gtx 1070 GTX 1070s on Sale; Which To Get?

[Cthulhu Calamari]

The last 2 things I need for my first desktop build are the GPU and the monitor. The monitor will either be a 1080 Ultrawide, or a standard 4K (and I'm leaning toward the Ultrawide).

 

There are several currently available 1070s from NCIX (slightly on sale), but I'm really not sure what the real difference is between these cards, and their variants. I've found lots of benchmark comparisons of the 1070 against other cards, but not the aftermarket variants themselves. These are the ones I've narrowed the choice down to (in no particular order):

 

ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 ROG Strix 1506/1531 MHz 8GB GDDR5 DVI HDMI DP G-SYNC

ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 OC ROG Strix 1632/1657 MHz 8GB GDDR5 DVI HDMI DP G-SYNC

Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! Edition 1797/1607MHZ 8GB GDDR5

Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme 1835/1632MHZ 8GB GDDR5

EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC Gaming ACX 3.0 1594/1784 MHz 8GB GDDR5 SLI G-SYNC Ansel

EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Black Edition 1594/1784 8GB GDDR5 SLI

EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 1607/1797 MHz 8GB GDDR5 SLI G-SYNC Ansel

 

I will only be running one card. The CPU is an i5 6600K, so I don't anticipate that causing a bottleneck on any of those.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

     Cheers

[Unexas.]

3 minutes ago, Cthulhu Calamari said:

The last 2 things I need for my first desktop build are the GPU and the monitor. The monitor will either be a 1080 Ultrawide, or a standard 4K (and I'm leaning toward the Ultrawide).

 

There are several currently available 1070s from NCIX (slightly on sale), but I'm really not sure what the real difference is between these cards, and their variants. I've found lots of benchmark comparisons of the 1070 against other cards, but not the aftermarket variants themselves. These are the ones I've narrowed the choice down to (in no particular order):

 

ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 ROG Strix 1506/1531 MHz 8GB GDDR5 DVI HDMI DP G-SYNC

ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 OC ROG Strix 1632/1657 MHz 8GB GDDR5 DVI HDMI DP G-SYNC

Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! Edition 1797/1607MHZ 8GB GDDR5

Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme 1835/1632MHZ 8GB GDDR5

EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC Gaming ACX 3.0 1594/1784 MHz 8GB GDDR5 SLI G-SYNC Ansel

EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Black Edition 1594/1784 8GB GDDR5 SLI

EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 1607/1797 MHz 8GB GDDR5 SLI G-SYNC Ansel

 

I will only be running one card. The CPU is an i5 6600K, so I don't anticipate that causing a bottleneck on any of those.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

     Cheers

The i5 6600k will bottle neck the 1070 in some games. I would go with either the zotac or EVGA

[EunSoo]

I personally like the EVGA 1070 the best. Get the cheapest ACX model and just overclock it. As for the monitor, you should get a 1440p Ultrawide if you were asking

[scottyseng]

4 minutes ago, Cthulhu Calamari said:

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I vote for the EVGA FTW card or the SC, but they're all pretty good. I've no issues with either ASUS (280X0), Zotax (780 Ti), or EVGA (780 Ti classified).

[JHY]

I recommend gtx 1070 SC gaming black edition, for its performance vs price. They just perform same.

[Xreldo]

6 minutes ago, Cthulhu Calamari said:

The last 2 things I need for my first desktop build are the GPU and the monitor. The monitor will either be a 1080 Ultrawide, or a standard 4K (and I'm leaning toward the Ultrawide).

 

There are several currently available 1070s from NCIX (slightly on sale), but I'm really not sure what the real difference is between these cards, and their variants. I've found lots of benchmark comparisons of the 1070 against other cards, but not the aftermarket variants themselves. These are the ones I've narrowed the choice down to (in no particular order):

 

ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 ROG Strix 1506/1531 MHz 8GB GDDR5 DVI HDMI DP G-SYNC

ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 OC ROG Strix 1632/1657 MHz 8GB GDDR5 DVI HDMI DP G-SYNC

Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! Edition 1797/1607MHZ 8GB GDDR5

Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme 1835/1632MHZ 8GB GDDR5

EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC Gaming ACX 3.0 1594/1784 MHz 8GB GDDR5 SLI G-SYNC Ansel

EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Black Edition 1594/1784 8GB GDDR5 SLI

EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 1607/1797 MHz 8GB GDDR5 SLI G-SYNC Ansel

 

I will only be running one card. The CPU is an i5 6600K, so I don't anticipate that causing a bottleneck on any of those.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

     Cheers

Here https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7YNypg/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-xtreme-gaming-video-card-gv-n1070xtreme-8gd

[Cthulhu Calamari]

7 minutes ago, Unexas. said:

The i5 6600k will bottle neck the 1070 in some games.

Even when overclocked? I thought games were limited to 4 cores, and the 6600K has faster single threads than i7s, no?

[Cthulhu Calamari]

15 minutes ago, PCNoobie said:

I recommend gtx 1070 SC gaming black edition, for its performance vs price. They just perform same.

That's the one I was leaving toward, too

[JHY]

If you want to run cooler and quieter I recommend this.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487281

[Cthulhu Calamari]

19 minutes ago, PCNoobie said:

If you want to run cooler and quieter I recommend this.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487281

I looked at that too, but the price/performance and the fact that I don't want to jump into liquid cooling on my first build (even a self-contained unit) precluded it.