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Originally Posted by Noodle Wazlib
100%, sorry to say.
I bought a 960 or 970 a few months ago and feel stupid. It'd only be like an extra hundo for one that out-performs the titan. It's a nutty time in the world of graphics.
Also, any hear/care about the tickrate debacle?
If anything it just makes me happy that I didn't buy the 970. It sounds like the 1070 is going to be launching at $379, which is about $150 more than I paid for my 960 (at $215). Considering Overwatch is the most graphics intensive game I play, and it runs at or above 60 fps on "Epic" graphics settings, I am happy.
From what I can tell, the GTX 960 launched in January of 2015. With the GTX 1070 coming in June of 2016, presumably there would be something akin to an 1170 in another year and a half. I don't see any reason that the 960 couldn't handle anything I would throw at it between now and then. Although now that I have built the new PC I may spring for a couple more games.
The majority of my gaming consists of the Blizzard games. I haven't been raiding in WoW for a while, and Hearthstone could run on integrated graphics. So I think the proper way to view my purchase is a (relatively) cheap way to get by with max settings on everything I do unless I go looking for a game that my system can't handle. In the meantime, maybe I can save up and make my next big purchase the combo of an 1170 and a 4k monitor.