Is my rig ready for upgrade to 1070 or 1080?

[Maias227]

Hey all

I am looking into upgrading my rig with a new graphic card but I am not sure if my rig is suitable for an upgrade. Further, I am pondering whether to get the 1070 or the 1080 and if it is worth it. Ideally I would like to play in 1440p as my main monitor have that resolution. I normally play strategy, rpgs and simulations. Nearly all my fps are played on console so FPS is not really that much of a concern as long as it is stable around 40-60. Preferably with plenty of eye candy in games like Warhammer Total War, Witcher 3 and such.

My rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7hBbsY

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  Type Item
  CPU Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
  Motherboard Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard
  Memory Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
  Storage Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive -
  Storage Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
  Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card -
  Case Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case
  Power Supply Raidmax 535W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
  Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
  Monitor Dell U2515H 60Hz 25.0" Monitor

So my questions are:

Is the power supply sufficient for either the 1070 or the 1080? (apart from the listed I have a low level samsung monitor and wired mouse/keyboard).
Will my CPU or RAM throttle either GPU performance?
Does the 1080 provide enough bang for the buck improve to warrant its higher price?
Which of the different custom designs best fit a small form factor build concerning temperature and air flow?

 

[polishka97]

Personally, I won't be upgrading until the next gen of GPUs comes out. I would go for the 1070 if I had your system and needed to upgrade. The card is amazing for 1440 as it runs every game 60+ fps. The CPU would probably bottleneck a 1080 but it should be fine with a 1070 there may be a very slight bottlencek in some games. The PSU should be alright, Pascal is very power efficient and the recommended PSU for a 1070 is 500 watts. You might want to consider getting 16gb of RAM but that's the only thing I would say. So overall, if you want to upgrade I recommend going for the 1070 and in the future maybe get more RAM. Hope this helps.

 

[reedo_43]

1070 would be a good choice. But ask yourself...a $60 PSU powering my brand new shiny $460 gpu? I think that should be a no brainer

 

[MatthewGB]

I would recommend a 980 ti if it's cheaper then a 1070. They perform pretty much the same, only the 1070 is currently overpriced due to high-end monopoly and low stock.

 

[polishka97]

1070 would be a good choice. But ask yourself...a $60 PSU powering my brand new shiny $460 gpu? I think that should be a no brainer

Yes, good point. Even though 535 watts meets the recommended wattage it would be a disaster if it died..

 

[Donlogan85]

1070 will do well same as 980ti. As for power supply tbh your fine. I run my i7 5820 with 980ti overclocked and it runs it hapily. Obviously the mkre overhead the better.