GTX 970 for 60hz or GTX 1070 for 120hz on 1080p

Charlie678 · Jun 24, 2016

Hi guys, I am going to build me first gaming PC. Since the custom GTX 1070 has released and price drops in GTX 970, I wonder which one to choose. I heard that GTX 1070 is more than enough for 1080P 60hz gaming, GTX 970 is the sweet spot. And there is not much a differnet between 60hz and 120hz. Should I choose GTX 970 for 1080p 60hz gaming or GTX 1070 for 1080p120hz gaming.

I have a hard time to decide amount ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI. Which one should I choose?

CTurbo · Jun 24, 2016

Honestly, the GTX970 is perfectly fine for 120hz 1080p. I don't know why you have ruled this option out.

Either way, wait and see how the new RX480 REALLY performs.

thor220 · Jun 24, 2016

CTurbo :

Agreed. Given early leaks, the RX 480 should be a bit above the 980.

Charlie678 · Jun 24, 2016

CTurbo :

I heard that GTX 970 has 3.5gb VRAM issue and poor support on DX12 compare with GTX 1070. Since I am thinking about build HTPC, is cooling GTX 970 going to be a problem?

Epicness937 · Jun 24, 2016

Charlie678 :

120hz with a 1070 is good a 970 can pull 120fps maxed most of the time but the r9 480 may get close so wait for the 480 if you are ok with fps drops below 120 or not max setting and if not get a 1070

CTurbo · Jun 24, 2016

The GTX970 is an excellent 1080p card. I never viewed the 3.5GB thing as an "issue" and cooling would not be a problem if you set your case up logically.

I wouldn't sleep on the GTX980 either if prices continue to drop.

Epicness937 · Jun 24, 2016

CTurbo :

i have two 970s and at 1080p the 3.5gb is no issue but i recently upgraded to a 1440p monitor and now its starting to be an issue
this is why im buying two 1070s

Charlie678 · Jun 24, 2016

CTurbo :

Thanks a lot! Should I build a HTPC or just but an Alienware X51? I live in Europe, so the price is about the same include Windows.

Charlie678 · Jun 24, 2016

Epicness937 :

Charlie678 :

120hz with a 1070 is good a 970 can pull 120fps maxed most of the time but the r9 480 may get close so wait for the 480 if you are ok with fps drops below 120 or not max setting and if not get a 1070

If get the GTX 1070, which one will you get? ASUS STRIX OC, MSI ARMOR OC or Gigabyte G1 GAMING?

Epicness937 · Jun 24, 2016

Charlie678 :

im getting two evga 1070 ftw mostly because it will look good in my setup
the asus 1070 is mostlikely good as my r9 280 my gtx 760 and two gtx 970s were asus and had no issue
im jusst getting the ftw evga as it looks good with rgb lights and evga is a great gpu brand

Vikerules · Jun 25, 2016

LOL 60hz and 120hz not a big difference? mate, its night and day. I dont know what kind of delusional person told you that but its the same difference like going from an HDD to an SSD, massive. Dont make the mistake of going for a 970

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