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I just received my replacement card today. It came in a sealed retail box and inside you can even see the security tape to prevent tampering. So does this mean I received a brand new card instead of a refurb?

No. The refurbs get new packaging.

will the new 1070 and 1080s come with the thermal pads installed.or just the bios update?

I ordered my 1070 Black yesterday from Newegg, and it arrived today.  Putting the serial number into the thermal pad request, the EVGA WEB site said I will need both the BIOS and thermalpad update.  Kinda bummed about it as I thought I won't have to deal with it.

Hey guys, 
 
I think this is my first time posting. Just wanted to say i managed to install my thermal mod, So far so good GTX 1070SC. I notice around 4c drop in temps idling (compared before and after with the new bios) and under load (3dmark dx12 test) highest i saw was 47c with GPU at 100% I used 3dmark to make sure i didn't mess anything up. 

Process was fairly simple but a little scary, I had to take a deep breath a few times to stop from shaking. 
 
Thanks for the great reads over the last couple weeks, this thread is very informative. 

47 with the fan curve of the new bios or a custom one ?

The new bios and the curve supplied by precision 

Emerald.ayether

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I just received my replacement card today. It came in a sealed retail box and inside you can even see the security tape to prevent tampering. So does this mean I received a brand new card instead of a refurb?

No. The refurbs get new packaging.

Refurbs typically comes in plain brown boxes with the letters EVGA and the serial number. New cards come in new packaging.

"then EVGA can replace it"
can they replace the other parts it might take with it?

Got my thermal mod kit in the mail today for my 1070 SC. Took me an hour to install it (worked very slow and cautiously) with the new thermal paste. Other than the led connector being stubborn enough to warrant using needle nose pliers to unplug it, everything else went smooth and easy.  Now with the new bios installed, I can't get the gaming temperatures to go over 60 even if I try. Custom fan curve at 50% at 58c tho! It is a bit louder than before the bios update, but still nowhere near as loud as my 970 SSC was. For anyone who is tentative to install this thermal mod by themselves, if you just read the instructions provided by EVGA..(like 6 times over until you understand them very well), work very slowly and methodically, it is not an issue at all. Make sure you have everything you need before you start, such as Isopropyl Alcohol to clean old thermal paste from GPU and to clean VRAM chips. And small Phillips and Flat Screwdriver. Good Luck!

Ok it says that on cards with a dual bios, only flash the bios that the card is set to, how do I know which bios the card is set to?