It's pretty obvious, it is a half baked product and this thermal mod is a bodge job for damage limitation.
 
I want my money back EVGA.

darkheran

TheRogueOne
Hi, i have an evga 1070 sc, i don't do overclock, overall is going great. My question is: i have to install new bios and eventually thermal pads? Even if i don't overclock it? Thanks all

Honestly at this point I would advise it yes. I also own a 1070 SC and I have the new VBIOS, and all the VRM/Mosfet related issues aside im much happier with the new 0db fan curve on the new VBIOS just because of the core temps. As far as the thermal pads id also advise that, and they have said you are under warranty even if you attempt yourself, and you will learn alot in the process + have insurance to do so. Lastly if you truly are uncomfortable they offer an RMA for the fix. But note that if you card is out of the 30 days from purchase gap that you may and likely will receive a non-new card replacement with the fixes applied (i.e. you get to play silicon lottery again).

Your positions are really ironic. You've been mindlessly defending Evga and attacking people who have a different opinion than yours, and yet you yourself don't seem to trust Evga when it comes down to it.
 
This is Evga's response to my ticket asking whether pads are necessary for 1070 sc or not:
 
"Just to clear up any misconceptions, the thermal pads are completely optional and in no way, necessary. As you can imagine the internet has blown a few unrelated and isolated incidences out or proportion as it often does with things. If you have concerns, then we can send you thermal pads to install your self. To get these, please go to evga.com/thermalmod."
 
So which one is it bud ? You trust Evga and you do as they say, or are you a hypocrite ?

My 1080ftw it's getting hotter on these days...on overwatch it's reaching 75° with the new fan profile...on gears of war 4 78°...I've got a corsair 780T so i don't think it's an issue regarding airflow :(
Ah, I'm in italy and temps are pretty cold in these days :D
If I put an aggressive fan profile with afterburner I'm getting the same temperatures.
I'm waiting for thermal pads, but I'm starting to evaluate an RMA...

khos2325

darkheran

TheRogueOne
Hi, i have an evga 1070 sc, i don't do overclock, overall is going great. My question is: i have to install new bios and eventually thermal pads? Even if i don't overclock it? Thanks all

Honestly at this point I would advise it yes. I also own a 1070 SC and I have the new VBIOS, and all the VRM/Mosfet related issues aside im much happier with the new 0db fan curve on the new VBIOS just because of the core temps. As far as the thermal pads id also advise that, and they have said you are under warranty even if you attempt yourself, and you will learn alot in the process + have insurance to do so. Lastly if you truly are uncomfortable they offer an RMA for the fix. But note that if you card is out of the 30 days from purchase gap that you may and likely will receive a non-new card replacement with the fixes applied (i.e. you get to play silicon lottery again).

Your positions are really ironic. You've been mindlessly defending Evga and attacking people who have a different opinion than yours, and yet you yourself don't seem to trust Evga when it comes down to it.
 
This is Evga's response to my ticket asking whether pads are necessary for 1070 sc or not:
 
"Just to clear up any misconceptions, the thermal pads are completely optional and in no way, necessary. As you can imagine the internet has blown a few unrelated and isolated incidences out or proportion as it often does with things. If you have concerns, then we can send you thermal pads to install your self. To get these, please go to evga.com/thermalmod."
 
So which one is it bud ? You trust Evga and you do as they say, or are you a hypocrite ?

IMO soon as they stated they were adding Memory pads to the mod it changed from optional to needed.
 

It's the EVGA 1070 DIY edition.

What are we expected to modify next to stop our cards burning out after a few months use?

I suspect the resale value of this product is absolutely rock bottom now.

Thanks a bunch!

 

Triss


IMO soon as they stated they were adding Memory pads to the mod it changed from optional to needed.
 

 
This is gonna be one hell of a "repair" considering I never took apart a GPU in my life. But how much harder can it be than applying a heatsink to a CPU ? I refuse to RMA my card in fear that something happens during shipping or the fact that I might get a replacement GPU that isn't mine which could perform worse than my current one (OC and stuff). I just hope I get my ThermalMod package in this century

Be prepared to wait longer for the thermal mod package. Here's what I got from support today...
 
I apologize for the inconvenience, however we are trying to process the thermal mod kit requests as quickly as possible but they may not be available for at least a week. All of the kits will include the additional memory pad as well when we do ship them.

Do we have an estimate on the mosfet-to-baseplate height? If we are to get some thermalpads for that place as well. Also, the height from Vram to baseplate is 2.0mm am I right?

Cyricor
Do we have an estimate on the mosfet-to-baseplate height? If we are to get some thermalpads for that place as well. Also, the height from Vram to baseplate is 2.0mm am I right?

I thought and heard they used 1mm pads between the vram and mid plate and 1mm from the mosfets to mid plate. Hope that's the case because I just ordered some 1.5mm thermal pads to replace both.

shannonjpower

Cyricor
Do we have an estimate on the mosfet-to-baseplate height? If we are to get some thermalpads for that place as well. Also, the height from Vram to baseplate is 2.0mm am I right?

I thought and heard they used 1mm pads between the vram and mid plate and 1mm from the mosfets to mid plate. Hope that's the case because I just ordered some 1.5mm thermal pads to replace both.

stock vrm pads are not 1mm, some said 1.5mm some said 2mm.