When the magic EVGA truck delivers the 6288 part number, we got a deal ;)

Looking at the 1070SC Black Edition.  Should I be concerned that there is no back plate?  Does the back plate naturally act as heat dissipation or does it limit it?

mrksulli
Looking at the 1070SC Black Edition.  Should I be concerned that there is no back plate?  Does the back plate naturally act as heat dissipation or does it limit it?

Back plates have been shown to be primarily cosmetic and act as protection of the board and may help with sag.   As far as heat, they don't seem to make any significant difference.

Thanks!  So the last time I bought a video card BFG was still around.  Everything is new again.  If you are looking at the 1070SC vs the 1070FTW they look very similar.  My guess is they will over clock similarly.  I don't care about the lighting on the card.  I'm going to put this in the Razer Core so performance first of course but after that I want quiet and cool.  That being said which card is preferable?  I don't care about the $$$ diff.  How much should I care about 2 vs 1 bios chips, 8 + 8 pin vs 8 pin and 215w vs 170w?

 

mrksulli
Looking at the 1070SC Black Edition.  Should I be concerned that there is no back plate?  Does the back plate naturally act as heat dissipation or does it limit it?

• Reinforces the PCB of the product
• Helps to protect fragile components from handling damage
• Adds a clean look to the product
• Includes Logo and Model wording
• Helps to reduce heat by up to 3 degrees Celsius

Holy flying dog crap what the hell is taking so long to get the 1080 Hybrid in stock or even listed on the big sites?! People are talking about how they wanted the EVGA hybrid but it took so long to show it's face so they went with the MSI.

Looks like every GTX1080 model is out of stock. I would really like to know when the cards will be available again and if the 1080FTW issue is finally fixed for good.

1070 SC at Newegg for $399 (and a $10 rebate card if you do that) along with GoW4 and in stock.
 
http://www.newegg.com/Pro...ex-_-Item-_-14-487-265

https://www.bhphotovideo....orce_gtx_1080_ftw.html
 
I never heard of this site before today, but for anyone who really wants an EVGA hybrid 1080...can pre-order here with no estimated shipping date for over $200 more than EVGA's site.  Why are they re-stocking before EVGA??

can you confirm if Amazon (UK) will be stocking the EVGA 1060ftw?  Currently only a re-seller sells this and non of their customer service reps are able to confirm.
 
regards