Question New 1660 Ti or used 1070?

[May2ko]

Benchmarks have shown that the 1660 TI and 1070 are very similar in performance. The only difference is price. Since the 1070 is no longer in production, unused cards are not a viable option as they are significantly more expensive. However, used cards can go for pretty cheap here in the UK - as low as £200 for a 1070 whereas the lower end 1660 Ti's float around £250 at the least. I do realise however that buying used can be a bit of a gamble and also lacks warranty - are these downsides worth the price difference?

I am in a dilemma. Should I buy a brand new 1660 Ti or go for a used 1070?

 

[Saucydrip]

Ok in my opinion i go for price over performance and if you go by price for performance 1070 ti used is the same price and the 1660 ti the 1660 ti in the usa for 319$ and a used gtx 1070 ti is 318$ used
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fr...0.Xgtx+1070+ti.TRS1&_nkw=gtx+1070+ti&_sacat=0
here is some benchmarks
https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1660-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1070-Ti/4037vs3943
the only thing that the 1660 ti can compare to the 1070 ti is the mrender which doesnt mean the greatest in the world if i were you personally i would go for the 1070 ti because 1070 isnt really that good and theyre the same price

 

[Eximo]

From most reviews the recommendation is to get the RTX2060. Something like 30% more performance over the 1660Ti for only about 15% more money. A better 'deal', but more costly.

Otherwise I would stick with a new 1660Ti. Recent video I watched showed it was about a 1 minute job to add 1000Mhz to the memory and bump the GPU clock up about 130Mhz. Not sure you can get away with that on a 1070, and the used problems.

 

[maziech]

@May2ko what would You like to hear?

Your problem is:
"I have 2 very similar products, that do pretty much the same" One is brand new, second is used, but it's 20% cheaper. Which one should i pick?"

Who is supposed to know that??? it's Your money. You know the risk of buying used stuff.

In my opinion: It's not that expensive, i'd go for new one. Saving 75$ isnt worth it, if you are about to enjoy it for next 2 years. You get it brand new and with a full warranty.

P.S. My second thought -Savings like 20-30% can be made ONLY if You get at least 1 year warranty. Without warranty, it should be at leat 40-50% of the price.

 

[Saucydrip]

@maziech alright so the gtx 1070 and the gtx 1070 ti are much different the 1070 ti is so much better than the normal gtx 1660 ti just due to the fact of the clock speed, the price to performance better benches in all things 24% better than the 1660 ti according to userbenchmark

 

[Saucydrip]

EVERYONE YOU CAN GET A EVGA GTX 1070 TI FOR THE SAME PRICE OF THE GTX 1660 TI

 

[Saucydrip]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-EVGA-G...h=item4b5ebe9e6d:g:iu8AAOSwsExcdt2Z:rk:6:pf:0

MSI GTX 1660 TI - Suchen Shopping

www.bing.com

you decide on what u want

 

[May2ko]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-EVGA-G...h=item4b5ebe9e6d:g:iu8AAOSwsExcdt2Z:rk:6:pf:0

MSI GTX 1660 TI - Suchen Shopping

www.bing.com

you decide on what u want

Unfortunately, prices aren't the same here in the UK. A brand new 1070 Ti costs a lot more. I think I'm going to go for a 2060.

 

[maziech]

Well, yes, the prices may be different in many places.
My rule is to always get hardware in local stores that belong to bigger store network. Then You avoid the problems with warranty - somethimes they just take it back and give You another one new or Your money back

When You buy something with shipping, from the internet, then You have to ship it back and wait, when something wrong happens. That's why comparing prices like this isn't the best. Besides, "the best price company" might not exist in next few months.

The question was simple: "product A / product B - which should i pick"? So i respond: "It's Your money, but I would pick product A"

I am sure. that the author of this post realizes, that 1070 ti is better than product A or product B.

 

[Eximo]

You can basically ignore the clock speeds. As long as the cooler is decent these cards will normally boost up to 1900Mhz stock or so, and can be forced to run closer to 2000Mhz with little effort.

All GTX1070Ti don't come overclocked, but can be overclocked. This was to differentiate them from the very similar GTX1080.

Not sure on the 1660Ti, haven't looked at too many models, but I do know they can be overclocked.

Since Maxwell, Pascal, and Turing all like cool temperatures over outright brute force overclocking, go for the ones with better coolers.

Even my reference board GTX1080 runs at 2100Mhz with a water block slapped to it.

 

[Saucydrip]

everyone 1070 ti is cheap used

 

[May2ko]

everyone 1070 ti is cheap used

1070 Ti used here in the UK is £300+. You can get a 2060 for that price and have much better performance with included benefits such as newer architecture, faster memory. 1070 Ti is not a valid option here. You need to remember that when you say "1070 ti is cheap used" you're speaking for your area only.