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MSI GTX 1060

Sreno1
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What are your guy's thoughts on this graphics card? Is the price justified, and will it bottleneck my CPU (i5-6500)?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127963

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 | Acer GN246HL 1080p 24" 144hz & Acer G246HL 1080p 24" 60hz |

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It will not be bottlenecked by an i5, just dont get the 3gb. 

Please quote our replys so we get a notification and can reply easily. Never cheap out on a PSU, or I will come to watch the fireworks. 

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PC:

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K @4.8GHz
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 
Motherboard:  ASUS Maximus VIII Hero 
GPU: Zotac AMP Extreme 1070 @ 2114Mhz
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W G2

 

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Keyboard: Corsair K70 LUX Browns
Mouse: Logitech G502 
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Revolver 

Monitor: U2713M @ 75Hz

 

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3 minutes ago, GreatFlashyGloop said:

why is the 3gb bad?

Because at 1080p, some modern titles are beginning to use more than 3GB, so you'll see a massive performance loss from a lack of VRAM.

if you have to insist you think for yourself, i'm not going to believe you.

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1 hour ago, GreatFlashyGloop said:

why is the 3gb bad?

Its just bad value. Newer titles are starting to use more than 3gb of vram, while the 6gb isnt that much more expensive. 

Please quote our replys so we get a notification and can reply easily. Never cheap out on a PSU, or I will come to watch the fireworks. 

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My specs

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PC:

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K @4.8GHz
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 
Motherboard:  ASUS Maximus VIII Hero 
GPU: Zotac AMP Extreme 1070 @ 2114Mhz
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W G2

 

Peripherals 

Keyboard: Corsair K70 LUX Browns
Mouse: Logitech G502 
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Revolver 

Monitor: U2713M @ 75Hz

 

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Decided to buy this one, price is a bit high but it looks amazing and the reviews say it is at the top of 1060's 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127963

i5-6600k (4.6) | Dark Rock 3 | MSI GAMING X 1060 6GB | 8GB DDR4 | 120GB SSD & 1TB HDD | Crystal 460x

 | Acer GN246HL 1080p 24" 144hz & Acer G246HL 1080p 24" 60hz |

PSU Tier List | PC Partpickers: US Canada Australia UK

 

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