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It appears the GTX 1080 is ~$100 more than the 1070. Will the 1080 provide good future-proofing? I'm fine spending that difference if it's worth it. You mentioned the 1070 might leave me CPU-bound so I wonder if the 1080 is overkill. And I think I did get an aftermarket cooler so maybe...
Thanks for the reply, yowen. Yes, I think my primary desire is better gaming. Of course I wouldn't mind overall improvements in other areas, I haven't noticed any problems. My fear was that current GPUs wouldn't work with my motherboard or CPU. I would consider overclocking if that avoids a new...
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Software dev, gaming (FPS, RPG, strategy), some light photoshop and web. I don't need top-of-the-line 1440 100fps but my gaming goal is 1440p with >60 fps without stutter.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping...