gpu Which GPU to get?

[MegaMadness]

Guys, I need help deciding which Graphics Card should I get between the two (unless you have better recommendations for less/same money).
I play games like Fortnite, Overwatch, Fallout and Skyrim.

Thanks in advance.

 

GTX 1060 ROG STRIX (3 Fans) = $410
- 6Gb RAM

- 1873 Mhz Boost Clock
- 192 bits Memory Bandwidth

- RAM Type = GDDR5

- 1873 Memory Clock Speed

https://goo.gl/c4cYJH

 

GTX 1070 G1 Gaming (3 Fans) = $615

- 8Gb RAM

- 1784 Mhz Boost Clock

- 256 bits Memory Bandwidth

- RAM Type = GDDR5

- 8808 Memory Clock Speed

https://goo.gl/qVNZuA

[tikker]

What resolution and refresh rate are you playing at / aiming for? For 1080p60 the 1060 will likely suffice, for higher resolution and/or refresh rate you'll want to consider the 1070.

[MegaMadness]

4 minutes ago, tikker said:

What resolution and refresh rate are you playing at / aiming for? For 1080p60 the 1060 will likely suffice, for higher resolution and/or refresh rate you'll want to consider the 1070.

I'm going for 1080p 144hz.

Will 1060 still be good or 1070 the obviously better option?

[tikker]

4 minutes ago, MegaMadness said:

I'm going for 1080p 144hz.

Will 1060 still be good or 1070 the obviously better option?

The 1060 would probably work if you'd turn the settings down, especially on the more demanding titles. I'd go with the 1070.

By the way, what's the rest of the system like?

[MegaMadness]

10 minutes ago, tikker said:

The 1060 would probably work if you'd turn the settings down, especially on the more demanding titles. I'd go with the 1070.

By the way, what's the rest of the system like?

I have a pretty low end system so I was considering upgrading.

I have a GTX 960, i7 3770k, 16Gb Ram DDR3

[tikker]

2 minutes ago, MegaMadness said:

I have a pretty low end system so I was considering upgrading.

I have a GTX 960, i7 3770k, 16Gb Ram DDR3

Luckily it's an i7 and a k edition. Should be fine I think. If not, try overclocking the CPU a little.

[BryceJonathan]

4 minutes ago, MegaMadness said:

I have a pretty low end system so I was considering upgrading.

I have a GTX 960, i7 3770k, 16Gb Ram DDR3

Thats not low end the 3770k is still plenty good but yeah new GPU would be good I would 100% go for the 1070 if you want 144hz because in more graphically demanding games the 1060 just wont be enough for a constant 144fps

[MegaMadness]

2 minutes ago, BryceJonathan said:

Thats not low end the 3770k is still plenty good but yeah new GPU would be good I would 100% go for the 1070 if you want 144hz because in more graphically demanding games the 1060 just wont be enough for a constant 144fps

Alright I think I will go for the 1070 thanks.
RIP Wallet

P.S: my intel i7 only has 4 cores and I heard the norm is like 6 cores now or somethin

[SandalsWarrior]

go for the 1070, you play games which are kind of demanding and seeing that you play fallout,skyrim, I can see you getting into games like witcher or something more demanding in the future and a 1060 won't help you then(in the case of witcher it would be fine, but still). Also, this sould leave some room for better graphics settings and higher refresh rates if u decide to buy a high refresh rate monitor and it also comes with the posibility to mount in SLI in the future when u decide to buy another GPU

 

P.S. Maybe consider overclocking that CPU?

[MegaMadness]

3 minutes ago, SandalsWarrior said:

go for the 1070, you play games which are kind of demanding and seeing that you play fallout,skyrim, I can see you getting into games like witcher or something more demanding in the future and a 1060 won't help you then(in the case of witcher it would be fine, but still). Also, this sould leave some room for better graphics settings and higher refresh rates if u decide to buy a high refresh rate monitor and it also comes with the posibility to mount in SLI in the future when u decide to buy another GPU

 

P.S. Maybe consider overclocking that CPU?

I would but I have a stock cooler, those are no good for overclocking.

Thanks for the tips too haha

[BryceJonathan]

6 minutes ago, MegaMadness said:

Alright I think I will go for the 1070 thanks.
RIP Wallet

P.S: my intel i7 only has 4 cores and I heard the norm is like 6 cores now or somethin

Gaming doesnt use more than 4 cores so it wouldnt make much difference its only nice to have 6-8 cores if you are doing stuff like live streaming or more professional tasks

[SandalsWarrior]

2 minutes ago, BryceJonathan said:

Gaming doesnt use more than 4 cores so it wouldnt make much difference its only nice to have 6-8 cores if you are doing stuff like live streaming or more professional tasks

precisely because it uses at most 4 cores, he should overclock those cores to get better performance from them. If you wanna game it's better to have higher frequency cores rather than more cores with lower frequency(obviously core frequency is not the only factor, but still).

[tikker]

17 minutes ago, MegaMadness said:

Alright I think I will go for the 1070 thanks.
RIP Wallet

P.S: my intel i7 only has 4 cores and I heard the norm is like 6 cores now or somethin

The new generation has more cores yes, but it's not the norm by any means. Don't worry. The main gain is the increase in clock speed an IPC. So at least for gaming you're good.