Need advice choosing a GPU.

polonoot · October 10, 2019

Hi.

I am planning to update my GPU to a different one in a price range with max. price about 250 US dollars. Mainly for gaming. Was thinking maybe i can get a better GPU if used.

For new ones i thought of taking either GIGABYTE AMD Radeon RX 590 GAMING an MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X. And is the 1660 worth grabbing ?

Princess Luna · October 10, 2019

2 minutes ago, polonoot said:

GIGABYTE AMD Radeon RX 590 GAMING an MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X.

The RX 590 is the superior card here, but it's not worth 250$, it's pricing should not be higher than $220 otherwise you're better off going with the RX580 for cheaper and just OC.

3 minutes ago, polonoot said:

And is the 1660 worth grabbing ?

Depends on pricing but if you want a brand new nVidia card the cheapest GTX 1660 can be a senseful purchase, it should always perform equal or better than the RX 590 depending on the game.

Bananasplit_00 · October 10, 2019

if you wait a little while the RX 5500 should be out at ~$150 and the potentiall RX 5500XT seems like it would suit you well here

DemonicTaco · October 10, 2019

1660 Ti would be an excellent buy if you can spare an extra $30: Amazon Link. There's also used ones listed on that page for ~$260.

There's been some excellent coverage of the 1660 Ti from several tech youtubers such as Linus, jayztwocents, and gamers nexus if you're looking for some performance analysis.

Thready · October 10, 2019

If you buy used, there are some things to watch out for. Buying used is a great way to save money and most of the time if you follow precautions you can get a deal.

First, don't buy anything that seems like too good of a deal. It is too good to be true. You will not reasonably save more than probably $50 buying used unless some mad girlfriend is selling her ex boyfriend's stuff or something.

Don't buy anything from Industry City California. It's where a lot of Chinese ripoffs come from.

Don't buy anything used for mining.

Make sure they have at least 2 or 3 pics of the card

Ask them if they did anything to the card like replacing the thermal paste. I would personally steer clear of any used card that was taken apart but that's just my personal preference. I don't trust 99% of people on eBay who modify their stuff.

Make sure they have a good reputation and READ THE REVIEWS on other things.