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GTX 1070 and i7. Nice 1440p monitor and next keyboard. SLI support so you can add a 2nd GTX 1070 at any point if you want/need. Get the Cryorig M9i from Newegg for $20. You can OC the i7 a little with the M9i but you'll want a higher end cooler if you want to do more than a little overclocking.

Would you recommend I get the EVGA GTX 1070 ACX 3.0 or wait until the 29th and cop the RX 480 8GB at like $200 less

I would personally crossfire a pair of RX-480s. That way you still get dank performance and could even push up to 4K resolution if you wanted to. That should be above 1070 performance for the same price.

A single 1070 is better than an RX-480 though although I'm not 100% on the performance difference so Sanctorum will have to fill you in there.

1070 is roughly 980Ti performance. 480 should be roughly 390 performance. XFire 390s should slightly out-perform a single 980Ti, so XFire 480s will perform about as well as a single GTX 1070(I imagine, obviously there's no concrete evidence until we see benchmarks). The RX 480s in Xfire will cost a little less and use a little more power.

However, the 480 is a mid ranged card. The GTX 1070 is pretty high end. It's always better to go for the stronger single GPU, instead of 2 cheaper GPUs. For example, you'd buy a single GTX 980Ti, as opposed to SLI GTX 970s. Although neither of those GPUs make sense anymore, just using them as an example.

Sanctorum wrote 1070 is roughly 980Ti performance. 480 should be roughly 390 performance. XFire 390s should slightly out-perform a single 980Ti, so XFire 480s will perform about as well as a single GTX 1070(I imagine, obviously there's no concrete evidence until we see benchmarks). The RX 480s in Xfire will cost a little less and use a little more power.

However, the 480 is a mid ranged card. The GTX 1070 is pretty high end. It's always better to go for the stronger single GPU, instead of 2 cheaper GPUs. For example, you'd buy a single GTX 980Ti, as opposed to SLI GTX 970s. Although neither of those GPUs make sense anymore, just using them as an example.

Alright, this is my current [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] . I have my keyboard figured out, and I was planning on getting [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] monitor, I was just wondering if my GPU has a DisplayPort or a DVI to get the 144HZ and not just 60? Sorry I'm a noob.

Also, is [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] the graphics card you recommended? I am willing to spend the extra $30 on it considering it's out of stock nearly everywhere else. I have auto-notify on it on newegg, but I'm impatient. Thanks for all your help.

Newegg wrote 1 x Dual-Link DVI-D 1 x HDMI 2.0b 3 x DisplayPort 1.4

Yes, it is able to support it.

In general, non-stock variants of the same GPU usually have better cooling or are overclocked, etc.; something will be additional to make it worth not buying the reference card.
If you want it now, the extra $30 doesn't make much of a difference.

Nope, don't get that reference GTX 1070 from Best Buy. Reference cards suck.

A couple of changes;
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Better cooler. If you really want to OC the i7 as much as you can, get an AIO, something like a Kraken X61. The M9i will do fine for stock clocks, and maybe a little overclock. The H7 will be good for a mild overclock. Zotac GTX 1070 is in stock right now, so I included that. The MSI Twin Frozr GTX 1070 claims to be in stock on Newegg, but when you click on it, it says sold out and that they'll ship within 4-6 days.
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Just whatever you do, don't buy reference.

As for monitor, I'd go with a nice 1440p panel instead;
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and I sure hope you're getting a nice mechanical keyboard like a K70 or Strafe.

Sanctorum wrote Nope, don't get that reference GTX 1070 from Best Buy. Reference cards suck.

A couple of changes;
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Better cooler. If you really want to OC the i7 as much as you can, get an AIO, something like a Kraken X61. The M9i will do fine for stock clocks, and maybe a little overclock. The H7 will be good for a mild overclock. Zotac GTX 1070 is in stock right now, so I included that. The MSI Twin Frozr GTX 1070 claims to be in stock on Newegg, but when you click on it, it says sold out and that they'll ship within 4-6 days.
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Just whatever you do, don't buy reference.

As for monitor, I'd go with a nice 1440p panel instead;
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and I sure hope you're getting a nice mechanical keyboard like a K70 or Strafe.

Hey I was wondering whether you think the GTX 1070 is better than th GTX 980Ti, cause there's this awesome [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] for a 980Ti on newegg right now

GTX 1070. They're the same price but the 1070 is newer and comes with a huge die shrink, always get the newest card you can. Just grab a 1070 when one pops up in stock, not reference though.

Sanctorum wrote GTX 1070. They're the same price but the 1070 is newer and comes with a huge die shrink, always get the newest card you can. Just grab a 1070 when one pops up in stock, not reference though.

So this [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] you linked me before is good? I think I'm gonna backorder it today if so

Also, how do you recommend I get windows 10, r/softwareswap is no longer a meme I think

Omastuh wrote

Sanctorum wrote GTX 1070. They're the same price but the 1070 is newer and comes with a huge die shrink, always get the newest card you can. Just grab a 1070 when one pops up in stock, not reference though.

So this [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] you linked me before is good? I think I'm gonna backorder it today if so

Also, how do you recommend I get windows 10, r/softwareswap is no longer a meme I think

You could also get it off of [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]