2x GTX 1070 vs. GTX 1080

[iPC]

Im planning on doing a build this summer and I was wondering if I should go with a lesser monitor, motherboard, and cooling but with a GTX 1080, or a build with a better monitor, motherboard, and great cooling, but with a GTX 1070 that I can upgrade to SLI in a year. Here are the links: Build 1: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mT48TH Build 2: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WdRNLk     Thank you!

[TheRandomness]

Spend less on the motherboard and case and you should be able to get a 1080 in the second list. Also, please get a different SSD.

[GreezyJeezy]

So many questions about SLI/crossfire lately, if you can get a single more powerful card get that instead of 2 lower cards. Better off that way

[mikat]

I'd get this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($98.00 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($154.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.79 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Asus MG279Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($499.99 @ Micro Center) 
Other: GTX 1080 ($599.99)
Total: $2034.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-23 11:43 EDT-0400

edit: updated

 

[HPWebcamAble]

13 minutes ago, mikat said:

I'd get this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($98.00 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($154.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.79 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Asus MG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($429.00 @ Amazon) 
Other: GTX 1080 Founders Edition ($699.99)
Total: $2063.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-23 11:24 EDT-0400

Looks good but why 750W? You only need 650W for a 1080

And why founders edition?

[mikat]

Just now, HPWebcamAble said:

Looks good but why 750W? You only need 650W for a 1080

And why founders edition?

i copy pasted OP's list and changed some things, i can change even more if you want

and the 750 watts are handy for SLI

[y_unit265]

I believe that with 750 you can have 2 gpu's. It is a small additional investment if you will. (I am not certain though)

[BrightCandle]

Tough choices because the future of SLI as a mechanism of getting good performance is in jeopardy with DX12 and modern rendering techniques. Its not an easy call to be making. I went for 2x 970's last generation for price/performance and it turned out excellent as did the 2x 680's before it (the 2x7970 did not turn out well neither did the 5970 or the 4870X2 really). But I don't know if 2x 1070 will be a good solution. The last 6 months of SLI has been bad, Warhammer comes out tomorrow and its another game without SLI on release, made worse by the fact its sub 60 fps regularly on a 980 ti. When it adds DX12 support its doubtful there will be SLI support at all.

 

I don't think crossfire/SLI is a good thing to plan for, I also don't think the 1080 is good value for money compared to the 1070 or indeed the 1080 ti (whenever that comes). Its a $700 314mm^2, that in its historical context is an expensive GPU.

[Drixen]

The best thing to keep in mind- if you're planning on OCing your GPU's, which you're probably going to do, I would highly recommend to get an open-air cooled GPU. In a case where you're volume restricted (case size), which you're not- then founder's would be good.

 

So two things I would change: add better case fans for optimal airflow, and get open-air cooled GPU's.

 

Other than that, GAME ON.

[iPC]

21 hours ago, mikat said:

I'd get this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($98.00 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($154.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.79 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Asus MG279Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($499.99 @ Micro Center) 
Other: GTX 1080 ($599.99)
Total: $2034.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-23 11:43 EDT-0400

edit: updated

 

Im not sure I will be able to geth the GTX 1080 for 599 any time soon.

[mikat]

25 minutes ago, iPC said:

Im not sure I will be able to geth the GTX 1080 for 599 any time soon.

if you're building it "this summer" then yes it will probably be available when you build

[Simon771]

48 minutes ago, iPC said:

Im not sure I will be able to geth the GTX 1080 for 599 any time soon.

Well your location is behind me, so that means EU  

If you are in EU, don't expect low prices.

 

Even in US I don't think they will sell GTX 1080 for 599$. Maybe some small form of it, with no OC and horrible cooling.

Other cards will probbably cost more.

[CostcoSamples]

The future of SLI is not looking great.  I suggest either getting a 1070 and upgrade to 1080 Ti next year, or just get a 1080.  If you go the 1070 route, you'll easily be able to sell it next year when 1080 Ti comes out and likely get 3/4 of what you paid initially.  People generally are willing to pay good money for used parts that are still current.

[iPC]

On 5/24/2016 at 9:36 AM, Simon771 said:

Well your location is behind me, so that means EU  

If you are in EU, don't expect low prices.

 

Even in US I don't think they will sell GTX 1080 for 599$. Maybe some small form of it, with no OC and horrible cooling.

Other cards will probbably cost more.

Im in U.S.