In one last avalanche we have the final pieces of the puzzle.. Case and GPU, the latter of which I wasn't actually expecting to buy at this point, have both arrived.
After mulling over the possibilities and being ever mindful of the cryptocurrency situation, I was quite content to stick with recycling my impossibly basic but functional graphics card from my old system - it's good enough to get me a POST test result and sit quietly.. In the end it wasn't even a black Friday offer which tempted me, but rather that I really ought to just relax a little, do what had to be done and trust in my financial forecast to carry the weight of a little debt. After mulling over price, availability, size and performance (ladies..), it boiled down to two options; Zotac and EVGA. I could say I was steered by peer bias but I don't like the intent which that communicates, and so I prefer to think of it as heeding the wisdom and experience of those who have already walked the path. Nothing is wrong with Zotac as far as I am aware, but for a long time I've plotted this build out with an EVGA gpu at its heart, and combined with the sage advice from Jayztwocents and Twitter friend Adrian I brought the debate to a close.
As to the specifics, a 1070 fits the bill quite nicely between value and performance. Driving a dual monitor with 1080p and 1440p resolutions set up a level of demand more than a GTX1060 was ever going to let me truly get away with. Even as I tried to keep the budget down (and yes the cryptocraze applied still more unwanted pressure) the demands and requirements were there to be met, and if anything about this build can be called a compromise then I was only willing to allow such matters to go so far.
As for the case, that particular reveal will have to wait for the assembly.. all good fun you understand.
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