Monitor for GTX 1070

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Ill be building a pc and i think i can stretch my budget to get a 1070 but the best monitor i can afford is a 1080p 60hz wont i be wasting the power of a 1070.
Or should i just get a 1060 6gb. Thanks!
 
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If you can afford the 1070, get the 1070. In this instance, "more" is "more" and you'd be sorry very soon if you settle for the 1060 when you could have gotten the 1070. I would rather max out a 60hz monitor (which I have as well) and have more horse power in the bank if I either upgrade monitors OR start playing more demanding games. If that 1070 can drive 80FPS, you'll only see 60 smoooooth ones... but if that 1060 can only drive 45, then 60, then 52, then 60, then 38 frames.... you will see those.

Get. The. 1070.
Lets say 1060 gives you 80fps for a certain game on a 1080p/60hz monitor. 1070 will maybe give the you the same 80fps on a 1080p/144hz monitor.
Now lets reverse the specs.
The 1060 will struggle to give even 50fps on the 1080p/144hz. But the 1070 will easily exceed 100fps on the 1080p/60hz monitor.
These are just hypothetical figures. But you should get the point. The 1070 will also last you longer than 1060.
End of the day, its your call.
 
There is no such thing as 60hz = 60fps. You didnt interpret my earlier post correctly. What i meant was, 1060 should be enough for that monitor, but 1070 is not overkill, it will give you 150% of the 1060's performance. So its your choice. But if you dont want the 1070, just grab the 1060 and you should be fine.
 
If you can afford the 1070, get the 1070. In this instance, "more" is "more" and you'd be sorry very soon if you settle for the 1060 when you could have gotten the 1070. I would rather max out a 60hz monitor (which I have as well) and have more horse power in the bank if I either upgrade monitors OR start playing more demanding games. If that 1070 can drive 80FPS, you'll only see 60 smoooooth ones... but if that 1060 can only drive 45, then 60, then 52, then 60, then 38 frames.... you will see those.

Get. The. 1070.
 
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