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Hi Tech tip readers, I need your advice on purchasing a GPU with a maximum budget £450 GBP. I built my first system at the start of 2016 mainly for photography and video editing of 1080p footage from a Canon 650D/t4i. Recently I’ve started to play a few games GTV V, Dirt 3, Firewatch (now saving for Battlefield 1) with just the iGPU.

My system is

CPU: Intel i6700k - MOTHERBOARD: Asus Hero Maximus VIII - RAM: 16GB Corsair Ram 2133Mhz - GPU: iGPU! - PSU: EVGA 750G2 - STORAGE: Samsung Evo 500GB SSD - WD Black 3TB - WD 2TB Black  - CASE: Corsair 450D - OS: Windows 10 Pro Monitor:  37” Toshiba 37RV555D TV 1080p 60hz I do need a monitor undecided on 1080p at 144hz or go 1440p (time to start saving again)

 

I've been considering the MSI GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GTX-1070-GAMING-8G/dp/B01GRCYPE6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478548909&sr=8-1&keywords=MSI+1070

 

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB  https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Strix-GeForce-GDDR5-Graphics/dp/B01HMDRY7E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1478548881&sr=8-2&keywords=Asus+1070

 

ASUS STRIX-GTX1070-O8G-Gaming Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-STRIX-GTX1070-O8G-Gaming-Geforce-Graphics-Express/dp/B01GRCYTMY/ref=pd_sim_sbs_147_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=N2Q26Y6AVSWB7XD51E0G

 

I was also considering an EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 SC Gaming 8 GB ACX 3.0 https://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-Nvidia-GeForce-Gaming-Graphic/dp/B01GVHNWUK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479382347&sr=8-1&keywords=evga+1070 personally I am not a fan of the aesthetics and with the recent heating/VRM issue I am now not so sure.

 

I am in the UK so any advice regarding customer service and warranty from these companies would be also taken into consideration. As far as I understand, from reading post here they suggest that it's not worth paying the extra for a factory overclocked version of a GPU, as I can overclock it myself with software.

These cards have differences with the display and power connections. I know the EVGA 750G2 has enough power connections for either card. Are there any disadvantages with the display connections? The Asus Strix has 2 x HDMI and the MSI has 3 x display ports. Would there be any benefits with either if I were to use multi monitors in the future.

 

  1. What has your experience/s with customer support with Asus, EVGA and MSI in the UK?

  2. Is it possible to achieve the same/similar overclock as the factory overclocked version?

  3. What advantages/disadvantages of Asus Strix 2x HDMI or MSI’s 3x displayport have?

 

Any advice or suggestions these or other GPU options gratefully received.


Thanks Tony

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If you want a whole range of 1070's then look here...

https://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/all/gpu-nvidia/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070

 

I would tend not to use amazon in UK tbh.

 

Or use eBuyer...

http://www.ebuyer.com/store/Components/cat/Graphics-Cards-Nvidia/subcat/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1070

 

They both offer warranties on their parts from these companies as I have bought from them in UK before like with Scan you can send items back within 30 days or two months or something and you only have to pay £30 for the fix or change of component if you have problems etc

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6 minutes ago, Brennan_Price said:

If you want a whole range of 1070's then look here...

https://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/all/gpu-nvidia/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070

 

I would tend not to use amazon in UK tbh.

Why not use amazon in the U.K.? It works like a dream, especially prime - like 90% of items are available to be shipped the next day. (I am in the U.K.)

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2 minutes ago, Strafos said:

Why not use amazon in the U.K.? It works like a dream, especially prime - like 90% of items are available to be shipped the next day. (I am in the U.K.)

Yeah but do you get a decent warrenty with the parts from Amazon? Other than the 14 days from recieving item? 

 

I dont buy things like that on Amazon so I wouldnt know.

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Yeah but do you get a decent warrenty with the parts from Amazon? Other than the 14 days from recieving item? 

 

I dont buy things like that on Amazon so I wouldnt know.

Yeah you do, it's more on the manufacturers side though, but most motherboards and such come with a warranty - Amazon sends it back and replaces it for you.

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21 minutes ago, techtony said:

 

Hi Tech tip readers, I need your advice on purchasing a GPU with a maximum budget £450 GBP. I built my first system at the start of 2016 mainly for photography and video editing of 1080p footage from a Canon 650D/t4i. Recently I’ve started to play a few games GTV V, Dirt 3, Firewatch (now saving for Battlefield 1) with just the iGPU.

My system is

CPU: Intel i6700k - MOTHERBOARD: Asus Hero Maximus VIII - RAM: 16GB Corsair Ram 2133Mhz - GPU: iGPU! - PSU: EVGA 750G2 - STORAGE: Samsung Evo 500GB SSD - WD Black 3TB - WD 2TB Black  - CASE: Corsair 450D - OS: Windows 10 Pro Monitor:  37” Toshiba 37RV555D TV 1080p 60hz I do need a monitor undecided on 1080p at 144hz or go 1440p (time to start saving again)

 

I've been considering the MSI GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GTX-1070-GAMING-8G/dp/B01GRCYPE6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478548909&sr=8-1&keywords=MSI+1070

 

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB  https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Strix-GeForce-GDDR5-Graphics/dp/B01HMDRY7E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1478548881&sr=8-2&keywords=Asus+1070

 

ASUS STRIX-GTX1070-O8G-Gaming Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-STRIX-GTX1070-O8G-Gaming-Geforce-Graphics-Express/dp/B01GRCYTMY/ref=pd_sim_sbs_147_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=N2Q26Y6AVSWB7XD51E0G

 

I was also considering an EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 SC Gaming 8 GB ACX 3.0 https://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-Nvidia-GeForce-Gaming-Graphic/dp/B01GVHNWUK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479382347&sr=8-1&keywords=evga+1070 personally I am not a fan of the aesthetics and with the recent heating/VRM issue I am now not so sure.

 

I am in the UK so any advice regarding customer service and warranty from these companies would be also taken into consideration. As far as I understand, from reading post here they suggest that it's not worth paying the extra for a factory overclocked version of a GPU, as I can overclock it myself with software.

These cards have differences with the display and power connections. I know the EVGA 750G2 has enough power connections for either card. Are there any disadvantages with the display connections? The Asus Strix has 2 x HDMI and the MSI has 3 x display ports. Would there be any benefits with either if I were to use multi monitors in the future.

 

  1. What has your experience/s with customer support with Asus, EVGA and MSI in the UK?

  2. Is it possible to achieve the same/similar overclock as the factory overclocked version?

  3. What advantages/disadvantages of Asus Strix 2x HDMI or MSI’s 3x displayport have?

 

Any advice or suggestions these or other GPU options gratefully received.


Thanks Tony

The 3 are all very good cards. 

However, I'd say the Gaming X is the quietest. If you do want to have the best performance, I think the strix will be the better overclocker. I wouldn't personally take the EVGA considering the new VRM cooling thing which has come to light.

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3 minutes ago, Strafos said:

Yeah you do, it's more on the manufacturers side though, but most motherboards and such come with a warranty - Amazon sends it back and replaces it for you.

Oh right I didn't know that. I have just always bought my parts from respected UK sellers only. Scan and eBuyer both have their own store that you can actually go to unlike Amazon. Overclockers are also a good PC company but I don't like their website layout tbh so I don't use them as often unless buying PC cases. They always have loads to choose from case wise. Much more than Scan and eBuyer put together.

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Guess I'll have to use them sites sometime then :)

 

9 minutes ago, Brennan_Price said:

Oh right I didn't know that. I have just always bought my parts from respected UK sellers only. Scan and eBuyer both have their own store that you can actually go to unlike Amazon. Overclockers are also a good PC company but I don't like their website layout tbh so I don't use them as often unless buying PC cases. They always have loads to choose from case wise. Much more than Scan and eBuyer put together.

 

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