Which RTX 3070 to BUY and AVOID! 38 cards compared! Ft. Asus, MSI, EVGA, Gigabyte, Palit, PNY, etc.

Which is the best RTX 3070? If you can find an RTX 3070 model its probably in this video, and in this buyer's guide I take a look at the cards' power limits which affect the performance a lot, the VRM setup and quality which affects overclocking potential, as well as the cooler's cooling potential. I guess this is also in a sense a review of the reviews as a comparison of all the Geforce RTX 3070 models in a roundup. This took way more time than the other buying guides I made so I hope you find it useful!

Cards compared aside from the Nvidia Founder's Edition:
-Asus Strix, TUF Gaming OC, KO OC, Dual, Dual OC
-Colorful Advanced OC, Ultra OC-V, Battle Axe
-EVGA FTW3, XC3
-Gainward Phoenix GS, Chasing the Wind
-Galax Gamer OC, SG
-Gigabyte Aorus Master, Gaming OC, VISION OC, Eagle OC, Eagle
-Inno3D iChill X3
-KFA2 SG
-Maxsun iCraft OC
-MSI Suprim X (confirmed 300W max power limit), Gaming X Trio, Ventus 3X, Ventus 2X
-Palit GameRock OC, GameRock, Jetstream OC, Jetstream, GamingPro OC, GamingPro
-PNY Uprising, Revel Epic-X RGB
-Zotac Twin Edge, Twin Edge OC

Review Sources:
Palit Jetstream:
https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/palit_geforce_rtx_3070_jetstream_oc_review,1.html
https://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/146890-palit-geforce-rtx-3070-jetstream-oc/
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/palit-geforce-rtx-3070-jetstream-oc/
https://occlub.ru/testodrom/70120-palit-geforce-rtx-3070-jetstream-oc-obzor-jetstream-vyros
Palit GamingPro OC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7kd484pxHc
Palit GameRock OC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hckxJnJvUt8
Asus TUF Gaming OC:
https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_geforce_rtx_3070_tuf_gaming_review,1.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/asus-geforce-rtx-3070-tuf-gaming-oc/
Asus Strix:
https://www.profesionalreview.com/2020/10/29/asus-rog-strix-rtx-3070-8g-gaming-review/
3090 model: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/asus-geforce-rtx-3090-strix-oc/3.html
Asus KO OC:
https://newsbeezer.com/taiwaneng/korea-origin-gaming-korean-wave-asus-geforce-rtx-3070-ko-gaming-graphics-card-hkepc-hardware/
Asus DUAL OC:
https://unikoshardware.com/2020/11/asus-dual-rtx-3070-o8g-review.html
MSI Gaming X Trio:
https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_rtx_3070_gaming_x_trio_review,1.html
https://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/146386-msi-geforce-rtx-3070-gaming-x-trio/
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/msi-geforce-rtx-3070-gaming-x-trio/
MSI Ventus 3X:
https://youtu.be/Htx1ip6NeQ0?
Nvidia Founder's Edition:
https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_rtx_3070_founder_review,1.html
https://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/146293-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-founders-edition/
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-founders-edition/
EVGA FTW3 Ultra:
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/evga-geforce-rtx-3070-ftw3-ultra/
EVGA XC3 Black:
https://lanoc.org/review/video-cards/8182-evga-rtx-3070-xc3-black
Gigabyte Aorus Master:
https://youtu.be/VwJzxZpoWvs?t=390
Gigabyte Gaming OC:
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-3070-gaming-oc/
https://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/146425-gigabyte-geforce-rtx-3070-gaming-oc/
https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/dominic-moass/gigabyte-rtx-3070-gaming-oc-review/
Zotac Twin Edge OC:
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/zotac-geforce-rtx-3070-twin-edge-oc/
Inno3D iChill X3:
https://i2hard.ru/publications/26133/
KFA2 SG:
https://overclocking.com/test-kfa2-rtx-3070-sg-1-click-oc/
Galax SG:
https://thepcenthusiast.com/geforce-rtx-3070-galax-sg-review/#4-packaging-and-closer-look

Techpowerup RTX 3070 BIOS Collection:
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/?architecture=&manufacturer=&model=RTX+3070&interface=&memType=&memSize=&since=
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/?architecture=Uploads&manufacturer=&model=RTX+3070&interface=&memType=&memSize=&since=

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:15 - Stock Power Limits
04:02 - Max Power Limits
07:38 - OC and non OC differences
08:15 - VRM Current Capability
11:57 - Temperatures from Reviews
14:34 - Cooler Performance Rating
18:45 - Ranking 1-38 and Tiers
21:36 - Avoid these
22:04 - Best card overall "