Whats the best AIB 1070? As in who has the best cooler i guess is what it comes down to. Wouldn't mind a 3 slot for quieter cooling as wont be going SLI this time around anyways.
Thoughts on ASUS Strix?
The MSI Gaming 1070 also has double ball-bearing fans, something that's missing on the Gigabyte G1 and Asus Strix.
Yet, oddly enough, the Asus is doing well in temps, only 2c off the best in chart you link to. But I agree, doesnt excuse the lousy design. Though have a feeling direct touch even on 2 or 2 1/2 pipes is better than copper plate. Asus would probably have tested that and figured it not worth the added production cost.One of the loudest after-market 1080 cards, which suggests an Asus Strix 1070 OC won't be as quiet as the Gigabyte G1, Zotac Extreme or MSI Gaming:
https://www.computerbase.de/2016-07/geforce-gtx-1080-partnerkarten-vergleich-test/4/
Asus messed up the cooler design like the last gen's ACX. Only 2.5 out of 5 (!) heatpipes are touching the GPU core.
Yet, oddly enough, the Asus is doing well in temps, only 2c off the best in chart you link to. But I agree, doesnt excuse the lousy design. Though have a feeling direct touch even on 2 or 2 1/2 pipes is better than copper plate. Asus would probably have tested that and figured it not worth the added production cost.
I like it since it has fan headers, so you can connect 2 case fans to the gpu and have the gpu control them. Makes sense since the gpu is the main source of heat in most pc's.Thoughts on ASUS Strix?
I can't seem to find info on the bearings used in Asus Strix and Gigabyte G1. Link?
Is the Seahawk edition any good, or not worth the extra cash?
Gigabyte Xtreme has dual ball bearing fans and it's specifically advertised. Those cards also get an extended 4 year warranty instead of 3 for G1. By extension it means G1 has regular fans that kept failing for years on all their older cards.
Asus doesn't advertise double ball bearing fans anywhere. Why would they not advertise such a good feature if they had it?
MSI Gaming 1070 in the US seems to be a very good card in terms of noise levels and temps. Worldwide, the Palit cards are excellent.
I am also assuming the PC in your sig hasn't been updated? Because otherwise, there is no way you should be buying a GTX1070 for a Nehalem i7. The CPU bottleneck will be out of this world. Your CPU isn't even fast enough for a GTX980/R9 390/290X level GPU.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=38321281&postcount=15
Right. So you don't actually know what bearings they have, despite making a factual claim on the matter. You may well be correct but you're still just making an educated guess, and your post should reflect that.
Is the MSI gaming X the same as the twin frozr? all i can find up here in canada is the twin frozr. The tiers of MSI cards for sale here seem to go from lowest to highest price:
Aero OC, Armor OC, FE, Twin frozr, Sea Hawk.
Waste of $ for $520 for 2 reasons:
- at that point might as well buy the $620 EVGA 1080 ACX
- none of the AIB 1070 cards run hot. That means the premium for the AIO CLC on the 1070 is a waste of $. You aren't paying for noise either since MSI Gaming 1070 is already near silent
Save your $ and get another 1070.
Whats the best AIB 1070? As in who has the best cooler i guess is what it comes down to. Wouldn't mind a 3 slot for quieter cooling as wont be going SLI this time around anyways.
If it looks like this, it's the same thing:
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=559&item_id=096792
The gaming uses TwinFrozr 6 GPU cooler. In Canada the Gaming isn't worth the asking price imho. I've seen Gigabyte 1070 OC for $539.99 and Gigabyte G1 1070 for $569.99.
http://m.ncix.com/products/sku/132935/
http://m.ncix.com/products/sku/132462/
Right now ALL 1070/1080 cards overclock identically. It's pure silicon lottery. Perhaps the Lightning and Galax HOF change this but there is no reason to pay a premium for any AIB 1070 over the cheapest Gigabyte versions. Gigabyte G1 gaming uses GPU Gauntlet where they supposedly sort the best chips from NV. That makes the Canadian premium on the MSI Gaming X even harder to justify.