Buying new gpu today

[Full_Logicz]

hello guys !

i want to buy a new gpu in the next week or so and i cant really decide between the rx 480 and the gtx 1060.

it would have been an easy pick if the rx 480 was actually cheaper in my country, but it's not and the only custom rx 480 ( which is the nitro version ) is actually more expensive than an msi 1060.

i've always liked amd ( mostly because i have nvidia ) but now its seems that i have to go with the gtx 1060 and that is not an easy thing to see.

I'll post some links below with the cheapest rx 480 that you can find online in my country and the cheapest msi 1060 ( there are other 1060 cards a lot cheaper than the msi one ill put a link with that as well.

but before i put the links i want to say that i have really big heat issues in my room and my current gpu ( r9 280x ) sits at 89C every day. that is the reason why i'm going for the more expensive msi card because it has a better cooler.

 

http://www.emag.ro/placa-video-msi-geforcer-6gb-gddr5-192-bit-gtx-1060-gaming-x-6g/pd/D7QHT2BBM/

^^ this is the msi 1060 ^^

http://www.pcgarage.ro/placi-video/sapphire/radeon-rx-480-nitro-plus-8gb-ddr5-256-bit-lite/

^^ this is the only non reference rx 480 available in romania ^^

http://www.pcgarage.ro/placi-video/sapphire/radeon-rx-480-8gb-ddr5-256-bit-lite/

^^ this is the cheapest rx 480 currently available in romania ^^

http://www.pcgarage.ro/placi-video/asus/geforce-gtx-1060-turbo-6gb-ddr5-192-bit/

^^ this is the cheapest gtx 1060 which is not in stock ^^

 

so as i said i'm looking for cool operation.

if the prices were as they should i would have bought the rx480 hands down.

from what i read online the refference rx480 is not that cool so right now the go to card is the msi 1060.

 

I'll be playing at 1920x1200 and my processor is an i7 950 to give you some extra info but imo it doesn't really matter.

[Morgan MLGman]

Hmmmm, the price difference seems fairly significant, GTX 1060 is around 10% faster, but it's 20% more expensive than the reference 480 8GB in your country, I'd get the 480 in that case..

[Full_Logicz]

consider the temperature as well. i'm tired of seeing temperatures above 85C.

high temperatures wouldnt bee that big of a deal but those make the card unstable and i mostly pay dx 11 and will be playing dx11 for the next couple of years

[Robitzu]

You should get the gtx 1060 where You can find it cheaper. cu valoare pt romanasi salut salut

[LinusTechDips]

12 minutes ago, Atzberger said:

consider the temperature as well. i'm tired of seeing temperatures above 85C.

high temperatures wouldnt bee that big of a deal but those make the card unstable and i mostly pay dx 11 and will be playing dx11 for the next couple of years

Depending on the game, both cards have their pros. Both are good options, personally would go with 1060, but its just a preference (don't like the rx 480 power draw problems, althrough no idea if they were fixed in the sapphire).

[Full_Logicz]

yeah ill probalby go for the 1060 i just wanted to see some other opinions