1070 upgrade?

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Thinking of trying to grab a 3060 when they come out
Is it a worthwhile upgrade to my 1070?
3700x
16 gb 3600 mhz ram
256 nvme os and other hdds/ssd etc
Highest spec game i am currently playing is Destiny 2@2560x1600
850 watt corsair psu(few years old now)

 

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Thanks Weather I will be able to snag one is another matter
And it also depends on the retail scalping price too

 

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Thanks for all the opinions,would be more of a stop gap untill 3070 prices drop
Was going for a 3070 when they first came out but missed the boat ,recent scalping on prices lately made me hold off again

 

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I was playing Destiny 2 on xbox series x yesterday. 4k 60fps and it looked fantastic on my HDR tv. For 450 quid it's a great alternative to graphics card hunting.

Ive got a gtx1080 pc and ive been impressed.

I can`t get on with consoles unfortunately,i find the controllers difficult to aim with (yes i know you can get kb/m adapters but are quite pricey? )

 

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Indeed saw an Msi Gaming X 1070 go for £310 on the bay yesterday. I would have thought a 3070 the better upgrade tbh. Gibbo mentioned 'a few' may pop up now backlog sorted. Need to be super quick though.

Got a Zotac 1070 extreme spectra atm
Was looking for a 3070 untill i saw the scalped prices

 

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Fingers crossed we will be able to get one on thursday,depending on price
Any particular makes to go for/avoid?

 

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So any makes to aim for?
Got a m8 who has been waiting for a few years for my castoffs
Looks like he will have to dig deep with prices like that

 

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UPDATE
Got a `chance` of a
PNY NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB
for £475 inc
Is it worth a shot?
Quick concise yes or no please

 

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Thanks for the quick response.
Yeah I am thinking it is too much for the price,about 20% performance increase....maybe And a 3070 is 690 ish

 

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Forgot to update this .Whoops
I managed to get a 6700XT fighter in one of Gibbos Deals a few weeks ago
Impressions after 2 weeks is that Although i get about 2000 points higher in benchmarks my feeling is that it is not a `huge` amount better than my 1070 in Destiny2 Settings still the same .fps is raised to 100,2560x1600 res ,gpu now maxs at around 80% ish instead of 100% with the old card
Overall i would say that it was an `ok`upgrade for me
I was not prepared to pay a lot more £450 ish is all i was comfortable paying.Will be looking for a better card when this price gouging settles down (if ever )

 

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Depends entirely how much it costs you. It may be better to wait if you can, but it will be a long wait.

bit late m8
see #34