1080 ti vs 1070ti for budget streaming pc

[evxshadow]

Hi guys im from Canada and I'm building a gaming rig with streaming as the main focus

 

Im just debateing whether to spend allmost $1000 on 1080ti 

Or around$750 for 1070 ti

 Pls help me decide

 

I don't actually know what the diff is just that 1080 ti is better but perhaps for what I'm using it for i won't need it?

 

All comments appreciated 

 

Thank you ??

 

Part list.

Selected all sites that have parts available

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/VpJ9xY

[NumLock21]

Both gpus don't fall into the budget category.

That's like going to a Ferrari dealer and asking for a budget Ferrari.

[Crunchy Dragon]

The 1070Ti should be fine for you, if you overclock it, it's basically a 1080

[xg32]

i'd go for the 1080 ti, the resell value will be better even if next gen comes out, and we are very late into the cycle, i've seen 1070 ti for 450 in the US and the 1080 ti has always been around 750, the 1080 ti would be the better bang for buck here.

[bakidota]

For streaming???? GPU model is irrelevant, the CPU handles all the streaming work, so buy the gpu that you were planning to buy when not streaming.

[DocSwag]

Just saying but that's not a budget streaming pc lol. $2500 CAD isn't cheap

[Brett_UK]

if you have the money for a 1080 ti y not get that ?

[Brett_UK]

cheap is more like under 700

[Bcat00]

I buy second hand at this point. 

The new series are likely coming in mid-year now that VOLTA itself is out. Won't be long now.

[Streetguru]

48 minutes ago, evxshadow said:

 

What's your monitor set up? Resolution/Refresh Rate?

[evxshadow]

5 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

What's your monitor set up? Resolution/Refresh Rate?

2 1080p 60

1 2k 60

[evxshadow]

17 minutes ago, Bcat00 said:

I buy second hand at this point. 

The new series are likely coming in mid-year now that VOLTA itself is out. Won't be long now.

No second hand near me. Sry i did try finding one

[arnavvr]

55 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

Both gpus don't fall into the budget category.

That's like going to a Ferrari dealer and asking for a budget Ferrari.

They do exist, you just have to know where to find them 

 

@evxshadow Can you give us a budget for the whole build and then we can tell you what is optimal for that use case?

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, evxshadow said:

2 1080p 60

1 2k 60

Just a 1070 will be fine then for 1440p

 

You also don't need to spend as much as you're spending, and Ryzen is going to be fine for streaming as well while being a bit cheaper

Should also get the black version of the case as it has a mesh front for better airflow in general

 

And you don't need to buy windows, you can just install it directly from microsoft for free, you just get a small watermark.
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/m2KmVY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/m2KmVY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($379.25 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($194.99 @ PC Canada)
Memory: ADATA - XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($172.99 @ PC Canada)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($176.99 @ PC Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($80.25 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($539.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($95.99 @ PC Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA - 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ PC Canada)
Total: $1789.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-03 13:29 EST-0500

[evxshadow]

48 minutes ago, arnavvr said:

They do exist, you just have to know where to find them 

 

@evxshadow Can you give us a budget for the whole build and then we can tell you what is optimal for that use case?

Budget ia 2500 and the build i have is slightly over

[evxshadow]

46 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Just a 1070 will be fine then for 1440p

 

You also don't need to spend as much as you're spending, and Ryzen is going to be fine for streaming as well while being a bit cheaper

Should also get the black version of the case as it has a mesh front for better airflow in general

 

And you don't need to buy windows, you can just install it directly from microsoft for free, you just get a small watermark.
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/m2KmVY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/m2KmVY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($379.25 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($194.99 @ PC Canada)
Memory: ADATA - XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($172.99 @ PC Canada)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($176.99 @ PC Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($80.25 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($539.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($95.99 @ PC Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA - 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ PC Canada)
Total: $1789.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-03 13:29 EST-0500

 Im willing to spend up to 2500 and i rather the Intel chip i have at this point

I don't know what you mean by getting windows for free

I currently have windows 10 pro and love it so i want to stick with that os

 

[evxshadow]

1 hour ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

The 1070Ti should be fine for you, if you overclock it, it's basically a 1080

Thought you can't over clock 1070 ti?

[arnavvr]

3 minutes ago, evxshadow said:

Budget ia 2500 and the build i have is slightly over

You could possibly try and fit a Threadripper build in that budget, that would be a great streaming box.

[evxshadow]

1 hour ago, DocSwag said:

Just saying but that's not a budget streaming pc lol. $2500 CAD isn't cheap

Right but it's MY budget was what i was trying to say

 

 

Sry for confusion

[arnavvr]

Just now, evxshadow said:

Thought you can't over clock 1070 ti?

You can overclock the 1070Ti, it is just that the manufacturers (EVGA, ASUS, MSI) can't give them a factory overclock.

[evxshadow]

3 minutes ago, arnavvr said:

You could possibly try and fit a Threadripper build in that budget, that would be a great streaming box.

Any chance you can help? But that would mean i need to drop a bunch of things 

 

Don't really want to cuz i hear the i7 8700k is really good. I can be wrong though

 

2 minutes ago, arnavvr said:

You can overclock the 1070Ti, it is just that the manufacturers (EVGA, ASUS, MSI) can't give them a factory overclock.

Oh that's how it works

Thx

[evxshadow]

What uses really need a 1080 ti?

 

[ZenMonkey]

You don't need the power of the 1080 Ti with your current setup. The 1070 Ti should be fine to push out two 1080p/60Hz and one 1440p/60Hz monitor for gaming and streaming (if you use Geforce Experience).

 

You can save yourself ~$400 CAD on a 1070 Ti with https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/jvwqqs/evga-geforce-gtx-1070-ti-8gb-sc-gaming-acx-30-black-edition-video-card-08g-p4-5671-kr and still be fine. However, if you don't mind breaking your budget the $53, the 1080 Ti will last you longer and allow you to upgrade your main gaming monitor to a 1440p high refresh rate monitor, or to a 4k monitor if you don't mind staying at 60Hz.

 

[Streetguru]

1 hour ago, evxshadow said:

What uses really need a 1080 ti?

 

4k 60hz or 1440p 144hz

 

1 hour ago, evxshadow said:

 Im willing to spend up to 2500 and i rather the Intel chip i have at this point

I don't know what you mean by getting windows for free

I currently have windows 10 pro and love it so i want to stick with that os

 

If you already have windows 10 you can just migrate your key for free, no need to buy windows

and if you aren't gaming at 144hz I'd suggest saving some cash with Ryzen unless you need to play something like ARMA 3

 

As someone mentioned earlier if it were me I'd dump all my money into the CPU

 

Depends on how serious you are for streaming and other video work though, as you can totally get a 16 core 1950X if you sacrifice your GPU for now, also no storage in this build yet.
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/my9mVY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/my9mVY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Threadripper 1950X 3.4GHz 16-Core Processor  ($1166.28 @ Amazon Canada)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S TR4-SP3 140.2 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.95 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X399-A EATX TR4 Motherboard  ($422.99 @ PC Canada)
Memory: ADATA - XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($172.99 @ PC Canada)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  ($201.99 @ PC Canada)
Case: Thermaltake - Core V51 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $2344.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-03 15:36 EST-0500

[evxshadow]

46 minutes ago, ZenMonkey said:

You don't need the power of the 1080 Ti with your current setup. The 1070 Ti should be fine to push out two 1080p/60Hz and one 1440p/60Hz monitor for gaming and streaming (if you use Geforce Experience).

 

You can save yourself ~$400 CAD on a 1070 Ti with https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/jvwqqs/evga-geforce-gtx-1070-ti-8gb-sc-gaming-acx-30-black-edition-video-card-08g-p4-5671-kr and still be fine. However, if you don't mind breaking your budget the $53, the 1080 Ti will last you longer and allow you to upgrade your main gaming monitor to a 1440p high refresh rate monitor, or to a 4k monitor if you don't mind staying at 60Hz.

 

Right i do plan to upgrade my moniters next i feel like in 3-4 months i will likely upgrade to 4k monitor

 

30 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

4k 60hz or 1440p 144hz

 

If you already have windows 10 you can just migrate your key for free, no need to buy windows

and if you aren't gaming at 144hz I'd suggest saving some cash with Ryzen unless you need to play something like ARMA 3

 

As someone mentioned earlier if it were me I'd dump all my money into the CPU

 

Depends on how serious you are for streaming and other video work though, as you can totally get a 16 core 1950X if you sacrifice your GPU for now, also no storage in this build yet.
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/my9mVY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/my9mVY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Threadripper 1950X 3.4GHz 16-Core Processor  ($1166.28 @ Amazon Canada)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S TR4-SP3 140.2 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.95 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X399-A EATX TR4 Motherboard  ($422.99 @ PC Canada)
Memory: ADATA - XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($172.99 @ PC Canada)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  ($201.99 @ PC Canada)
Case: Thermaltake - Core V51 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $2344.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-03 15:36 EST-0500

If I plan to upgrade to 4k monitor

If it still worth upgrade my cpu i feal like that is a bit overkill