PALIT RTX 3070 TI GAMEROCK 8GB OC Review

How Much Does It Cost?

NVIDIA has stated that their 3070 Ti Founders will start at $599! Now, we all know this is a load of crap, and it will be down to retailers on what they list it for! Here in the UK, we see a mixed bag. We have companies like SCAN that keep the prices at MSRP where possible, then there are other companies like CCL who got caught trying to sell 3080 Ti’s for over double what they should’ve been listed for. It really is just about depressing trying to find a new GPU these days, and I feel bad for those who need one to complete a new system! When all is said and done, if you can even find a 3070 Ti to buy, expect the price to be inflated a bit.

Overview

The Palit RTX 3070 Ti GameRock is a solid offering for the new 3070 Ti range. With its unique aesthetic and decent performance, it will both stand out in your build and help you get the drop on your enemies, should you be able to even find one to buy. Coming with three fans and a switch that lets you switch between performance and silent modes, the RTX 3070 Ti GameRock has a lot to offer! Throw in LOTS of RGB for good measure and you have a fairly well-rounded card that offers almost everything anyone could want from a GPU of the calliper! The only thing it likely won’t offer is the chance to buy it at a decent price thanks to bots, scalpers and everything else currently going on. The 3070 Ti beats the 2070 Super with ease and sits between the 3070 and 3080 as we would expect. In our testing, the 3070 Ti is a bit closer to the 3070 side of things, so it really just does leave you to wonder if it’s worth it all or not?

NVIDIA LHR

As we saw on the 3080 Ti, the ETH hashrate has a limiter on it. This basically means this GPU won’t be as good for mining as it should and this is thanks to NVIDIA trying to make sure Gamers can actually get ahold of some GPUs to use for, wait for it, gaming! Now, the 3080 Ti saw the hashrate limited to around 56MHs in our in-house testing! Now the 3070 Ti is running at around 38MHs which is roughly around half of where we would expect to see it had NVIDIA not added LHR to things. This is definitely a step in the right direction to make sure gamers can get their hands on what short supply of cards there will no doubt be! Limiting the hashrate will make the ROI on these cards not worth it in the long run of things as far as mining is considered. With everything going on in the current market, while this may only seem like a small step, it is at least a step in the right direction.

Should I Buy One?

At this point in time, with the way things currently are, I’m just going to say do what you like. Even if you can get a card on the cheaper side of things, prices are still inflated to what they should be for this series of GPUs. However, if you keep waiting for decent prices, you could be waiting a while as it doesn’t look like things are going to get better anytime soon! It really is a tricky one, everything in me says don’t do it and wait until prices get better, but who has time to wait indefinitely? It would be different if we knew that say, in November, prices will be back to normal, but we just don’t have any idea when things will change at the moment! All I can say is try to look around and get the best deal you can and stay away from scalpers.