Hi Folks,
I'm in the market for a new graphics card and plan to place an order for one before the day is over. At present, I have an MSI R HD7970BE, which has 3 GB memory, a Bus Width of 384, a default Boost/Base Core clock of 1050MHz and 5500MHz (1375 x 4) memory clock speed.
I'm not a "gamer" per se, but I am an avid Flight Sim hobbyist. Over the years, I've accumulated several thousand dollars of 3rd party add-on software for my Flight Sim platform; FSX.
FSX hits the CPU hardest but the GPU certainly contributes strong support to the system.
My budget is keeping me at an ABSOLUTE maximum of $390.00. However, I was looking at a GTX 1060 6GB card for about $270.00 when I started. Then after reading some reviews, (Tom's Hardware rated both at 9.8 and claimed low OC percentage) I began considering the GTX 1070 8GB.
The problem is that the 1070's that are in the $390.00 spot may not be all that much of an improvement over the 1060 for the additional $110.00+ price tag.
The following cards, (links included), are what I'm looking at. Most are MSI's but I have some EVGA in the list too.
Keeping in mind that I'm focused on using it for the FSX Flight Sim only, (no games) I'm hoping that someone can help me determine the best card for my needs, bang for the buck, and OC capabilities.
Thank you,
Rich
(My basic system specs are below as well).
$389.99: MSI GAMING GeForce GTX 1070 8GB (GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G OC)
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01GXOX2BU?ref=emc_b_5_t&th=1
$264.99: MSI Computer GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1 NVIDIA GeForce GDDR5 DVI/2HDMI/2DisplayPort PCI-Express Video Card https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01L9VB642?ref=emc_b_5_t&th=1
$279.99: MSI GAMING GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 DirectX 12 VR Ready (GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G)
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01IEKYD5U?ref=emc_b_5_t
$289.00: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 DirectX 12 GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1 6GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready ATX Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137040
$389.00 EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition, 08G-P4-5173-KR, 8GB GDDR5, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814487265
Windows 7 64bit
(H220 liquid cooled mobo and CPU)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 500, MSI z97 MPower MAX AC, 16GB RAM 8x2, (G-Skill Ripjaws 2400Mhz), Corsair 1000w PSU, i7 4790K Devils Canyon, MSI R HD7970BE GPU, (1) Crucial MX200 500gb SSD OS Drive, (1) Crucial MX100 500gb SSD, (1) Samsung 840 EVO Pro 500GB SSD, (1) Plextor 256GB SSD, (1) Seagate MomentusX 1TB SSHD eSATA,
I'm in the market for a new graphics card and plan to place an order for one before the day is over. At present, I have an MSI R HD7970BE, which has 3 GB memory, a Bus Width of 384, a default Boost/Base Core clock of 1050MHz and 5500MHz (1375 x 4) memory clock speed.
I'm not a "gamer" per se, but I am an avid Flight Sim hobbyist. Over the years, I've accumulated several thousand dollars of 3rd party add-on software for my Flight Sim platform; FSX.
FSX hits the CPU hardest but the GPU certainly contributes strong support to the system.
My budget is keeping me at an ABSOLUTE maximum of $390.00. However, I was looking at a GTX 1060 6GB card for about $270.00 when I started. Then after reading some reviews, (Tom's Hardware rated both at 9.8 and claimed low OC percentage) I began considering the GTX 1070 8GB.
The problem is that the 1070's that are in the $390.00 spot may not be all that much of an improvement over the 1060 for the additional $110.00+ price tag.
The following cards, (links included), are what I'm looking at. Most are MSI's but I have some EVGA in the list too.
Keeping in mind that I'm focused on using it for the FSX Flight Sim only, (no games) I'm hoping that someone can help me determine the best card for my needs, bang for the buck, and OC capabilities.
Thank you,
Rich
(My basic system specs are below as well).
$389.99: MSI GAMING GeForce GTX 1070 8GB (GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G OC)
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01GXOX2BU?ref=emc_b_5_t&th=1
$264.99: MSI Computer GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1 NVIDIA GeForce GDDR5 DVI/2HDMI/2DisplayPort PCI-Express Video Card https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01L9VB642?ref=emc_b_5_t&th=1
$279.99: MSI GAMING GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 DirectX 12 VR Ready (GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G)
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01IEKYD5U?ref=emc_b_5_t
$289.00: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 DirectX 12 GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OCV1 6GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready ATX Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137040
$389.00 EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition, 08G-P4-5173-KR, 8GB GDDR5, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814487265
Windows 7 64bit
(H220 liquid cooled mobo and CPU)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 500, MSI z97 MPower MAX AC, 16GB RAM 8x2, (G-Skill Ripjaws 2400Mhz), Corsair 1000w PSU, i7 4790K Devils Canyon, MSI R HD7970BE GPU, (1) Crucial MX200 500gb SSD OS Drive, (1) Crucial MX100 500gb SSD, (1) Samsung 840 EVO Pro 500GB SSD, (1) Plextor 256GB SSD, (1) Seagate MomentusX 1TB SSHD eSATA,