How long will the GTX 1070 be viable for 1440p?

[VirusStorm]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

1. A 5820k is a waste of money when the 6700k and 7700k are almost as good, and can overclock way higher. You can get a 7700k to 5 GHz on air, and more on water.
2. You still won't see a significant improvement in performance; just in expense.
3. You chose to ignore a large chunk of my post.
   • GTX 1070 1440p 60Hz max settings; one year. Two if you start to turn down a few things.
   • At any settings, you'll probably hit 60FPS for about 4 years, at the end of which you'll barely get 60FPS at the lowest settings.
   • After that, you'll drop closer to 30, eventually being unable to run games at 1440p 30FPS even at the lowest settings.

Derived from the lifespan of the GTX 470. Get a 1080 Ti if you can afford to wait until Pax East, which is probably when it'll be launched. If you can't wait, get a 1080 now.

But I already have a 1070 

[Aereldor]

5 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

Because frame rate matters to you. And 6900K is faster newer than 5820K.

*Games runs at  9000FPS*

*New games runs at 8999FPS*

*Spend $1000 on GTX 1080Ti*

*New games now runs at 9000FPS*

I think you mean a 6800k, and it isn't much faster. If you do mean a 6900k, it's faster owing to its two more cores and four more threads, but it costs more than thrice as much at $1100.

 

A 1080 Ti will probably cost $700 to $750, judging by the price difference between the 780 and 780 Ti, and the difference between the 980 and 980 Ti.

[VirusStorm]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

I think you mean a 6800k, and it isn't much faster. If you do mean a 6900k, it's faster owing to its two more cores and four more threads, but it costs more than thrice as much at $1100.

 

A 1080 Ti will probably cost $700 to $750, judging by the price difference between the 780 and 780 Ti, and the difference between the 980 and 980 Ti.

Nope, I meant the 6900k

[Aereldor]

2 minutes ago, VirusStorm said:

But I already have a 1070 

Oh. Well, then you have my estimate for its lifespan at 1440p. 

 

You should be fine for more than five years at 1080p, though. Right now, the 1070 is the go-to 1080p 144Hz card, which means it'll probably run future games at 1080p 60Hz for years. However, you must also keep in mind that GPU technology is improving faster than ever before. That means cards will be antiquated more quickly. The GTX 480 is seven years old, and can still game at 1080p. However, a GTX 1080 will probably not last as long, given generational improvements in GPU technology are bigger now and will continue to grow.

[VirusStorm]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

Oh. Well, then you have my estimate for its lifespan at 1440p. 

 

You should be fine for more than five years at 1080p, though. Right now, the 1070 is the go-to 1080p 144Hz card, which means it'll probably run future games at 1080p 60Hz for years. However, you must also keep in mind that GPU technology is improving faster than ever before. That means cards will be antiquated more quickly. The GTX 480 is seven years old, and can still game at 1080p. However, a GTX 1080 will probably not last as long, given generational improvements in GPU technology are bigger now and will continue to grow.

I will try to run it at 1440p, for about 3-4 years before I add another one. I don't really mind cranking down the settings. Thanks for all of your help everyone!

[NumLock21]

22 minutes ago, VirusStorm said:

As I stated before, I am fine with 60fps for AAA games. I just need 144fps for shooters

Then your card is going to have a short life span.

[faziten]

21 hours ago, VirusStorm said:

I will be pairing my gtx 1070 with an i7 6900k, and was wondering how long it will be viable for 1440p. I have a 144hz monitor, so frame rate really matters to me. If I went for 2x gtx 1070's in sli I would have to change the cpu to an i7 5820k. I do a lot of 3D rendering, modelling, animation, etc. and also gaming, so i'm not sure which option would be viable 

There is no way to know. 

Most likely you will be trading visual fidelity for fps up to a point where you choose to change your GPU. 

I have a 1070 + 5820K and i already trade Antialiasing in many 2016 AAA games to keep 60 to 100 fps. Some of them let me set MSAA x2, some TXAA, others FXAA (which i prefer not to turn on at all). Ngreedia Crapworks disabled by default and sometimes (ROTTR) knocking a notch Ambient oclussion from VXAO to HBAO+. 

In one year probably, more features may have to be given up... it all depends on how much you want to give. Some options are prohibitive, like Witcher 2 Supersampling antialiasing on level 3. (tried and gave me 20 to 40 fps in a 6 years old game FML).