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Hi guys,

My current spec is:
Case : Home modified Mac Pro + NZXT Hue+ RGB Lighting
Video Card : Asus STRIX GeForce GTX 970 OC 4GB 1350MHz
Motherboard : Asus ROG Strix Z270H Gaming ATX
Processor : Intel Core i5-7600K OCd to 5Ghz Processor Kaby Lake Unlocked
RAM : 16GB Corsair Vengeance LED 2666Mhz
Audio Card : Creative Labs Audigy RX
Cooling : NZXT Kraken X60 280mm\ NZXT Hue+ Aer RGB\ BeQuiet

http://www.passmark.com/baselines/V9/display.php?id=85544720542

My storage is a WD Black 1Tb. I also own an HTC Vive which I use this system with.

I have a budget of £300-500 for some upgrades and I just wanted to run my ideas past Tom's Community before taking the plunge!

I was thinking of upgrading to an nVidia GTX 1070Ti when it's released. There's also the Radeon Vega 64 but my gut says no as I love GeForce. But I'm also very interested in getting an SSD. I would just appreciate some ideas on where best to put my money.

Thanks everyone
 
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Going for the 1070ti might not leave you much in that budget for SSD.
That said, since you are going for a high end gaming card, it can be well assumed that your primary intent is gaming. Now, mainstream SSD quality and brand differs in two ways, and actually in two segments according to me. Samsung vs the rest of the brands. Samsung is highest quality as the chips they use along with their read/write and sequential speeds are well ahead of the rest, but also comes at a steep price. Note that we are not discussing NVME SSDs over here. But when it comes to gaming, higher SSD speed do not contribute anything to the table. SSD speeds are pretty fast anyways and any normal SSD can perform pretty well on a gaming setup. There are a few...
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well a new GPU would certainly be nice since you have a VR rig to use with it already.

An SSD can be a nice overall user improvement with snappier boot up times and essentially instant file explorer response if you find yourself hunting down files a lot.
 
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joestwigley

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Thanks Hellfire and the other replies. I will probably do SSD and a 1070/1070Ti. Interested you mentioned EVGA, I've personally always shopped Asus, any advantages EVGA have over them in your opinion? Thanks again
 
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performance wise, there is no difference between different manufacturers when we are talking about Nvidia cards.
well, the ultra compact cards like zotac mini are a bit different, but bot much.
the advantages of EVGA are very simple - EVGA is enthusiast friendly company. for example, removing the cooler will void the warranty with every company but EVGA. if you want to do liquid cooling or replace thermal paste or simply clean it, this feature comes handy. AFAIK, EVGA is the only company that officially accepts RMA on coil whine.
 
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joestwigley

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Thanks guys for your replies. You've helped me make my mind up. I'm going to go for an EVGA 1070Ti once it is released.
On final bit of advice, if I was to get an SSD in your opinion would it be better to get a lower cost bigger capacity one or a higher quality but lower capacity? How much does the brand/price matter?

Thanks again all you awesome people!
 
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Going for the 1070ti might not leave you much in that budget for SSD.
That said, since you are going for a high end gaming card, it can be well assumed that your primary intent is gaming. Now, mainstream SSD quality and brand differs in two ways, and actually in two segments according to me. Samsung vs the rest of the brands. Samsung is highest quality as the chips they use along with their read/write and sequential speeds are well ahead of the rest, but also comes at a steep price. Note that we are not discussing NVME SSDs over here. But when it comes to gaming, higher SSD speed do not contribute anything to the table. SSD speeds are pretty fast anyways and any normal SSD can perform pretty well on a gaming setup. There are a few brands like Crucial/SK Hynix/WD which have good quality units but overall they are all pretty good. As for capacity, the higher you go, the better the performance, but typically a 240gb to 480gb is the sweet spot where you keep 100gb for the OS/softwares and the rest for frequently used content like games and movies and stuff.
 
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