GTX 1060 Strix`

[Patty95]

Im planning to buy GTX 1060 strix and i've read it it a pretty long card, which led me to conclusion that it will be a bit saggy. So i have researched and i've found GPU acrylic bracket from pudget but they are like £30 and only sell them in US. So i was wondering is there any other option i could purchase in the uk? I know that some people use lego etc. but lets be honest I dont want a logo in my rig. Thanks.

[79wjd]

Why are you worried about sag? For aesthetic reasons or longevity/functionality reasons?

 

Also, from what I've seen/heard the Strix cards aren't really worth their --usually--overpriced cost.

[Shubham Yadav]

Strix is overkill for the 1060. You will get into voltage limits way before you even get close to temp limits. 

 

My suggestion : don't buy the strix, get a cheap 1060 like the EVGA SC and save like 80£.

[Patty95]

1 minute ago, djdwosk97 said:

Why are you worried about sag? For aesthetic reasons or longevity/functionality reasons?

 

Also, from what I've seen/heard the Strix cards aren't really worth their --usually--overpriced cost.

Well both I would say. From benchmarks I've seen that Strix performs the best and coolest between Evga Sc , Zotac AMp and the msi gaming x.

[Patty95]

3 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

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[Trav_X]

1060 Strixis very overpriced right now

[Trav_X]

1060 Strixis very overpriced right now

[Patty95]

4 minutes ago, Shubham Yadav said:

Strix is overkill for the 1060. You will get into voltage limits way before you even get close to temp limits. 

 

My suggestion : don't buy the strix, get a cheap 1060 like sthe EVGA SC and save like 80£.

I was looking at the Evga sc but 1. the temps are like 75 at load so i was thinking between msi gaming x and amp zotac

[Shubham Yadav]

1 minute ago, Patty95 said:

I was looking at the Evga sc but 1. the temps are like 75 at load so i was thinking between msi gaming x and amp zotac

Pascal cards have a temp limit of 93 degree celcius. 75 shouldn't even concern you. 

[Patty95]

Just now, Shubham Yadav said:

Pascal cards have a temp limit of 93 degree celcius. 75 shouldn't even concern you. 

So basically  it comes down to perforance now. Which one out of those three will get me the best performance in games (fps).MSi gaming zotac amp or evga sc?

[Shubham Yadav]

Just now, Patty95 said:

So basically  it comes down to perforance now. Which one out of those three will get me the best performance in games (fps).MSi gaming zotac amp or evga sc?

Depends on whether you win or lose the silicon lottery. See, none of the cards has any issue with temperature limits and all will run into voltage limit at 1.093 V. So if you get a better binned card, you will get a better performance even out of the zotac mini compared to the strix. 

 

^All the talk above only applies if you manually overclock the card. If you don't want to, just get the one which is the highest clocked out of the box.

 

Strix: Boost 1736, base 1531

EVGA SC: 1835 boost, 1607 base

Gigabyte g1 gaming: 1857 boost, 1620 base

MSI gaming X: 1809 boost, 1594 base. 

Zotac amp: 1771 boost, 1556 base. 

 

If you are not going to overclock, the Gigabyte G1 gaming is your best bet. I have it and it performs admirably. Unfortunately mine doesn't overclock much higher which made my higher investment into this card much of a blowout compared to the cheaper ones. 

 

If you are going to overclock however, then go with the cheapest one which is not zotac mini. If you want RGB lighting or a backplate however, you should go for the gigabyte, asus or msi. 

[Shubham Yadav]

Double post.