1080 or 1070

[MegaMasterMike01]

what should i get 

 

--- i7 6700k, 16gb ram, 1tb hdd, 256gb ssd, gtx 1070   ---  1000$ refurbished ----  https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883152268&cm_re=msi_codex-_-83-152-268-_-Product

 

--- i7 6700k, 16gb ram, 1tb hdd, 256gb ssd, gtx 1080   ----  1250$ refurbished ---- https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883152269&ignorebbr=1

 

--- i5 7600, 8gb ram (but i can add 8 more), 1tb hdd (but i can add a ssd), 16gb optane memory (no clue what that is), gtx 1080 -----  1072$ open box (without ram and ssd) ----  1195$ (with ram and ssd) ---- https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883230234R&cm_re=pc_1080-_-83-230-234R-_-Product

[Lurick]

What is your goal? Gaming, content creation, streaming?

Monitor resolution?

[Septimus]

If your use for the system is going to be gaming and occasional content creation or streaming, get the $999 one with the 1070. Otherwise, if you're focusing on content creation, get the 1080. 

[MegaMasterMike01]

3 minutes ago, Lurick said:

What is your goal? Gaming, content creation, streaming?

Monitor resolution?

i have a 900p monitor but going to get a 1080p g sync monitor i want to play games maxed settings at 1080p and i want to stream and want to edit pictures and video in sony vegas

[TechBruhE]

yolo get the 1080

[MegaMasterMike01]

Just now, Septimus said:

If your use for the system is going to be gaming and occasional content creation or streaming, get the $999 one with the 1070. Otherwise, if you're focusing on content creation, get the 1080. 

ok and would i be able to max games out at 1080p and get 60+ fps with recording or streaming?

[MegaMasterMike01]

Just now, shawnhovde said:

yolo get the 1080

lol ok

[Septimus]

1 minute ago, megamastermike01 said:

ok and would i be able to max games out at 1080p and get 60+ fps with recording or streaming?

If that is your concern, that rig will do exactly what you want it to do with just about anything you throw at it. The 1080 would be just too much overkill, a 1060 6GB would honestly suit you quite well. 

[zzzzzzzhhh]

2 minutes ago, megamastermike01 said:

i have a 900p monitor but going to get a 1080p g sync monitor i want to play games maxed settings at 1080p and i want to stream and want to edit pictures and video in sony vegas

1080p 144Hz = GTX 1080

1080p 60Hz = GTX 1060

1440p 60Hz = GTX 1070

4K 60Hz = GTX 1080/Ti

 

Choose a monitor more wisely, resolution > refresh rate (In most cases).

[MegaMasterMike01]

Just now, Septimus said:

If that is your concern, that rig will do exactly what you want it to do with just about anything you throw at it. 

the 1070 pc or 1080 pc ??

[Septimus]

Just now, megamastermike01 said:

the 1070 pc or 1080 pc ??

The $999 one with the GTX 1070

[MegaMasterMike01]

1 minute ago, Septimus said:

The $999 one with the GTX 1070

ok

[zzzzzzzhhh]

3 minutes ago, megamastermike01 said:

the 1070 pc or 1080 pc ??

A GTX 1060 PC, because a GTX 1070 has no added performance at 60Hz 1080p.

[Septimus]

1 minute ago, Vespertine said:

A GTX 1060 PC, because a GTX 1070 has no added performance at 60Hz 1080p.

The extra performance it adds goes towards "future proofing" the PC, allowing him to use it for longer without upgrading. 

[Septimus]

Final consensus seems to be (out of those two options) to get the PC with the GTX 1070. If you're able to, find a similarly priced or cheaper system with a Ryzen CPU and a GTX 1060 6GB

[zzzzzzzhhh]

Just now, Septimus said:

The extra performance it adds goes towards "future proofing" the PC, allowing him to use it for longer without upgrading. 

So you are saying that game developers are going to try and make their games less optimised as they release new titles? 

[Septimus]

1 hour ago, Vespertine said:

So you are saying that game developers are going to try and make their games less optimised as they release new titles? 

Hopefully not, but it is undeniable that games over the past few years have had increasingly demanding graphical computing needs.