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[Froggo56]

So i have a 1070 G1 by Gigabyte; i just put back on the stock cooler and was wondering how much quieter it could get it with good temps (like under 70c). Will adding fans to blow onto the GPU help it? Whats the best thermal compound(no liquid metal... yet.) What are the best fan curves that are good with temps and are relatively quite? Are there any good air cool after market heat sinks for the GPU? 

 

I had an AIO with the NZXT bracket thing on it but i'm downsizing my case, so don't suggest liquid cooling (Although it was super nice having it run at like 60c just cant fit it anymore) <3

[Froody129]

Undervolt it and have good case airflow 

[wildgg]

4 hours ago, Froggo56 said:

So i have a 1070 G1 by Gigabyte; i just put back on the stock cooler and was wondering how much quieter it could get it with good temps (like under 70c). Will adding fans to blow onto the GPU help it? Whats the best thermal compound(no liquid metal... yet.) What are the best fan curves that are good with temps and are relatively quite? Are there any good air cool after market heat sinks for the GPU? 

 

I had an AIO with the NZXT bracket thing on it but i'm downsizing my case, so don't suggest liquid cooling (Although it was super nice having it run at like 60c just cant fit it anymore) <3

you can add 2x 120mm fans to the heatsink like i did with my mod, check my Signature below for that.

 

other than watercooling i would look into undervolting, you'd be surprised how much that helps.

while gaming for hours on end i don't see temps above 61C with my 1080ti with 2x 120mm fans on it + undervolt at 0.950V

 

[Froggo56]

6 hours ago, wildthing said:

you can add 2x 120mm fans to the heatsink like i did with my mod, check my Signature below for that.

 

other than watercooling i would look into undervolting, you'd be surprised how much that helps.

while gaming for hours on end i don't see temps above 61C with my 1080ti with 2x 120mm fans on it + undervolt at 0.950V

 

Links to how to undervolt? i use MSI after burner, can i use that? Does it hurt performance?

[Darkseth]

Yes, MSI afterburner actually is THE way to undervolt. ^^

Depends how much you undervolt.

 

You need to use the STRG + F Curve Editor.

 

Just try max Undervolt, it's the easiest. (save it as Profile 1. You can try weaker undervolts with 0.85 Volt, 0.9 volt, etc, and save them to other Profiles)

 

1. Take the 0.8v Point, and pull it up to the Clock speed you want to pair it with. Probably 1800-1850 Mhz should be stable - you need to test it for yourself (Firestrike runs work great!), every Chip is unique!!

2. Every other dot, you pull DOWN. It has to be BELOW your Target point.

3. Click Apply --> Curve should jump to a horizontal Curve. No other dot is on a higher Clock speed than the 0.8v one --> Card will NOT boost above 0.8v + the Clock speed you paired it with.

(4. You can easily apply a +300-500 Mhz OC offset on Memory always, whatever works stable on your card).

 

This result will not be the highest performance, but the highest performance per Watt. The best efficiency.

You should be able to bring a GTX 1070 down to 100-110w Powerconsumption (instead 150w), with max 5%~ performance loss

 

If you want any middle value, without sacraficing clock speeds, it's slightly different.

There, you chose your point (let's say, 0.900 Volt), you hold SHIFT, and THEN you pull the dot up. Example: 0.900 Volt should be stable with 1950-2000 Mhz~ (again, try out what works for your Chip). If you hold shift, the whole Curve will move up and down. It's very important, to NOT change how the Curve looks. You don't want bigger Step-jumps than the stock curve (like leaving it stock, but have 1 HUGE step upwards).

This is equal to applying a random Offset OC.

 

Afterwards, you pull every BIGGER voltage-dot down below. So the "highest clock" is set with 0.900 volt.

 

Example from a German Forum: https://www.forum-3dcenter.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=11113697#post11113697

 

The Picture above is WRONG. This is NOT how it should look like.

The Picture below is CORRECT.

 

[Froggo56]

2 hours ago, Darkseth said:

Yes, MSI afterburner actually is THE way to undervolt. ^^

Depends how much you undervolt.

 

You need to use the STRG + F Curve Editor.

 

Just try max Undervolt, it's the easiest. (save it as Profile 1. You can try weaker undervolts with 0.85 Volt, 0.9 volt, etc, and save them to other Profiles)

 

1. Take the 0.8v Point, and pull it up to the Clock speed you want to pair it with. Probably 1800-1850 Mhz should be stable - you need to test it for yourself (Firestrike runs work great!), every Chip is unique!!

2. Every other dot, you pull DOWN. It has to be BELOW your Target point.

3. Click Apply --> Curve should jump to a horizontal Curve. No other dot is on a higher Clock speed than the 0.8v one --> Card will NOT boost above 0.8v + the Clock speed you paired it with.

(4. You can easily apply a +300-500 Mhz OC offset on Memory always, whatever works stable on your card).

 

This result will not be the highest performance, but the highest performance per Watt. The best efficiency.

You should be able to bring a GTX 1070 down to 100-110w Powerconsumption (instead 150w), with max 5%~ performance loss

 

If you want any middle value, without sacraficing clock speeds, it's slightly different.

There, you chose your point (let's say, 0.900 Volt), you hold SHIFT, and THEN you pull the dot up. Example: 0.900 Volt should be stable with 1950-2000 Mhz~ (again, try out what works for your Chip). If you hold shift, the whole Curve will move up and down. It's very important, to NOT change how the Curve looks. You don't want bigger Step-jumps than the stock curve (like leaving it stock, but have 1 HUGE step upwards).

This is equal to applying a random Offset OC.

 

Afterwards, you pull every BIGGER voltage-dot down below. So the "highest clock" is set with 0.900 volt.

 

Example from a German Forum: https://www.forum-3dcenter.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=11113697#post11113697

 

The Picture above is WRONG. This is NOT how it should look like.

The Picture below is CORRECT.

Thank ya <3