1070 mini vs 1080 mini

[Jacobr48]

I want to build a mini-itx pc for college. It will be for working on assignments and gaming(as much a a college student can do.)
I am looking to get either the 1070 mini or 1080 mini.
There is a significant price difference between the two.
What am I giving up if I get the 1070 and save the money?

 

[getochkn]

they are a 1070 and 1080, mini is only the size so google benchmarks on them, see how they do in games you might like, and see if the fps for the graphics settings is acceptable to you.

 

[geofelt]

Love those ITX builds.

What resolution monitor will you be using?
At 1080P a GTX1070 will be plenty.

What are the rest of your specs?

 

[Chugalug_]

You'll want to use a 1440p 60Hz or 1080p 144hz and get a 1070 imo, unless you have a relatively big budget the money for a 1080 is best spent in other areas.

 

[Dank tech]

Don't get a 1080...will make u poor as hell xd....really depends on your monitor 1080p, 1440p or 4K....Plus these days the mini versions performance difference are really small but heat might be a problem

 

[Chugalug_]

Temps seem to be fine with the mini GTX 1080, and the 1070s are good too.

 

[Jacobr48]

Love those ITX builds.

What resolution monitor will you be using?
At 1080P a GTX1070 will be plenty.

What are the rest of your specs?

I am not really sure yet. Was thinking about a 7700k. I have a 1440p 144hz monitor

 

[Chugalug_]

Sling me the budget for your build and i'll whack something together.
Apart from monitor, what other parts do you have already?

 

[Jacobr48]

Sling me the budget for your build and i'll whack something together.
Apart from monitor, what other parts do you have already?

I already have a setup at my house. I am looking to build a smaller (itx) build so I can bring it to college and it won't take up too much space in my dorm. So I already have the monitor, keyboard, mouse etc.

I have around 1500

 

[Chugalug_]

Sure thing, i'll put together a build.

 

[Chugalug_]

I've gone for a 1080 ti, the founders edition card works for an ITX system very well, but also feel free to wait for aftermarket cards, as the case supports longer GPUs.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($327.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: EVGA Z270 Stinger Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($169.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($99.97 @ Jet)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($52.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $1501.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-15 18:24 EDT-0400

 

[geofelt]

I beg to differ a bit from the proposed build above.

A GTX1070 will game very well at 1080P, a GTX1080 is overkill for a 1440P monitor and GTX1080ti is waay over that.

Next, I will never again build without a ssd for windows.

120gb is minimum, it will hold the os and a handful of games.
But, many things default to the "C" drive.
When a SSD nears full, it will lose performance and endurance.
240gb is the recommended minimum.

If you can go 240gb, or 500gb you may never need a hard drive.

You can defer on the hard drive unless you need to store large files such as video's.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.

Samsung EVO is a good choice for performance and reliability.

Seasonic is excellent for power supplies. 520w is ok for GTX1080, but pushing it for GTX1080ti:
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

 

[Chugalug_]

@geofelt, he stated above he has a 1440p 144hz monitor, hence why I added a 1080ti.

 

[Jacobr48]

Thanks for the input guys! Will defiantly keep it all in mind!!

Really excited to put the thing together