GTX 1070 for 144hz at 1080p?

[Muzammil Seyed]

I'm building my first gaming PC but i want to know Would a GTX 1070 be enough for 1080p 144hz?

Processor is i5 7600k And 8GB DDR4 RAM

and the monitor i plan to buy is
BenQ XL2411Z

 

[Mike3k24]

Yes it'll do great at 144hz

 

[pete_101]

Easiest way to tell is go to youtube and watch reviews on the 1070. They usually include gaming benchmarks at different resolutions. From what I've seen, the 1070 will not give you 144 fps at 1080p in modern games with the settings turned up. However, by lowering the settings a bit, it should be possible.

 

[Kewlx25]

1070 is getting 60fps in BF1 Ultra @ 4k, 100fps Ultra 2k, and 180fps 1080p Ultra.
Overwatch is getting a minimum FPS of 70 @ 4k Ultra, 135fps 2k Ultra, and 200fps 1080p Ultra.

Not sure where you're getting that the 1070 can't do 144 fps in modern games at 1080p?

 

[Chugalug_]

What's your budget?
An i7 7700 will serve you much better than a k i5 processor especially given games are all moving towards higher core utilization.
I'll make a list for you.

 

[pete_101]

1070 is getting 60fps in BF1 Ultra @ 4k, 100fps Ultra 2k, and 180fps 1080p Ultra.
Overwatch is getting a minimum FPS of 70 @ 4k Ultra, 135fps 2k Ultra, and 200fps 1080p Ultra.

Not sure where you're getting that the 1070 can't do 144 fps in modern games at 1080p?

Where are you getting your BF1 numbers from?
This is more realistic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcXoxiJadlM And https://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield_one/comments/5a0c0t/is_144fps_steady_possible_with_a_gtx_1070_in/

 

[Chugalug_]

Yeah i'm fairly certain that's vastly incorrect, BF1 is extremely demanding actually, lol.

 

[Muzammil Seyed]

What's your budget?
An i7 7700 will serve you much better than a k i5 processor especially given games are all moving towards higher core utilization.
I'll make a list for you.

My budget is 1500$ Max.

 

[Chugalug_]

Do you need monitor in that budget?

 

[Chugalug_]

If you really want 144hz, you can get this, but I can't stress how much I recommend the below 4k build over the first one.
Save up a little more and get that instead.
You can OC the 1500X quite well with the wraith cooler by the way.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card ($684.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Corsair)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.89 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($229.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1506.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 06:22 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card ($684.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Corsair)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.89 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: LG 24UD58-B 23.8" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($279.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $1555.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 06:23 EDT-0400

 

[Kewlx25]

1070 is getting 60fps in BF1 Ultra @ 4k, 100fps Ultra 2k, and 180fps 1080p Ultra.
Overwatch is getting a minimum FPS of 70 @ 4k Ultra, 135fps 2k Ultra, and 200fps 1080p Ultra.

Not sure where you're getting that the 1070 can't do 144 fps in modern games at 1080p?

Where are you getting your BF1 numbers from?
This is more realistic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcXoxiJadlM And https://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield_one/comments/5a0c0t/is_144fps_steady_possible_with_a_gtx_1070_in/

BF1 Ultra graphics is very CPU intensive. It's not a GPU issue, but the CPU. Your link to reddit is of people with 3-4 generation old CPUs .

I just tried googling it again (http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/battlefield-1-pc-graphics-benchmark-review,7.html), and this site is claiming only 120fps 1080 and 90fps 2k, 55fps 4k. But I see they're using an Intel Core i7-5960X which has a lot of total power, but less IPC and clock than something more modern like and OC'd Kaby Lake.

 

[pete_101]

1070 is getting 60fps in BF1 Ultra @ 4k, 100fps Ultra 2k, and 180fps 1080p Ultra.
Overwatch is getting a minimum FPS of 70 @ 4k Ultra, 135fps 2k Ultra, and 200fps 1080p Ultra.

Not sure where you're getting that the 1070 can't do 144 fps in modern games at 1080p?

Where are you getting your BF1 numbers from?
This is more realistic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcXoxiJadlM And https://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield_one/comments/5a0c0t/is_144fps_steady_possible_with_a_gtx_1070_in/

BF1 Ultra graphics is very CPU intensive. It's not a GPU issue, but the CPU. Your link to reddit is of people with 3-4 generation old CPUs .

I just tried googling it again (http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/battlefield-1-pc-graphics-benchmark-review,7.html), and this site is claiming only 120fps 1080 and 90fps 2k, 55fps 4k. But I see they're using an Intel Core i7-5960X which has a lot of total power, but less IPC and clock than something more modern like and OC'd Kaby Lake.

Ok, how about these benchmarks with an i7-6700K @ 4.5GHz http://www.techspot.com/review/1267-battlefield-1-benchmarks/page2.html

 

[Muzammil Seyed]

If you really want 144hz, you can get this, but I can't stress how much I recommend the below 4k build over the first one.
Save up a little more and get that instead.
You can OC the 1500X quite well with the wraith cooler by the way.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card ($684.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Corsair)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.89 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($229.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1506.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 06:22 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card ($684.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Corsair)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.89 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: LG 24UD58-B 23.8" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($279.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $1555.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 06:23 EDT-0400

I really appreciate your time thanks but what i was thinking 144hz is more for FPS pro gamers
what if i just stick with the regular 1080p 60hz it would really save my money what do you think?

 

[Chugalug_]

Even for regular games it makes an absolutely huge difference, much smoother gameplay and extremely good in terms of experience.
You don't know how drastic the change is till you've tried it.