Which card to get?

[Crimvos]

I'm building a new PC, around a 1000$ budget, perhaps some over. 

Most people and videos recommend I go for a GTX 1070. But I found this link : https://www.ebay.com/itm/382497264915?rmvSB=true

And now I wanna get that card.

 

Should I stay with a 1060 6gb/1070 and save ~150$ for other things or go for that 1080? It seems like a steal.

[tarfeef101]

If you can get a least a Ryzen 2nd gen CPU (r5 or r7), or an intel 7th generation unlocked i5 CPU or faster, then sure.

otherwise it is unlikely you will see the full potential of that GPU due to CPU limitations. so it depends on the rest of your parts, really. 

DISCLAIMER: YES I KNOW IT DEPENDS, that is a generalisation to the max. feel free to flame war in the comments, or hopefully, talk about OP's specific use case, and figure out the best thing for them. this is just a general statement

[Crimvos]

Just now, tarfeef101 said:

If you can get a least a Ryzen 2nd gen CPU (r5 or r7), or an intel 7th generation unlocked i5 CPU or faster, then sure.

otherwise it is unlikely you will see the full potential of that GPU due to CPU limitations. so it depends on the rest of your parts, really. 

DISCLAIMER: YES I KNOW IT DEPENDS, that is a generalisation to the max. feel free to flame war in the comments, or hopefully, talk about OP's specific use case, and figure out the best thing for them. this is just a general statement

I'm about to make a post about which CPU to get, haha. My eyes are on the 1700-1800x, the prices are lowering to a bit over 200. If i was to get a second gen ryzen it'd be the 2600x. I think I wanna get this 1080 then an 1800x.

[Crunchy Dragon]

The card you linked seems a bit sketchy, under $500 for a GTX 1080?

There's a decently high chance this card has been mined on for most of its life. I would guess a 75-80% chance of that.

[Crimvos]

1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

The card you linked seems a bit sketchy, under $500 for a GTX 1080?

There's a decently high chance this card has been mined on for most of its life. I would guess a 75-80% chance of that.

Yeah, I understand that; however the seller is Newegg (on the right of the screen) and the condition is new, so I feel confident in buying it.