is it worth it?

[Proch]

so is it worth upgrading from a gtx 1060 to a gtx 1070 cuz my 1060 just failed to impress me :3
current pc specs:
core i7 4790
8gb ram
msi h81m eco
asus dual gtx 1060 6gb
evga 650w psu
500gb hdd

[WkdPaul]

The thread was moved to the Graphics Cards section

[knightslugger]

depends on what didn't impress you. a 1060 should play 1440 games quite well on standard monitors and perform well in GPU assisted rendering.

[typographie]

This is a matter of your expectations. What games are you trying to play, and at what settings/resolution/framerate? Why was the 1060 inadequate?

[Princess Luna]

Hm no... I would wait for Vega, AMD is really using all its cards lately to get back in the picture of high end for affordable pricing, the 1060 should be enough to hold you until they do release Vega which are likely to have a card that will outperform the 1070 for cheaper just how they outperformed Intel for cheaper.

[Proch]

Just now, knightslugger said:

depends on what didn't impress you. a 1060 should play 1440 games quite well on standard monitors and perform well in GPU assisted rendering.

well failed to impress that even while gaming on a 1080p res its just not stable like im having issues in all games from csgo to watch dogs2 and ive tested it ots working fine changed the psu changed everything from cpu to os this y it failed to impress 

[Proch]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

Hm no... I would wait for Vega, AMD is really using all its cards lately to get back in the picture of high end for affordable pricing, the 1060 should be enough to hold you until they do release Vega which are likely to have a card that will outperform the 1070 for cheaper just how they outperformed Intel for cheaper.

the reason y i dont trust amd that they always give u high hopes and then disappoint us instantly but im not in a hurry im waiting 

[knightslugger]

well OK, you wont be running ULTRA, but 60fps on average at 1080 Ultra will be fine 1440 on high. IMO.

[Princess Luna]

Just now, Proch said:

the reason y i dont trust amd that they always give u high hopes and then disappoint us instantly but im not in a hurry im waiting 

I would personally wait all the way till Volta, the 1060 is a perfectly capable 1080p card, higher resolution and high framerates will be more achievable on the next line up [Volta] since Pascal was the bridge of 1080p to newer higher resolutions, not entirely perfect for it yet.

 

If you think your card is under-performing I advise you to DDU the drivers in safe mode and reinstall Geforce Experience and let it update the drivers automatically. 

[Proch]

Just now, dieegoperi said:

just watch some benchmarks and tests, maybe it's your hardware (not enough RAM, busy CPU...) or maybe you are executing a lot of background programs, for 1080p and 60Hz the GTX 1060 should be perfect (maybe your GPU is broken)

well the score on some benchmarking tests like firestrike and unigene seems normal ive changed my cpu from an i5 to i7 and still the same changed the psu to evga 650w and still the same i even rolled back to win 7 nothing is improving 

 

[Proch]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

I would personally wait all the way till Volta, the 1060 is a perfectly capable 1080p card, higher resolution and high framerates will be more achievable on the next line up [Volta] since Pascal was the bridge of 1080p to newer higher resolutions, not entirely perfect for it yet.

 

If you think your card is under-performing I advise you to DDU the drivers in safe mode and reinstall Geforce Experience and let it update the drivers automatically. 

already did it same thing not improving 

[JPotze]

maybe your 1060 is broken. If you have problems with csgo then i dont know what you do wrong. i can play that game no problem on 60 fps with my igpu.

[Proch]

1 minute ago, JPotze said:

maybe your 1060 is broken. If you have problems with csgo then i dont know what you do wrong. i can play that game no problem on 60 fps with my igpu.

i didnt say i cant play it im just saying that its not stable ive had older cards that are more stable 

[Proch]

1 minute ago, dieegoperi said:

so? if you want to play 1080p and 60Hz keep the 1060 6GB, if you want to play higher resolutions or higher frame rate then change to a 1070, it's up to you

basiclly i own a 144hz monitor ofc i wanna play on higher fps but what im looking for is just stable fps no dropping no stuttering ...................

[JPotze]

1 minute ago, Proch said:

i didnt say i cant play it im just saying that its not stable ive had older cards that are more stable 

what do you mean with not stable? temps up and down? fps up and down? clock up and down?

[Proch]

Just now, JPotze said:

what do you mean with not stable? temps up and down? fps up and down? clock up and down?

fps up and down every drop its just causing the game to stutter heavily and its crucial in mm

[GitGud]

If you like throwing money away then sure go ahead, i personaly would wait for Vega and Volta.

[captain cactus]

Did you do a DDU on all of your display drivers and then download the latest off of the nVidia website? Seems like you're having multiple drivers installed (even if they say they're not installed) which is giving you headaches.

[Proch]

Just now, lots of unexplainable lag said:

Did you do a DDU on all of your display drivers and then download the latest off of the nVidia website? Seems like you're having multiple drivers installed (even if they say they're not installed) which is giving you headaches.

yes i did before i rolled back to win 7 but its still the same

[TheSuspect]

What games are you playing? A 1070 would outperform a 1060, but depending on what you're doing, it may not be worth it.