So I've had my Asus Strix OC GTX1070 since November of 2016. All of the RGB LED's worked perfectly fine when I got the card, and I've had no issues otherwise with the performance of the card. However, I noticed yesterday that the RGB LEDs seemed to only be partially functioning on one end of the card. Here are some pictures: The first picture is what the card looked like after installing it (properly functioning RGB LEDs), and the second picture is what it looks like now (RGB LEDs only working on one side.
Anybody have an idea of what I could do to fix this? I tried reinstalling/updating the Asus AURA program, GPUTweak, and GPU BIOS, all to no avail. The card performs perfectly fine, no overheating/fan issues, no performance loss in games, etc.
I just want to know if there is some simple fix that I'm completely missing, or if there is no way to fix this. Any help or suggestions are appreciated.
Anybody have an idea of what I could do to fix this? I tried reinstalling/updating the Asus AURA program, GPUTweak, and GPU BIOS, all to no avail. The card performs perfectly fine, no overheating/fan issues, no performance loss in games, etc.
I just want to know if there is some simple fix that I'm completely missing, or if there is no way to fix this. Any help or suggestions are appreciated.
Same issue here with my 1070 Strix. The lighting has been extremely dim on the side and bottom for some time, until I found this thread and bought a 4mm fiber optic side glow cable to replace it myself.
I'll use the chance to also replace the thermal paste on the GPU and CPU, and see if I can get a few degrees lower.
Pictures below:
- My 1070 lighting as it was originally 3 years ago.
- The super dim lighting as it is today.
- The fiber optic cable I bought (1 meter long).
I'll post some pictures of the process and results once I get to do it, if anyone is interested.
I'll use the chance to also replace the thermal paste on the GPU and CPU, and see if I can get a few degrees lower.
Pictures below:
- My 1070 lighting as it was originally 3 years ago.
- The super dim lighting as it is today.
- The fiber optic cable I bought (1 meter long).
I'll post some pictures of the process and results once I get to do it, if anyone is interested.
So here is the process of replacing the side glow tubes from my GTX 1070 Strix. Should be similar for other cards. This video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GUySjP7-gI) that someone posted a few pages back was very helpful for knowing how to disassemble it. A lot of it is unnecessary for the purpose of replacing these tubes, but it's good to know.
So, to start, take off the 3 screws next to the fans, and the 3 screws on the side that goes closer to the motherboard, then the cover comes right off. You may want to disconnect the black cables to fully separate it and move it more freely. Otherwise, as I did, just be careful and don't pull too much.
Carefully, use a flat screwdriver or something to lever the side glow tubes out from its enclosing. And I repeat, carefully, or you may break them. I had to take a broken piece out with tweezers.
Now, the original tubes are roughly 27 cm long. So just cut two pieces from the new one with scissors or a sharp knife. Here's a side by side comparison of the old and new tubes, see how white they got.
Then, insert the new side glow tubes, you may need to push a bit to make sure they clip into place. Finally, put the fan cover back and all the 6 screws, install the card into your computer and hope for the best!
Aaaand... let there be light!
As someone else said, the new light colors are a little off to me too, but it doesn't bother me much. At least it's fully glowing again in all its glory 🙂
And the whole process is like 5-10 minutes, definitely not worth it to send your card to Asus.
So, to start, take off the 3 screws next to the fans, and the 3 screws on the side that goes closer to the motherboard, then the cover comes right off. You may want to disconnect the black cables to fully separate it and move it more freely. Otherwise, as I did, just be careful and don't pull too much.
Carefully, use a flat screwdriver or something to lever the side glow tubes out from its enclosing. And I repeat, carefully, or you may break them. I had to take a broken piece out with tweezers.
Now, the original tubes are roughly 27 cm long. So just cut two pieces from the new one with scissors or a sharp knife. Here's a side by side comparison of the old and new tubes, see how white they got.
Then, insert the new side glow tubes, you may need to push a bit to make sure they clip into place. Finally, put the fan cover back and all the 6 screws, install the card into your computer and hope for the best!
Aaaand... let there be light!
As someone else said, the new light colors are a little off to me too, but it doesn't bother me much. At least it's fully glowing again in all its glory 🙂
And the whole process is like 5-10 minutes, definitely not worth it to send your card to Asus.
check it out guys
i bought this high temp tape and insulated the new light tubes on my card. if the heat tape works as it should(check youtube), im thinking this may be a perma fix, if not at least giving us a lot more time before changes. doesnt affect the color at all. i didnt tape it all the way up to where the LED's are so there wouldnt be any light transfer thru the tape, which could impact the color. left a little gap as shown. have fun
video of old VS new tube:
https://streamable.com/qt0jf
i bought this high temp tape and insulated the new light tubes on my card. if the heat tape works as it should(check youtube), im thinking this may be a perma fix, if not at least giving us a lot more time before changes. doesnt affect the color at all. i didnt tape it all the way up to where the LED's are so there wouldnt be any light transfer thru the tape, which could impact the color. left a little gap as shown. have fun
video of old VS new tube:
https://streamable.com/qt0jf
