EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 XC Gaming, 8GB GDDR6, Dual HDB Fans & RGB LED Graphics Card 08G-P4-2172-KR, Real Boost Clock: 1710 MHz

Alright fine... I'll review the card since nobody wants to go first. :)Decided to get this card due to its price point compared to the big brothers (2080 and 2080ti respectively). I don't think I'll be the first or last when it comes to this reasoning. The RTX 2080ti is just too darn expensive and the 2080 is literally $300 more. I mean wow... just wow! Even at $570 the 2070 is a bit questionable. However, this card comes with a rigid back-plate and MASSIVE cooler/heatsink. In fact, the 2070, 2080 and 2080ti Ultra editions have the same huge heatsink. I know many of you might be wondering if the "Ultra" edition is worth it. YES! The noise/sound is significantly lower when on full load and well worth the extra $50-$70 you'll shell out. Do it!The 2070 is a good alternative to 1440p gaming, but I want to make it very clear. This card does not have the horsepower of its elder brethren. Don't get me wrong, this card will pull it's own weight and is much more justified in the price point than others; however, when compared to even a 2080 it's rightfully not in the same category. There is a noticeable difference between the two. I know what you're saying... there should be with a $300 difference in cost, but if you're looking for REAL power you may want to shell out the extra dough and go for the 2080. Wondering what this guy is talking about? I have both the 2070 and 2080... tested them both and the 2080 has raw power and is absolutely the perfect match for 1440p (144hz) gaming. So hard to justify the extra cost, but worth it (Figuratively speaking).The cost of the 2080 and 2080ti are simply a joke when you think about it, but if you're looking to game hard they are just better cards and NVIDIA/EVGA know it. I cannot tell you how beautiful and smooth Battlefield 1 runs with the 2080 in 2K. I know what you're thinking... the 2070 is just as good; it's just simply not! Yes, it will run things nicely and look fantastic... but you must understand the shear power isn't on par with the 2080 boys. Take that for what you will in a review format.The 2070 would be hard to justify for 1080p gaming as it's a beefy card. Instead, it's a good alternative to 1440p (No way it can handle 4k at high res). Notice I said a "good" alternative and not great to 1440p. The 2080 (Or old 1080ti) is the absolute perfect match for 2K (1440p/144hz) gaming and could do a decent job with 4K. However, I think we'll all agree the only way to play true 4K gaming is with the almighty 2080ti.Final thoughts... the 2070 is a great card all around. It will draw far less power than the 2080. On full load I never got above 63c (Compared to 72c with the 2080). If you're a true gamer, you're probably not too worried about power draw, but it's good to have this knowledge as power = heat. You'll sacrifice 20-30fps in most games when matched up against the 2080. Is that worth $300? You'll have to decide that for yourself. Just keep in mind you're making an investment here and if you're looking to future proof your computer...I hope this helps anyone on the fence wondering if the jump to 2080 is really worth it? Hard to justify with the cost... it really is. However, if you're a true gamer and want the best "experience" it just might be worth it to bump up to the 2080. :)

I will start out by saying I am not the best person to review, I don't have tons of experience with other different cards. What I can say about this card is that so far it has met all of my expectations.My first card that I purchased for my current computer was an rtx 2060 black from EVGA. I didn't do any research before I purchased it, I just saw it had a fair price and claimed to operate rather silently. It didn't. It was loud, and warm, resulting in dropped clocks (76 degrees during heavy load). This was probably a result of the one fan design, despite the rather large heat sink. For some people, the loud fans probably wouldn't be an issue, but with nearly everything else silent on my rig I found it to be annoying. It performed okay, it was just too loud, and from what I have seen a lot of the rtx 2060s run pretty warm resulting in increased fan use (noise). I was even considering liquid cooling the 2060 just to get temps, and therefore noise, down, but decided to instead return the card and get a card with good thermals to begin with.Having not been satisfied, I checked reviews for the different 2070 models. After seeing that this was a no-frills card that managed to keep rather low temps, I was on board. At first, after installing, I was worried when I saw it idling at around 48 to 50 degrees, and I thought that furmark would push it up to 90. Nope, this gpu has fans that are completely off at idle, which is why it runs a little warmer than normal. This means no noise at all from the gpu… and you can even set a custom fan curve to have it run cool at idle if you wish. Idle temps don't really bother me. I shouldn't have worried about furmark, because the curve topped out at 65 degrees with silent case fans (noctua), and with a custom (still nearly silent) case fan setup I dropped a further 3 degrees to 62. These temps are with a front mounted radiator, by the way. Also, this was with a +200 on the core, +800 memory, 114% power limit, and 88 temp limit. That blew my rtx 2060 out of the water, and because the temps stay low this card boosted rather high and rarely dropped clocks during heavy gaming.Now, for the important stuff. I play some games 2k, some 4k, depending on the game. 2k this card is a winner. 4k I have run some older games at max or extremely high settings (Killing Floor 2 runs buttery smooth, so does GTA V). I don't have any newer games to test at 4k so I can't say how well this card does, but I'd assume that with concessions in your graphics configurations you could get a lot of them going well. I have a 4k monitor that runs at only 60hz refresh, so your mileage may vary. I find 60hz to be fine for casual gaming, but some people don't. I don't play many first person shooters so I don't need high refresh as much as I appreciate greater visual fidelity.In any case, as I have seen reviews that this card may fail after a while, I may update this review. If I don't, awesome, this card rocks, and they have worked out their issues. For now, however, I am enjoying my new graphics card, and it is definitely worth the money. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good budget (at 500 dollars, it can be 100 or 200 cheaper than other rtx 2070s so I suppose that fits) rtx 2070 for their build. Great thermals, noise, and performance.