Does anyone know if this effects SC models without a backplate? Are they effected? Does EVGA have any comments for the Guru3D article posted?

How easy/hard is it to install these thermal pads? I'm a bit wary of touching my 1070 FTW GPU, especially since I shorted out my motherboard very recently (I have since gotten a replacement).

Correct me if I'm wrong but use an agressive ventilation curb can also be a very good solution for that overheating issue ?

ilyama
Correct me if I'm wrong but use an agressive ventilation curb can also be a very good solution no fort that overheating issue ?

Can be - I've seen my temp drop from 80+ to 65C with a new fan curve.......but we don't have VRM monitoring on these cards.  Assuming it helps there too.

I cant believe that's not a big help to have the GPU around 50 degres in full load instead 70 degres...

I REALLY WISH that EVGA would release a definitive 100% official statement on the issue...There are so many threads in this forum now regarding this, but very little information by EVGA. Just comments by angry consumers, causing other consumers to worry and post more questions, and speculation leading to mass confusion.
 
They say it is only an issue on the FTW model, but is was due to flawed testing on a German site. Yet Guru3d's site (wish is very reputable) shows there is an significant increase in temps on the 1070 SC in the high 20's compared to the competitors...As was documented earlier in this thread: See below:
 
"VRM = 64℃ - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 G1 GAMING >> 
VRM = 57℃ - ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 STRIX Gaming >> 
VRM = 69℃ - MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming Z >> 
VRM = 96℃ -  EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC Gaming"
 
The results above would indicate multiple model cards...
I hear some people say if your card was made after 8/30 you are ok. This naturally one think, EVGA DID in fact find an issue and since corrected it, yet did not inform consumers.
Also I want more information regarding these thermal pads. When you apply the pads do you also need to remove the aluminum heat sink, thus the need to reapply the thermal paste to the GPU. Or do you just take the back-plate off, and slap them on to the area?
I really do not want to take apart my GPU! But I do not want it to fail either.
Instructions and a video on how to apply them is definitely needed!
 
EVGA Please respond with an official once and for all statement on this issue!
1)What the issue is
2)Which cards are affected and which ones are not
3)What EVGA is doing about it
4)What EVGA recommends consumers need to do about it 
 
Venting of anxious frustration over!
Thanks
 

The thermal pads are extremely easy to install.. Extremely. People are assuming that these card are made of hair thin glass.. They are not. Just don't use a hammer or drop your card while removing it from the case.


As for the more aggressive fan curve, yes it helps. If the air isn't moving through the cooler to the heat spreader, it isn't going to cool the heat spreader.. Turning the fan higher forces more air through the cooler which in turns deflects off of the heat spreader, and removes more heat.

People want silent systems, which they have begged for over the last few years. Unfortunately, silence equals either higher temps or more money spent on watercooling.

To get lower temps, faster/louder fans are going to be required when using air cooling. Using an AIO removes the heatsink out of the way, allowing air to flow directly over the heatspreader, which allows for better heat dissipation..

I have a 1070 SC ACX Black Edition with no backplate.  After reading this thread I've come to the conclusion I'm gonna overclock the piss out of it to see if I can make fireworks.  
 
Unfortunately it seems like the only way to know for sure if your card is effected seeing how no one from EVGA will clear things up for us.

FscuderiaX
I have a 1070 SC ACX Black Edition with no backplate.

i got the same card had 6 x black screens & 100% fan speed only a couple a days ago..i'm giving it one last chance if it happens again i'll proceed with RMA.


Shipped Date says: 09/August/2016

Scarlet-Tech

As for the more aggressive fan curve, yes it helps. If the air isn't moving through the cooler to the heat spreader, it isn't going to cool the heat spreader.. Turning the fan higher forces more air through the cooler which in turns deflects off of the heat spreader, and removes more heat.

People want silent systems, which they have begged for over the last few years. Unfortunately, silence equals either higher temps or more money spent on watercooling.

To get lower temps, faster/louder fans are going to be required when using air cooling. Using an AIO removes the heatsink out of the way, allowing air to flow directly over the heatspreader, which allows for better heat dissipation..

 
Thanks for this answer ! I made 2 hours of BF1 yesterday -> 53 degres max.
2 hours of others games: 48 degres... 

I dont care about silence, I have an old i7 920 C0 overclocked who needs a lot of air so silence is not a specification of my computer :D
 
But If I'm not safe with that kind of temperatures, there is a bigger problem that I think...
The VRM Max temperatures is 95 degres, with all the ventilation that I have and with a 55 max GPU I hope the VRM stay cool enough....

But thanks for the answer I knew that was a huge improvement to use this style of ventilation...