- Apr 10, 2011
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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Before this Christmas. I would like to purchase today if possible (given that it is Cyber Monday). I have been quite busy which is why I am asking last minute on Cyber Monday. The price range of GeForce GTX 1070 stretches over budget, but might be worth the extra cost. GTX 1060 and Radeon RX 480 are at more comfortable price points, but I fear might not be enough for current games and for the length of time I would use the card.
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Digital Art done solo and for current academic program which includes Graphic Design, Web Coding/Design, 2D/3D Animation, Video Production/Editing, Motion Graphics, Digital Illustration, and Digital Imaging. Software used includes the full Adobe Creative Cloud, NewTek Lightwave, and possibly Autodesk Maya).
Gaming is the next priority. I play many different genres but ability to max out or nearly max out the most demanding games for the next several years is key. Battlefield, The Witcher 2 w/Ubersampling enabled, and The Witcher 3, are some examples of existing games. I am interested in VR, but I doubt I can afford it until sometime well into the future. By then I will be probably building be a new system with VR, and 4K in mind.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 Dual-X graphics card and Seasonic Platinum 860W PSU
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS-
CPU: Intel Core i7 3770k at stock speeds. I am looking to overclock hopefully during the winter break. I am concerned about my CPU's usefulness down the road with the recent jumps in CPU requirements in games. That said I likely won't be able to replace my CPU and motherboard for a while yet although I built my system in late 2012.
Motherboard- Asus P8Z77-V Pro
RAM- 16GB Corsair Vengeance LP @1600Mhz
CPU Cooler- Cooler Master Hyper 612PWM
SSD- Crucial M4 256GB
HDD- Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM
Case- Corsair Carbide 500R
OS- Windows 10 Pro
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com, Amazon.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
PARTS PREFERENCES: Nvidia is preferred. PhysX would be a nice bonus for the titles I have which support it. Not sure how important CUDA is relative to OpenCL and OpenGL. My top choice is a GeForce GTX 1070 based video card, followed by GTX 1060, and finally the Radeon RX 480. I do not have a specific brand preference for manufacturer
Here are a few of my top choices:
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060
I would like other opinions on different makes and models from other manufacturers.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Most likely no: My biggest problem with multiple cards is power consumption followed by compatibility headaches
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200 on a Dell U2410. I am looking to skip getting a 1440p monitor in the short-term in favor of going 4K in the distant long-term.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: My academic program is a two-year degree program, with plans to transfer into a four year degree program. Given that I am part-time with other responsibilities, technology progresses faster than I progress to my degree. With Digital Arts given the highest priority, there might the specter of a professional card. My academic advisor and professor has tried to assure me that it won't be necessary until I officially enter the professional world. He also said that it would be preferable anyways to use the department computer labs on campus for most of the classwork given that I can obtain extra help if needed and collaborate with other students in greater capacity. As a point reference to compare with my system specs, the Digital Art department at the school uses HP Z1 workstations. Which look to be as old as my i7 build. I do not know when they will get fully replaced with newer tech. All of that said, I might be able to get away without a pro card for a while.
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Digital Art done solo and for current academic program which includes Graphic Design, Web Coding/Design, 2D/3D Animation, Video Production/Editing, Motion Graphics, Digital Illustration, and Digital Imaging. Software used includes the full Adobe Creative Cloud, NewTek Lightwave, and possibly Autodesk Maya).
Gaming is the next priority. I play many different genres but ability to max out or nearly max out the most demanding games for the next several years is key. Battlefield, The Witcher 2 w/Ubersampling enabled, and The Witcher 3, are some examples of existing games. I am interested in VR, but I doubt I can afford it until sometime well into the future. By then I will be probably building be a new system with VR, and 4K in mind.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 Dual-X graphics card and Seasonic Platinum 860W PSU
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS-
CPU: Intel Core i7 3770k at stock speeds. I am looking to overclock hopefully during the winter break. I am concerned about my CPU's usefulness down the road with the recent jumps in CPU requirements in games. That said I likely won't be able to replace my CPU and motherboard for a while yet although I built my system in late 2012.
Motherboard- Asus P8Z77-V Pro
RAM- 16GB Corsair Vengeance LP @1600Mhz
CPU Cooler- Cooler Master Hyper 612PWM
SSD- Crucial M4 256GB
HDD- Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM
Case- Corsair Carbide 500R
OS- Windows 10 Pro
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com, Amazon.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
PARTS PREFERENCES: Nvidia is preferred. PhysX would be a nice bonus for the titles I have which support it. Not sure how important CUDA is relative to OpenCL and OpenGL. My top choice is a GeForce GTX 1070 based video card, followed by GTX 1060, and finally the Radeon RX 480. I do not have a specific brand preference for manufacturer
Here are a few of my top choices:
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060
I would like other opinions on different makes and models from other manufacturers.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Most likely no: My biggest problem with multiple cards is power consumption followed by compatibility headaches
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200 on a Dell U2410. I am looking to skip getting a 1440p monitor in the short-term in favor of going 4K in the distant long-term.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: My academic program is a two-year degree program, with plans to transfer into a four year degree program. Given that I am part-time with other responsibilities, technology progresses faster than I progress to my degree. With Digital Arts given the highest priority, there might the specter of a professional card. My academic advisor and professor has tried to assure me that it won't be necessary until I officially enter the professional world. He also said that it would be preferable anyways to use the department computer labs on campus for most of the classwork given that I can obtain extra help if needed and collaborate with other students in greater capacity. As a point reference to compare with my system specs, the Digital Art department at the school uses HP Z1 workstations. Which look to be as old as my i7 build. I do not know when they will get fully replaced with newer tech. All of that said, I might be able to get away without a pro card for a while.
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