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GrimSlush

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Hello all,

I'm curious as to the out right performance gains in my system, and what the best option would be at this particular moment in time -

current specs : i5 4670k, 16gigs ddr3 1833, Intel ssd, 650TI(still squeaking by...kind of)
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My question is basically....Should I go 1080 EVGA Classified, or drop it down to a 1070+ I5-I7 upgrade...I r teh confused on which would be the most beneficial performance wise to tide me over for the next 6-8 months

Thanks for any and all help,

The Slush
 
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well for freesync you're gonna have to spend somewhere 200+USD, likely closer to 300$ to get something nice. I think as far as the monitor goes, have a look around and check which one fits budget towards the date of purchase. It may be worth keeping an eye out for a g-sync monitor, but they are a lot more expensive.

The rest of system still stand pretty good.

but everything being said, it's difficult to "predict" your needs for lets say VR and what not when it becomes mainstream. Yes, I understand "vr ready" "how to build vr ready" blah blah blah. Those things go as fast as they come. What i'm saying by that, is not to look into "preparing" your system ahead of time. Prep it when it's time. it'll be a better use of money, better...
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The best option would be to upgrade the gpu. There is not much more there to say. Your cpu is great, the rest of the system is good. No need to upgrade anything else right now. Besides, new gen Intel CPUs coming next year, so hold off on cpu path till then since your situation is really not pressing :)

Which games do you play?
 
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GrimSlush

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Going into this season, TF2 / BF1, now that I can play games(currently using a stock 1080 while waiting for classified), anything that looks fun.

Thanks for the help.
 
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This is where is gets juicy... lol...

Technically speaking.. if you are gaming on 1080p... your 1080 is a waste (technically)

The 1080 is a great card, but you need other components to make full use of it. You would need to pair up a 144hz monitor with 1440p for that card to make use of it.
 
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GrimSlush

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Yes! I realized this, and returned the card, especially considering I needed to upgrade my monitor, my asus board is a model not compliant with win10 currently, and the types of games I'm playing vs. what I'm waiting/wanting to play in 2017/2018, vr etc...So going forward, I got my first of two monitors(freesync, shooting for 2k @ on 2freesync monitors ) and attempting to ride out the mobo situation by updating cpu/mobo/ram/ssd etc when zen drops this fall.

Any suggestions on best 2k amd card on a single freesync monitor, rest of system is still i5-4670k, 16gigs gskill ddr3, intel ssd ?

And then later down the line, I could attempt to crossfire with the two monitor setup, so nothing to dated, but something xfxfury or 480 that I could potentially find at a decent price in a month or two and slap in
 
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well for freesync you're gonna have to spend somewhere 200+USD, likely closer to 300$ to get something nice. I think as far as the monitor goes, have a look around and check which one fits budget towards the date of purchase. It may be worth keeping an eye out for a g-sync monitor, but they are a lot more expensive.

The rest of system still stand pretty good.

but everything being said, it's difficult to "predict" your needs for lets say VR and what not when it becomes mainstream. Yes, I understand "vr ready" "how to build vr ready" blah blah blah. Those things go as fast as they come. What i'm saying by that, is not to look into "preparing" your system ahead of time. Prep it when it's time. it'll be a better use of money, better performing components will be available for less the money as well as you don't really know how fast or how requirements are going to change, so if there's no game in mind right now, then leave it. Also, it may be, that by the time you get into it, you will need a new CPU. So, I would hold off, get the best out of it for "today".

I would still suggest you going with a gtx1070 if you really are planning to put the 2xRX480s into your system. Reasons? ; less power consumption, less heat, better game support for single gpu vs dual, less overall strain on system, as well as it may require you to upgrade your PSU (I don't even know which one you have). Also, from what i've found, your motherboard is compatible for win10, you should have another look and double check it.
 
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