So the power cord might not be the same?
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Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070 Review Thread
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So the power cord might not be the same?
SaiyanRaoh
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Anyone else here with this card still clutching to their overclocked i5 2500k's?
I just want 60FPS on everything on my regular ass 1080p monitor. No interest in 4K right now.
I just want 60FPS on everything on my regular ass 1080p monitor. No interest in 4K right now.
QuantumSquid
Member
I want to buy a Gigabyte 1070 FE so badly. It's just sitting there on Newegg, In Stock, ready to buy.
What do I do?!
What do I do?!
I don't get where people think 2500ks are not good anymore... they're still monsters of CPUs. I have mine at 4.5 GHz and a 1070 and I get 55-60fps on ultra from Witcher 3 at 1440
SaiyanRaoh
Member
I just spent $500 with next day shipping and I have slight buyers remorse. But I normally get that after dropping console money on a single PC component.
But I have a feeling the jet engine fan on the thing will dry my tears when I'm finally running Witcher 3 in 60 FPS.
QuantumSquid
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My issue is it would be the majority of my spending money. But after hearing how it improves frame times... that is a major issue I've had with the 970.
It's ok, the cards are like $630 in Canada and we make about as much or less than you guys do.
opticalmace
Member
To be fair, the Zotac FE is $569 on Newegg.ca (and in stock, but I would hold out for a custom).
Beerman462
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I like that Newegg separates the FE versions from the rest.
Oracle Dragon
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We've spent the last two decades being trained that a cpu more than two years old is ancient and good only for the trash heap. It's still hard to accept
I can't dream of affording a 1080, I was willing to pay out for a 1070, but this CAD prices are brutal... way above exchange rate. Hopefully they stabilise, if not I may have to switch to the AMD alternative. Nothing against AMD but I love Nvidia's software suite and really wanted stuff like GeForce Experience, Shadowplay, etc. I will have this card for a number of years, so my deal breaker is I want above 4GB VRAM. I passed up on some sweet deals at the end of 2015 on the 8GB 390 because I wanted to stay Nvidia and had faith in Pascal... the tech is great, but the cost, not so much. I want to get off of my 560Ti I don't want to wait it out in the hope that a 1060 is actually affordable
Just booted up W3 for a test run. Maxed settings. Locked 60fps. Goddamn beautiful.
Beautiful Ninja
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Overwatch thread's around the corner bro. But as a fellow Overwatcher also looking to buy a GTX 1070, I feel your pain.
Oh sorry, my phone is getting crappy, must have thought I clicked another thread near it!
Hmm that's interesting. I am thinking whether I need a complete new rig or whether I should just upgrade my 560Ti. So this would be compatible with the 2500K mobos?
My PSU is a 6 years old Seasonic 620W. Would that be enough for this card?
Glass Shark
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I know... this is exactly what they want, and I'm falling for it as well
opticalmace
Member
PSU is fine, motherboard is fine. Just put the new card in. And overclock your 2500k if you haven't already.
RickyRozay
Member
yes for the PSU.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sx1kLGVAF0
I know this isn't the i5 2500k but the 2600k is basically the same thing with hyper-threading and from what I'm aware of hyper-threading in most cases doesn't really add much to performance. Theirs only a few instances where it falls behind in more cpu intensive games at 1080p and even less at 1440p but when it does you're still well over 60fps either way. I would say 90% of the time there won't be much of a difference, especially if the i5 2500k is overclocked to 4.4+.
So I would say anyone with these the i5 2500k/2600k with a decent overclock should just rock with it for a little while longer and get a stronger gpu.
dgrdsv
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Gigabyte Releases GeForce GTX 1070 G1 GAMING Graphics Card
Your PSU may not have an 8-pin power cable. Some older PSUs only had 6-pin ones, so you should check this first. There are adapters which allow to make a one 8-pin connector out of 2 6-pin cables though so even if you don't have one on your PSU you'll have that option.
Your PSU may not have an 8-pin power cable. Some older PSUs only had 6-pin ones, so you should check this first. There are adapters which allow to make a one 8-pin connector out of 2 6-pin cables though so even if you don't have one on your PSU you'll have that option.
PHOENIXZERO
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Many of us, you'll be fine for the most part.
Lockjaw333
Member
I think if I were to upgrade from my 970 to a 1070, the Gigabyte G1 is the card I'd get. Boost clock the same as the EVGA SC, and the OC mode is even higher. Card doesn't look hideous either, and is priced at $429.99 US, cheaper than most.
The problem for me right now is that $430 is freaking $50 more than what Nvidia said the MSRP would be. The pricing as everyone said for both 1070 and 1080 has been a joke so far.
dgrdsv
Member
Well, that's an OCed card, they are always more expensive than the stated MSRP.
This has just come in stock and I was contemplating ordering it, but man, they cost £430.
RedlineRonin
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Hoping to get some opinions from dudes. I have the opportunity to get an EVGA 980 ti FTW for about $350. I was planning on getting a 1070 as I like the lower power consumption (and theoretically less heat) as my rig is built in an htpc case (fractal 605). I have a standard 980 SC now, and was hoping to get something possibly water cooled, due to the amount of heat that already exists in the case. But man, $350 seems like a solid deal for similar/better performance than what the 1070s are priced at right now.
Thanks for any input amigos!
Thanks for any input amigos!
RamaTheVoice
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PSA: according to this article (it's in French but is being relayed by other English-language websites such as Videocardz), the Asus GTX 1070 Strix Gaming (as well as the MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X) were shipped to reviewers with modified BIOSes which gave them frequency bumps.
Consumers can access those higher frequencies through OCing and manufacturer app profiles but the stock cards shipped to consumers run at lower clocks, meaning: don't trust the review benchmarks for those cards, they are not entirely accurate.
E: posters below me are right, but it's still shitty.
Consumers can access those higher frequencies through OCing and manufacturer app profiles but the stock cards shipped to consumers run at lower clocks, meaning: don't trust the review benchmarks for those cards, they are not entirely accurate.
E: posters below me are right, but it's still shitty.
dgrdsv
Member
It's 1% difference at best. And that's not the first and even the second time AIBs are doing something like this. They have to compete between themselves somehow.
opticalmace
Member
The clocks were only increased by 25mhz, so the benchmarks are basically still accurate. Out of principle however, it's a shit practice.
RickyRozay
Member
Im actually trying to decide if I should go for a MSI 980ti or try and hold off for the 1070 version, based off of reviews performance wise they are both the same and when overcloced the 980ti pulls ahead by a few frames.
demosthenes
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980ti's still selling for $600 on Amazon. Waiting for 1070.
I bit the bullet and preordered one despite the $50 price hike. That price took me a lot closer to the 1080 than I'd like but I still save around $200 when all is said and done and that's nothing to sneeze at. That's $200 I can put down on the next card in probably 2 years time. The other thing is if I go 1080, I probably wouldn't jump back to a 1170.
The $430 price tag is a bit high but there's honestly not much choice, the EVGA ACX3.0 is the cheapest at $420 and doesn't have any factory overclock. Fine if you want to save $10 but it's not even available to preorder. The $379 cards are literally going to be those shitty plastic blower style cards nobody wants.
The 980Ti is basically equivalent to the 1070 so that's a great deal considering the 1070 really starts at $420 for a decent one. The 1070s only advantage is that it has multiprojection available and could potentially increase performance by 2x in VR. If you don't or not going to use VR, the 980 Ti is just as good and potentially overclocks better.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01H74VTBK/?tag=neogaf0e-20
EVGA 1070 ACX 3.0 available to preorder $420 probably the cheapest decent cooler 1070 available so far.
EVGA 1070 ACX 3.0 available to preorder $420 probably the cheapest decent cooler 1070 available so far.
dgrdsv
Member
Sure. Any i5 or i7 will do fine basically.
Hari Seldon
Member
That is tempting lol. I'm guessing the 1070 is lower power though which is less cooling?
Edit: Oh I think i'll continue to wait for a 1070 or for my 1080 to ship for VR performance gains.
TharpDaddy
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I'm curious as well, i'm running a 3570k too. Ready to upgrade my 760 if some sub-$400 cards come out.
Edit: Just saw dr_rus's comment. Awesome!
RickyRozay
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Yea its a pretty good deal considering you can grab it now for probably the same or a little bit cheaper than the 1070 MSI Gaming counterpart whenever that decided to be available. I'm not really into VR at the moment so its not a big deal to me but I rather be on the newer side of nvidia architecture for better driver support down the line so I might hold off as well.
RickyRozay
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Not 100% sure about all the cards but the MSI Gaming 1070 is about an inch longer than the 970 counterpart so if anything I'd expect them to be bigger cards but probably not by too much. I would just check the size of your card and compare it to the version if the 1070 you're interested in.
I'm having to buy a completely different case if I expect anything bigger than the 970 to fit.
That's not encouraging, since msi gtx 970 gaming is exactly what I have right now and it's extremely cramped as is.
Looks like EVGA SC Gaming ACX 3.0 is a little shorter, and also cheaper right now, so maybe I'll switch from msi.
RedlineRonin
Member
Got it. that's helpful, thanks. I figured I'd also be in for 90 day step up too if I really decided I want something else.
I also assume anything like the EVGA hybrid 1070 or MSI sea hawk would be coming in higher than $450?
Maybe a related question, but is there any way to throw a water cooler on the 980ti ftw?
How insignificant would the bottleneck be when paired with a 2500K at 4.3GHz? Fairily small? Gonna be using it at 1080p + AA.
demosthenes
Member
Ah, I stand corrected! I was looking earlier and saw a few selling for 570/600.
Other than waiting for a 1070 to come down in price, wouldn't it be better to wait for the more recent card? I know a ton of games won't go over the 6GB but better to wait, no?
McHuj
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Iorv3th
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They usually come with adapters.
Should work. Just make sure your mobo has PCIE 3.0 if it doesn't it should still work just slower.
demosthenes
Member
Fuck, says in stock but won't add to cart.
edit: Was able to add it to my cart. When I went from billing to the review tab it told me it removed it from my cart. Feels bad man.