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Glaidr's avatar
Glaidr
Protege
8 years ago

Black Friday Deals. DO I GET IT!?

Hi Guys,

So i get my rift on Sunday (Que girlish screams), but i need a new GFX card! I've been holding out for black Friday... 

So. The 3 models i have had my heart set on are the Asus RoG Strix series in either the 1070, 1070ti, or the 1080. Obviously i want a 1080 (or even a 1080ti) but money is a factor. 

Here are my two questions:
1. Is there a huge diference between a 1070 vs a 1080? The benchmarks all say about 25% extra power, but is that really noticeable in the rift?
2. There is a deal for the RoG Strix 1070 cards for £50 cheaper than normal. Do a pull the trigger or wait for Black Friday day

Any opinions would be amazing!
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  • BeastyBaiter's avatar
    BeastyBaiter
    Superstar
    8 years ago
    It all depends on the kinds of games you play and what the rest of your system is like. It isn't going to matter if you are playing cartoon-ish styled games (e.g. Lucky's Tale and Job Simulator) or if you have a slower CPU (e.g i3/i5/FX). But if you have the system to properly take advantage of it and you are playing graphically intense games, then you can expect even a 1080 TI to be the limiting factor. I normally don't suggest trying to future proof, but there is that aspect as well. A GTX 1080 is going to work a lot better 2 years from now than a 1070 will. So you might be able to squeeze another GPU generation in before updating. But as said, that's a dodgy proposition. No way to predict the future.