Question 1

There are no pictures anywhere on the internet for the back of this video card. Does it have a backplate? Also I'm more likely to buy it if there is no dragon on it.

Accepted Answer

There is no backplate on this model. It also doesn't have a dragon. Just a sleek, black and white cooling shroud that looks awesome!

Question 2

Does this card come with only the reference 8-pin power connector, or is there an additional  6-pin as well for more power delivery?

Accepted Answer

8 only, as shown very obviously in pictures...

Question 3

what is better MSI GTX 1070 ARMOR OC or MSI GTX 1070 GAMING X OC?

Accepted Answer

Theyre all the same a far as overclocking. The best cooling is the gaming extreme from gigabyte which will allow over 2100mhz sustained. Go with whatever you can afford. For what it's worth the gaming x has a backplate which I prefer.

Question 4

What would be the benefit of getting this Armor edition vs the Founders edition?

Accepted Answer

The founders edition is just the reference card from Nvidia. The Armor edition has been beefed up by MSI with additional coolers and overclocking. It also runs much quieter, making it more favorable over any founders editions of the same price.

Question 5

can you run two of these? i know most cards as long as it is exactly the same you can crossfire but i just want to be sure before i purchase another one.

Accepted Answer

“Crossfire” aka SLI has no advantage in games today. You can run 2 with enough power connectors but there are few use cases. Crossfire is an older AMD term.

Question 6

I do Have  question as i have a small motherboard, how much does this card weigh? Will it be ok with my ASUS Prime B350M-A motherboard?

Accepted Answer

As long as you screw it into your case and your case is large enough, you should be fine.

Question 7

Why is this so much cheaper compared to other gtx 1070 gpu's?

Accepted Answer

the cooler is not as good as others, so i might run slightly warmer. The card also has lower clock speed than others. It is also best card to get if you want to do custom water cooling because it is the same PCB as the MSI Gaming  version and will perform about the same after overclocking

Question 8

I'm trying to find out if this will fit in my system: Motherboard - ASUS LGA1151 DDR4 DisplayPort HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Mini-ITX Motherboard Z170I PRO GAMING. Case - Corsair Obsidian 250D Mini ITX Case.?Thanks

Accepted Answer

Unfortnatly no, you'll need to find a mini gpu, it will only have one fan.

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