Manufacturers roll out firmware updates for GeForce GTX 1070 due to memory Issue

alanm

2016-10-20 13:32

One thing I know we will see is that a lot of issues - aside from the actual memory problem - will be blamed on the vram. Like the game issue earlier mentioned.

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Krimson

2016-10-20 13:42

:banana:

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spine

2016-10-20 14:25

Doesn't happen with Founders Edition cards. Maybe their value is now becoming apparent...

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Stormyandcold

2016-10-20 14:39

Doesn't happen with Founders Edition cards. Maybe their value is now becoming apparent...

There is something to be said about 1st-batch products...

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Undying

2016-10-20 14:44

Bios updates this days are easy as installing the drivers. Most cards even have dual-bios switch. I dont see whats the big deal is.

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Denial

2016-10-20 15:03

Doesn't happen with Founders Edition cards. Maybe their value is now becoming apparent...

All the FE cards use Samsung.

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fantaskarsef

2016-10-20 15:06

Doesn't happen with Founders Edition cards. Maybe their value is now becoming apparent...

You do know that they're not the only cards using Samsung memory? Or that a simple bios flash for micron cards might fix everything? Or that when the fix does work, you paid more for the same card essentially? Just thinking.

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Weecka

2016-10-20 15:15

Isn't any card you buy such as the "superclocked" SC model already overclocked at factory nearly to as fast as it can go reliably? If you are then trying to add even more overclocking to it, then of course the GPU overclock and any benchmark run will fail. Doubt it is anything to do with the memory.

The sc/oc cards are not overclocked to max. They are overclocked to a certain degree so the superior cooling (aftermarket) would still maintain acceptable noise and cooling levels for a 24/7 use. Most of these cards can go alot higher as long as the heat is not going too high. As it is one of the fastest pc hardware killers. As you notice when Hilbert tests these cards he's pushing more or less 100/500 overclocks on core/memory respectively (on oc'd/sc'd models). For exaple, intel wouldn't recommend overclocking i7 2700k (that i still have - BOO) to 4.7-5 ghz for 24/7 use as it it is suppose to severely reduce the lifespan of the cpu. I've been running it at 4.7ghz for nearly 5 years, but wih a custom H2O loop that is keeping it very cool (60-65 C on 100% stress testing load)

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Weecka

2016-10-20 15:20

It is an issue, you just fail to see it. And that's ok. Defective products (hardware level) must always! Always! be recalled, fixed and exchanged (but yeah it cost a lot of money to do so)...Soft patch a Software is ok, soft patch a Hardware defect is NOT... The problem is, they get away with it way too easily lately...

If the card would have a chance of malfunctioning and maybe even damaging your pc then i have no doubt they would recall them. But if a bios fix can solve the problem without affecting performance/reliability of the card then it would make no sense to do so.

Here we go again. I hate those dirty discoveries months after a product's release. Sure this is not the 970 memory fiasco but still it's a dirty discovery hidden under the rug. Can NVIDIA stop this already with these expensive products?

You do understand that it is not nvidia that is putting the memory onto the card but the actual card manufacturers (such as evga, asus, gigabyte..etc.) nvidia pretty much only supply the gpu chip. So the problem lies (my guess) in lack of communication or information between micron and the aforementioned card manufacturers.

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EdInk

2016-10-20 15:34

Got a Gigabyte GTX1070 mini itx OC and on GPU z it shows GDDR5 (Micron). I get a kind of ghosting effect when gaming or watching videos/movies, is this related to the memory issue?

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gmm03

2016-10-20 15:42

How can you find out the type of chip on linux(ubuntu, specifically)? ive been searching around and cant seem to find the way to get that information.

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RooiKreef

2016-10-20 15:55

Well if it is vram then they will most likely increase voltage and even loosen up some timing. If they do change the timings then it will decrease performance. Well it will be nice to see a performance comparison between the different BIOS files just to be sure they didn't touch those timings.

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TheDeeGee

2016-10-20 16:21

Well if it is vram then they will most likely increase voltage and even loosen up some timing. If they do change the timings then it will decrease performance. Well it will be nice to see a performance comparison between the different BIOS files just to be sure they didn't touch those timings.

Perhaps 0.1% difference. Not worth benching that as you wont notice it ingame. Also you have AMD so why worry?

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Solfaur

2016-10-20 16:37

Samsung memory here, +700/800 on memory and never seen a single artifact. OC on core is ****ty though, can't get over 2050MHz stable.

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mNiosu

2016-10-20 17:10

So the X70 series of nVidia's lineup are doomed to have memory problems, are them? 🙂

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alanm

2016-10-20 17:14

So the X70 series of nVidia's lineup are doomed to have memory problems, are them? 🙂

I doubt it. But I'm going to roll the dice on one soon. If its micron and has no issues at stock settings, then it will be fine by me.

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gerardfraser

2016-10-20 17:25

There is something to be said about 1st-batch products...

HMMM strange,they have BIOS for FE cards with micron. 08G-P4-6170-KR - EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION Anyway I have a Gigabyte 1070 with Micron.No problems on the ram. Although I see posts about any 1070 card with Micron is going to fail. The cards come with a warranty,RMA if needed.

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NiscoRacing

2016-10-20 17:26

You always can power MOD 😀 GTX 1080 FE + GTX 1070 FE Power Limit Mod - Unlock the Power Target But the bios flash should fix this, if they choose to do it correctly!

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Glidefan

Moderator

2016-10-20 17:57

GPU-Z says Samsung chips. Cool 😀

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bjoswald

2016-10-20 18:03

This kind of **** is what keeps me from throwing money down for better cards. I'd rather settle with a 1050/60 than pay for a card that doesn't work right.