Review: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X

Conclusion

If budget is no concern, the GeForce GTX 1080 is the best gaming card on the market, no question. Trouble is, budget is very much a concern, particularly with the events occurring in the last week, so spending in excess of £600 for a quality AIC-produced card is a serious decision. Yet giving up 20 per cent performance brings the GTX 1070 into view; a card also with the Pascal architecture underpinning.

MSI brings the same design and flair mojo to the second-rung Pascal. Taking everything that we thought was good about the GTX 1080 version - build and quietness, mostly - opting for the GTX 1070 Gaming X shaves a considerable £200 off the asking price.

£420 is hardly cheap, granted, but the status quo in the market means it is hard to do better than this model. Palit offers more out-of-the-box performance availed by a bigger heatsink design but has a shorter warranty, so you pays your money and takes your choice.

Anyone interested in a premium gaming PC would be better advised to go for the GTX 1070 over its bigger brother and then repurpose the savings elsewhere. Should that advice ring true with you, the MSI GeForce GTX Gaming 1070X is recommended.

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X

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