branding / style Choosing a GPU

[The 6th Summoner]

4 minutes ago, ImNotThere said:

Out of question, do you need a 1070 if you're only gaming at 1080p??

Although I won't game a lot, I want to run like any game at highest settings , 1080p, and 60+ fps for at least the next 3 years without needing to change my GPU and  I will require a strong GPU for Machine Learning stuff for my university studies 

[ImNotThere]

Just now, The 6th Summoner said:

Although I won't game a lot, I want to run like any game at highest settings , 1080p, and 60+ fps for at least the next 3 years without needing to change my GPU and  I will require a strong GPU for Machine Learning stuff for my university studies 

In that case scrap the 1070, save for a lil while longer and get a 1080? What cpu and mobo etc you running?

[Ordinarily_Greater]

25 minutes ago, The 6th Summoner said:

I am building my first rig over the summer and was deciding on the GPU and ended up with 1070/1080 ( though might change my mind if Vega comes bf I buy)  depending on basically what I have left in the summer (probably 1070)

However , there seems to be like 5 or so brands that are popular around and I really don't know what should I get.

I trust Asus because of my previous experience with them and this is why I am leaning towards the STRIX 1070 OC and it looks great.
But I would like to know what's the difference between it and others that people buy such as the
GALAX HOF 1070 
ZOTAX 1070 AMP EXTREME

GIGABYTE  1070 Xtreme Gaming

 

Like is it purely cosmetic or some of them are just flat out better and more reliable that others ?

All opinions are appreciated

EVGA GTX 1070 SC ACX 3.0 is good, also the Strix

[PCGuy_5960]

High end 1070s are not worth it, get a 1080 for only $50 more

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/49YWGX/msi-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-duke-oc-video-card-gtx-1080-duke-8g-oc

[The 6th Summoner]

2 minutes ago, ImNotThere said:

In that case scrap the 1070, save for a lil while longer and get a 1080? What cpu and mobo etc you running?

Currently am running on a 7-year old laptop bc my other expensive laptop just died and I can't repair it. 

As I said I will be building my PC over the next month and I kinda can't wait any longer since as I said I need it , so at the point I have almost all parts ready I will just get either the 1070 or the 1080 depending on how much I have at that point. 

The CPU is going to be a 7700k  and an ASUS STRIX Z270-E MOBO

[Ordinarily_Greater]

1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

High end 1070s are not worth it, get a 1080 for only $50 more

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/49YWGX/msi-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-duke-oc-video-card-gtx-1080-duke-8g-oc

Duke? isn't that card looks like MSI Armor? And is the cooler good?

[ImNotThere]

Just now, The 6th Summoner said:

Currently am running on a 7-year old laptop bc my other expensive laptop just died and I can't repair it. 

As I said I will be building my PC over the next month and I kinda can't wait any longer since as I said I need it , so at the point I have almost all parts ready I will just get either the 1070 or the 1080 depending on how much I have at that point. 

The CPU is going to be a 7700k  and an ASUS STRIX Z270-E MOBO

Looking at the line of work the pc will be doing, how about ryzen? Save money there and buy a 1080

[PCGuy_5960]

Just now, Ordinarily_Greater said:

Duke? isn't that card looks like MSI Armor? And is the cooler good?

Does it even matter? It's 25% faster than a 1070 (yes even an overclocked one) and that's what really matters. If the OP wants to get a 1070, he should get a cheaper one for $350 or so

[The 6th Summoner]

7 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Just get a 1080, it costs only $50 more:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DrDzK8/zotac-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-amp-extreme-video-card-zt-p10700b-10p

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/49YWGX/msi-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-duke-oc-video-card-gtx-1080-duke-8g-oc

 

Never seen this particular MSI before but I am gonna look into it if I can get a 1080 for only this much of a difference I am going for it

But as I said its all gonna depend on how much money I have 

 

Anyway thanks for the help

[PCGuy_5960]

Just now, The 6th Summoner said:

 

Never seen this particular MSI before but I am gonna look into it if I can get a 1080 for only this much of a difference I am going for it

But as I said its all gonna depend on how much money I have 

 

Anyway thanks for the help

If you are going to get a 1070, get a cheaper one. There's no need to waste money on a high end 1070

[PCGuy_5960]

3 minutes ago, The 6th Summoner said:

The CPU is going to be a 7700k  and an ASUS STRIX Z270-E MOBO

I would recommend a Ryzen 5 1600 with a GTX 1080 instead. It will perform better than a 7700K with a 1070 

[SomethingOrOtherThing]

14 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Just get a 1080, it costs only $50 more:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DrDzK8/zotac-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-amp-extreme-video-card-zt-p10700b-10p

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/49YWGX/msi-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-duke-oc-video-card-gtx-1080-duke-8g-oc

I have a suspicion that the OP is not from the US - " there seems to be like 5 or so brands that are popular around".

So any reasonably expensive purchase will incur additional taxes. So  they'll buy inside the country - probably the price difference between a 1070 and 1080 would still be significant.

[The 6th Summoner]

4 minutes ago, ImNotThere said:

Looking at the line of work the pc will be doing, how about ryzen? Save money there and buy a 1080

 

5 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

I would recommend a Ryzen 5 1600 with a GTX 1080 instead. It will perform better than a 7700K with a 1070 

Sound reasonable , but since this is my first build I am more comfortable going the Intel road since there is a huge number of people running the 7700k, but I will look into it since many people seem to like Ryzen 

Thanks for all the help 

[The 6th Summoner]

9 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

If you are going to get a 1070, get a cheaper one. There's no need to waste money on a high end 1070

Well if  I go by this I am going to get the cheapest item of anything and there is a reason people buy high end 1070s 

[ImNotThere]

3 minutes ago, The 6th Summoner said:

 

Sound reasonable , but since this is my first build I am more comfortable going the Intel road since there is a huge number of people running the 7700k, but I will look into it since many people seem to like Ryzen 

Thanks for all the help 

You seem to want to have a workstation and gaming rig, ryzen offer double the core and thread count for similar price

[The 6th Summoner]

6 minutes ago, FIXXX said:

I have a suspicion that the OP is not from the US - " there seems to be like 5 or so brands that are popular around".

So any reasonably expensive purchase will incur additional taxes. So  they'll buy inside the country - probably the price difference between a 1070 and 1080 would still be significant.

You are somewhat correct , I will be purchasing mostly from the US though

currently according to my knowledge the difference between any 1070 and  its corresponding 1080 will at least be $150 and unless the prices drastically change after Computex it's going to remain the same.

 

Moreover , I am limited to what brands I can buy that's why I only mentioned the 4 cards in my initial post as they are most available to me

[SomethingOrOtherThing]

6 minutes ago, The 6th Summoner said:

You are somewhat correct , I will be purchasing mostly from the US though

currently according to my knowledge the difference between any 1070 and  its corresponding 1080 will at least be $150 and unless the prices drastically change after Computex it's going to remain the same.

 

Moreover , I am limited to what brands I can buy that's why I only mentioned the 4 cards in my initial post as they are most available to me

Yup just get the cheapest 1070.

When you later on sell it - nobody will care whether it's Asus, Huawei or Disney. The buyer will be looking for an upgrade via a used GPU - so the main factor will be the type of the chip inside the thing

[The 6th Summoner]

6 minutes ago, ImNotThere said:

You seem to want to have a workstation and gaming rig, ryzen offer double the core and thread count for similar price

True; however apart from very specific ML stuff  the more cores and threads count will never be really utilized and even then the difference is minimal (at least for the next year ) . 
If I am going to go for ryzen it will be likely so I am able to go for the 1080.

As I said I will be looking at  ryzen options over the next weeks to see if I will comfortable going for it

Thanks again for the help much appreciated

[The 6th Summoner]

3 minutes ago, FIXXX said:

Yup just get the cheapest 1070.

When you later on sell it - nobody will case whether it's Asus, Huawei or Disney. The buyer will be looking for an upgrade via a used GPU - so the main factor will be the type of the chip inside the thing

We are kinda onto something here , maybe we will see 

 

Thanks again for the help

[Ordinarily_Greater]

24 minutes ago, The 6th Summoner said:

Well if  I go by this I am going to get the cheapest item of anything and there is a reason people buy high end 1070s 

EVGA GTX 1070 SC ACX 3.0 is good

[The 6th Summoner]

11 minutes ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

EVGA GTX 1070 SC ACX 3.0 is good

I don't have easy access to EVGA products but will look at it 

Thanks again