Higher Refresh rate monitor vs Better GPU

[MadTheDogg]

Hey, so currently I'm running an i5-7600k, 16gb 2400 RAM and a 1060 6gb using a 1080p 60hz monitor. Nothing special. And with it being Black Friday I thought I might get an upgrade, but I'm stuck at a crossroad. On one hand, I could get a 144hz 1080p monitor which would make my esports games look smoother and all the other nice things you have with those monitors, or I could get a 1070 for pretty cheap and run my current games at higher settings. Asking for some advice on which to choose, cheers. 

[Mira Yurizaki]

If you can't significantly push past 60 FPS, then don't consider a high refresh rate monitor. Even if the 1070 can blow right past the 60 FPS mark, you can still use Fast Sync to prevent screen tearing and minimize input lag.

[The Torrent]

21 minutes ago, MadTheDogg said:

Hey, so currently I'm running an i5-7600k, 16gb 2400 RAM and a 1060 6gb using a 1080p 60hz monitor. Nothing special. And with it being Black Friday I thought I might get an upgrade, but I'm stuck at a crossroad. On one hand, I could get a 144hz 1080p monitor which would make my esports games look smoother and all the other nice things you have with those monitors, or I could get a 1070 for pretty cheap and run my current games at higher settings. Asking for some advice on which to choose, cheers. 

I’d go monitor.

 

my 1060 (oc’d) does 3440 x 1440 at 100fps easy,

 

(modern warfare, most maxed settings, resolution scaling 80 so slightly above 1080p)

 

if it was me any day I’d go monitor out of those two, and I did ;;)