Which 1070 is better?

[Romano]

Which one is better?

 

Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1

 

or

 

GTX 1070 FTW GAMING ACX 3.0

 

I like the Evga FTW but that feature of the fans that don't spin when its idle uhmmm Idk, I don't like that stuff, had bad experiences with the Corsair RM series which does the same thing

 

What's your thought?

[Bananasplit_00]

because i really like Gigabyte i would say G1 but there wont be much of a differance in what you pick anyway so its mainly what you can afford and what you like the look of tbh

[EPPHO]

Gigabyte

[ThatCarlosGuy]

The difference is negligible. In my opinion, most air cooled 1070 variants perform the same under normal circumstances. Do you have a color scheme? Maybe go with what goes better with that.

The zero rpm fan thing is fine. My MSI 1070 has it and works great. Although the fans are pretty quiet at like 30-50% speed anyway.

[Romano]

also anyone knows why the evga ftw uses more connectors for power than the gigabyte? when I saw the 3 fans I thought it would be using more energy but seems like nope?

[Romano]

1 minute ago, ThatCarlosGuy said:

The difference is negligible. In my opinion, most air cooled 1070 variants perform the same under normal circumstances. Do you have a color scheme? Maybe go with what goes better with that.

The zero rpm fan thing is fine. My MSI 1070 has it and works great. Although the fans are pretty quiet at like 30-50% speed anyway.

I'm glad you mentioned this.

 

Yes I have everything in White, ram, cables, fans, lights etc

 

My very first option was the Asus Dual but didn't found many reviews so I looked to the gigabyte and evga instead

[ThatCarlosGuy]

3 minutes ago, Romano said:

also anyone knows why the evga ftw uses more connectors for power than the gigabyte? when I saw the 3 fans I thought it would be using more energy but seems like nope?

It's all about the amount of power phases the card has mainly. More power phases has more reliable power delivery to the gpu. Theoretically better for overclocking. But again, the difference is negligable because almost all aftermarket 1070s get 2000mhz and maybe a bit more.

 

The EVGA ones look like they'll go well with white. It's not fully white but don't forget they have customisable RGB LEDs. So maybe white LEDs on a fully white card might be to much white. All personal taste though.

Just go with a reliable brand and what you can cheaper. Can't go wrong with this gen cards generally!

[Bananasplit_00]

8 minutes ago, Romano said:

also anyone knows why the evga ftw uses more connectors for power than the gigabyte? when I saw the 3 fans I thought it would be using more energy but seems like nope?

more power phases, tho that dosent really matter much untill you go with something better then an air cooler usiually

[Romano]

I see, then I think the Evga FTW is the winner here, (for me atleast) I don't have any complaints about evga, and if it works with the white theme good then

[Hunched]

You're comparing the company with the absolute best customer service (EVGA) to the company with the absolute worst customer service (Gigabyte).

Literally the exact opposite ends of the spectrum, also Gigabyte has by far the cheapest feeling Pascal cards too.

 

EVGA wins by as much as anything possibly could in this scenario.

[Romano]

Thank you guys, it is all clear now seems like the Evga FTW version is the real winner here, now I have to decide if buy the 1070 now? or wait until the 1080 price goes down

[Hunched]

10 minutes ago, Romano said:

Thank you guys, it is all clear now seems like the Evga FTW version is the real winner here, now I have to decide if buy the 1070 now? or wait until the 1080 price goes down

I wouldn't count on the 1080's price going down any time soon unless AMD comes outta nowhere with a competing card this year.

 

[RyGuy99]

11 hours ago, Hunched said:

You're comparing the company with the absolute best customer service (EVGA) to the company with the absolute worst customer service (Gigabyte).

Literally the exact opposite ends of the spectrum, also Gigabyte has by far the cheapest feeling Pascal cards too.

 

EVGA wins by as much as anything possibly could in this scenario.

No, no, no. Don't put Gigabyte in the likes of Asus when it comes to bad customer service. Not to mention customer service isn't all a card provides. You have to consider build, reliability and aesthetic. Also after the 970 SC fiasco EVGA had I wouldn't put them at the top of customer service anymore. 

[Hunched]

10 hours ago, RyGuy99 said:

No, no, no. Don't put Gigabyte in the likes of Asus when it comes to bad customer service. Not to mention customer service isn't all a card provides. You have to consider build, reliability and aesthetic. Also after the 970 SC fiasco EVGA had I wouldn't put them at the top of customer service anymore. 

Gigabyte has the worst build quality, and ugliest most plastic 1070's money can buy. Their reliability is garbage too if the low cost cutting build quality is any indicator.

My Gigabyte 1070 arrived with faulty fans and is the cheapest feeling product I have ever held in my hands.

 

I returned it to NewEgg and got an MSI 1070 and won't ever go back.

The customer service horror stories with Gigabyte on forums and reddit have been crazy the last few months, fuck them as a company and I'll never buy anything from them again. 

Asus can have bad customer service, but at least their cards are built with things like metal and actually feel and look well built. 

 

Gigabyte may have been fine with 970's which I see you have, but they have become by far the absolute worst with their Pascal options.

[RyGuy99]

2 hours ago, Hunched said:

Gigabyte has the worst build quality, and ugliest most plastic 1070's money can buy. Their reliability is garbage too if the low cost cutting build quality is any indicator.

My Gigabyte 1070 arrived with faulty fans and is the cheapest feeling product I have ever held in my hands.

 

I returned it to NewEgg and got an MSI 1070 and won't ever go back.

The customer service horror stories with Gigabyte on forums and reddit have been crazy the last few months, fuck them as a company and I'll never buy anything from them again. 

Asus can have bad customer service, but at least their cards are built with things like metal and actually feel and look well built. 

 

Gigabyte may have been fine with 970's which I see you have, but they have become by far the absolute worst with their Pascal options.

I'd say the EVGA by far look and feel the cheapest and are absolutely HIDEOUS. They took a huge step back with their new cooler design. MSI has great build quality but I hate the early 2000's red and black color scheme. 

 

Asus is known for having shit cards for the last two generations and are by FAR the worst card manufacturer. I thought Asus would turn it around but all I've heard is new cards coming with broken fans/shrouds and horrid RMA and customer service. They make great motherboards but fuck their graphics cards. Gigabyte is MILES better than them. 

[Romano]

3 hours ago, RyGuy99 said:

I'd say the EVGA by far look and feel the cheapest and are absolutely HIDEOUS. They took a huge step back with their new cooler design. MSI has great build quality but I hate the early 2000's red and black color scheme. 

 

Asus is known for having shit cards for the last two generations and are by FAR the worst card manufacturer. I thought Asus would turn it around but all I've heard is new cards coming with broken fans/shrouds and horrid RMA and customer service. They make great motherboards but fuck their graphics cards. Gigabyte is MILES better than them. 

I was so into the Asus Dual because the theme scheme, Thank God I asked here first