I recently purchased a PC from a friend of mine, but it is missing a GPU
Specs:
MSI X370 Gaming Plus MOBO
16GB(2x8) Corsair Vengeance DD4 RAM @ 3000MHz
AMD Ryzen 1700x CPU 8 core @ 3.4GHz (3.8GHZ Turbo)
Corsair Carbide Series 330R Blackout Edition Mid-Tower
Corsair RM750X 750W GOLD Fully Modular PSU
Corsair H100i V2 Liquid CPU Cooler
Samsung 850 EVO 256 GB SSD
WD Blue 1 TB
For the past week I've been researching GPU's and have been constantly going back and forth between the RX 580 8 GB and the 1070 ti. Right now I have a 1080p 60 Hz monitor, so obviously if I went with a higher end card I would also need to upgrade my monitor.
I now have the oppurtunity to buy an EVGA 970 for $80. I feel like it is a steal at this price. Since Ryzen does not have integrated graphics I can't use my PC until I pull the trigger on a GPU, so it's hard to stay patient. I would obviously be planning to upgrade both my GPU and monitor in the future.
Bottom Line: Does it make sense to go with this $80 970 instead of a ~$300 rx 580?
Specs:
MSI X370 Gaming Plus MOBO
16GB(2x8) Corsair Vengeance DD4 RAM @ 3000MHz
AMD Ryzen 1700x CPU 8 core @ 3.4GHz (3.8GHZ Turbo)
Corsair Carbide Series 330R Blackout Edition Mid-Tower
Corsair RM750X 750W GOLD Fully Modular PSU
Corsair H100i V2 Liquid CPU Cooler
Samsung 850 EVO 256 GB SSD
WD Blue 1 TB
For the past week I've been researching GPU's and have been constantly going back and forth between the RX 580 8 GB and the 1070 ti. Right now I have a 1080p 60 Hz monitor, so obviously if I went with a higher end card I would also need to upgrade my monitor.
I now have the oppurtunity to buy an EVGA 970 for $80. I feel like it is a steal at this price. Since Ryzen does not have integrated graphics I can't use my PC until I pull the trigger on a GPU, so it's hard to stay patient. I would obviously be planning to upgrade both my GPU and monitor in the future.
Bottom Line: Does it make sense to go with this $80 970 instead of a ~$300 rx 580?
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