Quiet, but 40 line rtx just normal

Brandon's review of Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 Eagle 12GB OC Graphics Card

Pros: Good graphicsCons: Expensive

If You Want a 40 Series GPU...

This Gigabyte Eagle OC RTX 4070 is a well built GPU with fantastic cooling. If you're looking for a 40 series card & don't want to spend the extra money, the Gigabyte RTX 4070 is worth the buy. Out of ALL of the new 40 series GPU's, the Gigabyte Eagle OC RTX 4070 is worth the money.I was a huge fan of EVGA GPU's in the past. Especially, when it came to MY OWN custom builds. When EVGA stopped making NVIDIA graphics cards, I wasn't sure where to go. I'm glad I went with Gigabyte. Overall they are reputable & build quality computer components.So, if you want a NEW generation 40 series Graphics card that wont break the bank, you should go with this graphics card.

Know what you are getting

The 4070 itself is overpriced. For my build i liked the idea of having a 40 series card and this is what I decided would suit me best. Cooling is immaculate. 60°C at max load, whole system is air cooled. Very well built card

Overpriced, too little VRAM, but a nice card

I know, I know. It's only got 12G of VRAM but hey, I needed a new card and wanted to stick with NVIDIA for now for DLSS and Ray-Tracing. I considered going to a 6800XT for the extra VRAM but none of them was short enough to fit in my case. This 4070 Eagle is one of the shortest of the new generation cards at only 10.5 inches long, so it works great smaller cases.So far it runs like a champ. I gained about 20-30 frames at 1440p over a 3070 in most games. Also the 4070 uses less power and runs cooler than most of the AMD cards, so it's a good option if you have an older, less powerful PSU or a case with less than stellar airflow.The only quirks I found are with the RGB lighting, and the hard-wired fan profiles. First, to get the RBG logo to change from the default ... MoreI know, I know. It's only got 12G of VRAM but hey, I needed a new card and wanted to stick with NVIDIA for now for DLSS and Ray-Tracing. I considered going to a 6800XT for the extra VRAM but none of them was short enough to fit in my case. This 4070 Eagle is one of the shortest of the new generation cards at only 10.5 inches long, so it works great smaller cases.So far it runs like a champ. I gained about 20-30 frames at 1440p over a 3070 in most games. Also the 4070 uses less power and runs cooler than most of the AMD cards, so it's a good option if you have an older, less powerful PSU or a case with less than stellar airflow.The only quirks I found are with the RGB lighting, and the hard-wired fan profiles. First, to get the RBG logo to change from the default blue, you have to install Gigabyte's RGBFusion app. Thankfully you only have to run it once to set the color profile you want. After that you shouldn't have to run it again. Also another minor annoyance is that no matter how hard I try, I can't set a custom fan curve. I've tried with MSI Afterburner, FanControl, and even EVGA Precision X. No matter what I do, the fans ignore the curve and stay off until the card hits around 50 degrees. I've decided to just accept this for now because so far during gaming I haven't seen the temps go above 66 degrees. That's at about 54% fan speed, and still acceptable noise level.Overall I'm glad I got this card, even though I paid way too much for it. This is a $500 card, tops.