Goodness gracious - WCCFtech has an entire article that is more or less full of apparent mis-information on this. You all should set them straight...
 
Nvidia GTX 1080 & 1070 EVGA Cards Reportedly Catching Fire & Dying Due To VRMs Overheating
(e.g. "The issue affects EVGA’s entire range of Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 cards equipped with the ACX cooler, all of which lack direct VRM cooling. This includes GTX 1080 & 1070 ACX, SC, FTW & FTW DT models. Essentially all dual fan models except the Classified.")
 

EVGAtech> so 1070 SC owners dont have to be worried about this overheating issue ?

And can you show me that 1070/1080 from other brands had this issue too ? I make a quick search, I only find "evga, evga and evga, always evga..."

Also, I dont know what to think between the article of WCCFtech and what you are saying, you and glorious...
 
Is this really a "FTW owners" issue only ?
 
 

That is the most bombastic article I've seen yet. All hearsay and speculation and I've not seen these hundreds of users complaining on this forum at all. And I'm sure wed have have seen it here first if that were the case.

ilyama
EVGAtech> so 1070 SC owners dont have to be worried about this overheating issue ?

And can you show me that 1070/1080 from other brands had this issue too ? I make a quick search, I only find "evga, evga and evga, always evga..."

Also, I dont know what to think between the article of WCCFtech and what you are saying, you and glorious...
 
Is this really a "FTW owners" issue only ?
 

I cannot link directly to any specific pages and I do think all of our neighbor companies have excellent products as well. What you can try is search terms such as "caught fire" or "melted" along with specific brand names and you will see we are not the only company that experiences this. Also, as I mentioned, the EVGA forums and community are far more active and we have a large share of the 10 series cards in the wild. It is inevitable that the top search entries will yield results for EVGA.
 
I have worked with many thousands of cards over the years and I can assure you that this is not a problem that is unique to the 10 series or EVGA. To my recollection I have not had to issue a single RMA for a 10 series card that has caught fire.

EVGATech_JosephL
 
I cannot link directly to any specific pages and I do think all of our neighbor companies have excellent products as well. What you can try is search terms such as "caught fire" or "melted" along with specific brand names and you will see we are not the only company that experiences this. Also, as I mentioned, the EVGA forums and community are far more active and we have a large share of the 10 series cards in the wild. It is inevitable that the top search entries will yield results for EVGA.
 
I have worked with many thousands of cards over the years and I can assure you that this is not a problem that is unique to the 10 series or EVGA. To my recollection I have not had to issue a single RMA for a 10 series card that has caught fire.

Thank you EVGATech_JosephL You have put my mind at ease

Not sure if it has been asked or not, but would installing the optional pads void any warranties or invalidate a card that is in queue for the step up program?

I've put in a request since it was offered, but I'm still debating if I should continue with the installation.

 

adamchamney@yahoo.com
Hello I have an EVGA 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0. Does the same problem of overheating VRMs effecting the FTW versions apply to the 1070 SC?
Or Is this problem ONLY specific to the FTW cards, or could it be an issue on my 1070 SC.
Should I get these thermal pads being offered? 
There seems to be so much contrasting info out there.
Thanks

Guru3D tested 1070's with the VRM's using 3DMark Firestrike, using thermal imaging equipment.  The EVGA 1070 SC Gaming hit 96℃ where the VRM's are located, that's between 27℃ to 39℃ hotter than three of it's competitor brand cards.
 
 
See below for results.
VRM = 64℃ - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 G1 GAMING >> http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gigabyte_geforce_gtx_1070_g1_gaming_review,10.html
 
VRM = 57℃ - ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 STRIX Gaming >> http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_geforce_gtx_1070_strix_gaming_review,10.html
 
VRM = 69℃ - MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming Z >> http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_1070_gaming_z_review,9.html
 
VRM = 96℃ -  EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC Gaming >> http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/evga_geforce_gtx_1070_sc_superclocked_gaming_review,10.html
 
 

So all the 1070/1080 evga...

yatz10
Goodness gracious - WCCFtech has an entire article that is more or less full of apparent mis-information on this. You all should set them straight...
 
Nvidia GTX 1080 & 1070 EVGA Cards Reportedly Catching Fire & Dying Due To VRMs Overheating
(e.g. "The issue affects EVGA’s entire range of Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 cards equipped with the ACX cooler, all of which lack direct VRM cooling. This includes GTX 1080 & 1070 ACX, SC, FTW & FTW DT models. Essentially all dual fan models except the Classified.")
 

WCCF is the Enquirer of the tech world...or Breitbart if you're politically inclined.

HeavyHemi
WCCF is the Enquirer of the tech world...or Breitbart if you're politically inclined.

hah, yeah. i should have put some quotation marks around "article".