​Yep....the £295 MSI means I can't bring myself to pay anymore than that. May just skip this generation.

I own this product so will give small review: overclocks well if thats what you are into, or if run stock or adjusted fan curves it can be as quiet as a kitten. Performance is excellent, I game at 2160p and the majority of the games I actually play (as I tend to buy Triple A games a couple years after they come out e.g Witcher 3 and GTA V I bought this month, and rocket league/cities skylines and indie games) I can run either maxed out or dropping around to a custom high-mix. 4K60fps! It exists! :man: And it has all that proprietary **** that people love (Side note: I do wish it were compatible with Free-sync as that was my upgrade path for my monitor and G-Sync is ridic expensive) like shadowplay or whatever thats called now, and ungimped performance in Nvidia titles for the most part! It fits in my shoebox sized case (Coolermaster Elite 130) very nicely without thermal issues. Overall it's great as I can see it lasting me a couple years with probably dropping settings whilst true 4K GPUs came out, so anyone that plays at 1080p should get some nice hiiiiigh framerates in most titles!

I was quite lucky and bought it last August whilst in the U.S for $360. Still a pretty decent price for around here, but maybe some shops will start a nice price war over 1070s who knows :smiley:

Ignore your friend. Televisions make terrible computer displays.

Indeed. Im finding it hard to order one after that under 300 MSI deal at Ebuyer a while ago though, this is getting closer.

I received mine yesterday and mine too was the non OC version but no biggy. I just notice though that they are offering a free game now on 10 series cards
"Get For Honor or Tom Clancys Ghost Recon: Wildlands FREE Digital Download"
I wonder if we will qualify for that?

I've just had mine delivered and can confirm the image was wrong and it's not the OC edition. Doesn't make a lot of difference, but not great from Novatech.

oos

Confirmed it is the non OC version but clocked ok for me. Not played much but set to +150 core and +500 memory and seems happy enough.

I was just looking for info on that to see what the deal is I was thinking that this one would probably overclock the same as the OC version but the OC is just overclocked out the box.

Ordered :smiley: now to put my two GTX 970's on ebay.

Just noticed that this is not the OC version but on the novatech website the picture is of the OC version as anyone had one delivered yet?

I currently have MSI GTX 970 in SLI but with a lot of games not supporting sli at the minute I was looking to upgrade to a 1070 hopefully a MSI but with this one at this price I'm tempted do you think it's worth upgrading now? I just bought resident evil 7 and I'm a little scared of running it in case my 970 doesn't have the ability to run it well up to now I haven't struggled with most games on full settings except with forza horizon 3

I agree. I'm gaming on 1080p at the moment, but sometimes abit of overkill is actually abit of future-proofing. If I had a 970, I wouldn't of upgraded though.

Does anyone know what the promotion is for buying a GTX 1070 at the moment? Is it WatchDogs 2? I can't find anything.

As with anything as time passes and new games arrive, performance slides backwards. GTX1070 isn't huge overkill for 1080p. It's somewhat more than you can manage with I agree, but then you sit down with games like Watch Dogs 2 or Deus Ex Mankind Divided where you can barely get 60FPS in 1080p even on a GTX1070 you'll think about that carefully.

Ideally it's a card for 1440p now and you'll ditch it for a new one once the next refresh hits in say 12 months, but you'll already be turning down settings on a lot of games within that time.

GTX1070 would be a good 1080p card for several years then.

I've got a flux capacitor for sale.

Hold out a little longer my friend! They're releasing a NEW GTX 1080, specifically for 1080p gaming. Think of the frammmmeeesss. :wink:

But I want 144fps on 1080p ultra!

I wouldn't upgrade personally, I went from 770 to 1070 lol. It just depends on you though, it could make a difference running things at 4K on ultra (you might be looking at sub-30fps on the 970 as opposed to just above). The main difference on the 10 series is that they run with less power, if you're gaming at 1080p there could be no point in upgrading.

Okay so I've shopped around, and I'm tempted to buy this for my LAN rig. When the GTX 1080Ti is released, what are the chances the prices of GTX 1070's will be lower than this? Looking at the prices of 1070's now this is actually a VERY good deal. Most cards are £400+.

I know you're not psychics, but if anyone remembers what happened last series with the 980Ti please remind me. Or was the 980Ti released at the same time as the others? I honestly can't remember.

It's not worth upgrading from a 970 to a 1070

Ignore your friend. Televisions make terrible computer displays.

​Thank you for the great and detailed response. I purchased it yesterday. I'm actually also buying a new display. Most likely a 27" 2560x1440. But I'm now thinking maybe a 4K display perhaps? My friend recommends a 4K Samsung TV (UE49KU6400) as a monitor. Though I think that might be too large?

Torn!

I have the MSI 1070 gaming X 8G which is a one of the fastest 1070 cards, I haven't had to overclock the card yet. Then again I've heard that there's not much headroom on the 1070 series.
I can confirm that these cards will easily run the latest games at 2160. Don't forget that at 4K, all AA can be turned off thus releasing plenty of power. Then again, my card runs all games maxed out with AA but you can't see any difference or improvement with AA.
This looks like a great deal. If you are running at 1080p then an OC is a waste of time.
I didn't buy the the 1080 series simply because that level of power isnt needed to play the top games at 2160p.
I read magazines and laugh when they review the top end nvidia cards in relation to 4K gaming. I don't know how they set up their rigs but if some of the cards they review struggle with 4K then they are incompetent or liars.
I knew my 1070 card would easily meet my 2160 requirements as my preview card, the 970 8g could run games at that resolution.
Once again many with say this is t possible.
Believe me it is and we are being told very misleading statements and reviews regarding high end cards and 4K gaming.
This card is on sale at a great price. It's going to be future proofed at 1080p and at 2160p you should get at least two or three years from this card. By which time the next generation will be out and we all start again.

Well you could have looked at different models and checked prices or whatever haha I didn't say buy that exact one, I left it there as an example. It's pretty cheap though and good enough.

Thanks a lot just brought it and thanks for your advice , looking forward to it now.

The fastest slot power only card is specifically, a GTX1050Ti

A model like this: http://www.ebuyer.com/762683-palit-geforce-gtx-1050ti-4gb-gddr5-dual-link-dvi-hdmi-displayport-graphics-ne5105t018g1-1070f

It has no additional power connectors. If you buy another model, make sure it does not.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050-ti,review-33685-4.html Here is a review of a standard GTX1050ti and includes 750ti tests. It offers a reasonable jump in performance in most games, although it isn't scorching.

Download latest GTX1050ti drivers from Nvidia and leave them for later. Uninstall the drivers of your old card in windows. Shut it down, pull the plug and open the case. Ground yourself (touch something metal to ground, it's unlikely you'll be statically charged up but maybe you are a fan of wool, who knows lol)

Your old card will likely have one or two screws that hold the rear of the card to the back of the case, and a small plastic clip/lever on the motherboard that holds the card's base connector in that you just press to pop the card out.

Then do the reverse with the new card. Make sure it is seated firmly and squarely in the slot before you put the screws in, boot up the machine. Install GTX1050ti drivers you downloaded earlier.

Sell old card and recover some money. You'll easy get £50-60 on ebay for a working 750ti. Job done.

nVidia.. heat :smiley:

Thank you for taking the time for a great reply , yes I want one that just slips in . If I get one do you just unscrew it and slot the 1050 in. I,'m never going to be a gamer these days so I will do that and have no idea how to fix / upgrade etc. Thanks a lot !.

Not for 1080p if you want 144fps!

Novice question. Please advise. What's the difference between this and the OC version? Also does this have a backplate?

Wait wait wait wait wait hmm I Wil still wait I got Asus GTX 1070 Turbo I am luking for one more they r beast I overclocked mine to gtx1080 boostclock & it doing great

Having upgraded from 970 to a 1070 on a 1080p/120Hz screen, I can't agree with that. The difference in GTAV was immediately obvious. Instead of 55 fps average with drops to 40 it would stay over 60 and always feel smooth, on higher settings than the 970 could manage. Also let me have a good experience with the badly optimized Dishonored 2. ARK felt immediately smoother too. Arkham Knight, again liquid smooth on full settings.

No if you have 1080p 144hz monitor

Hi can someone help me please , I have a Lenovo desktop with i7 4790 16gb 120sd 2TB and a GTX 750ti . As you can see it,s not a gaming rig the power supply is 300-400 watts. Could someone tell me what card I can use from the new generation. Also could someone tell me how differcult it is to fit. My gaming days were the late 80.s so have no idea, I don,t want to play the latest games ( too many keys and no joystick ) . I do read all of this threads but still haven,t learn,t so if someone could help me I would be very grateful . Thank you n advance

1060, 1050ti or RX 480 all good then. A 1070 is overkill purely for 1080p.

Ah ok. I'm not fussed about 4K just now as I don't have even have a 4K TV. I'm just looking for top 1080p gameplay

Ok, I probably won't bother then. Thanks for your quick response. :smiley:

Minus 3.45% TCB = GBP 328.25

Could someone tell me what this means please?

I'm also sitting with the same processor and graphics card and looking to upgrade so glad I stumbled on this thread. I'm hoping I can get a 1060 6gb which should be a good upgrade to the 750ti. I have a 450w psu. Look into the 1060 if you would rather spend a bit less than the 1070 but still get good graphics. I'm also trying to buy a steam link so I can sit in the living room and play games with the new card on my big tv

Vega can't come soon enough!

I have this exact model overclocked to 2ghz and at most draw 280 watts at the wall with an overclocked 2500k. Just make sure that your PSU has the pcie connectors required for it

Yeah as you say it's a lottery, with a factory OC you're just guaranteed those clocks. The card I've currently got is the GTX 570 which I've overclocked using MSI Afterburner (or EVGA Precision X, can't remember now!) so this will be a solid upgrade regardless. I've ordered, so will find out soon I suppose! Thanks again :smiley:

Thank you what model do I need that is the 750ti upgrade

400w is pushing it a bit depending on how efficient your psu is. Testing suggests 450w is minimum depending on the other components in your pc. Replacing your psu as well might be a good idea.

Tempted to sell my 970 and get this!

No problem :smiley: I think my overclock from the high-performance factory settings managed nearly 15% higher fps stable in 3DMark Firestrike & Timespy, and then burned in for stability on Afterburner. I've dialled it back a touch to where I was more comfortable with the noise but the cooler seems fine given the chip will reach it's limits before thermals become an issue for me and the 1070s are all the same chip so that's just a lottery :smiley:

excellent

Thank you Saxonstar! Great to hear what a current owner thinks. Yes I plan to overclock it to at least what the OC version is at or if possible to what the G1 gaming version is clocked at

That sub 300 ebuyer card was a mistake, you won't see these accurately priced sub 300 until there's something better on the horizon..

I own this product so will give small review: overclocks well if thats what you are into, or if run stock or adjusted fan curves it can be as quiet as a kitten. Performance is excellent, I game at 2160p and the majority of the games I actually play (as I tend to buy Triple A games a couple years after they come out e.g Witcher 3 and GTA V I bought this month, and rocket league/cities skylines and indie games) I can run either maxed out or dropping around to a custom high-mix. 4K60fps! It exists! :man: And it has all that proprietary **** that people love (Side note: I do wish it were compatible with Free-sync as that was my upgrade path for my monitor and G-Sync is ridic expensive) like shadowplay or whatever thats called now, and ungimped performance in Nvidia titles for the most part! It fits in my shoebox sized case (Coolermaster Elite 130) very nicely without thermal issues. Overall it's great as I can see it lasting me a couple years with probably dropping settings whilst true 4K GPUs came out, so anyone that plays at 1080p should get some nice hiiiiigh framerates in most titles!

I was quite lucky and bought it last August whilst in the U.S for $360. Still a pretty decent price for around here, but maybe some shops will start a nice price war over 1070s who knows :smiley:

Can anyone who has one comment on the noise levels of this? I was also looking at getting the Asus GeForce GTX 1070 Strix which has great reviews, but not much info on this Windforce card, how does it compare?

Thanks! :smiley:

whaaa! I want it now! Waiting for new credit card so I can get £35 cashback. Wonder how long this deal will last?

Damn I would have been quite tempted by this had I not bought something else this week.

Great price. Anyone have any voucher codes for novatech?

Good price for sure. From what I know it's not the most popular though due to being a bit on the longer side and not the best looking. Still, inside a decent size case and if you (rightly) don't care about looks then it's a decent card.

These 1070s rarely seem to be under £350 except that odd £300 around New Year.

​Yep....the £295 MSI means I can't bring myself to pay anymore than that. May just skip this generation.

so many good deals on 1070 recently