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DaroFreeman
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Hey there, for the past weeks I've been thinking about upgrading my GTX 1060 to a GTX 1070.

This is my current build and I'm only looking to change my GPU: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PWbdYr

 

I can sell my 1060 to a friend and money isn't really the problem, I'm just wondering if it's worth it and which 1070 I should buy.

Please help me out.

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GTX 1070 really outperforms the GTX 1060 on 1440p resolution. If you only play on 1080p you should stick with the 1060 then (except if you want to play on 144Hz).

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Just now, RaptorCandy said:

GTX 1070 really outperforms the GTX 1060 on 1440p resolution. If you only plat on 1080p you should stick with the 1060 then (except if you want to play on 144Hz).

I play on 1080p but do have a 144Hz monitor.

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If money is not a problem then go for a 1080. Not just the price dipped after the launch of 1080ti, but the 1070 will NOT play 1080p 144Hz at high quality in AAA titles 1 or 2 years in the future.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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3 minutes ago, DaroFreeman said:

I play on 1080p but do have a 144Hz monitor.

What games though?

PC  Specs 2022:

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  • CPU
    AMD Ryzen R9 5900x @ 5.1GHz - Auto OC
  • Curve Optimizer Magnitude: -20
  • Motherboard
    ASUS ROG STRIX x570-F Gaming
  • RAM
                                        Kingston Fury 32GB DDR4 3200MHz 16x2GB
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    MSI 3070 8GB Ventus 2x OC
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    Kingston NV1 2TB M.2. NVMe
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    Seasonic Focus GX 850w 
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    MSI OPTIX MAG 251RX IPS 240hz & ASUS MG248Q Vertical 144hz & Dell 60hz
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    NZXT Kraken x73 360mm
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    -Windows 10 Professional 64bit
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Should be worth it. Moreover you have a 1080p 144hz monitor.

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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Just now, c0d0ps said:

What games though?

PUBG, GTA V, H1Z1, Mafia 3, Watch Dogs but also games like CS:GO.

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1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

If money is not a problem then go for a 1080. Not just the price dipped after the launch of 1080ti, but the 1070 will NOT play 1080p 144Hz at high quality in AAA titles 1 or 2 years in the future.

The money for a 1070 is not really a problem, but upgrading to a 1080 seems to be a little bit overkill to me.

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2 minutes ago, DaroFreeman said:

The money for a 1070 is not really a problem, but upgrading to a 1080 seems to be a little bit overkill to me.

You can go used-market hunting. I have seen people selling their 99% new 1080s because 1080ti is out.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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6 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

You can go used-market hunting. I have seen people selling their 99% new 1080s because 1080ti is out.

 

10 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

Should be worth it. Moreover you have a 1080p 144hz monitor.

 

11 minutes ago, c0d0ps said:

What games though?

 

11 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

If money is not a problem then go for a 1080. Not just the price dipped after the launch of 1080ti, but the 1070 will NOT play 1080p 144Hz at high quality in AAA titles 1 or 2 years in the future.

 

15 minutes ago, RaptorCandy said:

GTX 1070 really outperforms the GTX 1060 on 1440p resolution. If you only play on 1080p you should stick with the 1060 then (except if you want to play on 144Hz).

 

I'm going to look for someone who's selling it. Which 1070 do you guys recommend or is there not really a difference between like a 1070 from msi and a 1070 from gigabyte?

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3 minutes ago, DaroFreeman said:

I'm going to look for someone who's selling it. Which 1070 do you guys recommend or is there not really a difference between like a 1070 from msi and a 1070 from gigabyte?

Go for MSI. It has better cooling, is more silent and is good at overclocking.

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12 minutes ago, RaptorCandy said:

Go for MSI. It has better cooling, is more silent and is good at overclocking.

Is there a big difference between let's say a GTX 1060 6G and a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 WINDFORCE OC 8GB?

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2 minutes ago, DaroFreeman said:

Is there a big difference between let's say a GTX 1060 6G and a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 WINDFORCE OC 8GB?

The 1070 is a whole different league to what the 1060 is in (that's to be expected). The 1070 has the gaming performance of a 980Ti and a Titan XM. 

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1 hour ago, DaroFreeman said:

Is there a big difference between let's say a GTX 1060 6G and a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 WINDFORCE OC 8GB?

If you plan on playing at 1080 then no. But if you are going to play on 1440p or higher then there will be a big difference in performance.

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8 minutes ago, RaptorCandy said:

If you plan on playing at 1080 then no. But if you are going to play on 1440p or higher then there will be a big difference in performance.

So playing games like GTA V, PUBG, Mafia 3 at 1080p with a 144Hz monitor won't affect it that much and it's better to just keep my 1060?

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4 minutes ago, DaroFreeman said:

So playing games like GTA V, PUBG, Mafia 3 at 1080p with a 144Hz monitor won't affect it that much and it's better to just keep my 1060?

Yes.

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10 hours ago, DaroFreeman said:

So playing games like GTA V, PUBG, Mafia 3 at 1080p with a 144Hz monitor won't affect it that much and it's better to just keep my 1060?

No problem, but it just won't reach 144 FPS unless you turn down the settings. You will need at LEAST (not guaranteed) a 1070 to reach that

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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