Hi all,
I just installed my new RTX 2070 Ultra Gaming. It seems to be running fine but I'd appreciate some advice as a novice user, having been a Radeon user for many years.
 
First, there was no software in the box, just the card and nothing else. I downloaded & installed the latest driver from EVGA, 430.39
 
It's up and running and feels very responsive and smooth, so all seems to be good.
 
But when I run a game, say for example Elite Dangerous, my FPS is mid 40s sitting in the space station, while Nvidia Inspector shows temps of only 40 degrees, and GPU usage of less than 40%.
With my R9 Nano I was seeing higher frames than this, and I feel as if my 2070 is not working to its full potential.
The temps are not rising, the fans are not operating, and I can't tell if the card is actually using it's 1725 boost speed. 
 
I see mention of Precision X1 software - is this recommended, or am I missing some settings that let me switch to high performance over power saving?
 
I have an i7 4770K at stock speed, 24GB ram (2400) & Win10 64, on a 1920x1080 DP monitor. I know my mb, cpu & ram will need updating, but I'm not sure this is enough to stop the card working more powerfully?
 
Any advice gratefully received.

GTXJackBauer
 
As long as you have the Nvidia Driver installed and you should be ok.  Go into PX1 and hit default, apply and than hit save if your fans aren't moving on load.  It's possible that your GPU isn't working too hard and doesn't necessarily need the fans to work as of yet till it gets to a higher temp. 

 
Thanks GTXJackBauer,
 
I'm a bit surprised EVGA don't point new users to the Precision software in their instructions.
 
I did as you said, installed Precision X1, ran it, and left it on default target of 100 GPU, 81 temp, and when I started a game it immediately worked, went up to 57 degrees and 97% GPU usage.
 
And it also allows LED adjustment which is an added bonus.
 
I think you're right, my 60hz monitor is probably not taxing the card enough, but it'll do for now till I upgrade the rest.
 
I'm very pleased with the card so far.
 
Thanks for the help
 
 
 

morsify

GTXJackBauer
 
As long as you have the Nvidia Driver installed and you should be ok.  Go into PX1 and hit default, apply and than hit save if your fans aren't moving on load.  It's possible that your GPU isn't working too hard and doesn't necessarily need the fans to work as of yet till it gets to a higher temp. 

 
Thanks GTXJackBauer,
 
I'm a bit surprised EVGA don't point new users to the Precision software in their instructions.
 
I did as you said, installed Precision X1, ran it, and left it on default target of 100 GPU, 81 temp, and when I started a game it immediately worked, went up to 57 degrees and 97% GPU usage.
 
And it also allows LED adjustment which is an added bonus.
 
I think you're right, my 60hz monitor is probably not taxing the card enough, but it'll do for now till I upgrade the rest.
 
I'm very pleased with the card so far.
 
Thanks for the help
 

Glad it all worked out. 
 
Yes, the 2070 is a great GPU, especially for 1080p 60hz gaming.

EVGATech_DanielM
144Hz will change your life my man. I would suggest looking into it. =]

thanks Daniel, I will definitely take your advice and look for a 144hz this time.
 
Just to update from my original post, it appears I picked the wrong time to test Elite Dangerous with my new RTX2070. Unbeknown to me, the game had updated in the previous day or so, and now has a confirmed bug which is badly lowering everyones framerates, so it gave a false impression when I got those low numbers.
(In case anyone reads this who owns ED, just turn off 'FX Quality' in the game settings to get your fps back, until a proper patch arrives).
 
I've since tried a few other games - Assetto Corsa Competizione, No Mans Sky, rFactor2, and my framerates are all massively increased over the Nano.

Enjoy your new Monitor & gaming on your EVGA 2070