What graphics card should i buy?

Tyler Paul_1 · Apr 16, 2018

Hi everyone, i currently have a 1060 and playing on a 4k monitor. should i sell my 1060 and then buy a 1070? (i will be buying used) would this be a justifiable upgrade or should i aim to get a better graphics card.

Thanks for your help
Tyler

toshibitsu · Apr 16, 2018

If you plan on actually playing in 4k resolution, it's suggested to move up to a 1080(or better). You will be able to play games at 4k w/ a 1070, but depending on the game, the fps will take a hit.

feelinfroggy777 · Apr 16, 2018

A 1070 is not enough for 4k. You would at least need a 1080 and even then you will need to dial back the settings to hit 60fps. Right now the 1080ti is your only real option for 4k @ 60fps.

10tacle · Apr 16, 2018

Even a 1080 is borderline for 60FPS in today's games at high quality settings. A 1080 Ti is needed for that. With that said, at this point I'd wait for Volta to come out in about 3-4 months. Currently Best Buy has a killer deal at $430 for a GTX 1070 Founder's Edition so if you must upgrade now, that would be a good buy and you could sell it and upgrade to Volta's GTX 1180/2080 (whatever they are going to name the new series). With that said, at 4K it would not be a major boost in performance. An example is Tomb Raider going from 26 FPS to 38 FPS.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia-founders-edition-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card-black/5330700.p?skuId=5330700

^^I'm real tempted to buy two of them and sell them on eBay or Amazon for a profit.

Tyler Paul_1 · Apr 16, 2018

Well i was thinking either 1070 or 1070ti then overclocking it near to 1080 performance i havent got a massive budget just trying to get an upgrade not aiming for 4k 60fps just as much as i can.

really what would be more worth a 1070, 1070ti or 1080

10tacle · Apr 16, 2018

Tyler Paul_1 :

The 1070 Ti if you can find a good bargain on it. One with a good cooling design can be bumped up to 1080 reference speed without even breaking a sweat. B&H Photo has an ASUS for $530 after rebate card AND you won't pay taxes outside of NY/NJ AND it's free shipping which IMO is a bargain:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1371478-REG/asus_rog_strix_gtx1070ti_8g_gaming_rog_strix_geforce_gtx.html

toshibitsu · Apr 16, 2018

A stock 1070 playing games on high/ultra settings can heat up pretty good. So if you are going to overclock, you're going to want to use some really good thermal paste(Grizzly Kryonaut) and I would strongly recommend water cooling it at that point. I'd recommend the Kraken G12 GPU bracket and then throwing on a good AIO cooler.
Of course at that point, you're better off just buying a 1080 as it would end up costing similar.

feelinfroggy777 · Apr 16, 2018

Tyler Paul_1 :

A 1070ti is very close to a 1080. So I would go with it over the 1070.

10tacle · Apr 16, 2018

feelinfroggy777 :

Especially the one I linked to above at B&H photo for $530. The nearest GTX 1080 is over $700. That's a buy in my mind.

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