Tips on finding 1060 in stock at MSRP?

[nosirrah123]

Right now I have all the parts to build my PC other than the GPU. I'm gonna be going for the 1060 since I prefer Nvidia features (so don't try to talk me into a 480) but I can't find it in stock anywhere. I've signed up for Newegg's stock alert but I have no idea how long that will take. I'm wondering if anybody here knows any tips for finding these things in stock.

[swordsman247]

4 minutes ago, nosirrah123 said:

Right now I have all the parts to build my PC other than the GPU. I'm gonna be going for the 1060 since I prefer Nvidia features (so don't try to talk me into a 480) but I can't find it in stock anywhere. I've signed up for Newegg's stock alert but I have no idea how long that will take. I'm wondering if anybody here knows any tips for finding these things in stock.

Found this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125881

 

But for msrp? eh just keep hunting

[nosirrah123]

Just now, swordsman247 said:

Found this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125881

At that point I might as well go buy one of those GTX 480s that are selling for 250

[MadOrc]

Just now, swordsman247 said:

Found this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125881

its $100above MSRP. If you want a 1060 at MSRP you ave to wait a few weeks for restocking

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, nosirrah123 said:

since I prefer Nvidia features

Well....like what?

[nosirrah123]

Just now, Streetguru said:

Well....like what?

Shadowplay, better performance without APIs, multi-projection looks cool, Shield, and running more quietly.

[RuLeZ]

9 minutes ago, swordsman247 said:

Found this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125881

 

But for msrp? eh just keep hunting

Close enough

[nosirrah123]

Just now, RuLeZ said:

Close enough

sarcasm?

[RuLeZ]

Just now, nosirrah123 said:

sarcasm?

Yes, if you want GTX 1060 for 249 you probably will have to wait.. a lot, no less than 2 months I believe, but lets see. Personally I would go for RX 480, this "features" of nvidia are mostly not that important.

[Streetguru]

8 minutes ago, nosirrah123 said:

Shadowplay, better performance without APIs, multi-projection looks cool, Shield, and running more quietly.

They have GVR or is it Play.tv now...in any case it does the same thing for GPU acceleration, although I'd suggest you use OBS anyways if you have the CPU horsepower for better quality footage
http://raptr.com/TinyDino/news/53d6730c16b46f0af3/introducing-gvr-and-instant-replays-capture-and-share-gameplay-video-with-nearly-no-performance-impact-

The 1060 on average is about 10-15% faster in DX11

 

multi-projection has to be used in a game by game basis and is probably only going to be found in VR titles, and a 1060 can't power triple 1080p display gaming anyways, that's nearly 4k resolution levels of performance

 

Do you have a shield? because it seems like they've pretty much abandoned the shield.

Far as running quietly that's what after market cards are for.

 

and It is faster now yes, but if you're looking for the best value that would be the 4GB 480 at $199, plus most games in the future will be DX12/Vulkan, but ya, the 1060 isn't too bad a buy I guess overall if you just want what's the fastest now

 

but in any case, just check now in stock constantly
http://www.nowinstock.net/computers/videocards/nvidia/gtx1060/

[swordsman247]

13 minutes ago, nosirrah123 said:

At that point I might as well go buy one of those GTX 480s that are selling for 250

Yeah pretty much. It's just too new and shiny everybody wants one.

[Brian McKee]

You're going to be waiting quite a while lol.

[don_svetlio]

17 minutes ago, nosirrah123 said:

Shadowplay, better performance without APIs, multi-projection looks cool, Shield, and running more quietly.

OBS

Performance without APIs? Such a thing does not exist

I have no views on the matter

Shields are nice if you can afford them but I generally don't see the value

That's what the Nitro 480 is for. 260$ and the base clock of that is 100MHz higher than the boost clock of the 480. (putting it past the 1060)

[Streetguru]

30 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

OBS

Performance without APIs? Such a thing does not exist

I have no views on the matter

Shields are nice if you can afford them but I generally don't see the value

That's what the Nitro 480 is for. 260$ and the base clock of that is 100MHz higher than the boost clock of the 480. (putting it past the 1060)

Screw the Nitro, the Devil card is pretty sweet

Too expensive for a 480 though
http://videocardz.com/62489/powercolor-announces-radeon-rx-480-red-devil-for-269-usd

[don_svetlio]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Screw the Nitro, the Devil card is pretty sweet

Too expensive for a 480 though
http://videocardz.com/62489/powercolor-announces-radeon-rx-480-red-devil-for-269-usd

I like the detachable fans on the Nitro. Makes repairs a LOT easier

[nosirrah123]

44 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

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54 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

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Tbh I was teetering between RX480 and 1060, I'll probably just go for whichever one I can get first. Thanks for the link!

[don_svetlio]

Just now, nosirrah123 said:

 

Tbh I was teetering between RX480 and 1060, I'll probably just go for whichever one I can get first.

If the 1060 and RX 480 are the same price - 1060. If the 1060 is 40$ or higher expensive than the 480, then get the 480. 20% extra money for 10% extra performance is dumb.

[cummerou1]

1.Look everywhere 

2. Realise that will that will never happen 

3. Cry sad, salty tears

[Guest]

You had to buy them at launch today, lots of GTX 1060s were going for 249 or 259 with decent coolers.

The best I could find now is this, it might be worth it for you.

If not you just have to wait for restocks.

[App4that]

When they're in stock this is my advise.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487260

 

Tested here.

 

[Energycore]

1 hour ago, nosirrah123 said:

Shadowplay

AMD has an equivalent or you can set up OBS

 

1 hour ago, nosirrah123 said:

better performance without APIs,

What? A GPU can't do 3D Graphics without an API

 

1 hour ago, nosirrah123 said:

and running more quietly

OK this one is straight up bullshit; the notse levels of a partner card are entirely dependent on said partner. The gap on performance / watt (the reason why last gen was so hot) has closed up incredibly.

[Streetguru]

6 hours ago, nosirrah123 said:

 

Tbh I was teetering between RX480 and 1060, I'll probably just go for whichever one I can get first. Thanks for the link!

Also minor addition is crossfire with the 480 potentially, and cheaper free-sync displays

Otherwise here's a review for the Nitro 4gb version, manages to about match a stock 1060
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3098825/components-graphics/sapphire-nitro-rx-480-review-polaris-rethought-and-refined.html

[nosirrah123]

8 hours ago, Energycore said:

AMD has an equivalent or you can set up OBS

 

What? A GPU can't do 3D Graphics without an API

 

OK this one is straight up bullshit; the notse levels of a partner card are entirely dependent on said partner. The gap on performance / watt (the reason why last gen was so hot) has closed up incredibly.

I assumed that you guys would realize that by APIs I just meant DirectX 12 and Vulcan, I'm sorry if that wasn't clear

[HotDiggityDaffodil]

I got a Zotac 1060 mini yesterday from Amazon at the msrp of $249. It literally was the last one. Just this morning, I saw a 1060 available at Newegg for $289. I can't recall which one it was, though.