Need advice. On a Warranty swap 980ti g1 vs 1070 g1

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  1. Holyneo

    Holyneo Member

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    I been using a Gigabyte 980ti g1 gaming edition. It stop working all of a sudden. I sent it back not once but 3 times. All 3 cards stop working. My question is. They are out of stock on the 980ti g1 gaming I was using, and offered me a 1070 G1 gaming to take its place.

    What would you do?
     
  2. kondziowy

    kondziowy Master Guru

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    They just offered you a free upgrade :)
     
  3. Guru01

    Guru01 Master Guru

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    The 1070 is not that much faster than the 980Ti, but I would take it. It has better power management and also runs way cooler. Definitely a deal for you.
     
  4. cryohellinc

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    What have you done to them?
     

  5. Holyneo

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    Didn't do anything, not even overclocked them further....plugged them in, 3 hours later they were a brick.

    The reason I am asking, they the reviews were from 2016 I look at said it was a tad slower than the 980ti g1 series. felt like a downgrade..
     
  6. endbase

    endbase Maha Guru

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    Go for it Gtx 1070 works realy well :)
     
  7. fantaskarsef

    fantaskarsef Ancient Guru

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    The drivers have since improved for Pascal and decreased for Maxwell, with latest drivers you should be on par or ahead in many games. I would take the 1070.
    But the question remains, what do you do to kill 4 cards? :D
     
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    It might have been that all the cards had some type fault, but I would make sure that it's not actually your PSU or something that broke them. After you get the 1070 and it breaks down, I doubt you will get new card.
     
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  9. CrazY_Milojko

    CrazY_Milojko Ancient Guru

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    Just take that 1070 as replacement and don't think twice. As few others here mentioned it REALLY WEIRD to see total of 3 cards to die just like that. I would check that PSU of yours for sure, if something is gonna kill GPU not once but 3 times it'll be a faulty PSU.
     
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  10. cryohellinc

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    I don't think its the video card fault. Its most likely your PC's hardware issue - in specific PSU / Mobo.

    As stated above, if you fry 1070, they will give you a middle finger. Check your hardware first, that's where the issue is.
     

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    I would agree, but I am using a 7970 ghz model card right now as I type this. This 7970 is working just fine, time after time. I too was worried. The second card they sent me, I could hear the ballbearing from the fan and the fans wouldn't turn correctly. I think I just got poor luck or bottom of the barrel on the cards they sent me.
     
  12. CK the Greek

    CK the Greek Maha Guru

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    Why don't you ask for an 1080 (or Ti) if you can afford it the difference in price? I'd do this.
    Opportunity for future profit I may say.
     
  13. jbscotchman

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    Take the 1070, that's a no brainer. If the problem persists then it's most likely your power supply.
     
  14. Agent-A01

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    if you know they were 3 different cards, I'd say your system is the issue.
    PSU or such.

    As for 1070, it's about the same performance but uses less power and more vram.
     
  15. southamptonfc

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    1070 brick imminent!
     

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    No need for that, nothings going to happen.
     
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    Everyone report this troll
     
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    My bad, I missed Holyneo's post about the fan failing on one of his replacements. If the 3 cards stopped working for different reasons, fair enough it's just bad luck and the 1070 should be fine.
     
  19. Barry J

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    I would be worried about putting a new GPU in a system that's had 3 GPU failures.
    I would be looking at my PSU I would also be putting in an old GPU to test the system before risking a new GPU.
    As southhamptonfc said if they are all failed for completely different reasons I would be less worried but I would still check the system
     
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    You may have developed a marginal PCIe slot too. They can and have gone bad in the past. I suggest a good cleaning of the port, and check for any pins that are off-center. Also try different power feeds if your PSU is multirail.
     

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