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[OmegaDL50]

Totally reasonable at this point in time I think.

Yeah, I jumped at a G1 Gaming 1070, which was $15 off thanks to a promo code via Newegg.

The MSRP for these cards was supposed to be $380 due to the demand they are going for $430 instead.

So I basically jumped at the chance to get mine since I was only paying $415 which would be $35 above the price they are supposed to be.

The promo code is VCOGOLD2016 which for Visa Checkout. Basically $15 off a purchase $200 or more, so it was a ideal time for such a promo code to come about.

$409 is a great price.

 

[Jeff Stephen]

What setting do you guys recommend for Power Management Mode (Global) under Nvidia Control Panel?

Odd there's no documentation on the optimal power setting that was introduced with the 10 series cards. Either way I left it as it is, optimal.

 

[OmegaDL50]

Having spent a substantial sum on my new GTX 1070.

I'm still using a 32 Inch 60hz 1080p HDTV as my PC monitor. I never figured a need to replace my TV yet since it's shared between my consoles and PC tower (I live in apartment too, So using the living room tv which is used by other family members is out of the question), It's not a bad TV by any means I mean it supports 4:4:4 Chroma so it's Full RGB capable. I mean I haven't found a reason to get a 4K display...yet.

So since I figure a GTX 1070 might be overkill for 1080p@60.

Would it be a benefit to simply just use DSR and downsample from 1440p to my to take advantage of a higher res in the form of AA without outright replacing my HDTV?

 

[Koeta]

Do you guys think this is an okay Fan Curve for my EVGA FTW 1070?

Just installed this bad boy and loving it so far.

 

[Vetro]

So i ordered a new rig yesterday. Will put it together as soon as the parts arrive at my place.

I got myself a Palit GTX 1070 Gamerock. Can't wait to fire this bad boy with Doom and Witcher 3 (and others) on my FullHD monitor.
I am kinda exicted about the quality jump, esp. my old rig was 5 years old.
Had thought about waiting for the Titan but 4K isn't worth the money at the moment (Titan + a 4K G-Sync Monitor >= 2000? - nah). Maybe in 2-3 years.

But, i'll get a 1440p with G-Sync later that year. Maybe with Battlefield 1.

So my parts come belated. But since 2 weeks i have my rig built & my ASUS PG279Q attached.
And: I will never ever give up G-Sync. NEVER.

Witcher runs on 2K with Ultra (without Hairworks) @ 56-60 fps.

 

[Skyfireblaze]

Search for Reddit in this thread for more information on the Micron fiasco with Pascal 1070/1080.

Now I'm curious, does it only affect GIGABYTE G1's? My Palit DUAL also has Micron memory though I have no issues whatsoever with it.

 

[Maxximo]

Sorry about that. There are reports of issues with Micron. 100% rate return in China. But I'm not sure yet if I believe that. Currently, I'm trying to keep the card within RMA time limit and see if it gets better with bios/drivers update.
I just wish I had got the first batch with Samsung memory.

Search for Reddit in this thread for more information on the Micron fiasco with Pascal 1070/1080.

Palit gamerock with micron memory, literally no issue.

 

[Durante]

Do you guys think this is an okay Fan Curve for my EVGA FTW 1070?

Just installed this bad boy and loving it so far.

I think you could make that a straight line with no perceptible difference

 

[didamangi]

Now I'm curious, does it only affect GIGABYTE G1's? My Palit DUAL also has Micron memory though I have no issues whatsoever with it.

Palit gamerock with micron memory, literally no issue.

I think it affects some of MSIs 1070 lineup. Reddit thread here.
Looks like Micron memory doesn't overclock as well as Samsung maybe? Here, and here.

Anyone here have a 1070 with Micron memory and tested the overclock?
Mine's Samsung and can go up to +675 atm. (4679 MHz on afterburner)

 

[ekim]

I'll ask here again.

I need some help.

Since I installed my 1070 (Zotac AMP! Edition), the GPU and also the CPU get pretty hot. (75 degree for the GPU) Nothing to worry about, but the fans are very audible. With my EVGA ACX 970 (which was smaller) before this didn't happen. Once I remove the side of my case the temperatur is decreasing to 68 degrees for the GPU. Anything I can do to improve the air flow for the GPU? I have case fans installed since the beginning. There is only one slot left on the side which I open and remove. Could replacing the CPU fan help here? I'm still running on the stock fan from Intel which served me well and wasn't loud with the 970.

 

[Skyfireblaze]

I think it affects some of MSIs 1070 lineup. Reddit thread here.
Looks like Micron memory doesn't overclock as well as Samsung maybe? Here, and here.

Anyone here have a 1070 with Micron memory and tested the overclock?
Mine's Samsung and can go up to +675 atm. (4679 MHz on afterburner)

I haven't tested it yet but I doubt my DUAL will overclock well anyway because it only has a mediocre cooler and hits 80°C when I push it hard, for example on 1440p 74fps or 4k 30fps so I only have 2-3°C till I get thermal throttled anyway. Maybe in winter

I'll ask here again.

Yes replacing the stock CPU-fan should help you a great deal, they are mostly terrible and only do the bare necessary cooling. I'm not sure what is recommended these days but a Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO should still do the trick and is affordable unless someone else suggests something even better.

 

[MuchoMalo]

So, JayzTwoCents posted an OC guide for Pascal, and it really works. Seriously, try it. You will get a higher OC than could without doing this. It also dispels the myth that temps don't matter at all with Pascal. As your temps rise, the voltage the GPU runs at falls, which affects your GPU's clock and stability. There are clear benefits to lower temps and thus better coolers and watercooling. The sweet spot seems to be around 50C if you want to hit the max voltage as often as possible. Watercooling may well just about guarantee 2100MHz or higher.

 

[Kudo]

My Gainward GTX 1070 has Micron memory too, haven't tried overclocking it though so don't know about that, but no problems whatsoever at stock clocks.

I need some help.

Since I installed my 1070 (Zotac AMP! Edition), the GPU and also the CPU get pretty hot. (75 degree for the GPU) Nothing to worry about, but the fans are very audible. With my EVGA ACX 970 (which was smaller) before this didn't happen. Once I remove the side of my case the temperatur is decreasing to 68 degrees for the GPU. Anything I can do to improve the air flow for the GPU? I have case fans installed since the beginning. There is only one slot left on the side which I open and remove. Could replacing the CPU fan help here? I'm still running on the stock fan from Intel which served me well and wasn't loud with the 970.

Your stock Intel fan does very bad job at pushing hot air out of the case, so yes, replace it.
Do you have 2 intake fans at front and 1 exhaust fan in your case? Those and proper CPU cooler that pushes air out should be normally enough to keep insides of your case cool.
What's your case?

 

[ekim]

My Gainward GTX 1070 has Micron memory too, haven't tried overclocking it though so don't know about that, but no problems whatsoever at stock clocks.



Your stock Intel fan does very bad job at pushing hot air out of the case, so yes, replace it.
Do you have 2 intake fans at front and 1 exhaust fan in your case? Those and proper CPU cooler that pushes air out should be normally enough to keep insides of your case cool.
What's your case?

Corsair Carbide 200R
I don't know if the 2 fans are intake or outtake.
you can see them in this picture:

according to Corsair the front fan is intake.

 

[Kudo]

Corsair Carbide 200R
I don't know if the 2 fans are intake or outtake.
you can see them in this picture:

according to Corsair the front fan is intake.

You have one intake and one exhaust by default. If you want to make sure I would replace the stock Intel with Noctua cooler of your choice (I have U12S and recommend it) and get another intake fan to the front of the case.
That should bring down the temps inside your case.

 

[Icedburden]

Having spent a substantial sum on my new GTX 1070.

I'm still using a 32 Inch 60hz 1080p HDTV as my PC monitor. I never figured a need to replace my TV yet since it's shared between my consoles and PC tower (I live in apartment too, So using the living room tv which is used by other family members is out of the question), It's not a bad TV by any means I mean it supports 4:4:4 Chroma so it's Full RGB capable. I mean I haven't found a reason to get a 4K display...yet.

So since I figure a GTX 1070 might be overkill for 1080p@60.

Would it be a benefit to simply just use DSR and downsample from 1440p to my to take advantage of a higher res in the form of AA without outright replacing my HDTV?

Im downsampling on my 50" panasonic and im VERY happy with it. It's made not upgrading everything easier to deal with lol.

 

[Caayn]

Sorry about that. There are reports of issues with Micron. 100% rate return in China. But I'm not sure yet if I believe that. Currently, I'm trying to keep the card within RMA time limit and see if it gets better with bios/drivers update.
I just wish I had got the first batch with Samsung memory.

Search for Reddit in this thread for more information on the Micron fiasco with Pascal 1070/1080.

I had no artefacts or graphical issues with the card. It'd boost to 2000mhz out of the box and happily accepted a 300Mhz boost to memory. Going to send it back though I don't want a card with coil whine this obvious.

 

[ekim]

You have one intake and one exhaust by default. If you want to make sure I would replace the stock Intel with Noctua cooler of your choice (I have U12S and recommend it) and get another intake fan to the front of the case.
That should bring down the temps inside your case.

Thanks! Will look out for a good deal on those Noctua coolers.

 

[didamangi]

Thanks! Will look out for a good deal on those Noctua coolers.

Depending on your needs, a cheaper cooler might be enough for your CPU (which is?)

Cooler Master Hyper 212X/212 Evo or Cryorig H7/M9 is a good enough replacement for your stock intel cooler if you want something cheaper than Noctua. And they're not loud on load as well.

 

[Kudo]

Thanks! Will look out for a good deal on those Noctua coolers.

Depending on your needs, a cheaper cooler might be enough for your CPU (which is?)

Cooler Master Hyper 212X/212 Evo or Cryorig H7/M9 is a good enough replacement for your stock intel cooler if you want something cheaper than Noctua. And they're not loud on load as well.

Definitely, anything is big improvement from the stock cooler. Just look at some reviews for the noise and temperature benchmarks and see what fits you the best.

 

[ekim]

Depending on your needs, a cheaper cooler might be enough for your CPU (which is?)

Cooler Master Hyper 212X/212 Evo or Cryorig H7/M9 is a good enough replacement for your stock intel cooler if you want something cheaper than Noctua. And they're not loud on load as well.

Definitely, anything is big improvement from the stock cooler. Just look at some reviews for the noise and temperature benchmarks and see what fits you the best.

Thanks a log guys.

 

[OmegaDL50]

The Hyper 212 is a bit difficult to install, but is probably the most reasonably priced cooler that is of decent quality.

There have better coolers to come out since the 212's introduction years ago, but they are also priced much higher as well.

 

[Zackat]

Just got mine in and this is the score out of the box.

Is this pretty normal? It seems pretty damn good to me. If anything I need to get a better CPU cooler lol, on the physics part of the 3dmark demo it spiked to 83 C.

How would I go about making small improvements if I wanted to? I am a noob at this stuff and computers to me are basically legos that I put together to play video games.

Edit: may as well put this in too http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/14198497?

 

[Melhisedek]

Guys I've been following prices here in Sweden and it is horrible so I've been checking amazon.de and it is noticeably cheaper to order from there, even with shipping and all.

In any case, does anyone know how the warranty works if I order from Germany/Amazon? I've had some troubles with GPUs in the past so I wish to be covered on that front. I mean I rather pay 30-40€ more but have a easy warranty in case I need it.

Also I can't decide between MSI Gaming and Gigabyte G1. Which has the lower chance of having coil whine? I never experienced it before and I really don't want to

 

[Lain]

My MSI 970 had a fan break yesterday, so I'm looking to replace it and was thinking about a 1070. Is there much of a difference between the various makers, aside from factory OCs? I'm looking for a card that's not too noisy.
Would a Zotac AMP! Edition be good enough, or would a Gigabyte G1 Gaming be better (those are the cheapest I can see at 499€ to have one tomorrow). I would have gone back with MSI if not for the fan issue on my 970 making me worried and the fact the MSI Gaming X is 529€.

 

[Mareg]

My MSI 970 had a fan break yesterday, so I'm looking to replace it and was thinking about a 1070. Is there much of a difference between the various makers, aside from factory OCs? I'm looking for a card that's not too noisy.
Would a Zotac AMP! Edition be good enough, or would a Gigabyte G1 Gaming be better (those are the cheapest I can see at 499€ to have one tomorrow). I would have gone back with MSI if not for the fan issue on my 970 making me worried and the fact the MSI Gaming X is 529€.

My gigabyte g1 1070 is extremely silent and stay very cold. Top I've seen is 67 when pushing the card.
As I understand it, Nvidia boost 3 is heavily dependent on temps. Making it very important to have a decent cooler. Because the card will throttle when temps reach a certain threshold.

I say go gigabyte. I've been unlucky and got a card with a bit of coil whine. But that is a chance you'll have to take.

 

[didamangi]

My MSI 970 had a fan break yesterday, so I'm looking to replace it and was thinking about a 1070. Is there much of a difference between the various makers, aside from factory OCs? I'm looking for a card that's not too noisy.
Would a Zotac AMP! Edition be good enough, or would a Gigabyte G1 Gaming be better (those are the cheapest I can see at 499€ to have one tomorrow). I would have gone back with MSI if not for the fan issue on my 970 making me worried and the fact the MSI Gaming X is 529€.

I would pick G1 Gaming because of the cooler temps. Lower temperature helps with OC on pascal cards.

You can't RMA your 970? Is it out of warranty?

 

[OmegaDL50]

I would pick G1 Gaming because of the cooler temps. Lower temperature helps with OC on pascal cards.

You can't RMA your 970? Is it out of warranty?

Isn't MSI's GPU warranties at least 3 years anyway?
https://us.msi.com/page/warranty/#w-vga

The card hasn't even been out that long, if we count September of this year then it would be coming up on it's 3rd year since GTX 900 series cards were introduced in September of 2014.

If Lain can pull up his purchasing information or has registered his card with MSI. They should within reason be able to get it fixed. At least that is would one would expect out support since for all intents and purposes the warranty should still be valid.

 

[OmegaDL50]

Finally got my Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 1070

Did some Benchmarks

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/14226029 - Online Comparison for Firestrike results.

I may have gotten lucky despite having Micron Memory, I don't hear any Coil Whine which is is good. Whether I won the Silicon lottery is up for debate. Unigine Valley says my CPU Clock was 1999 Mhz and Firestrike says I was 2163 Mhz so I don't know what to believe despite CPU-Z saying my Boost Clock being 1811 Mhz.

GPU temps never raised beyond 64c during the Unigine Valley tests.

Here is some Witcher 3 screencaps I did with the FRAPS frame rate capture.

Both screens are all Ultra, no Hairworks, everything set to the maximum values, No V-Sync, Unlimited Frame Rate.

First screen is DSR set to 2560x1440 downsampled to my 1080p display.

Second screen is native res of 1080p with no DSR downsample.

Both screencaps were taken in one of the most busiest sections of Novigrad with large NPC crowd to push it as far as I could. Out in the wilderness expect a 15 to 20 FPS increase.

I was going to test Grid Autosport and Fallout 4, but I think The Witcher 3 suffices as the most demanding game I own in my library. I also own Just Cause 3. I am somewhat curious if my performance woes have ended now that I have a GTX 1070, but I really don't want to redownload 38GB again just to see if I can finally properly play it.

All in all, I'm extremely pleased with these results. I can now play any PC game I want again and not fret over performance issues...for at least another 3 to 4 years.

 

[Skyfireblaze]

Finally got my Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 1070

Did some Benchmarks


http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/14226029 - Online Comparison for Firestrike results.

I may have gotten lucky despite having Micron Memory, I don't hear any Coil Whine which is is good. Whether I won the Silicon lottery is up for debate. Unigine Valley says my CPU Clock was 1999 Mhz and Firestrike says I was 2163 Mhz so I don't know what to believe despite CPU-Z saying my Boost Clock being 1811 Mhz.

GPU temps never raised beyond 64c during the Unigine Valley tests.

Here is some Witcher 3 screencaps I did with the FRAPS frame rate capture.

Both screens are all Ultra, no Hairworks, everything set to the maximum values, No V-Sync, Unlimited Frame Rate.

First screen is DSR set to 2560x1440 downsampled to my 1080p display.



Second screen is native res of 1080p with no DSR downsample.



Both screencaps were taken in one of the most busiest sections of Novigrad with large NPC crowd to push it as far as I could. Out in the wilderness expect a 15 to 20 FPS increase.

I was going to test Grid Autosport and Fallout 4, but I think The Witcher 3 suffices as the most demanding game I own in my library. I also own Just Cause 3. I am somewhat curious if my performance woes have ended now that I have a GTX 1070, but I really don't want to redownload 38GB again just to see if I can finally properly play it.

All in all, I'm extremely pleased with these results. I can now play any PC game I want again and not fret over performance issues...for at least another 3 to 4 years.

You make me really wonder about the performance of my 1070 Palit DUAL, I do get around 70fps in Witcher 3 too at 1440p but in some spots in White Orchid it drops to 50fps and hitches every now and then, do you experience similar things? The highest I saw it clocking to was around 1800mhz so I wonder if due to the better cooling the boost-clock really makes that much of a difference. Or could it be that my 3570k at 4.4ghz is really bottlenecking my card in this scenario?

 

[Yautja_Warrior]

My MSI GTX 1070 Armor has Micron Memory. Seems to run fine stock so far and tried some overclocking. I've got a lot more testing to do but so far it seems stable at +180 Core and +300 Memory, no crashing or artefacts so far, I'm going up slowly with the Memory but I do get the feeling I might have to bring the Core down some more, as I go on.

Played The Witcher 3 for a good few hours at 1080p, Ultra settings (Hairworks Full) and get around 70fps, I get a few dips under 60fps in some cutscenes, but nothing major as gameplay stays well above 60fps. Also tried it at 1440p Ultra (Hairworks Off) and get roughly very similar framerates, so more than happy with the 1070 overall.

It does make me worry there could be an issue with the Memory though, I'm hoping MSI say more on the matter soon but I might email their customer support and see if they have anything to say or advice about the memory issue.

 

[shiyrley]

I have Samsung memory on my Gigabyte G1 so I'm happy

 

[Jeff Stephen]

My MSI GTX 1070 Armor has Micron Memory. Seems to run fine stock so far and tried some overclocking. I've got a lot more testing to do but so far it seems stable at +180 Core and +300 Memory, no crashing or artefacts so far, I'm going up slowly with the Memory but I do get the feeling I might have to bring the Core down some more, as I go on.

Played The Witcher 3 for a good few hours at 1080p, Ultra settings (Hairworks Full) and get around 70fps, I get a few dips under 60fps in some cutscenes, but nothing major as gameplay stays well above 60fps. Also tried it at 1440p Ultra (Hairworks Off) and get roughly very similar framerates, so more than happy with the 1070 overall.

It does make me worry there could be an issue with the Memory though, I'm hoping MSI say more on the matter soon but I might email their customer support and see if they have anything to say or advice about the memory issue.

On Blood & Wine there were certain areas on horseback and a few cave clearance missions where the frame rate would dip to the 40s. I noticed this on my Gaming X card with micron memory. After getting my FTW card this week, (Samsung memory) I noticed those dips didn't occur as often except for a few cut scenes. The FTW card was able to achieve 60 fps more consistently than the Gaming X card but I did notice the core clock rarely gets as much usage as the MSI. I should note the MSI (65c) card stays cooler than EVGA (71c).
On paper, both cards are identical except for power phases and dual pin connectors.

 

[Tarin02543]

I'm still happy with my gtx760 and I was under the impression that I won't need to upgrade for a long time.

Today I've read that MSI is introducing a 221 € gtx1060. For that kind of money I'm interested in upgrading.

I game on a 1440p panel or on a 720p hdtv.

 

[MuchoMalo]

You make me really wonder about the performance of my 1070 Palit DUAL, I do get around 70fps in Witcher 3 too at 1440p but in some spots in White Orchid it drops to 50fps and hitches every now and then, do you experience similar things? The highest I saw it clocking to was around 1800mhz so I wonder if due to the better cooling the boost-clock really makes that much of a difference. Or could it be that my 3570k at 4.4ghz is really bottlenecking my card in this scenario?

Is that without Hairworks? Because you're not gonna get a perfect 60 with Hairworks, even at 1080p.

 

[Skyfireblaze]

Is that without Hairworks? Because you're not gonna get a perfect 60 with Hairworks, even at 1080p.

Yeah I have hairworks completely off :/ Now I wonder if it's caused by Micron memory, my Palit DUAL has it.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

I'm still happy with my gtx760 and I was under the impression that I won't need to upgrade for a long time.

Today I've read that MSI is introducing a 221 € gtx1060. For that kind of money I'm interested in upgrading.

I game on a 1440p panel or on a 720p hdtv.

the 3GB model of the 1060? if you're playing at 1440p you might want to get the 6GB model. even at 1080p 3GB can not be enough. 6GB really should be the minimum for these kind of cards.

 

[Maxximo]

You make me really wonder about the performance of my 1070 Palit DUAL, I do get around 70fps in Witcher 3 too at 1440p but in some spots in White Orchid it drops to 50fps and hitches every now and then, do you experience similar things? The highest I saw it clocking to was around 1800mhz so I wonder if due to the better cooling the boost-clock really makes that much of a difference. Or could it be that my 3570k at 4.4ghz is really bottlenecking my card in this scenario?

Don't worry 45-55Fps around or inside a forest is perfectly normal for an overclocked 1070.

If you want perfectly stable 60Fps @Ultra you have to play at 1080p or take the settings down a notch.

 

[dgrdsv]

Yeah I have hairworks completely off :/ Now I wonder if it's caused by Micron memory, my Palit DUAL has it.

A memory error would result in a BSOD, not a hitch. Better cooling will help with boost margins but you're unlikely to notice a big difference in gameplay fps even between some boost clock and +100 to that.

 

[Skyfireblaze]

Don't worry 45-55Fps around or inside a forest is perfectly normal for an overclocked 1070.

If you want perfectly stable 60Fps @Ultra you have to play at 1080p or take the settings down a notch.

Hmm okay then I'm sort of relieved, thanks

A memory error would result in a BSOD, not a hitch. Better cooling will help with boost margins but you're unlikely to notice a big difference in gameplay fps even between some boost clock and +100 to that.

Oh I know but I was just wondering because of this post:

On Blood & Wine there were certain areas on horseback and a few cave clearance missions where the frame rate would dip to the 40s. I noticed this on my Gaming X card with micron memory. After getting my FTW card this week, (Samsung memory) I noticed those dips didn't occur as often except for a few cut scenes. The FTW card was able to achieve 60 fps more consistently than the Gaming X card but I did notice the core clock rarely gets as much usage as the MSI. I should note the MSI (65c) card stays cooler than EVGA (71c).
On paper, both cards are identical except for power phases and dual pin connectors.

 

[Yautja_Warrior]

On Blood & Wine there were certain areas on horseback and a few cave clearance missions where the frame rate would dip to the 40s. I noticed this on my Gaming X card with micron memory. After getting my FTW card this week, (Samsung memory) I noticed those dips didn't occur as often except for a few cut scenes. The FTW card was able to achieve 60 fps more consistently than the Gaming X card but I did notice the core clock rarely gets as much usage as the MSI. I should note the MSI (65c) card stays cooler than EVGA (71c).
On paper, both cards are identical except for power phases and dual pin connectors.

Not started Witcher 3 B&W yet but look forward to it and will have to see if I get any dips during gameplay, but so far its been safely above 60 and only dipped to just under 50fps in a few cut scenes (only certain parts of cut scenes too, normally only lasting a 5-10 seconds) I probably could take Hairworks down a notch to eliminate that (if its not caused by the Memory) will give it a try later.

The card itself is great though, MSI coolers are really good and the Armor normally stays around 61-65c when gaming, similar to the Gaming X it seems and is really quite too.

I guess I will need to try a good number of games to see if I get any weird results and also continue pushing my overclock to see how far it goes. Hopefully MSI shed some more light on this thing soon, to see if it really does effect all cards with Micron Memory or only a certain batch.

 

[dgrdsv]

Oh I know but I was just wondering because of this post:

This is just some artifacts of loading or background processing most likely. Or maybe he's using different drivers, or maybe the game updated between the runs. It's very unlikely that the same card from different vendors will show different behavior.

 

[Skyfireblaze]

This is just some artifacts of loading or background processing most likely. Or maybe he's using different drivers, or maybe the game updated between the runs. It's very unlikely that the same card from different vendors will show different behavior.

Hmm okay I'll try it under Windows 10 later instead of Windows 7, the drivers are quite different by now from what I heard. Maybe it makes a difference too.

 

[Jeff Stephen]

Hmm okay I'll try it under Windows 10 later instead of Windows 7, the drivers are quite different by now from what I heard. Maybe it makes a difference too.

In case you're wondering I'm on 8.1 Pro.

Spoiler

DirectX 12 Windows 10 is mess.

 

[jfoul]

So, JayzTwoCents posted an OC guide for Pascal, and it really works. Seriously, try it. You will get a higher OC than could without doing this. It also dispels the myth that temps don't matter at all with Pascal. As your temps rise, the voltage the GPU runs at falls, which affects your GPU's clock and stability. There are clear benefits to lower temps and thus better coolers and watercooling. The sweet spot seems to be around 50C if you want to hit the max voltage as often as possible. Watercooling may well just about guarantee 2100MHz or higher.

I watched the video, and it definitely helped out. Right now I'm sitting at +175 Core stable in Heaven & Valley loops. I keep adding +5 and running tests, but I don't know how much more I want to push it. Usually when the display driver crashes/recovers, I need to use DDU, then reinstall drivers to stop crashes. I've had to do this with my GTX780, GTX970, GTX980, GTX 1070 and it's a pain. I haven't pushed the memory yet, but +300 runs easily.

Core Update: Topped out at +185 Core. Crashed at +190.
Core Update 2: Firestrike (no artifacts) is dropping to desktop after pulling back to +175. Timespy, Heaven & Valley loops are fine.
Core Update 3: +170 is stable, and passes all benchmarks.

EVGA GTX 1070 FTW
Max Clock: 2177 Mhz
GPU Voltage: 1.074 - 1.094V
Max Temp: 62-64C

 

[midasmulligan]

Gents,im looking to get a 3K laptop with a 1070 gpu and an 6820 proc. Will I be able to run games with very high/ultra settings at solid 60 fps?

 

[Bboy AJ]

Asus Strix owners, we don't have this stupid Micron issue, do we?

 

[Beerman462]

Do the people overclocking find the extra bit of performance usable? My G1 Gaming hits 1936MHz without touching anything. I feel like another 100-200MHz might not be worth the trouble.

Asus Strix owners, we don't have this stupid Micron issue, do we?

What is the Micron issue?

 

[MuchoMalo]

Do the people overclocking find the extra bit of performance usable? My G1 Gaming hits 1936MHz without touching anything. I feel like another 100-200MHz might not be worth the trouble.

What is the Micron issue?

We do it for fun and to get the most out of the card, not for actual performance boosts... Well, at least for bad overclockers like Pascal and Polaris. :/

 

[The Dear Leader]

Asus Strix owners, we don't have this stupid Micron issue, do we?

I don't think anyone but some MSI cards have the problem, which actually isn't as big of a deal as it was made out to be.