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Gtx 1070

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  • 28-01-2017 2:58pm
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    tosh_2006
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭


    i'm looking at getting a gtx 1070 but not sure what 1. Does it matter what 1?


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    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,179 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    I can't seem to find the article I based my decision off of, but I looked at most of the third-party 1080s - ASUS, EVGA, Gigabyte, Palit, Zotac, etc. - and ended up going with Palit. They have the quietest cooler, and it performs within the top three, of about ten cards tested.

    Also, I wouldn't bother with overclocked versions, unless the price difference is very small. GPU Boost pretty much makes it irrelevant.

    This it the 1070 I ended up going with.


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    tosh_2006
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭tosh_2006


    is www.mindfactory.de ok to buy from? or is there some where better?


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    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,179 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    Mindfactory is totally fine. Lots of people here (including myself) have used them a lot. They charge a flat €30 shipping though, so you might be able to find it cheaper somewhere else, depending.


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    tosh_2006
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭tosh_2006


    i was just looking at EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW Gaming ACX 3.0


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    Venom
    Registered Users Posts: 6,984 ✭✭✭Venom


    tosh_2006 wrote: »
    i was just looking at EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW Gaming ACX 3.0

    EVGA had major problems with their ACX cooler based cards. Thermal pads had to be added to the coolers which EVGA would do if sent back or send you out the pads to do yourself.


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    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    Venom wrote: »
    EVGA had major problems with their ACX cooler based cards. Thermal pads had to be added to the coolers which EVGA would do if sent back or send you out the pads to do yourself.

    Disclaimer: Own an EVGA card

    Major is overstating it a bit. One or two problems with people running Furmark for hours up on hours. Pads are now installed on new cards, and aren't even required on the old cards, although I might get round to doing mine eventually.


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