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...

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 really cool – there is really nothing to complain about! Well, as always, the optics could be arguable, but Asus can do without flavour enhancers, except for the usual RGB LED inlets. Well so!

If you leave aside the GPU lottery, you will get a mature card with an almost oversized cooler, which has almost unlimited reserves. The choice of the six 6 mm heatpipes is a correct one, because these thinner heatpipes work much more efficiently and, above all, faster. The polished and nickel-plated copper heat sink in combination with the rather liquid thermal glue button (extremely thin layer!) is not only an eye-catcher, but performs really well.

The only downside is the somewhat careless cooling of the three most stressed memory modules, because the approx. 25% coverage surface with a thermal pad and the frame are more alibi-like on the way, but not really efficient. During the stress test in the closed housing, two modules then reach the 85°C mark, which Micron sets as the upper limit, even after prolonged continuous operation. However, we haven't found more and gaming is still a long way from that cap.

Conclusion

Beautiful card, no question. Well, it's more of a card that shouldn't be a GTX 1080, but what's it. Nvidia has this chip in its portfolio and as such it is not even badly positioned. Even if the direct opponents in the form of the RX Vega56 still make themselves plentiful and therefore expensive. Only for this Nvidia can do nothing and not always only the bad miners are to blame, even if they with their preference for these cards provide a large part of the shortage.

The award is available for the quiet and actually very potent cooling, which contains many reserves, as well as the good processing and soldering quality. If you are looking for a whisper-quiet GTX 1070 Ti and bring enough small money: here is one.

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