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IronPatriot76
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Hi guys, so I have an HP Omen 870-224 that I've been upgrading parts in for the past few months, and just a couple days ago I bought a 1070 Founders Edition for it. Everything runs like a dream and does everything I want it to, but I'm trying to figure out if it was worth the jump. The PC comes with a 1060 3GB, which has HP branding on it but I don't know if that makes a difference. Anyway, I had originally planned to hold out for the new generation of cards, but I was able to snag this guy for $350 brand new, and after dealing with sticker shock at some of these GPU prices I decided to pull the trigger on it. Since I have 30 days to return it, I want to get your guy's opinion, do you think that was a wise investment or do you think I should return it and stick with the 1060 for a while longer?

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Use the 1070, return it in 30 days. Wait another month or so, then snag a 1170 or something like that

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8 minutes ago, Airdragonz said:

Use the 1070, return it in 30 days. Wait another month or so, then snag a 1170 or something like that

What horrible advice. People that do that are a huge part of the reason prices are going up.

Such a dick move.

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The price for the 1070 was decent but you should just wait for next gen nvidia GPUs. By then, GPU pricing should be great and the new cards are rumoured to be pretty powerful compared to current gen.

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1 minute ago, dizmo said:

part of the reason prices are going up

lol. But still not morally sound.

 

I'd resell it. More budget money.

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Where'd you get it? Is their a link? Around me that's cheap af wife's pc could use one for that price. 

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1 hour ago, O9B0666 said:

Where'd you get it? Is their a link? Around me that's cheap af wife's pc could use one for that price. 

I got it from Best Buy. They have it for $399 online. For some reason my store had it for $375 in-store and I had $25 in certificates to use, so I certainly recommend checking in-store if you can.

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A 1070 is going to handle any game and most on high settings. I to want the new gtx in July but it'll prolly sell out before I grab one and two if it's a 16gb it's not even needed at the moment. Personally I'd keep that and sell the other to offset what the 1070 costs. You'll always be able to sell that 1070 when you get a new gtx for the rest you paid for it so it'll be a free card. 

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