PCB Breakdown: Palit GTX 1080 GameRock

[@8Castiel7]

Thanks muchly for this. I was expecting some kind of cost cutting considering the price compared to other cards but pleasantly suprised to find out otherwise. Good job on the vid and good job to Palit on the card.

[@8Castiel7]

As a minor update I've since seen that the 1070's may have the cheaper Micron memory chips instead of Samsung (not sure if it's all of them), which isn't an issue in itself but when overclocking there has been increased instability unless you download the updated bios which manages the chips voltage better (available on the website).

[@liftedllc2220]

love the breakdowns

[@Filonekogonek]

I bought this card. Ot's really nice. Im running ~2150MHz right now in boost mode but there is still some room for higher frequency. Temps are really nice. I had 290X before and after having constantly 94degrees changing to 75 degrees is a really nice thing :) Really happy with this game. Name kinda weird tho like you said. For me these videos are really nice to watch (automatisation/electro guy here) Cheers!

[@CheapSushi]

I never gave Palit a chance, only heard of them recently but I think I'll go for them next.

[@xiaxia686]

Can you revisit evga 1080 ftw and explain why there has been so many overheating problem. From the look of it, ftw seems to have a very strong vrm.

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

www.gamersnexus.net/news-pc/2661-evga-mosfet-failure-possible-from-thermal-runaway-scenario

[@xiaxia686]

Actually Hardcore Overclocking FE cards have only 5phases for the core and a plastic backplate and they never have this thermal issue. Why a 10 phase vrm runs hotter than a 5 phase one?

[@xiaxia686]

There's a big front heatspread covers all VRMs and RAMs and is cooled by the main fans. I'd expect 10phase to be at least cooler than 5 phase on the FE card

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

that heatspreader apparently doesn't have any thermal pads

[@xiaxia686]

It has thermal pads, according to Tom's hardware. media.bestofmicro.com/1/O/615660/gallery/EVGA-GTX-1080-FTW-Cooling-Frame-Inner_w_355.jpg

[@VinzV19]

Hi, does anyone know the thickness of the thermal pads?

[@Dzikus1408]

Hey did u find a answer because I'm looking for some information too

[@dorfschmidt4833]

Hi, can you do a PCB breakdown on an Inno3D GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Compact X1 ? Kindly Regards.

[@N00B283]

Hey, could you do PCB Breakdown for the Asus Strix 1070?

[@Angelsergiuboy]

which gtx 1070 would you recommand? which one has the best PCB in your opinion?

[@mikhail6812]

i think gamers should :D send u more pcb, for pcb analysis on all GPU brands from 1050 to 1080 :D great job! really indepth pcb analysis can i request a Zotac 1050 PCB analysis? and Palit 1050 PCB analysis? haha

[@SWEbear021]

order 1 of these card(gainward)but it got delayed so got a amp extreme insteed:)love these breakdown videos:)

[@tarantula1337]

Are you planning on doing a gtx 1050/ti pcb review and maybe some overclocking since it's a budget card? If you do, can you cover how to replace the missing 6 pin connecter pls?^^

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

I might

[@seven9766]

Did the 1070 version get the same components? Or was that stripped down somewhat? I find it hard to believe they would just slap on the lesser GPU on the same exact PCB. Wondering, because i have said 1070 running.

[@ZoombiRayProduction]

What voltage is used for rgb lighting? 5v or 12v?

[@krzych3114]

Very efficient cooler and good PCB, Palit did a good job, but how this card looks and especially this stupid Game Rock name... and it is written on backplate... Anyways, I got Palit JetStream, looks the best of of Palit cards and has the same cooler as all of them, and the best price, the rest is just gimmick.

[@pallerunqvist1]

1080 gamerock coming in on monday. Very good card gimmick aside, although it doesn't bother me. All those zotac carbon fiber style "push the limit" thingies are as gimmicky as this. Jetstream/gamerock cooler is excellent in terms of noise and cooling. Techpowerup gave 1080 gamerock premium score of 9,8.

[@krzych3114]

They gave 9.8 score to every 1080 they tested so far...

[@hojnikb]

Can you do breakdowns on cheaper 1070s and 1060s ?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

I'll look into them

[@dvr1337]

He didnt

[@mrripper9694]

I have one of these with a short to ground / blown Y fuse near the 8 pin power. What's the likely failure point on this card?

[@teemum.9023]

Should the heatsink cover the VRAM ja GPU memory blocks? I got Palit 1080 Jetstream yesterday (565 € on Ebay.de zetta-mall). It covers only the GPU, and consists of three heatpipes connecting two separate huge heatsinks. The VRAMs are under and between without having any heatsink contact. The memory around GPU might be connected to the heatsink, I don´t remember.

[@ovymar1924]

How I can find datasheet with power rails?

[@zacriley5330]

Is the formula you were referring to at 9:00 1/Rtotal=1/R1 + 1/R2 ?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

yeah that one.

[@froggle611]

I know its a bit older, but how about a PCB breakdown of Sapphires R9 fury Nitro?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

I can't find photos of the VRM that would allow me to ID the PowerStages that it's using.

[@froggle611]

I took my own apart to replace the thermal paste and take pictures for you. I sent you a PM if you're still interested.

[@FreshSRB85]

Does someone know name of component U2 located behind displayport?

[@SuperibyP]

Hey! Could we get a breakdown on the GTX 1070 FE? (Zotac if there is a difference between them)

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

1070 FE is the same as 1080 FE and I swear I already did a video on it.

[@SuperibyP]

Oh really! Oh that's a relief - thank you so much

[@Benri05]

When will this card be released?

[@Der_Eddie]

Wow nice video, good work

[@jimarasthegod]

Hello, great content as always, can you do a review on the new powercolor red dragon rx 480 pcb and compare it with the red devil's one? :)

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

If I had a photo I could

[@Chaserbl]

any chance of 470 vs 480 pcb videos? Like what are major differences between those?

[@jimarasthegod]

Actually Hardcore Overclocking i have my eyes upon it due to its low price compared to others, but i need a review in order to take the shot, and i cant find any yet.

[@DerickForeal]

can we get a 1060 PCB analysis please?

[@Mauntium]

I have a question: I found a picture of a gainward 1060: static1.caseking.de/media/image/powermod.jpg Since Palit and Gainward uses the same PCBs, it was of no surprise to me that there were similarities between this and the card in the video. On the picture it's barely visible, but I think it uses vishay's SIC632s as well, in a fashion that looks like a 3+1 phase design to me. I heard that the palit 1060 has an estimated tdp of 140 watts with a slight overclock. Now forgive me, as what I'm going to say might be absolutely stupid (I'm not an overclocker, I'm not sure what I'm talking about), but isn't the Vcore voltage very close to 1 V (like 1.05V)? That would mean that the heat dissipated by the GPU in watts and the amperage that goes through it aren't very far from each other. You mentioned that these phases can deliver 45A each; in this case that would mean 135A. Well of course I'm aware of that the GPU is not the only heat dissipating component on a graphics card and that VRMs don't work at 100% efficiency, but still, I'm getting numbers that are very close to each other. Why this interests me is because I'm on the lookout for a 1060 that's shorter than 27cm, but is not the most "budget" option either. What I wrote seems to coincide with that palit and gainward usually only gives 2 years of warranty instead of 3, but I'm intending to use my card much longer than that. So the question: Do you think the palit (jetstream)/gainward (phoenix) 1060 is safe?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

GDDR5 is pretty power hungry so expect at least 20W to go to that. Also I know I said 45A in the video however that's because the datasheet doesn't show how long the VRM can actually do 50A only 45A even though the title of the datasheet is: "50 A VRPower® Integrated Power Stage". So the card will be fine.

[@Umbralaniidae]

what are those Q and Y ugly thingies on the front? FE edition has caps there.

[@Nelith55]

Is the Jetstream the same pcb?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

no idea. I suspect that it's different.

[@Nelith55]

From what i can tell the pcb is the same layout but i have no idea if they are cheaper VRMs.

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

From a quick look at the EKWB compatibility database it looks like the same PCB.

[@Nelith55]

Ok mate thanks for looking.

[@LeitoAE]

PALIT 1080 DUAL has this same PCB?

[@williamsrussell1]

not the same pcb

[@str8edge142]

How do you know that?

[@Mauntium]

Oops Accidentally deleted my comment when I tried to fix the horrendous error I made in it. So, the palit 1060 uses similar looking phases, but only 3 for the core. Of course, "similar looking" doesn't automatically mean that they are actually SIC632-s, but if they are, then at 125 °C the throughput is only 135A. If you increase the power target on that card, isn't that pushing it? I'm getting more and more hyped to see a palit 1060 jetstream PCB breakdown video. Or a Gainward Phoenix; as far as I know, they use the same PCB. I saw you answered by asking if I'm talking about this card: www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Palit/GeForce_GTX_1060_Super_JetStream/ Yes, that is the card.

[@akshayendra]

buildzoid: its a really nice pcb its just got a stupid name

[@HDreactionz]

Could you do a breakdown on the asus strix 1080?

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

I'll look into it.

[@HDreactionz]

awesome thanks

[@MrAlex3190]

thx for this review :) bit the bullet and went for a strix since the gainward was taking too long. Now i also am realy curious about the strix

[@dvr1337]

Palit best!

[@thesmf1210]

stupid name, i think not