2.7.2016

I am not sure why this card has garnered so many low reviews. If you read them, it is mainly about the price point. Considering that it is a Nvidia card, it also does have the added "tech" and brand of MSI. Which, I assume, is the reason for the extra £30 (price at the time of sale £429.99 - July 2016), if you were to visit the Nvidia website and bought directly from them, yes, you will get it £30 cheaper than Amazon. But it would be Nvidia's own model, the Founders Edition. Which has the basic spec.Personally I bought this because, I have an MSI mobo and my previous 970 was MSI branded. And both had been good to me.The card is aesthetically pleasing and has that MSI "look",which I give them massive props for as my case has see through side panel. The performance of the card itself has been second to none so far. It is a tad noisy but if you are gaming with a headset I think you wont even hear it. My pc is running an i5 4690k cpu and 16gb of ram and so far the new GPU has not choked. The software that come along with it is ok, there is so much bloatware that I barely use any of it. I think I have used the software 2x.I have run the following games on ultra or epic settings: Overwatch, Black Ops 3, Cities Skylines, Dead by Daylight and Battlefield 4. All have run smoothly between 60 to 100 fps.I am no expert but I hope this helps.EDIT: 21st July 2016.I am making this edit because I have noticed that people have commented that I mentioned that the card is noisy and have commented that there maybe something wrong with a) the gpu or b)my rig.I based this comment when I used MSI's Frozr Gaming software to test out if the fans worked. And indeed they did work. So I am sorry for the mix up. And thank you for all your concerns, but my rig is fine and my gpu rarely uses the fans, all my gaming is comfortable and very enjoyable. The card itself is still awesome and I would recommend this card to anyone.And for those interested, I built the pc myself about a year ago, it is my first pc that I have built and the specs are as follows and all bought from Amazon:Case: NZXT Phantom 240CPU: Intel i5 4690k Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 MB Cache, LGA1150 Socket) [did not overclock as there doesn't seem to be any reason to right now]CPU cooler: Cooler Master RL-S12V-24PK-R2 Seidon 120 Ver.2 "System Builder, Closed Loop Liquid Cooler, 1 Silencio Fan, 120mm Radiator" BlackMobo: MSI Z97 PC Mate ATX Motherboard (Intel, Socket 1150)RAM: HyperX FURY Series 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR3 1866MHz CL10 DIMM Memory Module Kit - WhiteHDD: Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB SATA lll Desktop SATA Drive - BlueSSD: Kingston SSDNow UV400 240 GB Solid State Drive 2.5 inch SATA 3 Stand-Alone DriveGPU: MSI Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070 Graphics Card (previous when built was MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 970)PSU: Corsair CP-9020048-UK Builder Series CX600 ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supply Unit, 600 WAnd some NZXT 1m LED Cable for effect.

16.9.2016

I upgraded my PC with new motherboard, cpu, RAM and GPU. I upgraded from a 970 4g to this beast of a card.I play games on a 58inch 4K HDR 60hz panel. I play everything at 4K. There isn't a game I can't max out with this card. Obviously AA isn't necessary with the top games. I've compared them with and without AA and the end result is exactly the same. This card is so powerful it runs at 4K with AA without any problem. But it's a waste of power.The card has plenty of headroom for overclocking but I just don't need it at present as it copes effortlessly at factory settings.It runs perfectly quietly and without any undue heat issuesI read magazines in disbelief when they talk about what is needed to run games at 4K.

12.9.2018

MSI GTX 1080 GAMING XThis is one of the last reviews of this card, I suppose. I picked one up cheap in the weeks before the 2080 came out.Interestingly the price has been rising again since then.An amazing card. I am sure you have read about it. It's a very big card! As long as a three fan card but an inch taller. It really is very impressive.Looks wise, I am used to Asus and Gigabyte which just are dull in comparison to this card, so 10 out of 10 here for cosmetics.Cooling is just amazing. I was running a Gigabyte three fan 1070 with a 3.5K monitor and it had a little difficulty at times so I wanted a 2080. But the 2080's are such poor value I decided to get this MSI 1080 instead. Good choice!

30.7.2016

TL;DR - Very good card but all 1070's will max out at the same performance due to how overclocking functions with the 10 series. BUY YOUR IDEAL MANUFACTURER FOR THE WARRANTY / SERVICE!Overall this is a very good card but make sure you do your research. Nearly all the 1070's will perform at the same performance and overclock very similarly, depending on your silicon lottery. You should choose your 1070 based on Price and Warranty/RMA.PSA - ALL 1070's WILL RUN AT A MAX OF 2.1GHZ ON THE CORE CLOCK. Some cards can clock higher but they will ALL downclock to ~2.1ghz due to how gpu boost 3.0 functions. Due to this, if you get LUCKY, you could buy a 980ti and overclock it to be faster than a 1070 but as it is older tech,

20.8.2016

Right-o people. I finally got one. Time to say some stuff.My intention in regards to gaming is a solid 60fps on an ultrawide monitor. This card delivers this in a perfect way. I have had no issues with the card. Mind you, it does make noise when under load, fans only kick in at around 59/60c. Anything lower, fans are not moving, no noise.Games I play? ( All in absolutely maxed settings) Grand Theft Auto 5. Card is possible in pushing more than 80fps and 100fps indoors on maxed everything. I have a 60fps cap, I don't want my card doing more than if needs to, I only have a 60hz monitor.Skyrim? Maxed out. Again I have a 60fps cap, without the cap your looking at a solid 90fps +.CSGO? Too easy for this gpu,

13.11.2017

So I haven’t been a pc gamer for too long and before I was only using my computer for animation work, while the graphics isn’t that important for animating it does help with rendering.Anyway I’ve got myself a fancy 21:9 monitor with g-sync and this graphics card hasn’t done me wrong yet, thermals are great the performance has been excellent while usually games maxed out are only hovering around the 60fps mark with g-sync that doesn’t bother me as it is so smooth.I really like the aesthetic that msi have gotten here although I don’t really understand why it has rbg lights when it has a red shroud, but what do I know?For my use case playing the witcher, Starcraft remastered,

10.3.2017

Bought this to replace the Radeon RX 470 card in my son's gaming PC. Delivery was quick with the goods well packaged. The build quality of the card is good and was easy to install, requiring a single eight-point power connector. The included disk with the drivers did not install correctly to Windows 10 however but downloading the drivers direct from nvidia did the trick with the card being correctly recognised once installed. The performance of the card goes way beyond that of the RX 470 and runs a lot cooler and quieter too. Which is a double bonus. The dual fan arrangement seems particularly effective with MSI's claims of the fan blade design being optimised for maximum cooling and minimum noise bourne out by the excellent results obtained.

21.11.2016

This graphics card is insane. I bought it for £650 and have upgraded from a 970.Firstly, this card runs hot, it idles at around 60C. This is because the fans don't start until it hits a certain temperature. I'm still playing around with my settings but it should be possible to adjust when the fans start.I'm using a 1440p monitor and managing to play every game smoothly on ultra. This graphics card was made for resolutions higher than 1080p. If youre running 1080p, I recommend getting a 1070. Theres no point :)The card looks great, you can change the RBG lightning colours to match your PC. Its also not that big in comparison to other GTX 1080s like the Asus strix.Ive had no problems with mine asides from when I first installed the drivers.

5.9.2016

For anyone wondering why the rating is so low (as of right now 3.5 star with 20+ one star reviews), I believe it was due to the pricing originally being set to £650 when the card was first released. At the time the 10 series cards were very hard to get in the UK as they were originally released in the US first. Now it is similarly priced with its competition, around £420 ;)With regards to the card itself, you couldn't ask for more (unless you're gaming at 4k). As far as I can tell, there is no game that this card can't run at max settings with at 60+ fps in 1080p. I can't say anything about 1440p as I don't have a 1440p monitor, but from what I've heard,

17.7.2016

I would HIGHLY recommend you wait for the price to go down as this is a ridiculous price, do not buy this card right now, wait for a month or two and you will do yourself justice.**UPDATE**After having bought the card from elsewhere(it was cheaper). I can definitely say that this is a solid card. It will give you 60FPS 1440p or 144FPS 1080p on almost any game out there.And it will run dead silent most of the times as the fans don't spin unless your GPU gets to a certain temperature. As with all the PASCAL cards this one overclocks like a beast, I can easily achieve over 2000mhz without any issues at all. This outperforms the 980ti(not substantially but noticeable).Overall I would definitely recommend this card as it gives you solid performance.

19.1.2017

Beware, you will need an 8 and 6 pin PCIe power connector in order to run this GPU.Aside from that (and that is by no means a downside), it is an excellent example of a GTX 1070.It was cool, quiet, and overclocked very well. Even though I have a very small case (which is less than ideal for an open face style card like this, i.e. front facing fans rather than a blower style cooler), the temperatures never exceed 73 degrees. That is whilst playing Overwatch. When playing games like Battlefield 1, Witcher 3, etc, the card usually hovers around 65-58 degrees.On very cold days I have seen it as low as 61!It also overclocked well, and regularly runs at between 2012-2050Mhz stable,

26.10.2016

I don't really need to say much here. Anyone buying a 1070 should have done their research by now.This particular card is absolutely fantastic. Whisper quiet, super capable and looks awesome IMHO.I'm running on 1440p and my first proper test ( Doom 2016 ) had everything set to maximum without skipping a single beat.It's the same game changer (pun intended) that the 6800GT was many moons ago. An utter beast at a not unreachable pricetag!One thing to note. There is a plastic covering over one of the fans that says 'remove before gaming'I didn't and the thing almost reached orbit before I investigated and removed it :) ( This locks one of the fans, the other couldn't keep up )Also,

20.7.2016

This card is totally amazing, really low temps under load, its quiet, dual ball bearings are good longevity, and it uses very little power, the card does support RGB on the side, but on the under part by the fans the individual red lines get lit up red and cannot be changed, (sad because you will have to disconnect the lights if you were to custom paint red to white or green etc. (Or red will be peering through) Frame Rate is amazing, nvidia drivers are currently sturdy, and the MSI software is even better. BUT WAIT. I highly recommend you to wait a month or two for the prices to drop, they should be around 80-100 pound less for this card as forth the gtx 970 dropped rather quickly too. Good card,

13.8.2016

Been a month since pre-order, checking every day for a change but it has finally arrived.Really, really well built card from MSI, sits ridged on my Asus Max Hero VIII with no sag. The Rad even fits on the back of the case with just enough clearance from the MB IO plate detail. I got 1987MHz boost clock without touching the card, ran stable with temp not going over 48 degrees. I have had the card run stable at just over 2100MHz OC'ed and I think I can go a little more.Great card and you will never need to worry about temps. Packaging is second to none, I almost want to keep the box on display.White LED MSI logo and white fan LED. Fan is a little noisy but if you wear a headset it shouldn't bother you.

10.11.2016

I wanted a new graphics card to replace my ageing GTX 750 Ti and I wanted something that was good value for money. I don't want to spend £300 but I want something that could last 3-4 years at a stretch.I initially waited until the GTX 1050 range was released but I ended up being disappointed by their prices.GTX 1060 3 GBPassMark score: 8767Price: £200GTX 1050 TiPassMark score: 6002Price: £160For an extra £40 (about 25%) I get a graphics card that is about 50% more powerful, personally that's easy to justify. Something to note is that the GTX 1050 Ti cards do have 4 GB RAM instead of 3 GB, but I'm not sure that's going to make a huge difference.

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