EVGA GTX 1070/1080 Overheating Issues - Company Says Thermal Pads A Solution

TheLaughingMan · Oct 24, 2016

I am literally waiting for an EVGA 1070 SC to arrive on Wednesday. Now I have to check to ensure there are thermal pads or did they confirm that this only affects the FTW line?

jormungand · Oct 24, 2016

The more i read posts here the more i cry

i think i will have to cross my fingers and hope my card doesnt fu.... And i was thinking on grabbing the msi gaming z b t decided for evga cuz was evga of course.... And ended in a curse

TheLaughingMan · Oct 24, 2016

jormungand said:
The more i read posts here the more i cry i think i will have to cross my fingers and hope my card doesnt fu.... And i was thinking on grabbing the msi gaming z b t decided for evga cuz was evga of course.... And ended in a curse

If it makes you feel any better, The EVGA 1070 SC was the one Wiz reviewed and the pictures clearing show thermal pads everywhere. Hopefully this was a line manufacturing issue with the FTW batches only.

GC_PaNzerFIN · Oct 24, 2016

Ferrum Master said:
The shown burnt cap usually isn't caused by temperature but defect and leak, thus it shorts out, wrong markings lover real voltage ratios.

It could be totally digging the wrong way.

Most SMD caps are rated at 85 degrees C, the good stuff is rated at 105C. What do you think running them past their maximum rating would do other than cause defects, increase leakage current, finally short out and burn?
Combined effect of both voltage and temperature derating and there you go. Marginally OK caps go boom sooner, rest later. Heat kills caps. Not just the electrolytic kind.

Ferrum Master · Oct 24, 2016

GC_PaNzerFIN said:
Most SMD caps are rated at 85 degrees C, the good stuff is rated at 105C. What do you think running them past their maximum rating would do other than cause defects, increase leakage current, finally short out and burn?
Combined effect of both voltage and temperature derating and there you go. Marginally OK caps go boom sooner, rest later. Heat kills caps. Not just the electrolytic kind.

This particular one in the pic looked more like a dud. Actually there are no problems getting ceramic caps that hold +200C, usual ones are +125C... those are not lytics exactly...

Supercrit · Oct 24, 2016

Ferrum Master said:
This particular one in the pic looked more like a dud. Actually there are no problems getting ceramic caps that hold +200C, usual ones are +125C... those are not lytics exactly...

Does it matter if they can survive 1000C if other components nearby melted due to high temps? It's just bad, no need to discuss further.

Ferrum Master · Oct 24, 2016

Supercrit said:
Does it matter if they can survive 1000C if other components nearby melted due to high temps? It's just bad, no need to discuss further.

Could you be reasonable and READ??

They should operate normally... I suspect a bad batch(or a human error) of parts not some missing tapes or bad thermals(like putting a patch to a corpse). 100C in VRM section isn't something uncommon(R9 290)... not that have died much from that being a fire spitting monster and being constantly farming in bitcoins...

jormungand · Oct 24, 2016

TheLaughingMan said:
If it makes you feel any better, The EVGA 1070 SC was the one Wiz reviewed and the pictures clearing show thermal pads everywhere. Hopefully this was a line manufacturing issue with the FTW batches only.

And i have the ftw only.....

$ReaPeR$ · Oct 24, 2016

i thought evga had better quality standards.. pitty.

Supercrit · Oct 24, 2016

Ferrum Master said:
Could you be reasonable and READ??

They should operate normally... I suspect a bad batch(or a human error) of parts not some missing tapes or bad thermals(like putting a patch to a corpse). 100C in VRM section isn't something uncommon(R9 290)... not that have died much from that being a fire spitting monster and being constantly farming in bitcoins...

The thing is the VRM might not care about the high temps, but not the components nearby. High temp in anything is bad in general, especially when the memory is being cooked.

Dave65 · Oct 24, 2016

You really have to wonder, who's bright idea was this, whoever it was he/she should be fired.

EVGA should be replacing these cards with a brand new unit..

GhostRyder · Oct 24, 2016

That is unfortunate and unacceptable for a premium version of the card to have that issue especially from EVGA no less. I mean, its not the end of the world, but for a high overclocking card (At least thats what they used to intend) I expect the cooling to be top notch.

Again, an easy fix but it seems like something that should have been avoided to begin with.

jormungand · Oct 24, 2016

GhostRyder said:
That is unfortunate and unacceptable for a premium version of the card to have that issue especially from EVGA no less. I mean, its not the end of the world, but for a high overclocking card (At least thats what they used to intend) I expect the cooling to be top notch.

Again, an easy fix but it seems like something that should have been avoided to begin with.

i dont think is an easy fix since you may lose your warranty on the card.... for me was $459 at newegg so my opinion on EVGA was destroyed by themselves. Since ive had a line of good cards (gtx 570 SC-670 -970 SSC)

n-ster · Oct 24, 2016

EVGA is still a good brand despite their fu ... This seems to be only on their FTW line and they are admitting their fault and trying to give users a solution. Better yet , you know that kind of issue will be absent in the future as there will be more scrutiny around that etc.

Around here, they are usually the best bang per buck cards. I can safely say I'll still be recommending EVGA cards

Seems paranoid to think that they will void warranties for people trying to install the supplied thermal pads.

EarthDog · Oct 24, 2016

I mean... stuff happens...

To put them on a public trial like I see some are doing for a simple mistake (which they are correcting), is more disconcerting than EVGA's mistake here.

Legacy-ZA · Oct 24, 2016

*Sigh* After getting a screwed up MSi card; this was the last thing I wanted to read after I swapped to the EVGA FTW. :*(

Basard · Oct 24, 2016

So, no replacement cards? F that! Who knows what kinda damage has already been done to the card.

Here, burn your card up for 6 months then dismantle the entire thing and put these thermal pads on. It's on the house.

Where's everybody's $75 an hour for labor? After all you have to be an "expert" to take your card apart without voiding your warranty, right?

I feel bad for you guys that bought one.

bug · Oct 24, 2016

GhostRyder said:
That is unfortunate and unacceptable for a premium version of the card to have that issue especially from EVGA no less. I mean, its not the end of the world, but for a high overclocking card (At least thats what they used to intend) I expect the cooling to be top notch.

Again, an easy fix but it seems like something that should have been avoided to begin with.

Frankly speaking, this should kill the FTW brand like exploding batteries killed Samsung's Note.

Also, anyone still remember s how EVGA screwed Unwinder over RivaTuner code? It seems the brand has been going downhill for a while. I've just got my card from them, but I'll be sure to look at alternatives first for my next upgrade.

cdawall · Oct 24, 2016

Basard said:
So, no replacement cards? F that! Who knows what kinda damage has already been done to the card.

Here, burn your card up for 6 months then dismantle the entire thing and put these thermal pads on. It's on the house.

Where's everybody's $75 an hour for labor? After all you have to be an "expert" to take your card apart without voiding your warranty, right?

I feel bad for you guys that bought one.

$75 an hour to do menial labor? Where do I sign up. I also bet these cards are not failing under normal use, the failures reported are probably the batch that thinks they need to run furmark on everything for no reason.

R-T-B · Oct 24, 2016

This is piss poor on EVGA's part. I'd expect a free replacement offer/exchange program from EVGA.

It's sad, because I had a really good RMA experience from EVGA's mobo department. But then again, they did blow up half my rig with a defective card.

drewskidrewsgv · Oct 24, 2016

It's funny how people don't understand that these "tests" by the German Tech Power up site were done using Furmark for AN HOUR AND A HALF. That's why those temps got so high and also Furmark isn't even supported by Pascal and Maxwell GPU's. EVGA didn't even say this was a solution, they just did this to stop the whining from people about a non existent issue.

alucasa · Oct 24, 2016

Me stopped reading when me spotted "furmark".

That thing is used only when a user wants a replacement card, periold.

Jism · Oct 25, 2016

drewskidrewsgv said:
It's funny how people don't understand that these "tests" by the German Tech Power up site were done using Furmark for AN HOUR AND A HALF. That's why those temps got so high and also Furmark isn't even supported by Pascal and Maxwell GPU's. EVGA didn't even say this was a solution, they just did this to stop the whining from people about a non existent issue.

Yeah, furmarking your card to pieces is the way to go.

It puts an unrealistic load to your VRM's, GPU and Memory, causing the thing to heat up. It's not bin tested for QC-standards like this.

msamelis · Oct 25, 2016

I simply cannot trust EVGA again. Remember when they did a similar thing with the ACX 2.0 and ACX coolers on the 7 and 9 series from Nvidia and they claimed it was deliberate that only 2 of the 3 heatptipes touched the GPU core? The third heatpipe was not even sealed off.

And now this? You can say that Furmark is not realistic and all that but the rest of the competition still made sure they'd provide a proper cooler, even for unrealistic scenarios.

TPU 970 pic:

TPU 760 pic:

Notice the third heatpipe:

Shame on you EVGA.

Darkleoco · Oct 25, 2016

Anyone besides me have a 1070 SC they could conveniently check or am I gonna end up being the only one with one

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EVGA GTX 1070/1080 Overheating Issues - Company Says Thermal Pads A Solution

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