so I'm planning to create a small (for start) farm of 1070s, since I can get them for a good price,
but I'm wondering - most of the "lower end" 1070 models (like gigabyte, inno, asus...) have a single 8 pin connector,
instead of 8+6.
Are they good for mining? I read they are prone to throttling, I'm guessing that is not good in 100% gpu load situations,
like 24/7 mining.
What are your experiences?
Thanks
PCI-E spec states 150 watts on a single 8-pin connector (the connector ITSELF spec works out to 288 watts at 12VDC but PCI-E runs it very conservatively) AND 75 watts out of the PCI-E bus itself.
Highest TDP on any 1070 I own is 180 watts (high-clock Gigabyte units but have 1 x 8-pin power connector) - STANDARD TDP on the 1070 is 155 or so.
I have a couple of units running Folding@home (VERY power intensive) on those Gigabyte cards with no stability issues.
IIRC the 970 had a slightly higher or the same design TDP as the 1070 has.
Blower-style cards very - like ANYTHING ELSE.
Some are good reliable and run cool (HIS Ice-Q 7870 is the coolest-running 7870 I ever used), other run hotter as the fan doesn't blow as much air (though it blows most of it OUT of the case which can sometimes help a LOT).