BACKGROUND: PC gamer for 14 going on 15 years, building PC's for just as long, and gamer in general for my whole life (since gameboy was black and white).
-I am very "pro EVGA/pro NVIDIA". My first graphics card was an EVGA 8800GT that lasted me 10 years before I upgraded to an EVGA GTX 470 which lasted me 6-7 years before I upgraded to an EVGA GTX 970, and now because my brothers graphics card fried, I just recently upgraded to an EVGA GTX 1070. Not once have I had a graphics card break or not work on me, not once have my drivers ever caused me problems, and not once have I ever been dissatisfied with EVGA or Nvidia.
-So to start this review off Ill be talking about 1080p quality (because this will be short). This card will DOMINATE ANYTHING AT 1080p, nuff said. No ifs, not buts, no coconuts. If you cant run something at 1080p with this card something is 100% wrong with another aspect of your pc or your card is DOA.
-Now that is over with, Ill talk to (what I hope), is the main target audience of this card, the 1440p people and the glorious 4k crowd. But first my specs
Intel Extreme edition 4.0ghz quad core processor,
EVGA GTX 1070 (non-overclocked for now because no need, more later),
16 gigs of DDR4 ram clocked at around 2-2.4k,
Standard 500GB HD (if only you were an SSD :'(...)
500W power supply
MOBO that came with my processor (won MOBO/Processor at PDXLAN, 1k retail price overall ^_^).
-With that out of the way, Ill talk to the 1440p crowd. For you my friends, this card would be future-proof. It eats up games at 1440p with upwards of 120fps, games like The Witcher 3, DOOM, Dark Souls 3, Overwatch, ect.... 1440p bows to this card's might, it should last you years before you have to upgrade again, let me remind you this is WITHOUT overclocking, if I decided to shift this card into gear I would get another 20+ FPS out of games at 1440p. So if you are currently gaming on 1440p this is where the buck stops, no need for a 1080, it just isnt worth it. Buy this card and enjoy the next 3-4 years of solid gaming. (I have yet to hear the fans on mine even power up because temps are so low and that is @ 4k).
-Now before I talk to the 4k rez group, Im going to get a few things out of the way so you dont blame your graphics card for any errors on your part. If you answer "no" to any of the following questions you should make sure you can change that to a yes before reading on.
A. Do you have an HDMI 2.0 cable to support 4K and not an HDMI 1.4 cable?
B. Most TV'S have ONE slot for a 4k 60fps HDMI cable, is your HDMI 2.0 cable plugged into said slot?
C. Do you have at minimum 8 gigs of ram and a quad core processor clocked at 4.0ghz?
D. Is your 4k monitor.... ahem 4k TV rated for at least 60hz/120hz?
E. Do you know the "Input lag" for your 4k TV?
F. Did you know most TV's come with a"gamer mode" that may or may not buff your FPS in games? (Most of the time it seems to make things better+5-10fps or more, sometimes it makes it worse, play with your settings to get it just right).
G. Did you calibrate your TV to fit your liking? (You dont just have a cheap monitor you ram things into, you have to caress the settings to get it where you like it unless you buy it from a pro who has already done so, aka sloppy seconds).
-Ok, now that we have that out of the way I will address the 4k gaming crowd. This game will run all current games to my knowledge at 60FPS with all ULTRA settings including things like hairworks and GPU water processing. These titles include The Witcher 3 (so pretty I wept), Dark Souls 3, DOOM, Overwatch, X COM 2, ect, The Division (even though its buggy as horse shit because Ubisoft), ect....
-This card will NOT future proof you, in a few months/years it will be outdated and if you want to be the clawing your way to the top 5-10% of the Master Race, you will have to upgrade, however if money is tight for you as it is for me but you still want to play all the current titles at 4K, this is your card.
-If you want a little more padding in the future, spend the extra $200 and get the 1080 (or get 4 in SLI and be the top 1%, you masters of the Master Race who are forever richer then me), you wont really notice anything pretty now, but down the line it will make a huge difference.
TL;DR
1080p:GET REKT GAMES, YOU ARE FOREVER DEAD TO THIS CARD...... KNEEL BEFORE ZOD! (enjoy 7 solid years on this card before you have to upgrade so long as you stay on 1080p)
1440p: Sitting fine and dandy for the next few years, plenty of time to save up for the next big card in 4-5 years, you earned this.
2160p/4k: Will play all current titles at max settings assuming all other parts of your PC are up to par, however future proof you are not. Start saving now for that upgrade you will need in the near future (6 months-2 years) when Nvidia releases realistic dong swinging physX and bouncing boob physX alongside the current hairworks/water simulation (your move Nvidia)....
| Memory Speed | 8008 MHz |
|---|---|
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Card Description | GeForce GTX 1070 |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 8192 GB |
