Replacement for R9 280X

[Sousuke]

Hey Everyone, 

 

I'm deciding to upgrade my R9 280X 3GB Shortly for a few reasons.

 

Firstly its unstable as **** when updating the drivers which is very very annoying as I would like to get this system onto Windows 10 at some point (Did the upgrade when it was free but the graphics card's drivers were being updated constantly meaning that the card was about as stable as a cow riding a unicycle on jelly.

 

This is the XFX DD Version of the R9 280X so for some odd reason it will only run on the drivers which were included on the CD (06/12/2013 - 13.251.0.0). So when Windows 10 is installed it updates drivers automagicly which at the time I could not disable for love no money.

 

Secondly I want a 4GB or more Card as I can see games in the future needing this. Also would like to have the i5 4690K have a GPU it can take advantage of.

 

My Monitor is a 1080p Lenovo ThinkVision lt2223pwc so only 60htz running off Display Port (Finally upgraded from DVI).

 

So what would you recommend, don't want to spend a hell of a lot of money so no 1080's ect.

[i_build_nanosuits]

RX 480 8GB or GTX 1060 6GB whichever you prefer they perform about the same trading blows from game to game.

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

RX 480 8GB or GTX 1060 6GB whichever you prefer they perform about the same trading blows from game to game.

for older games the 1060 wins for newer games the 480 wins. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

for older games the 1060 wins for newer games the 480 wins. 

what are you talking about?!

this game is not even out yet, and the 1060 is faster in that game:

 

[i_build_nanosuits]

3 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

for older games the 1060 wins for newer games the 480 wins. 

this game came out last week...

 

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

what are you talking about?!

this game is not even out yet, and the 1060 is faster in that game:

To be fair, the game is in "Early Access" yet has paid DLC. Did I mention that it's also an unoptimised piece of shit?

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, HKZeroFive said:

To be fair, the game is in "Early Access" yet has paid DLC. Did I mention that it's also an unoptimised piece of shit?

this game came out last week:

 

 

[HKZeroFive]

2 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

this game came out last week:

I'm not disputing the fact that the two cards trade blows. But Ark was a terrible example to use.

[Sousuke]

Thanks for your recommendations,

 

I've been looking at MSI's Offerings quite a bit as my Motherboard is from them too also I like the cooler's on them too, the RX 480 is Cheaper but has 2GB More of GDDR5 Memory so whats the kicker here?

 

Would rather go with the AMD Side of GPUs as my Motherboard only supports crossfire not SLI but still whats the real differences between these cards?

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, HKZeroFive said:

I'm not disputing the fact that the two cards trade blows. But Ark was a terrible example to use.

fair enough...but a blanket statement like ''RX 480 better in newer games GTX 1060 better in older games'' is completely irrelevant.

These cards perform about the same, and depending on the game engine one will be slightly better than the other...fire up another game and the other one will be slightly faster...pick your poison i guess.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, Sousuke said:

Thanks for your recommendations,

 

I've been looking at MSI's Offerings quite a bit as my Motherboard is from them too also I like the cooler's on them too, the RX 480 is Cheaper but has 2GB More of GDDR5 Memory so whats the kicker here?

 

Would rather go with the AMD Side of GPUs as my Motherboard only supports crossfire not SLI but still whats the real differences between these cards?

AMD consume a bit more power...that's about it...software wise they are pretty even now...nvidia support physx (mostly irrelevant) it's really a case of whichever you like best honestly otherwise i would tell you.

 

Also, if your board only support crossfire it probably has the second PCIE slot running at pcie 4x speed which will have a slight impact on RX 480 crossfire performance...not the end of the world but i wouldn't really consider this has an option personally...just sell the card and buy a new one when you feel it's getting outpasted by newer titles.

[Shiv78]

3 minutes ago, Sousuke said:

Would rather go with the AMD Side of GPUs as my Motherboard only supports crossfire not SLI but still whats the real differences between these cards?

As said, most older games/DX11 (GTA V, etc) are better on 1060

Newer/DX12 games are better on 480 (COD IW, DOOM, etc.)

[i_build_nanosuits]

6 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

As said, most older games/DX11 (GTA V, etc) are better on 1060

Newer/DX12 games are better on 480 (COD IW, DOOM, etc.)

no, as i said, that's BULLSHIT...GTX 1060 destroy the RX 480 in watchdogs 2, dishonored 2, sniper elite 4 and those games all came out very recently...you guys are repeating BS. (not saying the 1060 is better, i would probably get a 480 if it was my money, all i'm saying is those blanket statements are BS and not helpful)

[Shiv78]

4 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

sniper elite 4 and those games all came out very recently

Again, absolutely brand-new games are almost as bad an example as ARK since they aren't optimized yet

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, Shiv78 said:

Again, absolutely brand-new games are almost as bad an example as ARK since they aren't optimized yet

come on

[Sousuke]

So sounds like the MSI RX 480 8GB is the better option. Thanks Everyone

[Aytex]

6 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

Again, absolutely brand-new games are almost as bad an example as ARK since they aren't optimized yet

And do you think it ever will be?

No, thoes type of games are money milkers, they just get what they want and leave in a few years

[i_build_nanosuits]

7 minutes ago, Aytex said:

And do you think it ever will be?

No, thoes type of games are money milkers, they just get what they want and leave in a few years

''brand new game'' sniper elite 4 is built on an age old game engine, the same one they used for the past 3 sniper games...and it's very well optimized...same goes for dishonored 2 and watchdogs 2 both games use the same old game engine the previous ones were using so ''not optimized'' for those ''brand new games'' yeah sure...NO, these games ARE optimized already, because they are built upon 2+ years old tech.

[Aytex]

1 minute ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

''brand new game'' sniper elite 4 is built on an age old game engine, the same one they used for the past 3 sniper games...and it's very well optimized...same goes for dishonored 2 and watchdogs 2 both games use the same old game engine the previous ones were using so ''not optimized'' for those ''brand new games'' yeah sure...NO, these games ARE optimized already, because they are build upon 2+ years old tech.

Hey, im on your side, I hate the bull shit circlejerk between the 1060 and 480 too buddy :^) 

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, Aytex said:

Hey, im on your side, I hate the bull shit circlejerk between the 1060 and 480 too buddy :^) 

i know i know...i just don't feel like giving him the reply cause i don't plan to spend the night arguying with a 13 years old drippy nose nerd again

 

[ivan134]

23 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

no, as i said, that's BULLSHIT...GTX 1060 destroy the RX 480 in watchdogs 2, dishonored 2, sniper elite 4 and those games all came out very recently...you guys are repeating BS. (not saying the 1060 is better, i would probably get a 480 if it was my money, all i'm saying is those blanket statements are BS and not helpful)

1060 is faster in 2 Gameworks games. What a shocker! Guru3d had 480 faster in the sniper 4 and techpowerup had them tied. Stop cherry picking.

[Shiv78]

7 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

because they are built upon 2+ years old tech

.....which is why they perform poorly in DX12, even on the 1060. Games that perform better using DX12 tend to be better on the 480.

[The Sloth]

21 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

come on

my 5820k with 32gb ram with a 1070 sli can't run ark well, your point? the 480 is a better card also cheaper, you can pick one up for 170 usd on a sale. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, ivan134 said:

1060 is faster in 2 Gameworks games. What a shocker! Guru3d had 480 faster in the sniper 4 and techpowerup had them tied. Stop cherry picking.

 

Just now, Shiv78 said:

.....which is why they perform poorly in DX12, even on the 1060. Games that perform better using DX12 tend to be better on the 480.

here we go again, alright i'm out!

 

[ivan134]

5 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

 

here we go again, alright i'm out!

 

Wow I'm sorry. I should have let you keep spreading bullshit. Someone get this guy a tissue.