MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Titanium Unboxing

MSI’s Twin Frozr VI heatsink may look compact but it’s actually a monster in disguise. It measures 280mm (length) x 140mm (width) x 51mm (height). The cooling extends all the way to the back of the PCB and it requires a casing with good interior space for proper installation.

It is recommended that a case with 2.5 free slot space is required for proper functioning of cooling on this card. The card also weighs in at 1075 grams which may put slight stress on the PCI Express slot. But all that hefty load of the card means that the card packs a good bunch of components with an emphasis on quality.

In terms of design, we are looking at an updated version of the Twin Frozr heatsink which is now in its sixth variation. The new heatsink looks absolutely phenomenal with a silver / black design and dragon claws featured on the back of the card. It’s one beauty to look at.

The card has two fans on the front, all of which are 100mm and come with MSI’s patented Torx 2.0 fan design that offers 22% more air pressure, allowing for increased air flow and cooler operation of the card itself.

Coming back to the fans, the card actually features two different fan designs based on the Torx 2.0 system. The first fan uses a dispersion fan blade technology that has a steeper curved blade that accelerates airflow and as such increases effectiveness in keeping the GPU cool. The second fan is more of a traditional one which pushes down a steady airflow to keep the heatsink cool. Both fans deploy a double ball bearing design and can last a longer time while operating silently.

MSI also features their Zero Frozr technology on the Twin Frozr VI heatsink. This feature won’t spin the fans on the card unless the temperature reaches a certain threshold. In the case of the Twin Frozr VI heatsink, that limit is set to 60C. If the card is operating at under 60C, the fans won’t spin which means no extra noise would be generated.

MSI has fused the Twin Frozr VI heatsink with dragon blade accents. These white colored patterns emit RGB LED lighting and you can configure them through the MSI Gaming App. These are part of the MSI Mystic LED system that is incorporated within a wide range of their gaming products. We will have a full display of the lighting features of this card in a section after unboxing.

The MSI and Dragon logo on top of the SLI connectors also features LED Lighting which can be configured through MSI’s Gaming App. The labels are inverted so when you plug the graphics card inside your PC, they will show up straight rather than upside down.

On the back of the card, we spot an extremely good looking MSI Dragon backplate. The whole plate is made of solid metal and adds to the durability of this card. The metallic silver finish on the backplate gives a unique aesthetic and has the Dragon logo at the end which looks great. There are cut outs in screw placements to easily reach the points on the graphics card.

As far as cooling is concerned, the fans do their job well but the real heat is handled by the huge heat sink block inside the MSI graphics card. The Twin Frozr IV heatsink is based on six thick copper heat pipes that offer direct contact to the GPU when running through the copper base plate. The GPU base plate is a solid nickel-plate copper design with loads of surface area for efficiency dissipating heat load.

The GTX 1070 Ti GPU comes with two SLI gold fingers which technically mean that the card supports 4-way SLI but that has changed in the GeForce 10 series. While 4-way SLI support is physically present, there are few applications that can even scale well on 4 or even 3-way SLI. NVIDIA recommends the use of 2-way SLI with the new high-bandwidth SLI bridge for the best scaling and SLI performance in games that support multi-GPU. For those who are still interested in 3- or 4-way SLI can register at NVIDIA’s site for a SLI key to enable support on their cards.

Display connectivity on the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Titanium includes two DisplayPort 1.4 (4K @ 120 Hz), two HDMI 2.0b (4K @ 60 Hz) and a single DL-DVI which means that it is capable of supporting all next-gen displays with new standards such as HDR, VR and multi-res / multi-screen panels.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Titanium features a custom PCB which means the power circuitry is entirely non-reference. Power is provided through a an 8 and 6 pin connector configuration which means we are looking at a maximum power input of 225W. The card has an official TDP of 180W but the premium components make sure that every bit of juice gets supplied to core, memory and VRMs when overclocked.

MSI adds extra protection to their impressive PCB by including a rugged anti-bending plate. This also acts as a memory cooling plate while the PWM heatsink with micro fins keeps the VRM cool under stressful conditions. MSI makes use of a 8+2 phase PWM design that includes their military class 4 components such as Hi-C caps, super ferrite chokes and Japanese solid caps.

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Titanium and Gaming Design Comparisons:

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MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Titanium Lighting Gallery

Following is a look at the different lighting modes that this card is able to display with the MSI Mystic Light lighting feature.

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WCCFTECH RATING

Rocking a solid design, the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Titanium is a great graphics card for gamers under the $500 US budget that performs well and overclocks even better.

Pros

• Great gaming performance at 1440p resolution.
• Performs nearly identical to a GTX 1080 in some titles.
• Great power and performance efficiency with 16nm FF (tweaked) process.
• Upgrade from GTX 970 and GTX 980 will be a big boost.
• Titanium design looks amazing, goes well with several builds.
• MSI's custom 10 phase PCB design is suited for manual overclocks.
• MSI Twin Frozr VI cooler offers great cooling and low noise output.
• MSI GTX 1070 Ti Titanium operates cool and silent under gaming load.
• ZeroFrozr Technology Included on Torx 2.0 fans.
• Uses 8 +6 pin connector config instead of reference 8 pin, offers higher OC and stability.
• Great overclocking potential, full tuning options with MSI Afterburner app.
• Lot's of display connectivity, great for VR and multi-display PCs.

Cons

• Price could have been a bit lower ($479.99 US).
• No Factory OC out of box. (NVIDIA restriction for AIBs)
• Some GTX 1070 Ti models may not make much sense over a GTX 1080 for the same price.

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