Graphic card conundrum

[eloraju]

I've been trying to come up with a cost efficient way to upgrade my current setup to increase my working performance, but at the same time be able to play modern games from time to time. I currently have two gtx760's in sli, which works fine, but since I hate to switch between windows while working (Yup. Three monitors isn't enough to keep track of everything simultaneously) I've decided to switch out my main display to a 4K display. This gives me a perfect excuse to switch out my old graphics cards to new one(s). I don't mind playing games in 1080p, but then again, if I had a 4K display, why not use 4K?

 

First I thought of getting a GTX1070, but since it does not support SLI I got reeeeeealy confused. I've been straying off from AMD for many years now and I have my prejudices towards their more recent cards because of that. I've been looking up benchmarks, reviews and comparisons, but still haven't been able to make a decisions between the two. So I decided to turn to LTT community! I've been reading this forum for quite some time and watching LTT videos even longer. Thanks in advance!

 

tl;dr
Gonna buy a 4K monitor to replace one monitor in 3-monitor setup. Want to buy new graphics card(s) because of that. AMD or NVIDIA?
Usecase: Programming, reading stackoverflow, simultaneous hardware monitoring and casual gaming. 

[MorganO]

2 minutes ago, eloraju said:

I've been trying to come up with a cost efficient way to upgrade my current setup to increase my working performance, but at the same time be able to play modern games from time to time. I currently have two gtx760's in sli, which works fine, but since I hate to switch between windows while working (Yup. Three monitors isn't enough to keep track of everything simultaneously) I've decided to switch out my main display to a 4K display. This gives me a perfect excuse to switch out my old graphics cards to new one(s). I don't mind playing games in 1080p, but then again, if I had a 4K display, why not use 4K?

 

First I thought of getting a GTX1070, but since it does not support SLI I got reeeeeealy confused. I've been straying off from AMD for many years now and I have my prejudices towards their more recent cards because of that. I've been looking up benchmarks, reviews and comparisons, but still haven't been able to make a decisions between the two. So I decided to turn to LTT community! I've been reading this forum for quite some time and watching LTT videos even longer. Thanks in advance!

 

tl;dr
Gonna buy a 4K monitor to replace one monitor in 3-monitor setup. Want to buy new graphics card(s) because of that. AMD or NVIDIA?
Usecase: Programming, reading stackoverflow, simultaneous hardware monitoring and casual gaming. 

the 1070 does support sli but only a maxium of two cards

[Floris_Heinen]

Yea, 1070's can be SLI'd up to two cards. If you plan on getting more 4K screens I think a 1080 might be a better pick for you.

 

I must admit, even though I'm kinda biased towards AMD, I wouldn't recommend them right now. The Fury cards are too dated and the new Polaris cards are simply too slow for your needs (I assume). It might be interesting to see what Vega, AMD's high end cards, will have in store when they are released Q1 next year.

 

TL;DR - GTX 1080

[SCHISCHKA]

if you want to game at 4k its better to wait and see what next years cards can do. I bought a 1060 to keep my wallet happy as I havnt seen great benchmarks that motivate me to upgrade. I do use a UHD for work and its so much better than the multi monitor setup i had.