gtx 1070 No Adaptive Sync monitor, or AMD Fury (Non X) with freesync.

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The monitor I was thinking about getting is the Acer ED242QR as it is $160 with a promo code on Newegg. It is a 144hz monitor with freesync, but i won't be able to utilize it unless i get an AMD card, and Vega is still very over priced. The gtx 1070 is around $375(used) and $450 (new). The Fury (non x) is $290 (used). I am on a budget of $560 for both the monitor and gpu. I can easily get these two things but i am worrying about stuttering as i won't have adaptive sync and v-sync will cause some input lag. The fury is very outdated but i heard it preforms on par with the 1070 for $100 less, but consumes much, much more power and runs much hotter, but it can also be used with the freesync monitor i want to buy. If i get the fury, i can also increase my budget for a better monitor (in terms of build quality and panel type). I need to know which will be better for about 8-12 months, before i upgrade again. i am okay with buying used. Thanks in advance. (I am also in an open air case, core p3, so temps shouldn't be an issue)
 
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Well, the GTX 1070 will certainly give you more average fps. But with a 144Hz display, you'll need to disable v-sync as you won't get a locked 144fps in modern games at 1080p. So in that case, you'll get screen tearing. With a 144Hz refresh, the tearing will not actually be that bad. You could even dial down a few settings to get closer to 144fps.

But having said all that, if it was my money... I'd get the cheaper Fury card and use Freesync. No stutter, no tearing and low latency will give you an ideal gaming experience. The best model of R9 Fury to get is the Sapphire Nitro Edition.

http://www.sapphiretech.com/catapage_pd.asp?cataid=284&lang=eng

If you can't find that, then the slightly older Tri-X edition is nearly as good.

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Well, the GTX 1070 will certainly give you more average fps. But with a 144Hz display, you'll need to disable v-sync as you won't get a locked 144fps in modern games at 1080p. So in that case, you'll get screen tearing. With a 144Hz refresh, the tearing will not actually be that bad. You could even dial down a few settings to get closer to 144fps.

But having said all that, if it was my money... I'd get the cheaper Fury card and use Freesync. No stutter, no tearing and low latency will give you an ideal gaming experience. The best model of R9 Fury to get is the Sapphire Nitro Edition.

http://www.sapphiretech.com/catapage_pd.asp?cataid=284&lang=eng

If you can't find that, then the slightly older Tri-X edition is nearly as good.

One caveat is that you'll need a 'good quality' 600W PSU as a minimum. The Sapphire website recommends 750W. Although that is probably taking into account that some people will use a poor quality PSU.
 
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Regarding the R9 Fury and power consumption, heat and noise etc.

I've been using the Radeon Chill feature since it launched. This dynamically adjusts the fps depending on what you are doing in your game.
The more you move the mouse/keyboard or controller, the higher the fps. I set mine to 45 (minimum) and 144 (maximum). This works especially well with Freesync. As a result, power consumption is significantly reduced, the fans remain quiet and the responsiveness is actually increased.

I play a variety of games including FPS, e-Sports, racing and strategy. It works well with anything I've tried it on so far. Check out my signature for my system specs. I game at 1440p, but have 2 Furys in Crossfire.
 
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My power supply is an 80+ Gold 750w from evga so i should be good. One quick question, can it hit 144fps at 1080p (in Fortnite, Rocket league and Rainbow six siege)? My current rx 570 hits 120 average In R6S on high settings and 170 average in rocket league on very low. My cpu right now is an i5 8600k over clocked to 4.6 ghz.
 
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Rocket League 1080p/144fps/Maximum settings is no problem.

Fornite is not that well optimised for Radeon GPUs. At 1080p you can average around 130fps or so on High. That's what I got anyway with my rig at 1080p.
Epic settings see that fall to around 90 - 100 fps most of the time.
I normally play with customised settings at 1440p and I get around 110 fps most of the time (without Radeon Chill enabled). A mix of Epic, High and Medium.

But with Freesync all that doesn't matter. As long as you are getting around 100 fps in any game, I find that is plenty in terms of having a low input latency and your refresh will always be silky smooth anyway. Hence why I use Radeon Chill. Very high fps is no longer a concern for me as long as I get 80 - 100 fps on average when I need it.

I don't know about R6S. But here is a benchmark video for 1080p Max/Very High/Ultra (Sapphire R9 Fury Tri-X). Seems to perform okay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5TShzq_wrY

Your PSU should be fine for an R9 Fury.

I'd test out that RX 570 with a Freesync display before you buy anything GPU-wise. If you run with an uncapped frame rate, Freesync-On and Enhanced Sync-On with custom settings (medium/high/ultra) it should perform well at 1080p in most games. Even better with an overclock.

I rarely bother with Ultra settings in any game (unless it's an undemanding title) as they offer no tangible improvement, but do hurt performance a lot.

 
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