Deciding Between Aftermarket GTX 1070s

[JustALittleHazy]

I've basically entirely planned out my PC build, the only thing I am having trouble on is deciding which of the aftermarket GTX 1070s to go with. It's down to three; the Gigabyte G1, the Asus ROG Strix O8G, and the EVGA FTW O8G. I'm currently leaning towards the Asus card but I'm very much open to the other 2.

 

Price points are somewhat comparable, with the Gigabyte being the cheapest, listed at $430 on NewEgg, while the EVGA and Asus sit at $460 and $470 respectively. I like the design for all of them so aesthetically its a wash.

 

Asus listed core clock speed is 1632 MHz in gaming mode and 1657 MHz in OC mode, and lists a boost clock of 1835 MHz in gaming mode and 1860 MHz in OC mode

EVGA listed core clock speed is 1607 MHz, and lists a boost clock of 1797 MHz

Gigabyte listed core clock speed is 1594 MHz in gaming mode and 1620 MHz in OC mode, and lists a boost clock of 1784 MHz in gaming mode and 1822 MHz in OC mode

 

(I know that OC potential really depends on the specific card and every individual card is different but I figured I would provide that info here anyway.)

 

The main differences between them other than listed clock speeds are that the Asus and Gigabyte cards are a 3 fan design while the EVGA is a 2 fan design, and that the Gigabyte and EVGA cards come with 3 DisplayPort 1.4 ports and 1 HDMI 2.0 port while the Asus comes with 2 DisplayPort 1.4 ports and 2 HDMI 2.0 ports. If I choose to move into VR the Asus card seems better equipped for that with the additional HDMI port.

 

All feature a 3 year warranty, who has better/more reliable customer service? This is a significant amount of money and should something go wrong I don't want dealing with it to be a hassle (at least any more of a hassle than dealing with broken products already is).

 

Thanks for any advice, if you own one of these 3 cards let me know how you like it.

[Dresta]

EVGA

[Skiiwee29]

4 minutes ago, JustALittleHazy said:

I've basically entirely planned out my PC build, the only thing I am having trouble on is deciding which of the aftermarket GTX 1070s to go with. It's down to three; the Gigabyte G1, the Asus ROG Strix O8G, and the EVGA FTW O8G. I'm currently leaning towards the Asus card but I'm very much open to the other 2.

 

Price points are somewhat comparable, with the Gigabyte being the cheapest, listed at $430 on NewEgg, while the EVGA and Asus sit at $460 and $470 respectively. I like the design for all of them so aesthetically its a wash.

 

Asus listed core clock speed is 1632 MHz in gaming mode and 1657 MHz in OC mode, and lists a boost clock of 1835 MHz in gaming mode and 1860 MHz in OC mode

EVGA listed core clock speed is 1607 MHz, and lists a boost clock of 1797 MHz

Gigabyte listed core clock speed is 1594 MHz in gaming mode and 1620 MHz in OC mode, and lists a boost clock of 1784 MHz in gaming mode and 1822 MHz in OC mode

 

(I know that OC potential really depends on the specific card and every individual card is different but I figured I would provide that info here anyway.)

 

The main differences between them other than listed clock speeds are that the Asus and Gigabyte cards are a 3 fan design while the EVGA is a 2 fan design, and that the Gigabyte and EVGA cards come with 3 DisplayPort 1.4 ports and 1 HDMI 2.0 port while the Asus comes with 2 DisplayPort 1.4 ports and 2 HDMI 2.0 ports. If I choose to move into VR the Asus card seems better equipped for that with the additional HDMI port.

 

All feature a 3 year warranty, who has better/more reliable customer service? This is a significant amount of money and should something go wrong I don't want dealing with it to be a hassle (at least any more of a hassle than dealing with broken products already is).

 

Thanks for any advice, if you own one of these 3 cards let me know how you like it.

EVGA all the way. Asus has Customer Service issues and will hamper you in the event you need an RMA on the card. I have had 2 EVGA cards previously as had to do 1 RMA due to faulty VRAM and it went effortlessly and painlessly. 

[KingKeith55]

EVGA (2)

[MaxBunny]

EVGA is the best of NVIDIA cards (and PSUs) with legendary support.

[Wreckingball]

The ASUS Strix edition cards have the best cooling so they get the most out of GPU boost and are good for overclocking that so you should consider that. And it has RGB lighting!

[Imakuni]

Honestly... the Asus / EVGA cards aren't worth the 30 / 40$ extra over the Gigabyte card. While you could argue in favor of those 2, I still feel like you shouldn't pay the price difference.

 

Go with the GA card if you like it.

[Kleever]

Out of those three, I'd go with EVGA FTW. Support wise, EVGA is the best. Plus GPU boost will pretty much automatically boost all 1070s to over 1900MHz. I had a Gaming X from MSI and it reached 1976MHz with GPU boost and my FTW hit 1970MHz so I would say almost every card can reach 2000 with manual tuning granted you don't lose the silicon lottery. Gigabyte if you want to save money but by far that card has the most complaints of coil whine of all the 1070 models so keep that in mind.

[Simon771]

EVGA is the best for it's customer service.

You can modify that GPU and they won't mind.

 

Other companis ... use waterblock on it and you can forget about your warranty.

 

EVGA all the way!

[jett473]

2 hours ago, JustALittleHazy said:

I've basically entirely planned out my PC build, the only thing I am having trouble on is deciding which of the aftermarket GTX 1070s to go with. It's down to three; the Gigabyte G1, the Asus ROG Strix O8G, and the EVGA FTW O8G. I'm currently leaning towards the Asus card but I'm very much open to the other 2.

 

Price points are somewhat comparable, with the Gigabyte being the cheapest, listed at $430 on NewEgg, while the EVGA and Asus sit at $460 and $470 respectively. I like the design for all of them so aesthetically its a wash.

 

Asus listed core clock speed is 1632 MHz in gaming mode and 1657 MHz in OC mode, and lists a boost clock of 1835 MHz in gaming mode and 1860 MHz in OC mode

EVGA listed core clock speed is 1607 MHz, and lists a boost clock of 1797 MHz

Gigabyte listed core clock speed is 1594 MHz in gaming mode and 1620 MHz in OC mode, and lists a boost clock of 1784 MHz in gaming mode and 1822 MHz in OC mode

 

(I know that OC potential really depends on the specific card and every individual card is different but I figured I would provide that info here anyway.)

 

The main differences between them other than listed clock speeds are that the Asus and Gigabyte cards are a 3 fan design while the EVGA is a 2 fan design, and that the Gigabyte and EVGA cards come with 3 DisplayPort 1.4 ports and 1 HDMI 2.0 port while the Asus comes with 2 DisplayPort 1.4 ports and 2 HDMI 2.0 ports. If I choose to move into VR the Asus card seems better equipped for that with the additional HDMI port.

 

All feature a 3 year warranty, who has better/more reliable customer service? This is a significant amount of money and should something go wrong I don't want dealing with it to be a hassle (at least any more of a hassle than dealing with broken products already is).

 

Thanks for any advice, if you own one of these 3 cards let me know how you like it.

telling you right now. EVGA FTW will clock it's self to 1900ish under load, that is what mine does currently. 

 

also EVGA has a pretty fucking rad customer service system, if you register your card on their site, with the warranty it would be fairly easy to replace it.

 

i've had EVGA the entire time i've been into computers and frankly i love them, i would seriously recommend them.

[RyGuy99]

Just go for the Gigabyte one. It is just as good as the others and after the mistakes EVGA made in the 900 series like the EVGA 970 SC I they clearly aren't the best card nor support company anymore. Gigabyte has shown they can build quality, top performing cards. Just look at their 980ti G1. It was arguably the best one you could buy.  

 

Asus has improved since last gen and is also a good option. Have you looked at the Zotac Amp addition? Zotac makes great cards too! 

[Tazberry]

Get whatever 1070 that is affordable for you currently. Also if you really like the looks of one over the other go for that one. At the end of the day you are the one that is going to be enjoying the card.

[Wreckingball]

On 8/1/2016 at 11:17 PM, Simon771 said:

EVGA is the best for it's customer service.

You can modify that GPU and they won't mind.

 

Other companis ... use waterblock on it and you can forget about your warranty.

 

EVGA all the way!

Insert clip of every time ASUS saved linus when he cant make a build work

[IrshaadH]

I just picked up an MSI gaming x 1070 and it's fantastic.