I have been doing research on purchasing a new video card since the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 launched last Spring. I was quite frustrated with the lack of AMD Crossfire support for the R9 390X in Crimson software, and as of this writing, Team Red has nothing to offer at the "high end", although I know Vega is due out shortly. Since I recently purchased a new 32" 2560 X 1440 VA Panel Monitor (for all purpose, including some FPS Gaming), I needed some new Graphics Horsepower.
The GTX 1070 offerings are many, but I chose this particular Card due to the high quality of construction, EVGA Customer Service and Support, and I received a significant and stable overclock out of the box. The Marketing was not just hype, but the performance is truly there. With no adjustments, Nvidia Boost 3.0 has my Card running at 2012 Mhz in Game. I did apply a custom fan curve through MSI Afterburner, and my fans start up at 45 C. I never saw the temperature go above 65 degree C., and the fans are quiet. I am not getting any coil whine, and everything just works. My results at 2560 X 1440 in CRYSIS 3 and Metro Last Light are on Par with what the major reviews have already benchmarked for this Particular GTX 1070 FTW Card. I also like the 10 phase power, and the larger fans over the SC version. I have not Overclocked any further than the out of box settings thus far, but since I already have a significant overclock, I am not strongly compelled to test this further to obtain very small FPS gains. I would rather just move up to a GTX 1080 for that.
I can't comment on the EVGA Precision XOC Program, as I am not using it. I will stick with MSI Afterburner for now. While I think the idea of RGB lighting is pretty cool on the Card, I am personally satisfied with the pale blue color of the default LED color, and I am more satisfied that I do not have to run Precision XOC software just to fiddle with the RGB lighting. I am also staying away from the Nvidia Experience Software. I just do not need it.
I would like to add that I purchased this card, well aware that there have been some expressed concerns about the VRM cooling. As VRMs do run hot, (VGA Card, Motherboard), I do believe that cooling is important. I did go ahead and order the free thermal pad kit available from EVGA, and I will go ahead and install them. EVGA is also offering a BIOS update to address and remediate these concerns. I am pretty comfortable tearing down my PC equipment, and I build my own custom computers. I really like EVGA's approach to this concern, and it is one more reason why I am buying this particular video card from EVGA.
So, for me, it is EVGA FOR THE WIN.
| Memory Speed | 1594 MHz |
|---|---|
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 8192 GB |
