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GTX 1070 - any takers?

Hi folks,

I'm just getting back into PC gaming and want to buy a 3rd party 1070. I'm not too fussed over noise and such, I just want reliability. Which would be best?

My PC has an i7-2600, 16gb RAM and currently running with an AMD 6990.
Can anyone foresee any issues I might have running a GTX 1070?

I'll be buying the 1070 in hopes of getting Occulus or HTC VR at some point but they're pretty pricey. If I could fork out for a 1080, I would but I can't right now.
 
skywalker909 said:
that's referrence. AIBs will be better. looks like 1070 / 1080 overclocks around 10-15%. not bad
slightly worse than maxwell though...
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Yeah I mean they're all reference - best we're gonna get for now.

In some games the gap closes between the 1070 and GTX 980 Ti and in a couple the Ti takes lead by a few frames, but generally it holds its own even OC vs OC
 
valerislysander said:
Anyone thinking of "free upgrading" to the 1070 from the 980ti? Benchmarks look decent around 5-10% increase from the 980ti to the 1070, extra 2GB vram & less power consumption.
Considering they will release at around £350 (hopefully) which I could probably make from my 980ti its not bad for no extra cash?
Worth it or not going forward?
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No because it's like dating the twin sister after breaking up with one. If I upgrade then it will be an "upgrade" which is the 1080ti
 
Twirlywoos said:
No because it's like dating the twin sister after breaking up with one. If I upgrade then it will be an "upgrade" which is the 1080ti
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I like the analogy :)
Yes I think it will be best to wait. The more benchmarks I see between the 980ti and 1070 the 980ti matches or even beats the 1070 in some games so actually it would be a downgrade...

Some of the headlines of "980ti destroyed by 1070" or "Bye Bye 980ti" are overdramatic and mostly not even accurate.
 
valerislysander said:
I like the analogy :)
Yes I think it will be best to wait. The more benchmarks I see between the 980ti and 1070 the 980ti matches or even beats the 1070 in some games so actually it would be a downgrade...

Some of the headlines of "980ti destroyed by 1070" or "Bye Bye 980ti" are overdramatic and mostly not even accurate.
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It's tempting to get a couple of them and sell the 980ti. I wouldn't have even thought about upgrading if I hadn't seen all the hype though so it's probably not worth while doing as it's only the division which gives me issues playing at max.
 
valerislysander said:
I like the analogy :)
Yes I think it will be best to wait. The more benchmarks I see between the 980ti and 1070 the 980ti matches or even beats the 1070 in some games so actually it would be a downgrade...

Some of the headlines of "980ti destroyed by 1070" or "Bye Bye 980ti" are overdramatic and mostly not even accurate.
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I don't think any one is suggesting upgrading from a 980ti to a 1070 by saying that. The 980ti is destroyed by the price not the performance (which is very close to each other).

Anyone considering buy a new card at that performance level would be silly to spend £500 on a ti now. So it is bye bye ti till the price comes down and then it's by bye ti cause there will be none left. :)
 
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