GPU selection help needed

[yoshiii]

Hello

 

I need help with GPU selection. 

 

I had decided but now not sure. Originally was going to buy a 1060 6gb.

 

I was at Micro Center yesterday and I had a chance to buy the 1080 ti, 1070 ti, 1070, and 1060 6 GB.

The prices are still near normal, 759.00 for the 1080ti, 529.00 for the 1070ti, 499.00 for the 1070, and 320.00 for the 1060 6gb.

 

But I couldn't decide. I am building a PC with a r5 1600 or r5 1600x.

 I will use it for gaming, graphic design, video editing, 3D design, rendering, music production.

 

It is not focused on gaming. The games I will play are GTA V, Metal Gear Solid Phantom Pain, Star Craft 2 and maybe Star Wars battle Front 2

Programs are: Lightwave 3D and Octane(GPU renderer accelerator

Premiere and the usual Adobe products. 

 

Will have a 1440p IPS monitor and willing to switch it to 1080p for gaming.

 

Will build a better system later so not sure if I should wait for buying a big GPU.

[Jasun]

If you're going to get a better computer later, then just buy whatever GPU you want to reuse in your upgraded system. 

[Airdragonz]

If the prices are normal, buy all 4 of those cards, take the 1070 or 1060 and sell the 1080 and 1070ti on ebay for $1000 each

[Colty]

Get the 1080Ti, get Nicehash (Or equivalent), run it when your PC isn't in use, get $200+ a month after electricity bills

[yoshiii]

Just now, Airdragonz said:

If the prices are normal, buy all 4 of those cards, take the 1070 or 1060 and sell the 1080 and 1070ti on ebay for $1000 each

Too much money. I will still use this pc I will build after building the bigger system, so will need a GPU for it. Don't want to buy more than what I need for the system. 

[yoshiii]

1 minute ago, Colty said:

Get the 1080Ti, get Nicehash (Or equivalent), run it when your PC isn't in use, get $200+ a month after electricity bills

I am staying with someone and I they won't appreciate me running up the electricity bill.

[Colty]

Just now, yoshiii said:

I am staying with someone and I they won't appreciate me running up the electricity bill.

I'm still with my parents, they're fine with it as long as I pay them back for it. Just ask who you're staying with if you can compensate them for the difference.

https://www.nicehash.com/profitability-calculator/nvidia-gtx-1080-ti

[Airdragonz]

1 minute ago, yoshiii said:

Too much money. I will still use this pc I will build after building the bigger system, so will need a GPU for it. Don't want to buy more than what I need for the system. 

For your purposes, you only need a 1070 if you want to run those games on high. A 1060 6gb will do fine on medium settings. I'd go with either of those 2 cards and wait for volta gpu's if you are willing to upgrade

[Jurrunio]

1070ti poses the best value here

[yoshiii]

17 minutes ago, Colty said:

I'm still with my parents, they're fine with it as long as I pay them back for it. Just ask who you're staying with if you can compensate them for the difference.

https://www.nicehash.com/profitability-calculator/nvidia-gtx-1080-ti

 

17 minutes ago, Airdragonz said:

For your purposes, you only need a 1070 if you want to run those games on high. A 1060 6gb will do fine on medium settings. I'd go with either of those 2 cards and wait for volta gpu's if you are willing to upgrade

 

13 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

1070ti poses the best value here

Thanks everyone, Remember this GPU will stay with this system. When I build a better system after the Ryzen refresh, will buy a very good card for it. This system now will only have a r5 1600 or r5 1600x.