Questions about my old card and getting 1060 vs 1070 gtx on 1080p

[Phil_33]

Hi, so about a few days ago, after 5 years, my MSI 770gtx twinfrozr 2gb surprisingly died. My screen went from signal to just no signal (black screen) and then when I rebooted, I got a screen with little red squares. When I rebooted again it got worse and got stripes and so on... I've tried everything. Deïnstalling drivers, an reinstalling the previous version of drivers. Had the same problem, did it again with drivers from june and march, same thing happend.

Here's the funny part, it runs perfectly without drivers, but kinda need drivers to game...
Now I have a couple of questions.
1) Gaming on integrated graphics? Or 770 gtx without drivers?

2) It's obvious that I kinda "need" to upgrade now. As I do wanna stay safe for the next 3-5 years, which one do I take, 1060 or 1070? I'm gaming on 1080p 60hz (without 1ms) and I'm not planning on upgrading to 1440p. Would rather get myself a cheap 1080p 1ms screen instead of the expensive 1440p or 4k screen. I might just could get a 1070 but is it worth the price over the future? I mean can I take it for a longer spin then the 1060? How about AMD 580 rx?

Also does the 3rd party play a roll in which one I take? MSI armor vs gaming x vs gygabite?

Thanks in advance!
Kind regards

 

[dontlistentome]

I would test the card in another computer, just to be sure it's the card.

1. I'd probably use onboard graphics, if only for two things. One, at least you can get drivers for it, which should in theory result in more reliable performance. Two, it uses much less power and generates much less heat.
2. The only way to 'future proof' anything is to buy the fastest component you can now, even if you don't need that power. As time passes and demands increase, you can then use that extra power. I personally don't do like doing that.

Example: If I buy a $200 card in 2018, use it for 3 years, then buy another $200 card in 2021 and use it for 3 years, I will have spent $400 between 2018 and 2024.

If I buy a $400 card in 2018 then use it for six years, I will have spent $400 between 2018 and 2024.

The difference is between 2021 and 2024 I'm using much newer technology if I buy what I need, when I need it. If I try to future proof, I'm stuck using 2018 tech in 2024.

 

[Phil_33]

I can't put the card in another pc. What I did do is I tested out my tv with normal tv cable, and it worked perfectly. It could've been the dvi cable but I've put an hdmi cable and it stil had problems. So Im almost positively sure about that its the graphicscard.

I'll take note of your first answer.
And about the 2nd answer, well thanks for sharong your thought. Makes sense just getting the one you can afford the most now. 1070 would be a bit of overkill but not future wise. Might need that extra 2 gb of vram.

 

[Wildthorn]

I have a different opinion, you can buy a 1060 if you want a short lasting replacement however a 1070 will last the long term better, especially 3-5 years. 1080p gaming is going to go very soon and a 1070 will be able to handle games better if you decide to upgrade your monitor. But if you decide to stick with the 1080p monitor a 1060 is the way to go, and this will probably last for the next 2-3 years hopefully. Or you can buy Radeons alternative 580 for just as cheap as a 1060, and get a freesync monitor with a good refresh rate for lower than buying a G-sync and a 1060.

 

[Phil_33]

Well I wouldn't bother getting another 1080p 144hz with 1ms reactiontime. I'm not interested into 1440p or 4k...

I just thought the 1070 would be a better option because it has more VRAM and it could last longer...

 

[Phil_33]

By the way, I heard that my cpu now has to work harder due to onboard graphics. But I don't game now cause its pointless. Does this matter as well? Should I put my graphics card back in? It consumes power ofcourse but if this doesn't put any weight onto my intel i7 6700, then maybe its betrer I did put it back in?

Also VRAM futurewise, does this matter if I stay on 1080p?

 

[dontlistentome]

The amount of 'work' it's doing is negligible. Remember, it was made to handle that workload. That's why you can't game on those graphics, they aren't doing much.

edit: Vram demands will go up, no matter what resolution you use. Vram demands always go up over time. Moving up to a higher resolution is merely one reason demands go up, it's not the only reason.

 

[Phil_33]

I didn't knew that part about cpu. I did knew the part of gaming. I didn't touched a game since my graphics cardd was still in without any drivers. Now it has been out since today. Fully working now on onboard graphics. However, sometimes the screen goes black without a signal for 2 seconds then it comes back up. Any ideas?

And thank you about the Vram part. I'm sort of out, if I have the money for it, 1070, if I don't have alot of money, 1060.

 

[jankerson]

Hi, so about a few days ago, after 5 years, my MSI 770gtx twinfrozr 2gb surprisingly died. My screen went from signal to just no signal (black screen) and then when I rebooted, I got a screen with little redd squares. When I rebooted again it got worse and got stripes and so on... I've tried everything. Deïnstalling drivers, an reinstalling the previous version of drivers. Had the same problem, did it again with drivers from june and march, same thing happend.

Here's the funny part, it runs perfectly without drivers, but kinda need drivers to game. So here's life without games :/
Now I have a couple of questions.
1) I have a Z170 gaming a motherboard. Do I take the graphics card out and do I work further on onboard gfx? Or do I let the gfx card stay in and just work without drivers? Do I damage other parts of my pc if my dead gfx card is still in there?

2) It's obvious that I kinda "need" to upgrade now. As I do wanna stay safe for the next 3-5 years, which one do I take, 1060 or 1070? I'm gaming on 1080p 60hz (without 1ms) and I'm not planning on upgrading to 1440p. Would rather get myself a cheap 1080p 1ms screen instead of the expensive 1440p or 4k screen. I might just could get a 1070 but is it worth the price over the future? I mean can I take it for a longer spin then the 1060?

Thanks in advance!
Kind regards

If you are planning to keep the card for awhile then a GTX 1070 or GTX 1080 would both be good options.

 

[Phil_33]

Ok thanks.