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Gpu choice help & tips required

Saitex

Saitex

Saitex

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So, my 780s decided to take a one way trip to the GPU heaven last night, and now I need a new card since I surely don't want to stay with my old GTX Jet Engine 580 Ready For Lift Off Edition...

This time I want to give hybrids a try and I'm thinking of going either 1070 or 1080, my question is whether the 1080 is worth the extra price?

I will game mostly on 1080p 60/120hz, and after looking at a handful of benches, they seem rather inconsistent? In some cases the difference is minimal, in some rather decent what's the deal with them?

Also heard the EVGA ACX cards had some VRM overheating issues, do the hybrids have it as well or was it ACX only?

Thank you.
 
For 1080p the GTX 1070 will probably be fine. Only you can decide if the GTX1080 is worth the extra cash.

Over 60 fps you CPU may well be the limiting factor rather than the GPU.

Given that AMD should be launching cards in that performance range it may be worth waiting to see how they affect the market. End of June is the time we should know what's what.
 
@Saitex The early EVGA ACX 1070 and 1080 models had problems but they have the latest ICX cards now which have no problems. The EVGA Hybrid cards have no problems with VRM temps.

1070 and 1080 prices are much closer together since the large 1080 price drop, I would go with the 1080 personally. On OcUK the price difference between the Hybrid 1070 and 1080 is less than £100.
 
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