- Jul 28, 2011
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Dear all,
I'm looking at upgrading to either a 1060 or 1070 (depending whether I want to use part of budget on other gadgets; in all likelihood, full budget will go to GPU).
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week
BUDGET RANGE: $200-450 Before Rebates
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (diverse; Diablo 3, Warframe, Skyrim heavily modded, etc.), ESRI Arcmap 10.x with large rasters and high item count feature classes (I want Arc to re-render quickly when I move the workspace view area), movies.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: MSI Geforce GTX 560ti (SLI, but I took one card out because SLI wasn't working), Corsair CXM 750 Watt
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: CPU i5 2500k LGA1155, Mobo Gigabyte z68 x p-ud3, RAM GSkill 8GB (2x 4GB). Windows 7 64bit.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Amazon (Prime) or Newegg, whichever is cheaper for the same card.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA, midwest
PARTS PREFERENCES: Prefer Nvidia
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe (low maintenance, I dont want to mess it up and fry it)
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No (I do not plan on SLI right now because of bad experience with 2x 560ti's, but a card that has confirmed good compatibility for SLI in case I add one in the future would be nice but not required).
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Current 1680x1050 with DVI; adding soon a 1920x1080 with DVI/VGA; Card with duel DVI preferred.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Needs duel monitor support; this will not be for gaming, but working with multiple windows of web browsers, Arcmap, Python, and R. VR ready a plus, but not required.
CURRENT CONSIDERATIONS (Certainly open to other suggestions):
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125893&cm_re=nvidia_geforce_gtx_1070-_-14-125-893-_-Product)
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 (https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-08G-P4-6173-KR/dp/B01GX5YWAO/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1484167424&sr=1-1&keywords=geforce+gtx+1070&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin%3A2883206011)
QUESTIONS: What are differences between "mini"s and normal GPUs; just form factor? My case is pretty large, so not really an issue, but some of the mini's I see are cheaper, sub $400, than other 1070's and I've seen good reviews for the Mini linked just above.
Cheers,
Nate
I'm looking at upgrading to either a 1060 or 1070 (depending whether I want to use part of budget on other gadgets; in all likelihood, full budget will go to GPU).
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week
BUDGET RANGE: $200-450 Before Rebates
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (diverse; Diablo 3, Warframe, Skyrim heavily modded, etc.), ESRI Arcmap 10.x with large rasters and high item count feature classes (I want Arc to re-render quickly when I move the workspace view area), movies.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: MSI Geforce GTX 560ti (SLI, but I took one card out because SLI wasn't working), Corsair CXM 750 Watt
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: CPU i5 2500k LGA1155, Mobo Gigabyte z68 x p-ud3, RAM GSkill 8GB (2x 4GB). Windows 7 64bit.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Amazon (Prime) or Newegg, whichever is cheaper for the same card.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA, midwest
PARTS PREFERENCES: Prefer Nvidia
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe (low maintenance, I dont want to mess it up and fry it)
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No (I do not plan on SLI right now because of bad experience with 2x 560ti's, but a card that has confirmed good compatibility for SLI in case I add one in the future would be nice but not required).
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Current 1680x1050 with DVI; adding soon a 1920x1080 with DVI/VGA; Card with duel DVI preferred.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Needs duel monitor support; this will not be for gaming, but working with multiple windows of web browsers, Arcmap, Python, and R. VR ready a plus, but not required.
CURRENT CONSIDERATIONS (Certainly open to other suggestions):
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125893&cm_re=nvidia_geforce_gtx_1070-_-14-125-893-_-Product)
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 (https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-08G-P4-6173-KR/dp/B01GX5YWAO/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1484167424&sr=1-1&keywords=geforce+gtx+1070&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin%3A2883206011)
QUESTIONS: What are differences between "mini"s and normal GPUs; just form factor? My case is pretty large, so not really an issue, but some of the mini's I see are cheaper, sub $400, than other 1070's and I've seen good reviews for the Mini linked just above.
Cheers,
Nate
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