Topic: Differences between nVidia 1070 GPU variants (Read 160 times)

True, I haven't been considering warranties - I just assumed that if you used them for mining, it kind of voids the warranty, and if you registered 8 cards, they'd label you a miner. That sort of thing. But you raise a good point!

Zotac have +3 years gwaranty if you register your card on zotac website.

Thanks ThunderousDreamer. Good answers! On this:


... out of curiosity, what is power draw (watts) per 1070ti to achieve that hashrate? Just curious if I should be ignoring the power/performance ratio of the 1070 and be looking elsewhere at other models. Also, what overclocking are you doing to achieve that?

Thanks again!

I have 1070 TI's so take this with a grain of salt but will do my best.

does it really matter that much? Are 1070 variants that different from one another in heat distribution, overclocking, etc?
I have a mix of Gigabyte, Asus and MSI 1070 TI's. They all perform very close to each other, about 500-510 sols/s each on equihash. I overclocked them the same. Heat distribution in my experience depends more of the design of the fans, my Gigabyte 2 fan cards run at 42 Celsius at 65% fan speed, while my single fan Asus Aero hits 59 degrees Celsius with the same fan speed. In the future I won't get single fan cards again, only dual fan because the cooling is definitely superior. Also, when 1 fan breaks the card will still continue to work because it has a backup fan whereas the single fan ones will overhead and stop.

Can I order another 8 1070s of any brand/model that is more available and I'll generally be happy, mining-wise?
In my experience, yes. I try to stick to 1 model (so only 1070 for example) but I've heard of many people mixing and matching models, even brands (AMD vs Nvidia) sometimes!

Is there any way to determine if I have Micron memory in Linux? Yes, I know about GPU-Z on Windows.
It really only matters for ETH I've heard so I wouldn't worry about it just yet.

Is there any way to upgrade the 1070 bios in Linux?
Don't think it's necessary for Nvidia cards, only AMD

I'm pretty new to mining. I picked up 6 Asus ROG Strix 1070s (8G, not O8G) for my first rig because they're supposed to run quiet and perform well - I'm happy with them, but my experience is limited. Anyhow, I ordered another 2 of them to max out the rig at 8 GPUs. I run Ubuntu 16.04 headless - ssh all the way.

As many of you know, getting your hands on 1070 GPUs these days as a small time operator is hard - particularly if you're focusing on a particular brand and model! I originally spent quite a bit of time researching hardware & understanding the power requirements, but I'm wondering - does it really matter that much? Are 1070 variants that different from one another in heat distribution, overclocking, etc?

Can I order another 8 1070s of any brand/model that is more available and I'll generally be happy, mining-wise? (I'm not a gamer, so I don't care for the hardware in any other way other than perhaps potential resale value)

However, as many of you know, getting your hands on 1070 GPUs these days as a small time operator is hard - particularly if you're focusing on a particular brand and model!

Random notes:

• I like the idea of having each rig be uniform (ie. same cards).
• I like the idea of multiple fans - seems better that the founder's edition design.
• I'm aware of Samsung vs Micron memory.
• Quiet is good, but not the most important thing.

Bonus, random questions:

• Is there any way to determine if I have Micron memory in Linux? Yes, I know about GPU-Z on Windows.
• Is there any way to upgrade the 1070 bios in Linux?

I don't have anything particularly against Windows, it would just be handier to be able to accomplish this without. I've read I can run a (slow) never-ending trial install of Windows from a USB stick to handle these operations, so that's an option too.