1070 or 480?

[ChileanFox]

Hi folks, in less than a week my old man is traveling to the USA, so this is the best chance to get a new GPU , since these are too expensive in my homeland.( I currently have a 7970 that im still trying to sell ) so i was thinking to buy the gtx 1060 or 1070 of nvdia , or the rx 480/ 470 of amd, is 470 enough? the idea is to have a  future proof GPU and the most powerful for gaming at 1080p, i have a budget of 500 USD.  im using now a dell u2414h monitor so maybe in the future I could sell it and get a 1440p one. I have found these models , could you help me choose? :

r 390 https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=r9+390&rh=i:aps,k:r9+390

r 470 ( almost all out of stock):  http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=470+amd&N=-1&isNodeId=1

Rx 480: https://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-NITRO-GDDR5-11260-01-20G/dp/B01J1M4CZG

/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1471579756&sr=8-5&keywords=rx+480

 

1070: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=gtx+1070+&N=-1&isNodeId=1

My rig: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Foxslink/saved/#view=khjKHx

id appreciate your help and I look forward to your reply

[Jaggsta]

1060 is even faster then the 480 so get the 1070 no doubt.

[saladcrack]

If you can afford it then definitely a 1070.

[AresKrieger]

If you have 1440p aspirations the 480 isn't for you, the 1070 is only card you listed made for that level of usage.

[Trav_X]

500 USD a is a good amount so get a 1070 cause you can get good aftermarket ones for like $449.99 or less

[ChileanFox]

22 minutes ago, foxslink said:

 

Ok however ive read that rx 470 can handle 1080 p more than perfectly,  and a 1070 at that res would be overkill ,it'd be hitting above 60fps and if my monitor doesnt support anything above 60hz, wouldnt it be useless then?, also the fact that the gtx 1070 costs twice as much. On the other hand if i eventually sell my dell monitor and get 1440p the 480 would lack power compared to 1070, one option is i could save a bit on the GPU by going for amd and put the spare cash on an SSD.  Sadly 480 are almost all out of stock, and the price for these has gone up for stock shortage, and its a shame prices arent near MSRP . Should mention that this is my last chance this year to buy any of these cards ,

In regards to the 1070, MSI and EVGA are the only ones that have int warranty?
thanks for your help

[Mr.Humble]

Don't you have to declare goods bought in different countries and pay the fees at the airport to the customs officer?

[Imakuni]

17 minutes ago, foxslink said:

Ok however ive read that rx 470 can handle 1080 p more than perfectly,  and a 1070 at that res would be overkill ,it'd be hitting above 60fps and if my monitor doesnt support anything above 60hz, wouldnt it be useless then?, also the fact that the gtx 1070 costs twice as much. On the other hand if i eventually sell my dell monitor and get 1440p the 480 would lack power compared to 1070

The 470 can't exactly do that. Neither does the 480, or even the 1060 for that matter. They get close, but not just quite there. And while the 1070 is a bit overkill, that's not actually a problem; turn DSR and AA on for some extra image goodness and you'll soon find yourself starving for more compute power.

 

Even more so if you intend to upgrade your monitor to a 1440p one. If you can buy the 1070, do it.

17 minutes ago, foxslink said:

one option is i could save a bit on the GPU by going for amd and put the spare cash on an SSD.

Not worth it. You can always just get an SSD later (or not at all), whereas the same can't be said for a GPU.

19 minutes ago, vojta.pokorny said:

Don't you have to declare goods bought in different countries and pay the fees at the airport to the customs officer?

Depends. Here, you have a 500$ cota that you can use and not pay any import fees. Lord knows how law works in OP's country.

[Delicieuxz]

Well, the GTX 1070 is the only of those cards that is future-proofed to a significant extent for max-settings 1080p gaming. Also, anything less won't get 60 FPS at max-settings 1080p in all currently-released graphically-intensive games. Even the 1070 can't do a constant 60 FPS in all games at 1080p with settings maxed (but it usually gets significantly over 60 FPS in most graphically-intensive games).

 

I'd get the 1070, and make sure that your i5 3570K is being overclocked to like 4.5 Ghz or so, to get the most out of it.

[Mr.Humble]

12 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

Lord knows how law works in OP's country.

 You sir, made me actually laugh out loud.

[ChileanFox]

Thanks for your help guys, I’m from Chile and here 1070 costs 250 dollars more than in the US, 480 is at almost 400 bucks and there is a shortage also, no relatives/friends are travelling to US any time soon so this is a one-time chance to get a convenient GPU upgrade. In regards to the customs fee is not a problem, i think my dad can buy at least 1500usd in goods and not have problems with the officer or whoever, but if he buys a monitor, a laptop and the gpu then he would have trouble explaining. I will verify this to be sure.

 International warranty might be an important factor as well, If my dad can test the card on the store it would save us from a bad surprise later. He is going to Washington first and then to Denver, any specific stores there you'd recommend?

Seems most of you favors nvidia this time and i  agree with you. Now it’s time to choose the 1070 model, which one would be the best choice? What specs do I have to look for ?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=1070&N=-1&isNodeId=1

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=rx+470&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Arx+470

 

On 19-08-2016 at 2:42 PM, Imakuni said:

The 470 can't exactly do that. Neither does the 480, or even the 1060 for that matter. They get close, but not just quite there. And while the 1070 is a bit overkill, that's not actually a problem; turn DSR and AA on for some extra image goodness and you'll soon find yourself starving for more compute power.

 

Even more so if you intend to upgrade your monitor to a 1440p one. If you can buy the 1070, do it.

Not worth it. You can always just get an SSD later (or not at all), whereas the same can't be said for a GPU.

Depends. Here, you have a 500$ cota that you can use and not pay any import fees. Lord knows how law works in OP's country.

Thats what ive read recently, that i could use DSR to get better AA on games, specially on games that would run at the top settings to crank a little more, or i could use fast sync for more responsiveness. So yes, saying 1070 is too much for 1080p is not entirely true.

One last thing, when would it be a good time to get 1440 monitor if go for 1070? is Gsync too expensive compared to Freesync? the problem is i can’t buy good cards on good prices every year because of availability and cost, so 1070 would last more and it will be easier to sell in my country if I were to upgrade later.

Looking forward to hearing from you

[Imakuni]

1 minute ago, foxslink said:

when would it be a good time to get 1440 monitor if go for 1070?

When you can afford it, I guess...

2 minutes ago, foxslink said:

is Gsync too expensive compared to Freesync?

You bet it is. You don't really need a G-sync panel; sure, it's nice, but it's not mandatory or anything.

[Techicolors]

2 minutes ago, foxslink said:

Seems most of you favors nvidia this time and i  agree with you. Now it’s time to choose the 1070 model, which one would be the best choice? What specs do I have to look for ?

EVGA, Asus, and Gigabyte are pretty good. especially the former, as their customer service is very good. i have the evga sc 1070 

 

[ChileanFox]

20 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

When you can afford it, I guess...

You bet it is. You don't really need a G-sync panel; sure, it's nice, but it's not mandatory or anything.

So you mean that it would be a good idea to get eventually, 144hz looks even more promising than 1440p. Im glad i can save on Gsync.
 

15 minutes ago, Technicolors said:

EVGA, Asus, and Gigabyte are pretty good. especially the former, as their customer service is very good. i have the evga sc 1070 

 

Evga sc looks solid, not a fan of the design tho, but it has the most good reviews on new egg, theres reason for that i guess. This MSI looks good too:
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1070_Gaming_X/29.html

[Techicolors]

Just now, foxslink said:

So you mean that it would be a good idea to get eventually, 144hz looks even more promising than 1440p. Im glad i can save on Gsync.
 

Evga sc looks solid, not a fan of the design tho, but it has the most good reviews on new egg, theres reason for that i guess. This MSI looks good too:
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1070_Gaming_X/29.html

i'd be wary about MSI 1070s...

 

then again they might have fixed the latest batches, as this was reported in early august. 

 

as for the EVGA card. yeah the design could have been better, but it's still a solid card. 

[SteveGrabowski0]

Your dad can pick up a reference GTX 1070 at Best Buy for a little less than $500 after sales tax.

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card/5330700.p?id=bb5330700&skuId=5330700

[SteveGrabowski0]

Or your dad can check the Micro Center in Denver, where he could get an EVGA FTW 1070 for the same price.

 

http://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/denver.aspx