BUY a GTX 1070 vs XBOX ONE X ?

[daze23]

breh, so ive gone to buy it, but theres a shyt load of different versions of a 1080. can you explain to me why?

different brands, overclocks, coolers, etc

I try to stick with EVGA myself. you want something with a good (2-3 year) warranty

any GPU can be overclocked. but the assumption is that factory overclocked cards will be able to safely overclock higher. they will typically have better cooling, and sometimes increased power

another factor is obviously gonna be price, and what you might be able to find on sale

 

[Lord Beasley]

preferably both of them at the same time. I'll let em go for $850 for the pair (I think....PM for details)

Exacrly why the op should go with a X1X.

 

[Redguard]

Do you want to pay for online multiplayer or not? That should be the second question.

 

[Kuwka_Atcha_Ratcha]

different brands, overclocks, coolers, etc

I try to stick with EVGA myself. you want something with a good (2-3 year) warranty

any GPU can be overclocked. but the assumption is that factory overclocked cards will be able to safely overclock higher. they will typically have better cooling, and sometimes increased power

another factor is obviously gonna be price, and what you might be able to find on sale

how common is overclocking? how much of a performance boost does it give? is there any risk with overclocking?

 

[Kuwka_Atcha_Ratcha]

Do you want to pay for online multiplayer or not? That should be the second question.

i pay for online play on my ps4, xbox one anyway

 

[Ciggavelli]

Exacrly why the op should go with a X1X.

Or have a monster PC that can handle shyt at native 4K with very few compromises.

 

[daze23]

how common is overclocking? how much of a performance boost does it give? is there any risk with overclocking?

the performance boost isn't huge, but you might as well get the most out of what you paid for

when microchips are manufactured, there's what they call the "silicon lottery". basically all chips are not created equal, and some will clock higher than others. you at least know that the factory overclocked cards will be stable at whatever overclock they're advertising (and if it's not, you should return that shyt). and again, the assumption is that they will overclock higher than the reference/base cards

it's not really dangerous. if you push it too far, you'll get a driver crash, and you can dial it back and try again. this can be a tedious process of adjusting voltage and clock speeds to find the limit of your card

for the most part there's failsafes to prevent any serious damage. there will be additional wear & tear on the card, but that's where a good warranty comes into play. chances are in 3 years you'll want a new card anyway

 

[SAINT]

I saw somewhere that the 1X is more comparable to the 1060. But consoles are set up to outperform their specs so

 

[Fatboi1]

Sony stans do the most

 

[spencerforhire]

Computer games will look better but I couldn't sit infront of my computer for hours playing videos games. I prefer the comfort of the living room infront of the big screen

 

[Ciggavelli]

Computer games will look better but I couldn't sit infront of my computer for hours playing videos games. I prefer the comfort of the living room infront of the big screen

You can have that with a pc. There's this common misconception that you gotta be hunched over your desk with a m/kb. Nah you can easily use your hdmi (preferably 2.0) cable and hook that shyt up to your tv. You can use a wireless X1 controller and play sitting on your couch. It's the exact same experience with better graphics (like native 4K)

 

[Kuwka_Atcha_Ratcha]

Computer games will look better but I couldn't sit infront of my computer for hours playing videos games. I prefer the comfort of the living room infront of the big screen

what are you talking about, I play my pc games in my lounge on a big screen