1660 ti reccomendation

[Zeta_Demon]

i'm looking at picking up a 1660 ti soon and im not sure what one to get and i preferably want one with no colours on it just black and white. for reference im australian and this is where im looking at buying from https://www.mwave.com.au/graphics-cards/nvidia-graphics-cards?display=list&filteroptions=1907%3Dgeforce-gtx-1660-ti&filter=1907%3Dseries . just want to see if people know whats good and what to avoid

[AirSocial]

1 minute ago, Zeta_Demon said:

i'm looking at picking up a 1660 ti soon and im not sure what one to get and i preferably want one with no colours on it just black and white. for reference im australian and this is where im looking at buying from https://www.mwave.com.au/graphics-cards/nvidia-graphics-cards?display=list&filteroptions=1907%3Dgeforce-gtx-1660-ti&filter=1907%3Dseries . just want to see if people know whats good and what to avoid

This seems perfect. https://www.mwave.com.au/product/asus-geforce-gtx-1660-ti-phoenix-oc-6gb-video-card-ac21870 Asus is a trust able brand

[Streetguru]

29 minutes ago, Zeta_Demon said:

 

If you're only gaming at 1080p 60hz the RX 570 or RX 580 are like half the price and still have plenty of performance for that resolution

https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B077VX31FZ/?tag=pcppau-22

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/M7L48d/asrock-radeon-rx-580-8-gb-phantom-gaming-x-video-card-phantom-gxr-rx580-8g-oc

[Zeta_Demon]

42 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

If you're only gaming at 1080p 60hz the RX 570 or RX 580 are like half the price and still have plenty of performance for that resolution

https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B077VX31FZ/?tag=pcppau-22

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/M7L48d/asrock-radeon-rx-580-8-gb-phantom-gaming-x-video-card-phantom-gxr-rx580-8g-oc

im looking at upgrading to a  1440p monitor so those cards are not powerful enough

[Zeta_Demon]

1 hour ago, AirSocial said:

This seems perfect. https://www.mwave.com.au/product/asus-geforce-gtx-1660-ti-phoenix-oc-6gb-video-card-ac21870 Asus is a trust able brand

i just though the cooler on that card didnt seem very big and it might not cool that well, idk

[Ankerson]

6 minutes ago, Zeta_Demon said:

im looking at upgrading to a  1440p monitor so those cards are not powerful enough

Neither is the 1660Ti if you are planning on upgrading to 1440P.

 

Would be better to get at least an RTX 2070 ideally for playing at 1440P.

 

Absolute min would be an RTX 2060 and that is on the weak side for 1440P.

[Nocte]

If I had to choose, I would get this for sure:
https://www.mwave.com.au/product/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1660-ti-oc-6gb-video-card-ac22033

 

Dual fan (more silent than single fan), known brand, black, has backplate.

[i_build_nanosuits]

12 minutes ago, Zeta_Demon said:

im looking at upgrading to a  1440p monitor so those cards are not powerful enough

i would rather have a slightly used 8GB GTX 1070ti or 1080 personally...if possible!

 

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1070-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1660-Ti/3943vs4037

 

 

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1080-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1660-Ti/3603vs4037

 

[Streetguru]

15 minutes ago, Zeta_Demon said:

im looking at upgrading to a  1440p monitor so those cards are not powerful enough

They're actually pretty fine with the 8GB model and a slight drop to settings, I run a 4k display and do some 4k gaming on an RX 580 8GB, Resident Evil 2 ran at like 45+ fps

 

But I'd go straight for 4k instead of 1440p unless you're getting a 1440p 144hz display.

 

Or upgrade to a 1080p 144hz display over a 1440p 60hz display