG cards is that they are rock solid and some of the best built. I have a GTX 770 that is still going strong in a friend's PC and a GTX 970 Strix that is in a PC I have now, both are rock stable and have been since I bought them.
LostDonkey
Member
You can see them right on the top of the card
2 8 pins it looks like
Oh yeah, good spot. well then, WTF.
PHOENIXZERO
Member
Just an update on this, turns out they're waiving putting a hold for the full amount and just putting a small charge on the card to verify the credit card works.
I ended up going through with it, putting the pads on isn't some big endeavor or anything but I'd prefer not to mess with it, despite being a day out of the 30 day warranty window for a new card replacement I'm apparently getting a new one. Hopefully I don't get a "silicon lottery loser" with it.