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Upgrading my card need input!

Spectre576Spectre576 Posts: 53
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I recently built a new computer and put in a EVGA GeForce GTX 1050ti FTW but I would really like to have more memory.

I may replace it and was thinking a 1070 with 8gb or VRAM would do the job as I am on a budget and trying to stay under $400

I was looking at these 2 cards and I'm hoping you guys can offer some input on which one would be better, or if either of them would for that matter.

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-GAMING-Support-08G-P4-5173-KR/dp/B01GX5YWAO/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1488739545&sr=1-1&keywords=evga%2B1070&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JHQSZ40/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I also want to be sure whichever one I get will support Iray of course.


TIA

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  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 13,243

    I recently started a similar thread on upgrading my computer with a GTX 1070. You may find some additional information there:

    http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/151831/gtx-1070#latest

  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715
    edited March 2017

    I've seen posts on Daz forums stating the 1070 to be good; obviously, it's currently the cheapest card to offer 8GB of RAM.

    My own opinion, is that the minimum to consider is 6GB; 4GB when on a budget, but in some respects that can be false economy, unless you're scenes are almost always going to fit on the card. Plus there' s the fact that generally, cards with more RAM also have more CUDAs and are thus faster too (generally).

    I tend to go for Strix, as I like quiet, and they are silent except when rendering, and even then are still decent; but there is a premium to pay.

    The card you link looks to be a decent card; I expect all the branded ones are somewhat similar; just see if you can find reviews of the specific card on AnAndTech, Tom's Hardware or similar.

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  • Spectre576Spectre576 Posts: 53
    edited March 2017
    nicstt said:

    I've seen posts on Daz forums stating the 1070 to be good; obviously, it's currently the cheapest card to offer 8GB of RAM.

    My own opinion, is that the minimum to consider is 6GB; 4GB when on a budget, but in some respects that can be false economy, unless you're scenes are almost always going to fit on the card. Plus there' s the fact that generally, cards with more RAM also have more CUDAs and are thus faster too (generally).

    I tend to go for Strix, as I like quiet, and they are silent except when rendering, and even then are still decent; but there is a premium to pay.

    The card you link looks to be a decent card; I expect all the branded ones are somewhat similar; just see if you can find reviews of the specific card on AnAndTech, Tom's Hardware or similar.

     

     

    Awesome thanks for your input and as you can see I did take your advice from the other day and put in a better card than the 1050 I had. There have been times when I have gone over 4gb so I think having an 8gb card will cover that and give me room for continually increasing graphics textures in the future. 

    Although I think it's kind of ugly, I am leaning toward the Asus because there is only about a $30 difference and I think it clocks in ever so slightly higher. How much of a difference would 100-200mhz speed make when using for Iray rendering?

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  • Spectre576Spectre576 Posts: 53

    By the way the Strix is about $75-80 more which isn't much but trying to stay within a budget.

  • Spectre576Spectre576 Posts: 53
    edited March 2017

    Actually just realized he Asus has a $20 rebate so they are pretty close in price... hmmmm.

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  • TheKDTheKD Posts: 2,711
    edited March 2017

    https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01GXOX2BU/ref=pe_386430_126088100_TE_item
    That's the one I bought, it's great! Fans can get a little loud, but I don't mind as long as it keeps my card cool. I also use a custom fan curve too, that is much more aggressive than the stock setting. Ugh, I just noticed it's about 100 cheaper now than when I bought it :(

    Post edited by TheKD on
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