Here's the link:
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/58sf6q/thermal_imaging_of_evga_gtx_1070_ftw_under_load/d96jcxn/
 
Credit goes to megarows, for having the effort of trying to clarify all this.
All in all, temps will never be a issue in games, but if needed you should just adjust the fan curve on Precision XOC and everything will be relatively cool, even on high TDP.
I'm running the aggressive preset atm, since I really don't care about the noise and my case fans are already running at max speed either way. 

shannonjpower
Finally someone with some confirmation and testing!!! This should of come from EVGA at the very beginning and all this speculation would be non existent.

Yep. And it was done 7 days ago. I'm suprised at how nobody posted it yet.

Thanks for the post Broken.

Shannon, it's hard for EVGA to make a statement when everyone ignores the statements they make. Yes, it happens. Yes, evga already made a statement saying that the card operate within the designed temp limits. Yes evga already stated (as well as nvidia) that furmark should not be used. Yes, EVGA said "we know the customers want lower temps, so we will offer optional thermal pads to help reduce temperatures further".

The rest is user speculation. As I stated, the design of the heat plate and ACX has been used for years. Only one thing changed, and that was the fan speed to reduce noise. I set my card to run the slave bios (ftw) and fan went from 30% to 50% and temps dropped considerably.

If users want silent system, expect higher thermal output at the same tdp. If users want lower temps, they are required to make a little more noise or invest into some form of liquid cooling.

Scarlet-Tech
Thanks for the post Broken.

Shannon, it's hard for EVGA to make a statement when everyone ignores the statements they make. Yes, it happens. Yes, evga already made a statement saying that the card operate within the designed temp limits. Yes evga already stated (as well as nvidia) that furmark should not be used. Yes, EVGA said "we know the customers want lower temps, so we will offer optional thermal pads to help reduce temperatures further".

The rest is user speculation. As I stated, the design of the heat plate and ACX has been used for years. Only one thing changed, and that was the fan speed to reduce noise. I set my card to run the slave bios (ftw) and fan went from 30% to 50% and temps dropped considerably.

If users want silent system, expect higher thermal output at the same tdp. If users want lower temps, they are required to make a little more noise or invest into some form of liquid cooling.

we dont know what is the meaning of run in specs. the datasheet of ftw'vrm only stated 35a at 100c. is evga referring this as the specs or do evga simply takes the 125c or even 150c (the shut down temp) as specs. there is not doubt that ftw can operate correctly even vrm temp reaches 110c. i dont think the caught fire problem is really related to vrm itself as the vrm has some protection built in.
 
some ppl buy ftw cards for the card pcb quality, mainly the vrm quality. so if evga is saying ftw can run in specs but the vrm is derated below 35a each than this is not acceptable to me.

Scarlet-Tech
Thanks for the post Broken.

Shannon, it's hard for EVGA to make a statement when everyone ignores the statements they make. Yes, it happens. Yes, evga already made a statement saying that the card operate within the designed temp limits. Yes evga already stated (as well as nvidia) that furmark should not be used.

Sorry, but EVGAs statements were very ignorable; little more than EVGA saying all was well.  Don't just say it, and expect everyone to take that as gospel.  Demonstrate that it's true.
 
See how that simple little table posted on reddit did that?  EVGA should have done that.

EllBrad
1080x1200 is not a very demanding resolution. His Furmark runs are indicative of what someone playing normal games at higher resolutions / high refresh rates might experience during normal gameplay though. I'm regularly hitting the power limit(112%) on some games such as DOOM or Shadow Warrior 2 where I also see the highest core temps.

I think this will vary greatly across the board. For example, I'm running in 1440p @ 144hz and gysync on a 1070. Those kind of
parameters guarantee's that my card will be running hard most of the time. Its nice to see more information that was presented
outside of this forum. The one I'm waiting for is Tomshardware re-doing their tests after collaborating with EVGA about it. 
 
And yes i agree. EVGA should've anticipated the signs and presented irrefutable evidence, rather than post a few lines on a forum.