The GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X features the new Twin Frozr cooler from MSI. While the shroud and fans are a visual improvement over previous generations, it lacks the polish of some of it’s competitors. Underneath the shroud is a beefy heatsink with copper pipes. To support the larger PCB and heatsink, MSI has equipped the card with a sturdy backplate graced with a white MSI logo and a black dragon.
Display adapters include 3 display port 1.4 ports, a single hdmi 2.0 port and a single dual link dvi. Next we have 6pin and 8pin power adapters sporting an 8+2 Power Phase, which is a massive upgrade from the 4+1 on the Founder’s Edition. Unlike the 1080 in the same trim the power draw stays the same as the Founder’s Edition at 150 watts.
Under the hood the card sports a 1797mhz boost clock out of the box, which we were able to overclock to 1936MHz. The boost clock communicates over a 256bit bus with 8gb of gddr5 at an 8000Mhz effective clock.
This trim of the 1070 did gain a performance boost over the EVGA 1070 SC we tested earlier, showing an average of 2 fps. It’s up to you if the extra 20 dollars is worth the 2 fps.
The Twin Frozr VI cooler is identical to the Gaming X 1080 we’ve seen before and temperatures do not vary on the 1070. With the stock fan profile the card hit max temps of 67 degrees celsius while remaining almost dead silent. When manually cranking the fans up to 100 percent the noise remained low showing a change from about 32 decibels to 50 decibels.
In conclusion,
Once again, if you are attracted to the urban styling of the original fast and the furious, and your build is ok with red, The MSI Twin Frozr VI cooling solution performs admirably. The stock boost clock is more than enough to keep you happy without touching an overclocking utility. However, there is significant performance hidden behind these features. Unfortunately, the pricing is so fucked up right now that the current 70 series doesn’t offer the same appeal as it did in the 900 series.
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