Asus ROG GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Strix Gaming 8G in review

With the ROG GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Strix Gaming, Asus puts an interpretation of the GP104, which has been slimmed down into the GTX 1070 Ti, on the customer shelf, which actually does almost everything right and nothing wrong. Of course, this is also reflected in the price, but we can... The rather tidy-looking board does not hide any secrets. Power supply, input range, GPU and memory are located exactly where you would have expected them at first glance. THE GPU power supply is a... Important preliminary remark We had already mentioned it at the beginning that almost exclusively the resulting boost clock rates of each GTX 1070 Ti determine the final performance and thus the so-called GPU lottery and not the manufacturer and model.... Power consumption at different loads At 177.3 watts, the power consumption in the Torture Loop is even just below the point that Nvidia has set as the Power Target with 180 watts. In the gaming loop, the power consumption of 177.2 watts is almost... Overclocking The limits of this card are those of the competitor with similar Power Target, which is of course also due to the already mentioned GPU quality. With an adjustable Power Target of 216 watts, the card was approved for... Cooling system and backplate Of course, the generated waste heat is directly related to the recorded power, for which the cooling solution is responsible for optimum dissipation. This rather conservative cooling system relies on a large lamel... Summary Well, it's always kind of better, but in this case (almost) everything is right. And this is a good one for anyone who loves a GeForce GTX 1070 Ti. Not too heavy, really quiet and mostly also order...

Cooling system and backplate

Of course, the generated waste heat is directly related to the recorded power, for which the cooling solution is responsible for optimum dissipation. This rather conservative cooling system relies on a large lamella heat sink and a small frame made of light metal for stabilizing and cooling some components (storage), which must be cooled from above by the air flow itself.

If we briefly remember the IR images and then look at the three centrally positioned memory modules, we also see that these modules located in the hotspot are only cooled very half-heartedly. We already know the consequences, especially since these modules are also the most demanded.

The used and blackened inside backplate is not used for cooling the back of the board, but also and for screwing the cooling frame on the front and stabilizing. In addition, the RGB light surface of the logo sits here.

Cooling system at a glance
Type of cooler:	Air
Heatsink:	Nickel-plated, polished heat sink for GPU
Cooling fins:	Aluminum, vertical alignment
Heatpipes	6x 6 mm, copper composite, nickel-plated
VRM cooling:	VRM via integrated heatsink
RAM cooling	via mounting frame
Fan:	3x 8.7 cm fan modules (9 cm opening) 11 rotor blades each semi-passive regulation
Backplate	Aluminum, blackened no cooling function

The cooler itself is a large and not very light Bolide, whose heatsink delights a total of six 6 mm heatpipes made of nickel-plated composite material with the absorbed GPU waste heat and hopes for quick removal. The polished and nickel-plated heat sink works excellently, as our measurements proved.

The three fans used, with their 11 blade-like rotor blades per fan, are designed for airflow and vortex rather than uniformly applied static pressure. However, we will come back to these fans later when it comes to fan control and speeds, because it remains pleasingly quiet.

Fan curves and noise emission ("volume")

The fan curves show that Asus uses a passive mode, i.e. a fan shutdown, and that the hysteresis has been perfectly tuned. Under load, the whole thing then levels in a closed housing at approx. 1377 rpm (<40% PWM) ein, was sehr leise bleibt. A big plus point has already been noted.

The whole thing doesn't look much different with the stress test. In summary, the card with the three fans performs more than just average and can remain very quiet.

Reserves to make the fans rotate even lower, however, the card hardly has any more, you could actually make it louder in return to get it even cooler. But who wants and needs it?

Measurements for fans and noise emission
Fan speeds Open Benchtable Maximum	1188 rpm
Fan speeds Open Benchtable Average	1125 rpm
Fan Speeds Closed Case Maximum	1377 rpm
Fan Speeds Closed Case Average	1352 rpm
Noise emission (air) Maximum	33.3 dB(A)
Noise Emission (Air) Average	32.4 dB(A)
Noise Emission (Air) Idle	0 dB(A), passive mode
Sound characteristic / Hearing impression	light bearing and engine noise< 1 Hz Voltage transformer noises audible

To illustrate our subjective audio impression once again, we now have a high-resolution graphic with the complete frequency spectrum of our laboratory measurement: