Upgrading to 1070, some advice needed

[iTviX]

First of all let's get this out of the way, my current specs are:

cpu: i5-4670k (not overclocked. dumb, i know)

gpu: MSI GTX 760

mobo: z87-g43 gaming

ram: 8 GB DDR3 2133

psu: 600 watt, don't know the specifics

 

So i'm planning to buy an MSI GTX 1070 gaming x

I would like to know:

is it too overkill compared to the rest of my system and will it get bottlenecked?

I'm currently playing on 1080p, but I'm also planning on getting a 1440p screen in the somewhat near future.

Will the card be able to handle modern games on 1440p for the next couple years?

Needless to say, I'm pretty unexperienced with this, so really, any advice is welcome.

Thanks in advance, I realise there's probably a million these posts already

[iTviX]

Also, I forgot to ask: How much do you think I could sell a GTX 760 for, if I could even sell it anymore

[patric_o]

If you want to save some money you could downgrade to a 1060 and with the money saved upgrade your RAM.

[PCGuy_5960]

2 minutes ago, iTviX said:

Also, I forgot to ask: How much do you think I could sell a GTX 760 for, if I could even sell it anymore

Less than $100 (if you want someone to buy it)

[i_build_nanosuits]

it's massively faster than your GTX 760
it's somewhat overkill for 1080p...for the most part...and your CPU hold it back some in some games
for 1440p it's a great card and it will run games at 1440p for at least 2 years+ albeit not maxed out

Your i5 and a 1070 is good for 1440p gaming...you will probably want 16GB of RAM in the future and a CPU cooler to overclock your CPU.

 

GTX 760 is worth around 60-70$USD online

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, iTviX said:

Also, I forgot to ask: How much do you think I could sell a GTX 760 for, if I could even sell it anymore

depends on the condition look it ip on ebay than sell it locally with 10 to 20 usd markup. 

[Guest]

Yes it will handle things nicely. You can overclock that i5. Bottleneck depends on which game

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, patric_o said:

If you want to save some money you could downgrade to a 1060 and with the money saved upgrade your RAM.

i would go for a rx 480, its better than a 1060. 

[patric_o]

2 minutes ago, iTviX said:

Also, I forgot to ask: How much do you think I could sell a GTX 760 for, if I could even sell it anymore

I would be interested in it once you come up with an asking price.

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

i would go for a rx 480, its better than a 1060. 

Depending on which games you like the most...

[Blackhole890]

wait for vega's card performance 

 

and bottleneck in AAA titles, OCing will reduce but still

 

you can check the % of bottleneck here: http://thebottlenecker.com/bottleneck-calculator/bc.php

[i_build_nanosuits]

2 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

i would go for a rx 480, its better than a 1060. 

 

1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Depending on which games you like the most...

in a year from now both will struggle keeping afloat at 1080p gaming i don't know why you guys suggest he do that massive downgrade in performance if he can get a 1070 you get a whole another level of performance and it will remain relevant a lot longer than those weak ass mid-range options.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

it's massively faster than your GTX 760
it's somewhat overkill for 1080p...for the most part...and your CPU hold it back some in some games
for 1440p it's a great card and it will run games at 1440p for at least 2 years+ albeit not maxed out

Your i5 and a 1070 is good for 1440p gaming...you will probably want 16GB of RAM in the future and a CPU cooler to overclock your CPU.

 

GTX 760 is worth around 60-70$USD online

I sold mine for 58 USD in the past

[i_build_nanosuits]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

I sold mine for 58 USD in the past

you could have gotten 60$USD... hahaha

[Guest]

1 minute ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

you could have gotten 60$USD... hahaha

Nah, it's an OEM with slightly less performance (look up 760 3gb) but I sold it to one of the form member and quite happy with that

[PCGuy_5960]

3 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

in a year from now both will struggle keeping afloat at 1080p gaming i don't know why you guys suggest he do that massive downgrade in performance if he can get a 1070 you get a whole another level of performance and it will remain relevant a lot longer than those weak ass mid-range options.

I didn't recommend the GTX 1060 nor did I recommend the RX 480. I just pointed out that the RX 480 doesn't outperform the 1060 in every single game.

[CatXice]

get a 1070 hybrid from evga and upgrade 16gb of ram and a kaby lake i5 when u can

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, CatXice said:

a kaby lake i5

Nope. It would be much better to get a 4790K than a Kabylake i5!

[King_of_Oz]

19 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

i would go for a rx 480, its better than a 1060. 

Ah, be carful........ don't start a fight.

 

In some cases, the RX is better, but in others its vice-versa.

Edited February 9, 2017 by King_of_Oz

[kaisei]

The 1070 is perfect for 1440p. Although it will be slightly bottlenecked by the 4670k, I don't think you'll notice much of a difference.

 

For the next upgrade, instead of looking at CPU, maybe grab another 8GB RAM first. I only say this because a lot of people here are suggesting upgrading your CPU.

[PCGuy_5960]

2 minutes ago, King_of_Oz said:

In some cases, the RX is better, but in others its vice-versa.

FRIGGEN THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[King_of_Oz]

1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

FRIGGEN THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL.

 

Your welcome, any time.  I am soooooooo tired of people saying things like that. It's unbelievably tiring. The 2 cards are basically the same, deal with it, skrubs.

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, King_of_Oz said:

LOL.

 

Your welcome, any time.  I am soooooooo tired of people saying things like that. It's unbelievably tiring. The 2 cards are basically the same, deal with it, skrubs.

Exactly! Idk why everyone keeps saying that the RX 480 destroys the 1060. Like, for real, they are within 1% of each other and depending on which games you play, one might be faster than the other!

[The Sloth]

11 minutes ago, King_of_Oz said:

Ah, be carful........ don't start a fight.

 

In some cases, the RX is better, but in others its vice-versa.

 

i agree but looking at the future one will have more support than the other one, hint: one has no sli bridge so the customer has to buy one tier above. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

4 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Exactly! Idk why everyone keeps saying that the RX 480 destroys the 1060. Like, for real, they are within 1% of each other and depending on which games you play, one might be faster than the other!

and overall the GTX 1060 is still faster even after amd figured the drivers...