coolhand10th
If the 1070 has no issue then why are they issuing RMA's for the 1070s like mine no questions asked or offering up the pads? The tech guy I just talked to at EVGA even admitted the 1070s have an issue with the VRM. They are having issues with the 1070 per EVGA tech so I think I'll trust them.

There is no VRM problem. Yes, there is a couple of cards that blown up. The number of cards is too small to be meaningful.
Yes, VRM is hotter than other brands, but again, this does't mean anything (actualy it does, poor overcloking and MAYBE, shoter life span).
 
I'am sure if you search for ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, you will find cards that had problem.

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coolhand10th

This one here:
 
Part Number: 08G-P4-6173-KR
Part Desc: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0

 
May I ask what the shipping date on your card was? Just saw the article on Yahoo about this and my shipping date was 6-17 so kinda concerned mine is part of it. I have a backup card so losing it for 2 weeks is ok as long as it gets fixed.

Here is from my Product Page:  Sad to say you do fall into the danger zone if the before 8/30 manufacturing date holds weight
 
Place Purchased: NewEgg
Purchase Date: 06/28/2016
Date Registered: 7/7/2016 4:39:00 PM




 
They are doing a advanced RMA for me. I just have to wait on stock to come available. Basically they are sending me a card first then returning this old card when that new one arrives. I can't complain about that. Being disabled I saved for months and months for a new card so I gotta take advantage of the RMA and I'd rather be safe then sorry especially knowing my luck!




Glad you aren't listening to these mis-informed people around here and you took action.  Great to hear they took good care of you and are sending out a new card for you.  I wish I would have been so fortunate to have had pre warning before mine bit the dust one day out of the blue.  Couple of weeks without has seriously hurt my work production.

So basically you have no proof it's the vrm. The 1070sc is a reference pcb. Pull apart a founders edition card and compare it to the 1070sc and tell me there's a vrm issue. Cards fail, just like every part in life can fail. Automobile parts fail way more often than computer parts.

Hey  Glorious,
OFF topic here.
What voltage are you running at your 6700k ?

I don't actually remember 1.250 I think but I also dropped my oc to 4.5 to keep my cpu at 60 degrees

GloR1ouS_
So basically you have no proof it's the vrm. The 1070sc is a reference pcb. Pull apart a founders edition card and compare it to the 1070sc and tell me there's a vrm issue. Cards fail, just like every part in life can fail. Automobile parts fail way more often than computer parts.

It is a matter of oversight in regards to the VRM cooling.  EVGA has already admitted to this oversight hence the new Thermal Pad Modifications being offered and/or full replacement of cards for those that want to send them in. As well as newly produced ones being corrected.  Please don't be the typical know it all that seem to roam these parts.

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GloR1ouS_
So basically you have no proof it's the vrm. The 1070sc is a reference pcb. Pull apart a founders edition card and compare it to the 1070sc and tell me there's a vrm issue. Cards fail, just like every part in life can fail. Automobile parts fail way more often than computer parts.

It is a matter of oversight in regards to the VRM cooling.  EVGA has already admitted to this oversight hence the new Thermal Pad Modifications being offered and/or full replacement of cards for those that want to send them in. As well as newly produced ones being corrected.  Please don't be the typical know it all that seem to roam these parts.

The article also states that the pads are optional and the cards run within spec without the pads. Looks like evga will now be adding pads to all newer cards because the internet has blown up because of missing pads. The pads don't even help reduce temps... http://forums.evga.com/FindPost/2572799

Sajin
 

The article also states that the pads are optional and the cards run within spec without the pads. Looks like evga will now be adding pads to all newer cards because the internet has blown up because of missing pads. The pads don't even help reduce temps... http://forums.evga.com/FindPost/2572799

Sajin to the rescue...!

Sajin

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GloR1ouS_
So basically you have no proof it's the vrm. The 1070sc is a reference pcb. Pull apart a founders edition card and compare it to the 1070sc and tell me there's a vrm issue. Cards fail, just like every part in life can fail. Automobile parts fail way more often than computer parts.

It is a matter of oversight in regards to the VRM cooling.  EVGA has already admitted to this oversight hence the new Thermal Pad Modifications being offered and/or full replacement of cards for those that want to send them in. As well as newly produced ones being corrected.  Please don't be the typical know it all that seem to roam these parts.

The article also states that the pads are optional and the cards run within spec without the pads. Looks like evga will now be adding pads to all newer cards because the internet has blown up because of missing pads. The pads don't even help reduce temps... http://forums.evga.com/FindPost/2572799

Man this Sajin guy is just begging to get me banned. Unfortunately it is not going to work.  First of all the only real way to fully make this right is to build the VRM into the heat sink.  Second these new pads DO reduce the temperature  from over 100c to ~75c.  I swear someone needs to put this guy in a deep dark Silence of the Lambs type hole where he belongs.   At least there you will have company with your same intelligence, dirt and worms.

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GloR1ouS_
So basically you have no proof it's the vrm. The 1070sc is a reference pcb. Pull apart a founders edition card and compare it to the 1070sc and tell me there's a vrm issue. Cards fail, just like every part in life can fail. Automobile parts fail way more often than computer parts.

It is a matter of oversight in regards to the VRM cooling.  EVGA has already admitted to this oversight hence the new Thermal Pad Modifications being offered and/or full replacement of cards for those that want to send them in. As well as newly produced ones being corrected.  Please don't be the typical know it all that seem to roam these parts.

The article also states that the pads are optional and the cards run within spec without the pads. Looks like evga will now be adding pads to all newer cards because the internet has blown up because of missing pads. The pads don't even help reduce temps... http://forums.evga.com/FindPost/2572799

He's checking his card with an IR heat gun....not FLIR. Those guns (I own one) are very inaccurate on small surfaces because while people are under the impression that the "target" is the red laser, that's actually just the targeting laser. The IR beam is invisible and is usually about an inch wide and wider at any distance, it's more like a small flashlight. Simply put, you can't measure small components with that kind of device.
 
Additionally, the pads should make the backplate warmer because they are dissipating heat from the actual components into the metal where it can be more effectively dispersed away from the card. EVGA has shown this from FLIR in their own tests...more heat across a wider surface but less of a hotspot. 
 
You can't measure this with an IR gun, even the nicest ones have a beam size of about an inch at like 8 inches away and it gets larger quickly. They're made for measuring ductwork, auto parts, walls, etc. We already know from EVGA's own FLIR images that the thermal pads work to draw heat out of the hotspot area.