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Which GTX 1070 To Buy??

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Hello guys. Im planning a new build with a 6700K and a GTX 1070 later this year. I plan to build this build all in the popular Phanteks Evolve ATX Tempered Glass. My question is, which GTX 1070 should I buy? I was planning on using the EVGA GTX 1070 FTW EDITION GAMING ACX 3.0 card, but that has some kind of fire issues now. Does anyone know if EVGA's new cards have the recommended thermal pads already in them? If not, what other card should I get? I was debating the Founders Edition, but I would rather wait to see the situation on the EVGA cards. My theme for the build is Black with silver and white accents. Thanks for any info.

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evga stated that they made changes to the production so all 1070 and 1080s include thermal pads now but why bother? get zotac, msi armor or asus strix, DO NOT GET the founders edition, it is a waste of money..

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I just got the Gigabyte G1, and its pretty awesome! very happy with it

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19 minutes ago, KSP said:

Hello guys. Im planning a new build with a 6700K and a GTX 1070 later this year. I plan to build this build all in the popular Phanteks Evolve ATX Tempered Glass. My question is, which GTX 1070 should I buy? I was planning on using the EVGA GTX 1070 FTW EDITION GAMING ACX 3.0 card, but that has some kind of fire issues now. Does anyone know if EVGA's new cards have the recommended thermal pads already in them? If not, what other card should I get? I was debating the Founders Edition, but I would rather wait to see the situation on the EVGA cards. My theme for the build is Black with silver and white accents. Thanks for any info.

asus strix is pretty good, asus is known for their superior PCB's. but im kindoff an asus fanboy so don't trust me :P 

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20 minutes ago, xGGAx said:

evga stated that they made changes to the production so all 1070 and 1080s include thermal pads now but why bother? get zotac, msi armor or asus strix, DO NOT GET the founders edition, it is a waste of money..

I heard that EVGA nowadays is the better brand to get for graphics cards, with their great customer service. Zotacs look pretty good overall, but I'm not a fan of the back plate :PxD 

Riptide

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| CPU - i7 9700K @4.8GHz | Motherboard - ASUS ROG Maximus XI Code | Cooler - NZXT Kraken X52 | RAM - Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB @3600MHz | GPU - EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 Hybrid @2.1GHz | Storage - Samsung 960 Pro 512GB; Samsung 850 Evo 1TB; WD Black 2TB | Power Supply - EVGA G3 1000 Watt (with CableMod Cables) | Case - Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX TG (Anthracite Gray) | Case Fans - Too many Corsair ML120 Pro fans :P |

Peripherals

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| Keyboard - Corsair K95 RGB Platinum with Cherry MX Brown switches | Mouse - Logitech G Pro + Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum | Audio - Sennheiser PC37X + GSX 1000 |

 

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