New GPU

[The_SlaY3R]

Hello,

I'm currently looking for a new GPU for the PC for my father.

He plays Diablo 3 and Heroes of the Storms mostly.

He's currently playing at 1080p @ 60 hz.

 

I want to buy him a new GPU and probably a monitor later on but I want to mainly focus on a GPU for now.

I want him to run those games 1440p @ 144hz.

I've always been with NVIDIA for gpu's but AMD is looking good these days.

I might be too chicken to switch to AMD and regret it.

 

So far I've been looking at RX 570 8GB, GTX 1660 6GB or GTX 1060 6GB...

 

Current Build:

CPU: i7-2600K

MB: P8Z68-V Pro

RAM: 8GB DDR3

GPU: GTX 580

PSU: 750W

 

 

Your thoughts please ^^

[2SidedPolygon]

Here's a refurbished RX 580 8GB on Newegg for just $150, certainly a substantial upgrade from what he has now: https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-radeon-rx-580-gv-rx580gaming-8gd/p/27N-0022-00064?Item=27N-0022-00064&source=region&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Video Cards - AMD%2fATI-_-27N-0022-00064&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8rXrudGy4gIVhuNkCh3qoAdwEAYYASABEgIa4PD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[Turtle Rig]

10 minutes ago, The_SlaY3R said:

Hello,

I'm currently looking for a new GPU for the PC for my father.

He plays Diablo 3 and Heroes of the Storms mostly.

He's currently playing at 1080p @ 60 hz.

 

I want to buy him a new GPU and probably a monitor later on but I want to mainly focus on a GPU for now.

I want him to run those games 1440p @ 144hz.

I've always been with NVIDIA for gpu's but AMD is looking good these days.

I might be too chicken to switch to AMD and regret it.

 

So far I've been looking at RX 570 8GB, GTX 1660 6GB or GTX 1060 6GB...

 

Current Build:

CPU: i7-2600K

MB: P8Z68-V Pro

RAM: 8GB DDR3

GPU: GTX 580

PSU: 750W

 

 

Your thoughts please ^^

Go for the 570 and save money at same performance as nVidia.  With the saved money grab him a SSD.  I hope the CPU is overclocked, if not then it will create a bottleneck and what not.

[The_SlaY3R]

He already has an SSD and yes the CPU is slightly OC, the Heatsink isn't that great.

[CorruptedSanity]

4 hours ago, The_SlaY3R said:

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He plays Diablo 3 and Heroes of the Storms mostly.

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Just for reference, when I had a 1060 6gb and r5 2600x I could only get 120ish fps in diablo 3 at 1080p.  Can't remember what settings but probably near maxed out. 

[The_SlaY3R]

The PSU is a Corsair CX750W.

[xAcid9]

sustaining 144fps@1440p on those game gonna be hard imo. 

i suggest aim for a good Freesync monitor when you want to upgrade it.\

 

if you have budget for 1660, go for it. 

[Oalei]

1 hour ago, The_SlaY3R said:

The PSU is a Corsair CX750W.

Yeah it's good enough, get the Rx 570 or 1660 (if the price is the same) 

[xAcid9]

10 minutes ago, Oalei said:

Yeah it's good, get the Rx 570 or 1660 (if the price is the same) 

If price is the same, no reason to get 570. 

[Oalei]

1 minute ago, xAcid9 said:

If price is the same, no reason to get 570. 

Well no price tag only choices I would personally buy a RX580. RX 570 is like best bang for the buck and 1660 the fastest from those choices.