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I previously owned the 1070 card, then resold it for 75% of it's value and upgraded to a 1080ti. I wouldn't recommend purchasing an 1070 BNIB; instead, I would maybe purchase a used 1070. The card would probably last you 2 years before you'd have to consider replacing it, maybe a bit longer depending on your resolution. If you're looking at a 1070 card, you're better off getting a modest 1080 - non-ti for the GDDR5x memory. You're going to be in the ball park of 600$ and I think the price jump is worth it. It's about an extra 100$ for 25-30% improvement. In terms of the price increase... you're paying about 17% more for an extra 25-30% in performance. My thought process for jumping on the 1080 ti was this: 1070 - maybe 60 fps for triple A 1080 - Mostly above 60 fps 1080 ti- guaranteed 60 fps The game I was looking at was Witcher 3 and I was noticing some FPS drops with the 1070. Don't get me wrong, The TI was freaking overkill, but I didn't want to keep my 1070 EVGA FTW3 that was going to lose more value because of the thermal pad/capacitor issues ><

The 1060 is a fairly efficient card on its own and was below 75*C even at max load; therefore, I don't anticipate you'd get any problems. If the budget is tight, I do recommend getting the most affordable 1060 in your budget. It sounds like the problem with your build might be your case itself and getting better airflow. Regardless of the card, you'd want to make sure the temperature doesn't go from hight to low temperatures frequently, you want to keep the temperatures in a good range. Alternatively, you can also get some liquid/hybrid liquid cooling for your CPU and GPU to help manage the temperatures of your rig.

Let me clarify why it's 10% and why I gave the ranges I did. In some game scenarios, some the 480 got about 55 fps and the 1060 got 60 fps, in other games, the 480 got 60 fps and the 1060 got somewhere between 66 and 70 fps. Taking the average across the board, it's better to be conservative and say it was a standard 10% increase in performance when comparing the 1060 and the 480. I do like the information you gave regarding the memory compression, thanks for that xAcid9.

Power draw is power draw, if it's important to me it's something I consider, that said the power draw difference appeared to differ by only 20 watts; therefore, it's a wash of a consideration. As you stated. I think it's important to think about the most important thing, price/performance, which was what I was thinking about after dinner. Performance of the 4gb and 8gb Rx 480 cards are negligible right now varying between 5 fps difference Taking into consideration the following prices: RX 480 4gb ($329.99) RX 480 8gb ($399.99) GTX 1060 6gb ($429.99) The question is whether if it is worthwhile to purchase the 1060 which gets 10% more frames/second than the competion, approximately 5-10 additional frames. This ends up being the difference between 55 fps and 65 fps on average. On additional thing to consider is the accoustics, which other reviewers have noted. The 480 doesn't have the best accoustics when the card is under 100% load and reaches 65.6 decibels; in contrast, the 1060 is around 53.5 decibels. When the cards are at 50% load, the difference is smaller with the 480 at 42.8 decibels, and the 1060 at 38.5 decibels. tl;dr, the 1060 is a moderately more quiet at full load, and a touch quieter than the 480 at 50% load. - The reviewer I referenced earlier stated that the MSI Gaming X 1060 was very quiet; in contrast, he noted significant coil whine (unavoidable) and sound emananating from the 480. Personally, for best price/performance I would go with the 4gb 480 at 329.99. If I was considering the 480 8gb I would go with the 1060 6gb due to slightly better performance, cooling, and power efficiency. All those little extra bonuses for 30$ more. Although it can be stated that the 480 has potentially more ram, the cards are using different architectures and do not store data the same way. It may have been Linus that stated that nVidia compresses more of the data. That's the consensus I reached. Here is some of the material I used: Gamers Nexus Bit Tech Hardware Canucks Video (GTX 1060 vs RX 480) JayzTwoCents Eteknix As for me, I think I might either keep my MSI 1060 or return it and grab the 4gb RX 480 for 100$ less. Update: I just looked at Newegg.com. The MSI Gaming X 1060 is 279.99 USD, which converts to 364.00 CAD... and I'm paying 429.99 before tax... omfg...

If it's a 980 ti, yes. Absolutely. If it's a non-ti. The card is overpriced because the 1060 is comparable to it. The prices of 980 cards are dropping, and I just missed my chance to grab a 980 ti (NEW) for 472$ (CAD). So If it's going NEW for 472$, deal or not, then I think your friend should come down quite a bit if it's a non-ti. Something like 200$. And if he doesn't like that, that's fine. Save some more money and get the 1060 for better power efficiency at the very least. If money's a little tight, you can see what a well cooled Rx 480 will run you. I'd recommend maybe getting the 4gb version to save some money, but make sure you get a good cooling option on top. Even the Sapphire Nitro+ 480 is having some serious coil whine. However, from the reviews I've read, it's unavoidable to have some coil whine with high performance cards.

So. I've been struggling with this decision as well. It was between the Sapphire Nitro+ RX 480 4gb/8gb and the MSI Gaming X 1060. I just placed my order today at Mike's Computer store for 429,99. The reason I went with this choice is because nVidia had better bench marks for DX11 games like Dragon Age Inquisition and Witcher 3. The improvements were very minor varying between 5fps to 10 fps. I've looked on reddit and other forums to see what others have said, I finally came to this guy that did the same benchmarks for the same games. Sapphire RX 480 8gb Review MSI GTX 1060 6gb Review The decision came down to a few things for me. 1. The RX 480 has some pretty terrible and audible coil whine. If you have sound isolated case, not a problem. (SOUND) 2. The RX 480 gobbles lots of power and offsets a lot of heat. Minor setback at most. (POWER & TEMPERATURE) 3. The MSI 1060 was more quiet and power efficient. Solid plus. (SOUND) 4. I don't plan to ever crossfire or use SLI. 5. I'm just going to game at 1080p. Until today, I was going to pick up a 980 TI for 470$ as posted on a reddit post, but I was too late.The performance of the 980 Ti is much better than the 480 and 1060, and is comparable to the 1070; however, if you OC the 980 Ti a bit more it can beat the 1070. tl;dr: The 480 has very comparable performance to the 1060; however, the trade offs are in noise, heat, and power efficiency. The Solid plus is that it can run in crossfire; however, if you were going to spend that much money on 2x 480's, you'd probably be better off getting a upper tier 1070 card. Note: If I see the 980 Ti come back at the lower price, I'd snag it if it's in the mid 400's again. The only caveat is efficiency, but that performance is beast.

Thanks everyone. The people have spoken, the mon mons will be saved and put towards Skylake.

Should I save for an AMD 9590 or save up for a skylake rig. I do plan on picking up a 1070 sometime in the future. My rig right now is just grossly underpowered . Runnning an AMD FX 4100, but also have a 965 BE that I can put inside. If I save for a skylake, it'll be a 6600k/6700k.

What you're saying makes sense. I think I'll just wait and save a bit more, then sell the essentials and build a new rig when the time comes.

The GPU was a warranty replacement from XFX for a 7850 that was failing. A lot of what you're saying make sense. I've done too many side-grades in the pass. Don't want to do that.. If I want, I can pick up a 7970 for 145 (CDN) or a 280x for 180 (CDN) second hand on craigslist right now. The performance on the current rig is satisfactory. Most games are between 35-45 FPS but there are occasional hiccup, which is why I was wondering if I should change up the CPU/GPU solutions. I appreciate your input.

Mmm. This makes sense. Selling my current GPU for about 100$ then buying something like a R9 380 or GTX 960... Although there's a stock R9 290 on craigs going for 200$

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I'd like to keep the motherboard I'm using right now as I purchased it last month; therefore, it'd need to be a AMD chip. In addition, I wanted to only upgrade one component right now. I should have been more clear with the first post, I apologize.

I'd like some feedback on what I should upgrade first. I think there may be some bottle necking from the CPU; therefore, I should upgrade the CPU. With respect to GPU solutions, I can either get another R9 270 and run in crossfire, or get a better single GPU solution. EDIT : I'd like to upgrade only one component right now. Either the CPU or GPU. The games I usually play include: Witcher 3, Civ 5, Diablo 3, and Assetto Corsa to name a few. Everything on Craigs seems overpriced right now. Current Components: Potential Upgrades: CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE --> AMD FX 8350 GPU: XFX R9 270 --> Dual R9 270 or Single GPU solution (IE R9 Series or GTX 900 Series) PSU: 750 W 80 Plus MOBO: MSI 970 Gaming Gaming Resolution: 1080p

I ended up getting the Filco Majestouch 2 with Blue Cherry MX switches and PBT keys. The key caps feels very similar to the Ducky Shine 5's Double Shot ABS key caps. I really wanted to keep the Ducky Shine 5, but at the end of the day, the Filco with the better key caps at that price point was a better purchase. If the opportunity arises in the future, I think I would purchase the Ducky Shine. I'm happy with the Filco, but the Ducky had great construction and function out of the box.