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I'm (mildly) embarrassed to say I opted for a Razer Core and Blade Stealth but it's arrived and I've already forgotten about the cost (well until the credit card bill comes through...)
Although not vital it's a nice additional feature that the 1060 runs cooler and draws less power. The 980 costs almost as much as a 1060 second hand and isn't (from what I understand) exceptionally better right?
The 1060 also outperforms the equivalent AMD card for anything that isn't DX12 based, and even then the difference is not huge is it?
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The 980 wasn't really worth getting, it didn't have enough of a performance bump over the 970 and was too close to the price of a 980ti. 970 was the sweet spot.
I have a 970 that'll likely needs a new home, just need to wait for the potential replacement to arrive. PM if interested?
Its currently powering 3 1440p monitors, so no problems with your setup.
One of these
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zotac-ZT-90105-10P-GeForce-Graphics-DisplayPort/dp/B00VPJZXBG -
Why embarrassed? Sounds lie a decent wee set up... toyed with the idea of an eGPU for my MBP but doubt I could self build...
After the dust had settled on the hype of the 10xx cards it sounds like that are not as crazy more powerful than the 9xx but a good step up over each model. So a 1060 is about the same as a 970, roughly, or at least thats what I got from various internet reading. That, coupled with no idea of when 10xx drivers for macOS would be out lead me to get a second hand 970...
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Interested to hear what eGPU you are getting?
1060 will draw a lot less power than the 980/970 and generate less heat, not sure if that matters to you? Might do in a small eGPU enclosure?