Posted July 31, 2016 Hello, I'm preparing to build my first for gaming and have a question regarding GPU. Short terms, I'll only play a 1080p 100Hz. In 1 to 3 years, I will upgrade for Ultrawide 1440p Gaming. (And will want High to Ultra settings) 1/ Is 1070 enough for Ultrawide 1440p High setting 60fps ? 2/ what is my best option, and money use ? 2.1/ buy RX480 now, and a second one for Crossefire to handle Ultrawide 1440p High setting 60fps 2.2/ buy GTX 1060 now, and sell it later, to buy a GTX1070 when I upgrade my monitor. Thanks for your advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 31, 2016 2 minutes ago, Arnaud said: Hello, I'm preparing to build my first for gaming and have a question regarding GPU. Short terms, I'll only play a 1080p 100Hz. In 1 to 3 years, I will upgrade for Ultrawide 1440p Gaming. (And will want High to Ultra settings) 1/ Is 1070 enough for Ultrawide 1440p High setting 60fps ? 2/ what is my best option, and money use ? 2.1/ buy RX480 now, and a second one for Crossefire to handle Ultrawide 1440p High setting 60fps 2.2/ buy GTX 1060 now, and sell it later, to buy a GTX1070 when I upgrade my monitor. Thanks for your advise. 1.1the 1070 may be able in most games ~ I would get the 480 now and another later CPUFX 8320, Motherboard ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 Socket AM3+ AMD, RAM g.skill ripjaws x series (2x8gb), GPUstrix gtx 970, Storage 500gb + 500gb + 250 ssd, PSU EVGA 600w B 80 PLUS BRONZE, Display(s) ASUS VG248QE 24"+ Hisense 24" + Vizio 24", Cooling Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, PC Part Picker http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LFxQ23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 31, 2016 I would go with the 1070 since it'll do 1440@60. Cor Caeruleus Reborn v6 Spoiler CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4 Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14 Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA) Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel Headset Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 31, 2016 Depends on your budget for the ultrawide when you decide to get it. If you don't want to pay out of your behind for a monitor one with freesync will be cheaper than one with g-sync, so AMD graphics cards would work better in that case. If you think you'll have money to burn go with an nVidia graphics card and a g-sync monitor because it would be somewhat better. CPU: i7 4790k @ 4.7 GHz GPU: XFX GTS RX580 4GB Cooling: Corsair h100i Mobo: Asus z97-A RAM: 4x8 GB 1600 MHz Corsair Vengence PSU: Corsair HX850 Case: NZXT S340 Elite Tempered glass edition Display: LG 29UM68-P Keyboard: Roccat Ryos MK FX RGB Mouse: Logitech g900 Chaos Spectrum Headphones: Sennheiser HD6XX OS: Windows 10 Home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 31, 2016 you should check the reviews. a lot of these 1440p numbers are in the mid 30's. ( for minimums ) ( might be okay ( BS ) on a gsync monitor ( BS ) ) ...........you'll have to make adjustments if you want to game at higher settings....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 31, 2016 I'd suggest a Crossfire RX480 due to it running faster, however, there are some games who don't optimize Crossfire/SLI. but RX480 is generally faster and a freesync monitor is much cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 31, 2016 Id go for the 1070, a single powerful card is better than 2 less powerful cards in SLI/Crossfire and some games don't support multi-card, so your stuck with single card performance. The 1070 should be fine with an ultrawide for a couple years to come. CPU Cooler Tier List || Motherboard VRMs Tier List || Motherboard Beep & POST Codes || Graphics Card Tier List || PSU Tier List Main System Specifications: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X || CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Air Cooler || RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB(4x8GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 || Mobo: ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero X570 || SSD: Samsung 970 EVO 1TB M.2-2280 Boot Drive/Some Games) || HDD: 2X Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB(Game Drive) || GPU: ASUS TUF Gaming RX 6900XT || PSU: EVGA P2 1600W || Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow || Mouse: Logitech G502 Hero SE RGB || Keyboard: Logitech G513 Carbon RGB with GX Blue Clicky Switches || Mouse Pad: MAINGEAR ASSIST XL || Monitor: ASUS TUF Gaming VG34VQL1B 34" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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