What build is better?! And why ?

cfortney

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It's kind of obvious, they're basically identical except one has a $330 GTX 970, and the other has a $541 GTX 1070 8GB.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/nvidia-gtx-1070-graphics-card-price-v-performance/
 

Jakedude888

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Whats a good PSU for the same price?? I don't want or need a ssd... there expensive for small capacity. I don't mind waiting for longer boots/loading times
 

Jakedude888

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How?? i thought the 970 build is good...

 
try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($254.25 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($37.99 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB XXX OC Video Card ($334.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($17.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 21.5" 60Hz Monitor ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($36.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1097.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-17 19:33 EDT-0400

the RX 480 is better than the 970, went to a B150 board for the better transport bus, 16 GB of ram, and a 240GB SSD, and its still less than your 1070 build
 
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nzrajput

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There is no harm in choosing the better components when your budget allows it. This is my suggestion:

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/MtwQZ8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/MtwQZ8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($389.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($103.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($44.99 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card ($339.99 @ NCIX)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N USB 2.0 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($10.99 @ BestDirect)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 21.5" 60Hz Monitor ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($36.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1175.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

I know that i7 will be an over kill, but since your budget allows it, go with it.
 

Jakedude888

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OK thank you! how good is the 480 overall? what will last me longer for 1080p gaming - 1070 or the 480?
 

Jakedude888

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alright thanks... i'll try to go for the 480
 

nzrajput

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http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/graphics-cards/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080-1070-vs-amd-radeon-rx-480-3641216/

RX 480 and 1070 are almost equal but RX 480 is more budget friendly and therefore, have a high performance per dollar as compare to 1070.
 


The 1070 and 480 are not that close in performance - there is a significant performance gap. The 1070 is a league above - a good 1440P card, as it should be at its price point.

The 480 offers fantastic 1080p performance at a great price, just like the 970 did.
 

nzrajput

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970 is quiet expensive as compare to AMD's 480.
 


Not since the 10 series cards were released. They're about on equal footing now.