Keep 1070 ti?

[Sat1600]

I build and sell PCs as a hobby. Sometimes I keep parts for my personal rig. I have been running an RX 580 for about a year.

 

I recently scored a great deal on an EVGA 1070ti on ebay for $205 (Mislabeled as a 1070). It has about a year left on the warranty so I swapped out the 580 and built a more budget oriented rig for resale.

 

I'm having second thoughts now. Is the card getting a little old now? A 1660 super is not much more money brand new. Should I sell it and wait for something newer?

[mr mans]

Nah the card is fine. It seems it performs slightly better than the 1660 Super, but I suppose it will be missing any of the latest driver features Nvidia enabled only for the latest generation of GPUs. 

 

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare/GeForce-GTX-1070-Ti-vs-GeForce-GTX-1660-SUPER/3842vs4159

[nick name]

It's a very capable card that can net you about $240.  A 1080 ti is worth about twice that while the 1070 ti can run very strong in 1080p/1440p/reduced 2160p.  If you run any of those resolutions then compare that against the 580 performance (I don't have one) and determine what matters more . . . the money or the performance.  

[dizmo]

The 1660S might not be much more money, but what are you really getting in return? More warranty? So what. With PC parts chances are if it's not dead on arrival, it's not going to just suddenly crap out unless you're putting it under some pretty significant stresses. Which you're not, if you're just gaming.

 

$205 is a decent deal. Not amazing. I usually see them around the $240 mark. So you could sell it for what? $35? Doesn't really seem worth it.

 

Just keep it. The 3000 series comes out in the summer, and if you see decent performance gains then that's when I'd consider upgrading.

[Sat1600]

15 minutes ago, dizmo said:

The 1660S might not be much more money, but what are you really getting in return? More warranty? So what. With PC parts chances are if it's not dead on arrival, it's not going to just suddenly crap out unless you're putting it under some pretty significant stresses. Which you're not, if you're just gaming.

 

$205 is a decent deal. Not amazing. I usually see them around the $240 mark. So you could sell it for what? $35? Doesn't really seem worth it.

 

Just keep it. The 3000 series comes out in the summer, and if you see decent performance gains then that's when I'd consider upgrading.

Yeah I think I'll keep it. I can always put it in another rig down the road.

[Sat1600]

Thanks for the replies. I think I'll keep it