1660 Ti or 2060?

[DAWWolfX]

Okay, just noticed the 1660Ti launched, many told me I should maybe wait for that card. Is there any compelling reason I should NOT buy a 1660Ti and go with a 2060? I personally don't care that much about raytracing, I am just looking for a good card for the budget I have which is no more than $350 for the card. I want to complete my system so I can't really wait for Navi because my 90% done system is just sitting there collecting dust. So, what should I do? 

[DAWWolfX]

Or should I go with AMD's offerings such as the 590 or the Vega 56? 

[jones177]

If is is a $279 version, go for it.

They are on the EVGA website now.

https://www.evga.com/products/productlist.aspx?type=0&family=GeForce+16+Series+Family&chipset=GTX+1660+Ti

 

[DAWWolfX]

And I noticed other manufacturers also had some like Zotac's double fan version for $279. I know about EVGA'S AMAZING customer service. So your recommendation is going with a 1660Ti? 

53 minutes ago, jones177 said:

If is is a $279 version, go for it.

They are on the EVGA website now.

https://www.evga.com/products/productlist.aspx?type=0&family=GeForce+16+Series+Family&chipset=GTX+1660+Ti

 

 

[DAWWolfX]

I may choose EVGA due to the amazing customer service, I didn't finish my thought. Whoops. 

[SSJGodemis]

The Vega 56 air cooled MSI can be found for $250 on Newegg, they perform similar. However, the 1660 Ti will OC better and have better coolers than a blower. 

 

The RX 590 really is not on pair here. Its performance is meant to surpass the GTX 1060, which is does, but its still inferior to a GTX 1070 and 1660 Ti. 

 

Personally, for a 1080p card Id still go with this over the Vega 56 and RX 590.  If you have the money pushing to an RTX 2060 will give you an extra 20% overall. 

[xg32]

1 hour ago, DAWWolfX said:

Okay, just noticed the 1660Ti launched, many told me I should maybe wait for that card. Is there any compelling reason I should NOT buy a 1660Ti and go with a 2060? I personally don't care that much about raytracing, I am just looking for a good card for the budget I have which is no more than $350 for the card. I want to complete my system so I can't really wait for Navi because my 90% done system is just sitting there collecting dust. So, what should I do? 

i'd still go with the 2060 for a bit more, but it's personal perference really, since evga raised the price of their 2060 black from 320usd up to 350 now

[DAWWolfX]

1 minute ago, xg32 said:

i'd still go with the 2060 for a bit more, but it's personal perference really, since evga raised the price of their 2060 black from 320usd up to 350 now

Yeah I will be buying a card soon but I do expect prices to fluctuate as I have to wait for the money to come in. 

[ch3w2oy]

Easy. Used Vega 64 or 56. Either could beat both of those cards. 

 

I would get a Red Devil, Nitro+ or Saphire Pulse.. Awesome cards at great value.. 

[DAWWolfX]

14 minutes ago, SSJGodemis said:

The Vega 56 air cooled MSI can be found for $250 on Newegg, they perform similar. However, the 1660 Ti will OC better and have better coolers than a blower. 

 

The RX 590 really is not on pair here. Its performance is meant to surpass the GTX 1060, which is does, but its still inferior to a GTX 1070 and 1660 Ti. 

Yeah, I know the blower fans aren't great, I personally don't like the single fan design although this is my personal opinion. I do agree the 590 is not on par with the 2060 or 1660Ti for sure. So I may just take those out of my consideration unless they drop to ridiculously cheap. 

[DAWWolfX]

7 minutes ago, ChewToy! said:

Easy. Used Vega 64 or 56. Either could beat both of those cards. 

 

I would get a Red Devil, Nitro+ or Saphire Pulse.. Awesome cards at great value.. 

I may look at the used market but I personally prefer buying new, less risky. Unless it was someone I knew personally or the seller allows a return if it doesn't work, then I probably wouldn't go that route, but thanks for the reply. 

[ch3w2oy]

3 minutes ago, DAWWolfX said:

I may look at the used market but I personally prefer buying new, less risky. Unless it was someone I knew personally or the seller allows a return if it doesn't work, then I probably wouldn't go that route, but thanks for the reply. 

I prefer new as well, but the prices they're going for on eBay is just tempting lol. 

 

I actually bought a used Vega 56 Strix and had great luck with it before selling it to another member in this forum for $300.

[DAWWolfX]

Just now, ChewToy! said:

I prefer new as well, but the prices they're going for on eBay is just tempting lol. 

 

I actually bought a used Vega 56 Strix and had great luck with it before selling it to another member in this forum for $300.

Yeah, used prices are tempting and I was thinking about it myself but I am personally afraid I will get a bad card and not be able to return it and that is the risk and reward scenario one has to deal with. I am glad you did have good luck with the used card. Thanks for the recommendation and I may buy used. I am not completely keeping that out of my consideration. Especially if I can save a lot of money doing so. 

[SenKa]

1660 Ti is a useless card even $5 over MSRP. Save the money and buy an RTX 2060, the MSRP price difference isn't compelling enough to make this new 11 series worth while

[ki8aras]

1 hour ago, DAWWolfX said:

Okay, just noticed the 1660Ti launched, many told me I should maybe wait for that card. Is there any compelling reason I should NOT buy a 1660Ti and go with a 2060? I personally don't care that much about raytracing, I am just looking for a good card for the budget I have which is no more than $350 for the card. I want to complete my system so I can't really wait for Navi because my 90% done system is just sitting there collecting dust. So, what should I do? 

since you dont care about raytracing then the 1660 ti is a huge recommendation

[DAWWolfX]

Just now, SenpaiKaplan said:

1660 Ti is a useless card even $5 over MSRP. Save the money and buy an RTX 2060, the MSRP price difference isn't compelling enough to make this new 11 series worth while

I have money to buy either. I heard the cards were similar so I thought I could save money by buying a 1660Ti. 

[ch3w2oy]

1 minute ago, DAWWolfX said:

Yeah, used prices are tempting and I was thinking about it myself but I am personally afraid I will get a bad card and not be able to return it and that is the risk and reward scenario one has to deal with. I am glad you did have good luck with the used card. Thanks for the recommendation and I may buy used. I am not completely keeping that out of my consideration. Especially if I can save a lot of money doing so. 

I hear ya.. I asked questions and made sure their reputation was close to 100% with at least 50 reviews and no new accounts. 

 

The decent sellers on eBay won't really fuck you over because they (eBay) offer guaranteed money back whether the seller supports it or not. 

 

You can still find great deals with them on sale at places like Newegg every now and then. I got my liquid 64 for $499 on sale with 3 games. 

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

Neither. Used 1080 Ti. Kicks the 2060 or 1660 Ti up and down all day long at about the same price ($325ish)

[DAWWolfX]

5 minutes ago, ki8aras said:

since you dont care about raytracing then the 1660 ti is a huge recommendation

That's honestly my thoughts on it. I think real-time raytracing is cool but from what I have seen from reviewers is that it isn't worth it YET because there isn't many games that support that tech yet. 

[ch3w2oy]

3 minutes ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

Neither. Used 1080 Ti. Kicks the 2060 or 1660 Ti up and down all day long at about the same price ($325ish)

Yea right. I haven't seen any good ones for less than $500..usually right around $600..USA. 

[DAWWolfX]

3 minutes ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

Neither. Used 1080 Ti. Kicks the 2060 or 1660 Ti up and down all day long at about the same price ($325ish)

I am still a little wary of used cards and I would still prefer to buy new for it's less risky. I don't disagreee that the 1080Ti would be more powerful. Can you get a new one for that price? 

[ch3w2oy]

7 minutes ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

Neither. Used 1080 Ti. Kicks the 2060 or 1660 Ti up and down all day long at about the same price ($325ish)

I'll buy yours for that price right now, how bout that? 

 

Shit I'll throw in another $100.

[DAWWolfX]

4 minutes ago, DAWWolfX said:

I am still a little wary of used cards and I would still prefer to buy new for it's less risky. I don't disagreee that the 1080Ti would be more powerful. Can you get a new one for that price? 

The obvious answer is no. I would prefer to buy new. 

[SenKa]

26 minutes ago, DAWWolfX said:

I have money to buy either. I heard the cards were similar so I thought I could save money by buying a 1660Ti. 

Depends on the game, but by and large the RTX 2060 is 20% better.

[ki8aras]

24 minutes ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

Neither. Used 1080 Ti. Kicks the 2060 or 1660 Ti up and down all day long at about the same price ($325ish)

bruh for the price of a 1080 ti you can buy 2 1660 ti's