For 1080p gaming, should I go amd rx 590/580 or gtx 1060/1070 and questions on my PC.

[Lays_BBQ]

Planning to buy a video card but for only 1080p gaming purposes. Also, not the most tech savvy person so forgive me If my questions are a bit retarded for your standards.

PC is a 1tb, i5 4590, 8gb video card empty rig. Motherboard is a Gigabyte B85M D3H and 750 watts Corsair PSU Bronze.
Old Video Card was a 780 but sold it because I had no games I wanted to play back then.
Now planning to play that upcoming 2k18 game, mass effect andromeda and other games I missed out on and are coming in the future. If this is relevant info, I have no plans on overclocking.

Just a few questions.

1. Is the 1070 and upcoming Vega from AMD overkill for 1080p gaming, because my relatives and friends say they are best used if gaming at 4k? If I should take these cards instead, any recommendations for nice and wallet friendly 4k gaming monitor?

2. How long do you think I can play on max or high settings if I take the 580 or 1060 at 1080p with my current build? Or am I dumb for thinking my crappy specs won't last the next 2 to 3 years?

3. Will my PSU be able to take on the cards?

4. Should I change my processor? If yes, should I take one of those shiny new AMD processors or do I stick with good old intel?

5. Give it to me straight doc, even if I buy those shiny new cards, how long before this PC becomes unable to game at High or medium 1080p and I'm back to playing Starbound and the old games collecting dust on a long forgotten folder on the HDD?

Thanks in Advance.

 

[hdgaming]

How long on ultra? You never know but I would say 2 years. high settings probably 3 years with some exceptions of course with a gtx 1070.

A gtx 1070 would likely last you longer than a gtx 1060 since it is a stronger gpu, but also more expensive and should work fine with your i5, only some games it wont be able to run at 100% usage due the i5 not being fast enough(battlefield 1 etc), but you will still get high fps nonetheless. You could always get something like an i7 4790(k) in the near future.

The psu seems fine for any gpu you want.

Personally if you have the money get a gtx 1070 or wait for the vega cards. There is no thing as overkill.

 

[jjjay999]

The 1070 is not a 4K gaming gpu, unless you want (at best) medium settings on newer games, lowish on some really demanding games at 60 FPS. If you're going to go 4K, 1080TI, or wait for Vega. That being said, a 1070 is a solid choice for 1080P/60hz gaming at high/ultra settings in most games, and "should" be for 2-3 years. No one knows the future of gaming, so no one can say for sure that XX GPU will be fine for XX number of years. Right now, 1440P: minimum 1080, 4K: minimum 1080TI. If you want what will probably be more longevity, a 1080 would be a better choice, keeping in mind what I said about the future of gaming. You haven't mentioned your budget, but you can find 1080's fairly easily for well under $500, I've even seen a few on Newegg (sign up for their emailer if you haven't), for $450. Also, I agree with the post above this, 4790K would be a good CPU upgrade, and you may want to think about 16GB RAM, as some newer AAA games are easily approaching 6-8GB+, and it seems that is only going to keep going up. DDR3 16GB kits are relatively cheap these days. That PSU is plenty fine for any GPU/CPU/RAM combination really. As far as processor, keep in mind going to AMD Ryzen or Intel Kaby Lake WILL require a new motherboard, and new RAM. Again though, what's your budget?

 

[spgunnoe]

Or you can get 2 480s and crossfire seeing your mb supports it and still be cheaper than 1080.

But you are gaming 1080p and crossfiring wins against 1070 and gets close to a 1080, but does awful on NVidia opt. games. worse than a single card