1060 or 960/970w/ ssd?

[230473_1454181719]

I am planning to buy an msi gtx 1060 and I've talked with the person who build my pc and he told me that an 400€ gpu is not worth it...instead I should buy an 200-250€gpu with an ssd...

My pc is 4 years old with am quad core i5 a gt 640 

I would like to know your thoughts on that and if the gpu+ssd is more worth bying than just the 1060

 

[don_svetlio]

RX 480 + SSD?

[EPPHO]

Depends for what you use your PC.

[WereCat]

400€ for 1060????

Where are you from? It starts at 280€ here.

[Emzijs]

I would advise you GTX970, but since there's a lot of talking about it having only 3,5GB ram being it crappy(which I don't know why yet), but instead you should look into RX470 or even RX480.

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, Emzijs said:

I would advise you GTX970, but since there's a lot of talking about it having only 3,5GB ram being it crappy(which I don't know why yet), but instead you should look into RX470 or even RX480.

The last 512MB memory chunk runs on a slow 32-bit memory interface and thus causes stuttering in games when they start using it.

[230473_1454181719]

Gaming mostly...I would like the gpu to handle games like gta v dying light and games like a/c  in full hd 60 fps and future games like ghost recon and watch dogs 2 etc

I live in Greece where we have +24% tax 

[Emzijs]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

The last 512MB memory chunk runs on a slow 32-bit memory interface and thus causes stuttering in games when they start using it.

I am aware of that. I wrote a post here if it's worth brand new for 200-220 eur and everybody said it's not because it will get old quite fast and because of 0,5gb ram issue. I am sticking with 1080p gaming btw.

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, 230473_1454181719 said:

Gaming mostly...I would like the gpu to handle games like gta v dying light and games like a/c  in full hd 60 fps and future games like ghost recon and watch dogs 2 etc

I live in Greece where we have +24% tax 

What's the price on the 480?

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Emzijs said:

I am aware of that. I wrote a post here if it's worth brand new for 200-220 eur and everybody said it's not because it will get old quite fast and because of 0,5gb ram issue.

It already is. Modern games use over 4GB at 1080p max.

[230473_1454181719]

300-380€

[don_svetlio]

Just now, 230473_1454181719 said:

300-380€

Get a 300Eu 480 + SSD.

[Emzijs]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

It already is. Modern games use over 4GB at 1080p max.

Okay. Then, explain me, why everybody is still advising RX470 for 1080p gaming? 4GB of ram, same price point. Since I am only playing CSGO and will play BF1 later and maybe something which will catch my eye.

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, Emzijs said:

Okay. Then, explain me, why everybody is still advising RX470 for 1080p gaming? 4GB of ram, same price point. Since I am only playing CSGO and will play BF1 later and maybe something which will catch my eye.

Cause it's 150$ and not meant for 1080p ultra? That's where the 480 comes in.

[Emzijs]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

Cause it's 150$ and not meant for 1080p ultra? That's where the 480 comes in.

It's not. It's 200 eur card, and is advertised as that. I get that RX480 is really,really good investment but I don't get why 970 or RX470 is not advised as budget-tier card. Hell, even my GTX750 can run GTA V and BF4 on Ultra without AA, HSAA and other eye candy things. That's where my misunderstanding comes in.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Emzijs said:

It's not. It's 200 eur card, and is advertised as that. I get that RX480 is really,really good investment but I don't get why 970 or RX470 is not advised as budget-tier card. Hell, even my GTX750 can run GTA V and BF4 on Ultra without AA, HSAA and other eye candy things. That's where my misunderstanding comes in.

Well, for one. 470 has 4GB, 970 has 3.5GB which messes up SYS RAM caching.

Secondly, the EU price of the 970 was 350eu (for me at least) whereas the 470 is 200eu. (VAT, yay)

Lastly - 750 Ti cannot run GTA V on ultra. I've tried. Not at 1080p anyway.

[230473_1454181719]

I don't know about the 480... I am in the nvidia side so I don't have promblem to give around 100€ for the 1060

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, 230473_1454181719 said:

I don't know about the 480... I am in the nvidia side so I don't have promblem to give around 100€ for the 1060

You are willing to give 100Eu for 5% more performance? That is frankly retarded. Go ahead, waste your money...

[Emzijs]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

Secondly, the EU price of the 970 was 350eu (for me at least) whereas the 470 is 200eu. (VAT, yay)

Ekhemm, EVGA card can be grabbed for 250 eur at official store. And from third parties, you can get for 200 euros around.

 

 

2 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Lastly - 750 Ti cannot run GTA V on ultra. I've tried. Not at 1080p anyway.

Ok, maybe not ultra. But Highest can. I am playing right now on High settings without eye candy.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Emzijs said:

Ekhemm, EVGA card can be grabbed for 250 eur at official store. And from third parties, you can get for 200 euros around.

 

 

Ok, maybe not ultra. But Highest can. I am playing right now on High settings without eye candy.

Not for me. 970 is STILL more expensive than a 480 locally.

[Emzijs]

2 minutes ago, 230473_1454181719 said:

I don't know about the 480... I am in the nvidia side so I don't have promblem to give around 100€ for the 1060

Don't. That's why Nvidia is where it is right now.  Keep in mind that RX480 is better than 1060 at DX12 and Vulcan, is cheaper and have extra 2GB ram.

[Emzijs]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

Not for me. 970 is STILL more expensive than a 480 locally.

I found brand new at craiglist-type site, brand new, with factory guarantee for 230 euros. That's why I am hesitating.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Emzijs said:

I found brand new at craiglist-type site, brand new, with factory guarantee for 230 euros. That's why I am hesitating.

eeeeh, I avoid those sites. Scammers are very good nowadays.

[Emzijs]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

eeeeh, I avoid those sites. Scammers are very good nowadays.

Well, where I live, the town is so small that I could track the guy in few hours. There's no problem with that. But still, GTX970 could be purchased for 259 from official store.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Emzijs said:

Well, where I live, the town is so small that I could track the guy in few hours. There's no problem with that. But still, GTX970 could be purchased for 259 from official store.

But no DX12/Vulkan hardware support on it so meh.