A video card and monitor upgrade quandary

Sasqui · Oct 24, 2017

My current monitor is rather old, but still works... one of the first 24" LCD monitors on the market, the DELL 2405 FPW 24" 1920x1200 pixels. Can be found here 2nd hand on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BKV26A/?tag=tec06d-20 . It's still works great, no dead pixels. The backlight may be going dimmer with age, but hard to tell since I've used it for so long. The thing owes me nothing.

I'm totally on the fence about what to get for a video card, it'll be either a GTX 1070, GTX 1070 Ti (depends on the price), or a Vega 56, Vega 64 (Again price)

My decision solely rests on Free-Sync. I will not (WILL NOT, WILL NOT, repeat WILL NOT) buy a monitor with a $200-$300 premium for G-Sync. I will consider a new monitor up to 34", 2k resolution with Free-Sync.

I do have other options, but I've narrowed my choices down to buying either:

GTX 1070 or 1070 Ti and keep my 2405 FPW monitor
Vega 56 or 64 and replace the 2405 FPW monitor with up to 34" with Free-Sync

Is Free-Sync worth it? I'm a light gamer most of the year, but get into it during the winter months.

Also... does anyone have hands on with the new Vega "Adaptive Sync"?

P4-630 · Oct 24, 2017

Sasqui said:
I will not (WILL NOT, WILL NOT, repeat WILL NOT) buy a monitor with a $200-$300 premium for G-Sync. I will consider a new monitor up to 34", 2k resolution with Free-Sync.

Hmmm.... Well in that case I would go the AMD route with a new free-sync monitor.
That's just my opinion though...

eidairaman1 · Oct 24, 2017

Sounds your mind is set, go Vega. Honestly these current gpus drive monitors without those functions just fine.

I'd say wait till custom vega cards appear though.

Sasqui · Oct 24, 2017

eidairaman1 said:
I'd say wait till custom vega cards appear though.

My thought too

ERazer · Oct 24, 2017

Nvidia - card availability/price = premium price for gsync monitor
AMD - premium price on card due lack of availability = afforfable monitor with free sync

IMO both side equals out lol when it come down to it which tech do you prefer but ur set on freesync so i vote new 34/vega

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A video card and monitor upgrade quandary

Which choice? Yes, cost is a factor!

Buy a GTX 1070 or 1070 Ti and keep my 2405 FPW monitor

Buy a Vega 56 or 64 and replace my 2405 FPW monitor with up to 34" with Free-Sync

Sasqui

P4-630

eidairaman1

The Exiled Airman

Sasqui

ERazer