Switching from GTX 770 to GTX 1080

[Geva]

My current specs are
Intel i5 4570
8 Giga ram ddr 3
B85M-G
650W Seasonic PSU

And GTX 770

i wanted to know if i'll have bottleneck if i switch from GTX 770 to GTX 1080?

or should i just change my motherboard, memories,CPU..

[3 Lions]

Do you really need the power of a GTX 1080? a GTX 1070 would be more than enough. 

[Geva]

2 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Do you really need the power of a GTX 1080? a GTX 1070 would be more than enough. 

you're right, i play with a 144Hz monitor and im afraid that in like 2years i will need to change my graphics card again.. i want to buy something that will last for quite a long time.. if i buy 1070 will i have a bottleneck?

[3 Lions]

Just now, Geva said:

you're right, i play with a 144Hz monitor and im afraid that in like 2years i will need to change my graphics card again.. i want to buy something that will last for a quite a long time.. if i buy 1070 will i have a bottleneck?

What resolution is the '144Hz' monitor? 

[Geva]

Just now, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

What resolution is the '144Hz' monitor? 

FHD, i might buy 2k monitor..

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Geva said:

you're right, i play with a 144Hz monitor and im afraid that in like 2years i will need to change my graphics card again.. i want to buy something that will last for a quite a long time.. if i buy 1070 will i have a bottleneck?

You will always have a bottleneck in your system, no matter what you do (you cannot build a perfect system). The question is just how much. Your build will have minor bottlenecks in CPU intensive games with a 1070, but it's totally reasonable.

[3 Lions]

1 minute ago, Geva said:

FHD, i might buy 2k monitor..

Well a GTX 1070 is perfect for that resolution. 

[Geva]

3 minutes ago, FTL said:

You will always have a bottleneck in your system, no matter what you do (you cannot build a perfect system). The question is just how much. Your build will have minor bottlenecks in CPU intensive games with a 1070, but it's totally reasonable.

should i change my whole PC?, or just buy 1070 and these minor bottlenecks wouldnt change much

2 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Well a GTX 1070 is perfect for that resolution. 

for now.., what do you think i should buy?

[3 Lions]

1 minute ago, Geva said:

should i change my whole PC?, or just buy 1070 and these minor bottlenecks wouldnt change much

for now.., what do you think i should buy?

Buy the GTX 1070 now and then get the monitor later. 

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, FTL said:

You will always have a bottleneck in your system, no matter what you do. the question is just how much. Your build will have minor bottlenecks in CPU intensive games with a 1070, but it's totally reasonable.

Just buy the 1070, no need to buy anything else (of course you can, but there is no need).

[Geva]

2 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Buy the GTX 1070 now and then get the monitor later. 

 

1 minute ago, FTL said:

Just buy the 1070, no need to buy anything (of course you can, but there is no need).

shouldnt i buy the 1080?, thanks

[Matias_Chambers]

The i5 will bottleneck if you are trying to hit 100+ fps at 1080p.

[Ultrametric]

23 minutes ago, Geva said:

should i change my whole PC?, or just buy 1070 and these minor bottlenecks wouldnt change much

for now.., what do you think i should buy?

In Norway right now:

 

GTX 1080 cost +40% more but gives only ~+20% more performance if at all that much.

 

This is not in favor for a GTX 1080. Assuming you have too much money and don't care about money -> get a Titan XP.

Else go with the GTX 1070.

[Mick Naughty]

If on 2k the 1080 is perfect, I've always bought xx80 series cards but they are never enough. My CPU holds me back on the one game I currently play so for me a 1080 is"overkill". 

[Geva]

 

1 hour ago, Ultrametric said:

In Norway right now:

 

GTX 1080 cost +40% more but gives only ~+20% more performance if at all that much.

 

This is not in favor for a GTX 1080. Assuming you have too much money and don't care about money -> get a Titan XP.

Else go with the GTX 1070.

 

1 hour ago, Mick Naughty said:

If on 2k the 1080 is perfect, I've always bought xx80 series cards but they are never enough. My CPU holds me back on the one game I currently play so for me a 1080 is"overkill". 

 

1 hour ago, huilun02 said:

GTX 1080 for 1080p would be total overkill.

1070 will perform very well at 1440p as well.

 

1 hour ago, Matias_Chambers said:

The i5 will bottleneck if you are trying to hit 100+ fps at 1080p.

so what should i do im not rich.. i can buy 1080 if i work alot..

should i change my whole pc and buy 1070 or stay with my current pc and buy gtx 1070

[Ultrametric]

2 hours ago, Geva said:

 

 

 

 

so what should i do im not rich.. i can buy 1080 if i work alot..

should i change my whole pc and buy 1070 or stay with my current pc and buy gtx 1070

In short: Get a RX 480, buy what you need don't future proof.

 

 

In a bit longer:

There are different ways of approaching it, I will write you what I did when building a PC this month.

 

PC ended up being

- 6700k + Noctua NH-D15

- cheap Gigabyte Z170 board

- 24GB of RAM

For the GPU I initially went for the RX 480, my first ever AMD product. Would have kept it but well it was dead on arrival. So sent it back and got a GTX 1070 on black Friday sale.

 

My thoughts on initially getting a RX 480 over the GTX 1070.

The RX 480 is cheap and good enough for what I would do.

Comparing the prices, using Norwegian numbers with 2000kr ~ 200$ what applies to tech products.

RX 480 4GB ~ 200$

GTX 1070 8GB ~400$

 

My idea was to do a 200$ / 400 $ = 2.

Meaning if buying a GTX 1070 now I would have to keep it twice as long as an RX 480 to pay off for me personally. (This may not apply to everyone.)

 

Looking at the GTX 970 it sells used for 50% of the original price now, that may happen to the GTX 1070 in one year, so it won't help if you say "I get more on re-sell value for investing more now".

 

Hope this helps, please share your thoughts.

 

 

[Geva]

39 minutes ago, Ultrametric said:

In short: Get a RX 480, buy what you need don't future proof.

 

 

In a bit longer:

There are different ways of approaching it, I will write you what I did when building a PC this month.

 

PC ended up being

- 6700k + Noctua NH-D15

- cheap Gigabyte Z170 board

- 24GB of RAM

For the GPU I initially went for the RX 480, my first ever AMD product. Would have kept it but well it was dead on arrival. So sent it back and got a GTX 1070 on black Friday sale.

 

My thoughts on initially getting a RX 480 over the GTX 1070.

The RX 480 is cheap and good enough for what I would do.

Comparing the prices, using Norwegian numbers with 2000kr ~ 200$ what applies to tech products.

RX 480 4GB ~ 200$

GTX 1070 8GB ~400$

 

My idea was to do a 200$ / 400 $ = 2.

Meaning if buying a GTX 1070 now I would have to keep it twice as long as an RX 480 to pay off for me personally. (This may not apply to everyone.)

 

Looking at the GTX 970 it sells used for 50% of the original price now, that may happen to the GTX 1070 in one year, so it won't help if you say "I get more on re-sell value for investing more now".

 

Hope this helps, please share your thoughts.

 

 

thank you, i dont really like amd products but in Israel the prices are:

Rx 480 is 320Dollars

GTX 1070 is 560Dollars

theres a big difference.. is RX 480 good enough? for the next few years? i play with 144Hz with actually a  freesync capability.. 

i dont know what to do.