[SOLVED] 1060 vs 1070 cards in a Dell Optiplex 9010

[Warp_Core]

Hi there, I've been doing research on this topic for a couple weeks now, and it seems like I'm straying farther and farther away from a solution.

Currently, I have a modified Dell Optiplex 9010 Mini Tower. Here are the specs with all the modifications:

i7-3770 with stock cooler
Dell OF82W Optiplex 9010 Motherboard(just found the model on amazon)
EVGA GTX 950 SC 2GB
16 GB Generic RAM (DDR3)
Corsair 430M PSU

I'm looking for a GPU upgrade, and I've been looking at the 1060-6GB and the 1070-8GB. They're both obviously miles better than the 950 I currently have, but I'm looking to future proof a bit, even with the pretty crappy mobo and CPU. I'm really only looking at 1080p gaming, and some better video editing capability(hence the 6GB VRAM 1060). Currently I know the 1060 is just fine for that purpose, but I'm trying to think ahead so I don't have to buy something else some 3-4 years down the line when games inevitably get more intensive.

The trouble I'm having is the price difference between the two. I need an mini-ITX sized GPU to fit in this tiny case.

I can easily find a refurbished 1060-6GB on eBay for around $160 including shipping. I can find only one or two refurbished 1070s on eBay for around $250 including shipping.

That's a huge price difference, and while I am fairly willing to pay it, I'd like to hear your guys' opinion on what I should do.

Do you think the 1060-6GB is fine enough for me? Would it be a bit stupid to go with a 1070 to "plan ahead" when the CPU+MOBO is the likely bottleneck anyways?

Or would a 1070 be a good choice for that purpose and still be worth the extra hundred bucks? I'd also be interested to hear if anyone has seen recently a mini-ITX 1070 for near $200. They're all over the place in the full length cards, which really irritates me, so I'd be willing to wait a bit if you think a mini-ITX board might pop up in that price range. That would honestly be the best solution for me.

I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts, and if you need any more info on my setup let me know.
Thanks!

 

[Phaaze88]

Or you asking if one of the 2 cards will fit, or?

Corsair 430M PSU

Gonna need a nicer unit than that one if you want to plug one of those gpus in.

 

[Warp_Core]

Or you asking if one of the 2 cards will fit, or?


Gonna need a nicer unit than that one if you want to plug one of those gpus in.

Sorry, posted before I had fully written it out.

I've been somewhat worried about that PSU, and I know it'd be cutting it close, but from the research I've done on sites like https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator it doesn't look too horrible. Not sure.

 

[Phaaze88]

Look at it another way.

You're asking if a psu intended for home/office PCs will handle a mid range graphics card long term.
The answer is no.

There's more to it than just wattage. The Corsair 430M wasn't put together with high quality parts.
You may get the new gpu running for a few months or so - who can say? The fact of the matter is that you'll exhaust it faster doing so, and I have no idea of the kind of protections built into it, if any.

 

[Warp_Core]

Look at it another way.

You're asking if a psu intended for home/office PCs will handle a mid range graphics card long term.
The answer is no.

There's more to it than just wattage. The Corsair 430M wasn't put together with high quality parts.
You may get the new gpu running for a few months or so - who can say? The fact of the matter is that you'll exhaust it faster doing so, and I have no idea of the kind of protections built into it, if any.

Yeah that's a good point, a PSU upgrade would definitely be in the plans then. Still, I think my question stands for the other things. Thanks for the feedback.

 

[Phaaze88]

Sure thing.