gtx 970 to gtx 1070/1080

[funnydavid99]

Hello,

At the moment of posting this, i have a ryzen 1400 rig with a gigabyte gtx 970 and I'm going to upgrade the GPU first. I was wondering if the 1070/1080 will end up bottlenecking. I will be upgrading the cpu later on to the 8 core variant of ryzen.

 

[WildCard999]

It'll be fine to upgrade to a 1070/1080, especially if your gaming above 1080P. In the meantime if you haven't already you should overclock your 1400 to get the best performance (B350/B450/X370/X470 board required to overclock Ryzen).

 

[funnydavid99]

It'll be fine to upgrade to a 1070/1080, especially if your gaming above 1080P. In the meantime if you haven't already you should overclock your 1400 to get the best performance (B350/B450/X370/X470 board required to overclock Ryzen).

i still have the 1400 at stocks speed it hasn't failed me yet. And i have a msi micro atx b350 mobo. And i will be playing 1080p at the moment. Also how much can i sell my gtx 970 for? Im asking this since im selling one of my gaming rigs to help me get a 1070/1080. and ill end up selling that old rig with the 970 instead of the rx 550.

 

[WildCard999]

Probably around $100 USD for a used 970 and the 1070 or 1080 would be good for some 1080P/ultra settings gaming. If it were me I'd probably get a 1070 and save up for a 2560x1080P/75hz monitor (love my 21:9 monitors!).

 

[funnydavid99]

Probably around $100 USD for a used 970 and the 1070 or 1080 would be good for some 1080P/ultra settings gaming. If it were me I'd probably get a 1070 and save up for a 2560x1080P/75hz monitor (love my 21:9 monitors!).

ah ok, the old rig is a fx 8320e, am3+ gigabyte mobo micro atx, 8gb of ddr3 ram, 550w cooler master psu, antec case, and the 970 on it. is $300+ a good asking price?

 

[WildCard999]

Maybe, I'm not really good at pricing systems, I checked ebay on that GTX 970... Put it up for a little bit higher then you want as people are going to low ball you or post it on ebay and see what a bidding war will do with the price. One last option is selling it part by part which will yield you the most money but it may take awhile.

 

[funnydavid99]

Maybe, I'm not really good at pricing systems, I checked ebay on that GTX 970... Put it up for a little bit higher then you want as people are going to low ball you or post it on ebay and see what a bidding war will do with the price. One last option is selling it part by part which will yield you the most money but it may take awhile.

well the one i have is this one https://pcpartpicker.com/product/byp323/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970g1gaming4gd

 

[WildCard999]

Maybe, I'm not really good at pricing systems, I checked ebay on that GTX 970... Put it up for a little bit higher then you want as people are going to low ball you or post it on ebay and see what a bidding war will do with the price. One last option is selling it part by part which will yield you the most money but it may take awhile.

well the one i have is this one https://pcpartpicker.com/product/byp323/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970g1gaming4gd

That is one beefy 970 (a good thing for cooling & overclocking), if I was in the market for a GPU I'd probably offer you around $140 which I think is fair given that it's used.

 

[funnydavid99]

Maybe, I'm not really good at pricing systems, I checked ebay on that GTX 970... Put it up for a little bit higher then you want as people are going to low ball you or post it on ebay and see what a bidding war will do with the price. One last option is selling it part by part which will yield you the most money but it may take awhile.

well the one i have is this one https://pcpartpicker.com/product/byp323/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970g1gaming4gd

That is one beefy 970 (a good thing for cooling & overclocking), if I was in the market for a GPU I'd probably offer you around $140 which I think is fair given that it's used.

ah ok, its been barely used honestly lmao, the previous owner had it only used it for simulators and never went about 60% of use, i have had it for like 5 months and i only play esports games such as csgo, r6, fortnite at all low settings