Today we are reviewing MSI GeForce GTX 1070TI ARMOR graphics card with 8GB GDDR5 at 8008 MHz Right now this is the best graphics card one can get when it comes to pure price to performance at 1440p resolution.
Offering about 5% less CUDA cores than the GTX 1080 and having same 8 GB GDDR5 memory as GTX 1070, the MSI GeForce GTX 1070TI ARMOR 8G graphics card is an interesting card to play with. As we know Pascal cards are built to overclock like crazy and custom models will further boost the clock rates when overclocked manually, but NVIDIA has restricted AIBs from adding custom factory overclock BIOS's in their 1070TI cards.
Instead of giving a factory overclock, MSI GeForce GTX 1070TI ARMOR 8G graphics card is build with all the need thermal and PCB/ component quality for achieving high manual overclocks.
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PERFORMANCE Pascal-powered graphics cards give you superior performance and power efficiency, built using ultra-fast FinFET and supporting DirectXâ„¢ 12 features to deliver the fastest, smoothest, most power-efficient gaming experiences.
Now let's see what this MSI GTX 1070TI has for us.
Features
Core/Memory
- Boost Clock / Base Clock 1683 MHz / 1607 MHz
- 8GB GDDR5 / 8008 MHz Memory
Armor 2X Thermal Design
- TORX Fan - Dispersion fan blade Steep curved blade accelerating the airflow. - Traditional fan blade Provides steady airflow to massive heat sink below.
- Zero Frozr Stopping the fan in low-load situations, keeping a noise-free environment.
- Advanced Airflow Control technology Improves cooling efficiency by using advanced aerodynamics to focus airflow.
Afterburner Overclocking Utility
- Wireless control through Android/ ios devices.
- Predator: In-game video recording.
- Supports multi-GPU setups.
Military Class certified Components
- Certified to MIL-STD-810G standards for top stability and quality.
- Built with Hi-c CAP, Solid CAP, and New SFC components.
CLASSY BLACK & WHITE DESIGN Game in style & dare to be different with MSI's unique ARMOR graphics cards. Inspired by advanced armor shielding with a classy black & white finish. ARMOR graphics cards are perfect for gamers and case modders who are looking for something different. This is where gaming meets class.
DUAL FAN ARMOR 2X thermal design is equipped with two of the award winning MSI TORX fans. Thanks to the patented blade design, MSI TORX fans provide strong cooling performance while remaining incredibly silent.
ZERO FROZR-STAY UNDETECTED First introduced in 2008 by MSI, ZeroFrozr technology has made its mark and is now the industry standard among graphics cards. It eliminates fan noise by stopping the fans in low-load situations. This means you can focus on gaming without the noise of spinning fans.
HEATSINK & AIRFLOW CONTROL Under the classy shroud and powerful dual fans is a huge heatsink with countless aluminum fins that help dissipate the heat from the GPU. The copper heatpipes are infused in the baseplate to ensure efficient cooling. The aluminum fins are rigged with Airflow Control technology to maximize airflow towards the heatpipes.
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AFTERBURNER MSI Afterburner is the world's most recognized and widely used graphics card overclocking utility which gives you full control of your graphics cards. It also provides an incredibly detailed overview of your hardware and comes with some additional features such as customizing fan profiles, benchmarking and video recording.
Specifications
Package
The MSI GTX 1070TI comes in a black colored box. A MSI and ARMOR graphics and features highlights on front and the back of the box.
Inside the box
Along with the GFX card box also includes driver installation CD, quick start guide.
Looks
First look at MSI GTX 1070TI and it gives a rich high quality feel. Card is big and the whole black/ white coloure theme looks very nice inside mostly every case build.
Component Layout
Testing
Test system configuration -
CPUIntel Core i7 6700K Board ASUS Maximus Formula RAM2 X 4GB CORSAIR DDR4 3000Mhz SSDINTEL 750 1.2TB SSD CoolerCorsair GTX H100i GFX MSI GTX 1070TI PSUAntec 650 DisplayAcer S220HQL OS Windows 10
Bundled Software
Benchmarks
Temperatures
Room Temperature: 30C
In idle, the temperature is real good and at full load running 3D Marks temperature was ok and fans were slight loud.
Power Consumption
Wattage reading as per displayed by APC Pro 1000VA [Model no. BR1000G-IN] UPS.
Pros
- Good Thermal Solution
- Idle low noise
- Great looks
- Black/White colour theme
Cons
- Missing a Back Plate
Conclusion
MSI GeForce GTX 1070TI ARMOR 8G is a great looking and solid build card, which can be easily give great gaming experience for/upto 1440p resolutions. The Black/White colour theme offers nice looks inside mostly every case build.
At the conclusion MSI GTX 1070TI ARMOR 8G is a fantastic top of the line graphics card in GTX 1070TI product line, giving a smooth gaming experience with great thermals, making it worthy of our PC TeK INDIA PERFORMANCE Award for Nvidia GTX 1070TI lineup.
Is GTX 1070 8Gb good for gaming?
This card will meet and play most demanding AAA games and do so with good graphics setting as standard, and confidently pushing past the recommended game system requirements needed to run today's games. GeForce GTX 1070 is capable of DirectX 12 gaming requirements.
Is MSI GTX 1070 armor good?
The MSI GTX 1070 Armor X is faster than the GTX 970. It's almost 2x the performance increase over the 970. Compared to one of the fastest GTX 980 Ti out there, the GTX 980 Ti Lightning, the GTX 1070 Armor X while being similar in performance to the card annihilates it in all other aspects.
Is GTX 1070 still a good card?
Overall, we think the GTX 1070 is still a good investment in 2022. If you are a budget gamer and want to enjoy the latest high-end games in medium settings, this card will definitely meet your requirements.
How long will GTX 1070 be good for?
The gtx 1070 will last 5 years on 1440p medium settings at 60 fps. There is no question of 1080p as of now. It will last another 7 or 8 years on maxed out 1080p high. It'll easily last for 4–5 years in 1080p hd.