Purchase advice: GTX 1060, GTX 1070 or RX 480 for quiet FHD gaming under $450 USD?

[DrQ]

Come September I will be updating the graphics card in my home rig and could use some advice on which family and model might best fit my needs.  Based on what I have read so far I think a GTX 1060 is a good fit though an RX 480 or a GTX 1070 could do the trick as well.  Below are some details of the use and rest of the system:

Want / what is important:

•  To push the quality settings on single player games (Rise of the Tomb Raider, Far Cry Primal, Fallout 4, GTA V) on a 1080p monitor (I actually run two monitors but play on one and keep performance panes on the other). 
•    I also try to keep my system as cool and quiet as I can and hate it when my current video card sounds like it is trying to take off, so I am willing to pay a premium for quiet and efficient cooling. 

• At least 3 years longevity (my 4 year old Radeon HD 7870 can barely keep up with newer titles and I would rather not upgrade the GPU again until I build my next system in 2019).

Don’t need / don’t care:  

•  SLI, overclocking or resolutions above 1080 (I plan to switch to 4K monitors for my next build but for the next 3 years my two 1080p monitors will do just fine). 
•  LEDs or fancy designs (don’t mind them but don’t need them). 
•  Lastly I would love to get some good bang for my buck so a ~$270 GTX 1060 or a ~$200 RX 480 would be great but I can realistically pay more and am willing to pay some premium for quiet and longevity.

Given my needs I think a GTX 1060 is the best choice since it performs well at HFD and has very low power consumption and good thermals (and should therefore be easy to cool without too much fan noise).  I was thinking of an MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137018) or Armor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127964) or some similar model depending on what is actually in stock first week in September when I can put the order in.  Anyone have other suggestions or advice? 

For any who care below are the rest of the details on the current build:

PCPartPicker.com: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/wnzbXH

• CPU: Intel Core i7-3770 @3.5 GHz

• GPU: SAPPHIRE 100354OC-2L Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5

• RAM:     32GB - 4 x 8 GB PC3-10700 (667 MHz) (CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM)

• Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD4H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA

• OS: Windows 10 64-bit

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  Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 650D (CC650DW-1)

• Power Supply: CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3

• CPU Cooler: CORSAIR Hydro Series H80i Water Cooler

• Boot Drive: Intel SSD 240GB SSDSC2CW240A3 (Read 550, Write 520 MB/s)

• Data Drives: 2 x Western Digital WD Green WD30EZRX 3TB IntelliPower SATA 6.0Gb/s

• Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH12LS38

• GPU Driver: AMD Radeon Crimson 16.3.2

• Displays: 2 x Acer G6 G276HL Gbmid Black 27" (1920 x 1080)

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[Katsunaka]

Just pick up the 1070. Sure it's a little more, but even if you upgrade to 144 hz 1080 panels or even regular 60hz 1440, you'll have the card capable of it. 

 

Plus you may be able to even crank up the 1080p settings with your current set up. I've got 5 Pascal cards, 2 1080s and 3 1070s. The 1070 can do EXTREMELY well on 1080, and handle my 2 x34 Predators in a similar way as your doing with 1080p monitors. 1 for gaming and 1 for other info. 

 

If 1 1070 can handle 68 inches of 21:9 Widescreen 1440 at 100hz, itll handle EVERYTHING you throw at it. Plus by then, supply will be better, demand may die down. 

Any other time I run my SLI 1080's on my x34's, but I was setting up another PC.  All my cards are Strix OC units, Just worked with my GFs and my PC's different color schemes and I happen to somewhat like their additional features(just my preference).

 

If you can afford the 1070, you wont regret it, and it'll give you all the longevity you'll need, even after you upgrade it and put it in another PC or sell it.

[Franpadi]

the 1060 or 480 wont last u 3 years

 

[DrQ]

15 hours ago, Franpadi said:

the 1060 or 480 wont last u 3 years

 

Why do you say that?