2012 system. New GPU now?

turnpike

turnpike

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Hi, this is my 2012 system in need of TLC:

GeForce GTX 660
I5-3570K @ 3.40 Ghz - Socket H2 (LGA1155)
GIGABYTE Z77-DS3H - Intel Z77 (Panther Point DH)
Team Group Team-Elite-1600 8GB x 2 (16GB) DDR3 SDRAM
Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W
A couple of 128GB SSD
Old Dell 1680x1050 res monitor

I'm thinking an MSI GTX Armor 1060 or 1070. I've not got a 1440 monitor but I figure if I decide to pay the extra for the 1070 it will help anyway and allow me to upgrade the screen another time.

Would it be silly to get a 1070 then shortly after buy a 1080 monitor like the ASUS VG248QE?

Should I wait a month or so longer for the 1060/1070 price to drop?

I'd like to play Witcher 3 and Dishonored 2 (I know about the buggy performance) and whatever good new games take my fancy in the coming year or two.

Cheers,
Carl.
 
Thanks I will give the Rx 480 a proper look. I guess I've just got a bit of brand loyalty because the 660 has never given me any issues and I had to send a Radeon back. Long time ago though.

Edit: Just looked. Price of 480 certainly justifies some thought :-)
 
Yeah it would be 1060 6gb. If I was going to hit buy right now it'd be the not a whole lot more expensive 1070 and 144 1080 monitor.

Lots of people saying wait for Vega (to effect prices) is giving me doubts though.
 
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