gpu GPU buying help needed

[Favna]

Hello people,

I'm looking towards getting a new GPU somewhere in the coming couple of months however I could use some advice on picking the one as I'm mostly torn between 1070 Ti and 2070. Yes yes I know the whole RTX on/off meme but personally I'd keep it off 90% of the time and just embrace the seemingly slightly better performance the 2070 offers over the 1070 Ti. 

 

Port layout and port slots are very important to me since I don't want to have to replace my monitors just yet. 1 monitor only has a single VGA so I was thinking a VGA to HDMI adapter, the other has a single DVI-Dual Link (24+5 pin) as well as a single HDMI, however the HDMI is generally taken by my Nintendo Switch and soon also PS4. Not sure if I'm going to invest in one of those HDMI switch boxes yet, if I am that HDMI also becomes available for PC, otherwise just the DVI so account for an adapter of that to DisplayPort or something other. 

 

All in all I'm just not sure what to pick. The 1070 Ti cards I see all have a single DVI-Dual Link port which for my port issue is kinda nice but they're not that much cheaper than the 2070 and at the end of the day the slightly better performance probably gives me better future proof. 

 

Currently I have a 970, so whichever I would go for would be a huge upgrade especially as it's the weakest link in my system as a whole.

 

List of bulletpoints to address:

 

• My maximum budget for the GPU is €550 (that's euros)
• I'm located in The Netherlands
  • Note that we dont have Amazon nor Newegg here for store linking. If at all possible when linking a card, the ideal site for us is Tweakers.nl
• My aim for the upgrade is purely related to gaming. I currently struggle to get a stable 60fps in AAA games like Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Far Cry 5 and to be frank, I'm sick of that. I know the benchmarks and I know my GPU is the weakest link in my system as a whole. It's time I upgrade it.

 

Some URLs:

• Current PC build: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Favna/saved/pQGscf
• Potential 2070 pick (note: Dutch store, Google translate or relate specs to what they would be): https://www.informatique.nl/191719/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-2070-8gb-windfor.html?spcall=yes
• Their offerings of 1070 Ti and 2070: https://www.informatique.nl/?m=sts&g=166&view=6&p=&sort=pasc&ss=2&pr_min=&pr_max=&v=asus&v=gigabyte&v=msi&at529=17571&at529=19980&at529=19407

[Vasllo]

Well, you can just buy a VGA or DVI dual-link to DP adapter. If you can find one that fits your needs, I would go with the 2070 for sure.

[LukeSavenije]

Goedeavond

As I was looking at some cards, I noticed that vega 64s are pretty cheap rn. Isn't that something? Btw, here you have the list I used

https://tweakers.net/categorie/49/videokaarten/producten/#filter:q1bKL0pJLXLLTM1JUbJSKijKzCpW0oEIBucXlQDFEouT4SIFqcmeQHW6hjogpcmpvokVSlZmBgYwbmYeRLIYqNAtM6cktahYyapaycgIRJYl5ihZRSsZGpuamgNNBNGWINrI2NAURBuaGIHFDS1NDZVia2trAQ

[Favna]

@Vasllo The VGA monitor currently uses a VGA to DVI Dl adapter. I thought VGA to HDMI for that, and I found this one (in spoiler to avoid huge image in post). The idea I had was to plug this into my monitor end then route an HDMI cable from the adapter to the card. I doubt I would profit much from also jumping through another adapter to DP after that. 

Spoiler

 

@LukeSavenije I considered AMD but I've always been a Team Green kinda guy. I'd prefer to stay there.

[LukeSavenije]

6 minutes ago, Favna said:

I considered AMD but I've always been a Team Green kinda guy. I'd prefer to stay there.

well, then the 1070 ti will probebly be your best bet. there are many great cards for it here.

[Vasllo]

1 hour ago, Favna said:

@Vasllo The VGA monitor currently uses a VGA to DVI Dl adapter. I thought VGA to HDMI for that, and I found this one (in spoiler to avoid huge image in post). The idea I had was to plug this into my monitor end then route an HDMI cable from the adapter to the card. I doubt I would profit much from also jumping through another adapter to DP after that. 

Hmm, so you can buy a DVI DL to DP adapter then. And as @LukeSavenije said, if you care about money, the Vega 64 is pretty damn cheap atm, plus free games and freesync support, which will save you quite a lot of money in your monitor upgrade.