Rx 480 or the GTX 1070

[Frode]

So i posted a day back, a question about what you would think about a upcoming pc project off mine. Thoughts have thoe started too pop in to my head, that i would go with the Red team, The RX 480. You might wonder, why choose a 480 over a 1070. Well i found a really good deal on a Aoc monitor with a 144hz monitor. In sweden right now, the GTX 1070 equals around what the XFX RS RX 480 ( Not the GTR version but just a couple mhz diffrence ) and the monitor would cost. So i would like an input on what you guys would think about this move? I also think off later with amd crossfire, would be a benefit. Best Regards.

[AniJan]

What's your current monitor? Do you have one?

[Energycore]

Wait for vega, so you can get a CPU that's as fast as a 1070, plus the AOC monitor with freesync.

[BlackJackLTT]

Well, it really depends on your budget...i would go for the rx 480 and an 144Hz monitor instead of a 1070 and a 60hz monitor

[Frode]

Just now, AniJan said:

What's your current monitor? Do you have one?

Its a crap monitor, from philips, 1650x1050 60hz

[AniJan]

3 minutes ago, Frode said:

Its a crap monitor, from philips, 1650x1050 60hz

Ooh.

 

Then I suggest getting the RX 480 deal. You really need a new monitor.

In comparison, the 1070 is obviously better, but the RX 480 is still hella beast. 

Getting a RX 480 and a AOC 144Hz at the same price of a 1070 is a really good offer.

[Frode]

2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Wait for vega, so you can get a CPU that's as fast as a 1070, plus the AOC monitor with freesync.

In Sweden forward to the new years eve, there is something called "MellanDagsrea" Where companies want to ghet rid of there products for 2017. So a lot off products are coming down in prices, so i dont really wanna wait for vega, since the prices for many off the products are low right now. Thats why i wanted to maybe go with AMD since a crossfire confiq is much wider to add a another card in the polaris architechture, While Nvidia would lock me down with only 1070 sli

[Frode]

1 minute ago, AniJan said:

Ooh.

 

Then I suggest getting the RX 480 deal. You really need a new monitor.

In comparison, the 1070 is obviously better, but the RX 480 is still hella beast. 

Thats one off the benefits i would see with a crossfire confiq since you could get more fps, and shit, and beat the GTX 1070.

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, Frode said:

In Sweden forward to the new years eve, there is something called "MellanDagsrea" Where companies want to ghet rid of there products for 2017. So a lot off products are coming down in prices, so i dont really wanna wait for vega, since the prices for many off the products are low right now. Thats why i wanted to maybe go with AMD since a crossfire confiq is much wider to add a another card in the polaris architechture, While Nvidia would lock me down with only 1070 sli

If it's between good monitor and 480, or no monitor and 1070, get the 480 and monitor

If you can get the 144Hz monitor and a 1070, get that

 

A good in the middle option is looking for a cheap R9 Fury (20% faster than 480) or Fury X (15% below GTX 1070, 30% over 480), and get the monitor with that.

[AniJan]

How about a Sapphire Nitro RX 480?

 

 

EDIT: nevermind. lol

[Frode]

2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

If it's between good monitor and 480, or no monitor and 1070, get the 480 and monitor

If you can get the 144Hz monitor and a 1070, get that

 

A good in the middle option is looking for a cheap R9 Fury (20% faster than 480) or Fury X (15% below GTX 1070, 30% over 480), and get the monitor with that.

Thats true indded that i could look for the, R9 fury or the fury X, But there is a problem that these cards have almost already been blown out of stores, and left are the most expensive ones. The cheapest was a Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury Nitro which is sitting at 3490 kr which is 378,50 dollars, right now.

[Frode]

1 minute ago, AniJan said:

How about a Sapphire Nitro RX 480?

 

I will check that, But the Xfx has the removable fan function which i find quite interesting.

[ivan134]

57 minutes ago, Frode said:

I will check that, But the Xfx has the removable fan function which i find quite interesting.

Sapphire has the same thing, but the XFX card is still around better because it has a bigger heatsink.

[Energycore]

57 minutes ago, Frode said:

Thats true indded that i could look for the, R9 fury or the fury X, But there is a problem that these cards have almost already been blown out of stores, and left are the most expensive ones. The cheapest was a Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury Nitro which is sitting at 3490 kr which is 378,50 dollars, right now.

Could look for a used one too

 

Otherwise 1070 and 144Hz monitor (it doesn't matter if it has freesync, screen tears are harder to notice at higher refresh rates)

[Frode]

20 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Could look for a used one too

 

Otherwise 1070 and 144Hz monitor (it doesn't matter if it has freesync, screen tears are harder to notice at higher refresh rates)

Is freesync better than G-Sync? Just asking because i have newer used it.

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, Frode said:

Is freesync better than G-Sync? Just asking because i have newer used it.

They do the same thing, but Gsync adds a $200 ish cost to the monitor and Freesync adds nothing or close to nothing. That makes Freesync strictly better in context, but as of today they have the same usage and features (that might change)

[Frode]

10 minutes ago, Energycore said:

They do the same thing, but Gsync adds a $200 ish cost to the monitor and Freesync adds nothing or close to nothing. That makes Freesync strictly better in context, but as of today they have the same usage and features (that might change)

Then i think that i will go with RX 480, and get a new monitor, and in the future maybe add a second video card in the polaris family, that they will come out with later on, with the rumored RX 490 and so on.