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Oh, I realized I've got bench results from those two. Speaks for itself...as you can see 1060s wins in Time Spy (dx12) by 26 points which is more or less margin of error and 1070 wins in Sky Diver (dx11) by 3000+ (!)

If you'll be able to find 1070 with at least 1 year warranty (shouldn't be a problem), I'd go for this option 100%. There is literally no gain for you with 1660s, except the warranty.

I agree with the adapter - "easy fix". However, if I'm not mistaken, and I think I'm not, you're gonna need an active adapter... those are "a bit more" expensive ~$/£100. With a 100 price tag, it might be worth buying a new monitor. Or you can get 2nd hand adapter from ebay. No warranty of course. I disagree with claim that 1660s is better than 1070. It's not, had them both 2 weeks ago, did test them. 1070 is definitely the winner imo

I'm planning to post a manual here how to do that as it's not as straight forward with RTX cards... but I have figured it all out - had to, as there's no info on the internet. Have it up and running for about a week, no issues whatsoever. Well worth the effort Re pump: btw I really doubt that I will ever use water cooling again, it's very unreliable.

I didn't do a pump. I did THIS one and it's great, more than great. Actually, I'm gonna get rid of my CPU pump soon as it's the noisiest part of my build by far. I'll probably get Ninja 5 for CPU.

No worries, Alien. If DDU did not help then the easiest thing to do is to try to plug in your GPU somewhere else and test it. If problem persists even there then RMA it.

Got the same card as you and I've just put a custom cooling on it as I was disappointed with noise level of that Aorus, although it has 3 fans they're joke, especially with £700+ price tag. Used to have the same temps as you : idle 38-48, load 77-85 ( with a helicopter in my case) Now I have idle temps around 30 and full load 55-65 - almost silent.

? ? ? I bet you're one of those who treats cancer with herbs. Don't bother yourself with video or ss, people were trying to help you already, you're too stubborn tho.

ME: "Okay google" MY PHONE: "Beep" ME: "What is vram in gpu for?" MY PHONE: "Stands for "Video Random Access Memory" and is pronounced "V-RAM." System RAM is great for loading and running programs, but when you need graphics power, VRAM is where it's at. This is the memory used to store image data that the computer displays; it acts as a buffer between the CPU and the video card. When a picture is to be displayed on the screen, the image is first read by the processor and then written to the VRAM. The data is then converted by a RAM digital-to-analog converter (RAMDAC) into analog signals that are sent to the display. Of course, the whole process happens so quickly, you don't notice it. Unlike most system RAM, VRAM chips are dual-ported, which means that while the display is reading from VRAM to refresh the currently displayed image, the processor is writing a new image to the VRAM. This prevents the display from flickering between the redrawing of images. There are many different types of VRAM. One popular kind is called Synchronous Graphics RAM (SGRAM). It is an inexpensive type of RAM that is clock-synchronized. This means data can be modified in a single operation rather than as a sequence of read, write, and update operations. This allows background, foreground, and image fills to be handled more efficiently. Another type of VRAM is Rambus Dynamic RAM (RDRAM). It is designed by Rambus and includes a proprietary Rambus bus that speeds up the transfer of data through it. Video editing pros like this chip since it is optimized for video streaming. A third type of VRAM is Window RAM (WRAM). This high-performance VRAM is dual-ported, has about 25% more bandwidth than standard VRAM, and typically costs less. Finally, there is Multibank Dynamic RAM (MDRAM). This is also high-performance VRAM, developed by MoSys, which divides the memory into divisions of 32 KB that can be accessed individually. This makes memory transfers more efficient and increases overall performance. Another advantage of MDRAM is that it can be manufactured with just the right amount of memory for a given resolution, so it is cheaper to manufacture than most other types of VRAM." source

An important info is missing... what's your temp? Alien: you can't control GPU fan in BIOS...

lol, I didn't ask you to move - those are yours paranoias, not mine, so enjoy win7 and calm down. I told you to find 3rd party TM which can read GPU usage and associate it to processes. That's my advice. Peace

They're all the same, my friend. However, I tried that as well. Aorus software doesn't work either. It seems that 4pin (no4) on mobo has blocked PWM control via firmware. Can't think any other explanation that would make sense. However, something occurred to me and I'm going to try that this weekend. I'll post an update here... It might help someone else in the future.

The thing is, no4 is not usually plugged in. 1,2,3 and 5 are connected with the original fan assembly, whereas 1,2 and 3 are LED's and 5 is fan power (12pin).

What do you mean with "it's fan stop"? What's the purpose of that connector?

?you're welcome