Which 1070 to ... consider

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So just like way too many people I'm planning to upgrade my GPU (currently running a 960). As of yet I've been looking into two 1070s:

    MSI GTX 1070 Quicksilver = £389.99

    MSI GTX 1070 Sea Hawk X = £398.99

 

I know both are fairly discounted prices, I've looked up numerous reviews and I honestly can't decide between the two based on the pros and cons I've read up. Is the water cooling actually useful for anything other than higher clock speeds?

Of course I'm also weighing up Vega but it depends when that's released and or pricing (obviously ...).

 

Many thanks for any and all Help, Comments, Advice and Insight offered

[Timbs]

Quicksilver. It's 7 dollars cheaper. That can get you a family size bag of Tim's Jalapeno chips, and one normal size of Tim's Jalapeno chips to enjoy with your night of blissful gaming. Also, if you don't have at least a 1440p monitor, honestly a 1070 is not worth it.

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3 minutes ago, a e s t h e t i c a s said:

Quicksilver. It's 7 dollars cheaper. That can get you a family size bag of Tim's Jalapeno chips, and one normal size of Tim's Jalapeno chips to enjoy with your night of blissful gaming. Also, if you don't have at least a 1440p monitor, honestly a 1070 is not worth it.

Thanks! I am slightly more inclined towards the Quicksilver. I'm not from the US so no idea what they are but they sound tasty! 1440p monitor is the very next thing on my list!

[The_Denks]

I would recommend going with an EVGA card form my personal experience

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Just now, UberGamerKing said:

I would recommend going with an EVGA card form my personal experience

I do like the EVGA cards however these MSI ones are decently discounted and I've read only good things about quality, Thanks

[zMeul]

I didn't had the money, bout I would've got with a hybrid one like the SeaHawk

instead I went with the GigaByte G1

[Timbs]

1 hour ago, off wave surfer said:

Thanks! I am slightly more inclined towards the Quicksilver. I'm not from the US so no idea what they are but they sound tasty! 1440p monitor is the very next thing on my list!

https://www.amazon.com/Tims-Cascade-Chips-Jalapeno-Ounce/dp/B01IDG48KA/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1489447602&sr=8-1&keywords=tim's+cascade+chips+jalapeno