Which aftermarket GTX 1070 are you guys gonna get?

>buying meme cards ever

>>55492584
>STOP LIKING WHAT I DONT LIKE

>>55492366
Ultra Gamer Edition Predator XFury

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MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Armor - 499.00€
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 G1 Gaming - 529.90€
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X - 529.90€

Guys, which one? Thinking about going with the latest (pic related). Good idea/Bad idea?

I got the Strix one but then it came with coil whine. I sent it back and am waiting for another one.
It's bretty dank though. I was playing some games and the fans weren't even turning on

>>55492698
Forgot
Asus ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 OC - 529.90€

>>55492366
Gigabyte G1 is like a week when I'm payed

>>55492698
EVGA MSI and Gigabyte seem to be most reliable and consistent in terms of component and build quality
go with what you like more

>>55492698
gigabyte if your case allows cards bigger 295cm
msi if >295cm

My experience with Gigabyte has been great for all my past Nvidia cards though everyone has been steering me towards EVGA recently. What do mates?

>>55493807
I liked EVGA back in 2008 and little bit past because of their customer service/promos (including Step-up program). Now they cut way back on customer service that you might as well go with the other manufacturers nowadays and just purchase a cheap warrant from newegg or amazon if you're worried about something going wrong.

>>55493518
Are you retarded, by any chance?

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Already got an evga founders watercooled, tis spiffing

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>>55495135
What did he say wrong?

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>>55495517
>295cm

Gonna need 3 meters to fit those bad boys in.

>29.5

>>55492698
>those prices

the jews have won

>>55492366
i'd never waste more than 150 bucks on a gpu, so unless nvidia sells a 1050ti, or amd has decent performance with the RXs at that price point, i'm not gonna bother

>>55495903
sorry my fault,
295mm

>>55495953
Those are eurocuck prices. I can't find better prices in my country (portugal). They are even more expensive in germany, spain and uk for some reason.

I've got an MSI Gaming X on order for £419.99. The prices have been all over the shop since Brexit.

>>55492767
This is the one I'll be getting next week. The store doesn't seem to stock the Gigabyte or EVGA cards at the moment, and I'm impatient. Will it even matter?

>>55496309
I dunno I keep reading Asus are pants. I also saw a video about Palit cards being flimsy and having coil whine. Everything I read about MSI seems positive apart from customer service. You win some, you lose some.

>>55496183
$900 in NZ lel

Palit tbqhwyf

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>>55496369
The joos did this

>>55493518
Gigabyte's 1070s are shit though. The G1 is now the baseline model and has a noisy cooler and reference-grade PCB. The Xtreme is expensive as fuck and has been having major QC issues. The packaging they used bends the heatsink fans on the top right corner, and many people have been having an issue with the smaller central fan hitting the cooler. Gigabyte have fucked up badly with their Pascal cards.

The top choices are the MSI (either Armor or Gaming X, both use the same PCB), Palit/Gainward GameRock/Phoenix (same company, same cooler) or EVGA SC/FTW.

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>>55492366
I just got the g1 for my mini itx build. Found out it didn't fit so I got out the grinder. Card it touching the front of the case but it is in. Now for cable management.

>>55496356
Hm, maybe I will get something else.

>>55496443
I can get the Armor OC at a good price, or the Gaming X with my RGB lights at a slightly higher price. Seems like an obvious choice here

>>55492366
Sapphire Nitro one

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>>55496630
delet

>>55492698

Armor is a shit. Gaming X is where it's at. Gigabyte is also great, as is EVGA. Ignore all other manufacturers as their warranties are shit.

>>55496369
Could you not just import it from another country for a much lower price?

I just ordered msi gaming. I couldn't determine a single difference between the gaming and gaming x except the base clock speed, seems like a waste of $20.

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>>55492366
Your pic related OP-san

>>55492366
I'm going to wait for a 1080 Ti if it gets released.

>>55492366
Non, i'll wait for the Q1 cards that natively comply with DX12 and have next gen memory.

>>55492366
The one that's not pushing $450-500

Seriously, this either demonstrates that modern development is either run by retarded jews (price gouging and artificial scarcity) or retarded manchildren (inability to fucking plan more than 48 hours in advance).

Thread is relevant enough for my question so i'll ask itt.
Is there a consensus on the best 1080 version yet? Kinda like the best 980ti (according to my sources) was the zotac amp extreme, is there a certain aib model that could be considered better than the others?

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I'm planning on ordering the EVGA Superclocked version once it gets back in stock on Newegg. Do you guys suppose this would be a good choice?

>>55492366
The one that's an aftermarket 1080.

>>55492366
I already have the EVGA 1070 SC. Enjoying it so far.

>>55496816
>Armor is a shit

Why, anon?

>>55498282
That's exactly what I did. I'm running it right now. Haven't had any problems. On a side note: Rise of the Tomb Raider 1080p on absolute maximum settings is running at a smooth 60 fps.

>>55495953
Already a long time ago.

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>>55498326
>>55498357
Fugg, forgot my pic related.

>>55498357
>>55498408
>>55498326
I appreciate the input, friends. And damn bud, that looks fine as shit

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What do you guys think of closed loop water coolers that are just for the GPU? I have a Skylake i5 and those things don't really get hot enough to see a benefit from water cooling over a good air cooler (have a 212 evo right now), so I think I could save some money just water cooling the GPU.

>>55492767
Strix has worked great for me (970) never had any problems

>>55498471
I think you'll be fine with air cooling the 1070. I had a strix 1070 that was OC'd for a bit and it didn't go over 63C on stress tests.
From what I see, most people say that air cooling far outlasts AIO watercooling as well.

>>55498498
Thing is I fell for the FE meme since I was impatient (don't feel too bad about it now that partner cards cost like $430 minimum). If I can bet a noticeable difference in over clocking ability with a water cooler, I'll do it. Otherwise I'll just live with higher temps (which aren't horrible).

>>55498426
Those three posts were all me, my bad. Thanks for the compliment. I need some cable combs for the gpu. My next upgrade will probably be my monitor b/c I'm literally using a tv right now. After that, idk maybe an SSD or switching to Intel for the processor.

Do you think a 1070 is a mistake for 1440p/144hz? Yeah the 1080 gets anywhere from around 10-20fps more so it takes fuller advantage of the higher refresh rate but the 1070 can achieve the same FPS with a few settings turned down and it's much cheaper where I live (and also seems to have better availability). I don't really want to settle for a weaker card but I also feel like spending $300 for an FPS boost I might not even notice is a pretty big waste.

>>55498597
I have a 1070 and a 1440p/144hz monitor. I turn some settings down in really twitchy games to get 144hz, otherwise I just max everything out and live with 70-100fps.

Already ordered a Niggabyte G1. I hate giving Nvidia jews money, but what's the alternative?

I could Step Up from a GTX 1070 to a 1080ti if it comes out in 90 days?

I will be objective here and say I do not like a single custom shroud for the 1060, 1070 and 1080 line up.

Must say it is a first for me.

>>55498556
Damn.
If I were you I would look up other's experiences with OCing this on AIO. Assuming you can overclock it to the level the aftermarket cards are, I would do it.

>>55496899
Yes - I'm not that poor bastard living in NZ but where I am it would be about 100 USD cheaper to import from amazon.com than to buy it locally. But I've heard mixed things about importing graphics cards, including customs holding them and demanding extra fees for processing and inspection and shit, not to mention the hassle if you have to send it back for whatever reason. But still, if they were charging $900 for one I'd definitely just import.

>>55492366
Gigabyte with the windforce tri fan combo dolby god.

>>55498668
>but what's the alternative?

Why, gaming in glorious 4K resolution on the reasonably prices Microsoft(tm) Xbox One(tm) Scorpio(tm), of course!

g1 is great... nice and quiet.

>>55492698
Where do you live? The Gigabyte G1 in Sweden is 50 dollars cheaper than the MSI gaming x

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Gonna be upgrading from an r9 280x to a GTX 1070. Anyone make a similar jump? Was it worth it?

>>55498990
Do you think that one will be cheaper because it's only one fan and uses a lot less material on the heatsink? Or more expensive because they had to re engineer the PCB to get it that small?

>>55499040
I'm about to jump from of gtx670 to a 1070

going to say fuck it and pick up the EVGA SC FTW Gaming ACX.. newegg has it for only $470 whereas everywhere else it's >$500
though it's sold out everywhere right now

Why the fuck don't EVGA do AMD cards so I could use the step-up program if a better AMD comes out than a 1070? Shitsux.

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>>55499118
Don't do that, if you're set on EVGA the 440 USD one is coming in and out of stock repeatedly since thursday. I'm gonna pull the trigger now that I got my free Army newegg premier.

>>55498902
This. I have the G1 and it's really good.

>>55499040
I'm getting ready to go from a 750Ti to gigabyte's 1070

I don't know if my body is ready

>>55499081
I don't know maybe the r9 nano will give a clue

>>55499152
Same boat. I'm on a EVGA 750Ti FTW. Waffling between an EVGA 1070 SC and a Asus 1070 Strix. I wish one of the youtube channels would post some shootouts between the AIB cards. Why in the world aren't they doing that?

>>55499040
That's exactly what I did and you won't be disappointed

>>55499139
I'm literally flip-flopping constantly on when to buy... I don't really need a new card now, but I want to get a new card and 1440p monitor for fall (mainly in anticipation of the new battlefield)

I almost submitted the order but I think I'll wait since primeday is this week and I might spend the money on a new monitor instead at this point

>>55499139
You can get army free newegg premier?

>>55499215
Yeah, they're running a promotion right now for free premier for a year for people in the armed forces/vets.

>>55499225
I'm the only tech guy in my family, gona ask my brother to get in on it, he has been wanting a rig recently. Thanks.

>>55499199
Yeah I almost feel bad getting rid of it, it's been a real great workhorse for the price. But playing at more than 60fps with all the settings turned down to minimum is going to be fucking amazing

We might start seeing more direct comparisons between aftermarket cards soon, they're still coming out after all.

>>55492698
I got a Gaming X but I honestly have no idea how to activate the different modes.

I tried running the software they provided but it doesn't work.

>>55499251
Yeah I feel like I really grabbed a gem. I'm still playing GTAV at 1080p at great framerates with... not max settings but textures maxed which is really the important thing for GTAV.

>>55499199
Because of the way the GTX 1070 is there is almost no difference between them and you're better off getting whatever is cheaper from a manufacture that you want. Or aesthetics.

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>all these people ITT not waiting for Titan P

>>55499265
I dunno, even if performance is similar, if nothing else there tends to be at least one manufacturer each generation that fucks up and makes their fans deafeningly loud, or has a shitty build quality to cut costs, or something like that.

Sold my PC for Xbox One S pre-order

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>>55499283
>waiting for overpriced garbage
slightly improved performance for 1000$+

>>55499381
Nvidia learned from Maxwell and are going to make sure the price to performance for Pascal Titans is worth it, which means the 1080 Ti to Titan P power ratio is going to be controlled to make it seem like the Titan P is worth it.

>>55499358
what kind of a PC was it?

if it was shit you did the right thing, AMD's cards suck ass and nvidia gimps drivers now

pc gaming is kill

569 CAD for a 1070 RIP

>>55492366
i'm getting poolaris 11.

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>>55499530

>>55497847
Oh man, doesn't appear to be any sag at all on that EVGA. I've got a 1080 FTW on backorder, so I'm pretty keen now. Does having the power pins come from above help with sag or is it just your personal preference?

What's the diff between FTW and SC ACX?

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>>55500614
FTW has some boot bios shenanigan whatsit

>>55492366
the one that says 1080ti

>>55498282
get the ftw one if youre going evga. the sc is just a reference pcb with the evga air cooler on it.

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>>55500894
What's wrong with the reference PCB?

>>55500894
Reference PCB may actually be preferable to many who plan on getting aftermarket liquid coolers. If you're going stock though then FTW is the way to go.

>>55500874
this

>getting shafted and not having HBM2

>>55501496
Only a retard would pay extra for the SC to take the cooler off of it. If you want a reference PCB for a block, you buy the absolute cheapest piece of shit blower-style card using the reference PCB, like the MSI Aero.

>>55501564
When do you think the Ti models will come out? Definitely not in a rush since I'm using a 390 at the moment and will sell when I replace it.

>>55501604
Well I was speaking generally but what you're saying also forgets factors like availability and regional pricing. Where I am you actually pay more for a partner AIB than a 'Founders Edition' and the other prices are also all over the place.

>>55501604
Why is the FTW PCB better than the reference?

>>55501639
Moe power phases and 8+8 pin power, slightly higher clocks. RGB lighting. They're very small things. I kind of wish I just bought the SC while it was in stock instead of waiting for the FTW.

>>55501661
I can't seem to find any reviews on the FTW edition, just the tier below it. Did it just come out? It's available for 428.68 USD on Jet.com.

>>55501733
Review articles may be scarce but there are a ton of video reviews on youtubes with benchmarks in them.

I'm just gonna admit to my own faggotry right now and say I got it for the RGB.

Was thinking of getting an MSI gaming X 1070 because my local Microcenter has them for $430. Idk though. My 980ti classified seems to be holding up nicely.

Any word on the 1080 classified? Or potential 1080ti?

>>55498627

Which monitor?

Is it TN or IPS?

Does a 1ms TN vs a 4 MS IPS really even matter?

>>55501775
If you have a 980ti then the 1070 is a pretty meager upgrade. I would wait for the 1080ti.

>>55501775
>My 980ti classified seems to be holding up nicely.
No shit, it's not even that old. You can skip pascal, you don't always need the shiniest toy anon.

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>>55501775
You should enjoy them both together in Ashes of the Singularity. It supports split frame rendering where you can run both at the same time.

What? What do you mean you don't only play Ashes of the Singularity? Uh... don't you know anything about gaming? Watch some benchmarks, that is the only game anyone plays. At least that's the conclusion I'd draw from the insane over coverage of that game.

>>55492366
rx 480