Gtx 1060

[Skatester07]

Im building my first pc. Set on getting a 6gb 1060 but kind of stuck on which one is the best for $250-280. Im looking at the msi oc black and white version. Any thoughts?

[ELSknutson]

3 minutes ago, Skatester07 said:

Im building my first pc. Set on getting a 6gb 1060 but kind of stuck on which one is the best for $250-280. Im looking at the msi oc black and white version. Any thoughts?

Get the 480 instead and get one that matches your PC 

[Skatester07]

Why? @ELSknutson

[ELSknutson]

Just now, Skatester07 said:

Why? @ELSknutson

because your more likely to find one that fits in your price range 

[rphawks]

3 hours ago, Skatester07 said:

Why? @ELSknutson

I can tell you multiple. It may be slower, but if you get an RX480, you can get a Freesync monitor.

 

3 hours ago, ELSknutson said:

because your more likely to find one that fits in your price range 

Thats... not true...

[Skatester07]

What is a free sync monitor? @rphawks

[rphawks]

Just now, Skatester07 said:

What is a free sync monitor? @rphawks

Freesync is AMD's adaptive sync. Nvdia uses G-Sync. Freesync is open source, so it's cheaper, while G-Sync is only on high price, Nvidia-sponsored products. So yeah... G-Sync works better, it's great, but it's much, much more expensive. 

 

[Skatester07]

So what does it do? @rphawks

[rphawks]

3 minutes ago, Skatester07 said:

So what does it do? @rphawks

Less stutter, better frame rates, etc. 

[Skatester07]

So do all gpu's have a form of "freesync", sorry im till learning about pc's. 

@rphawks

[Shiv78]

5 minutes ago, rphawks said:

Less stutter, better frame rates, etc. 

no. No. NO. NO!!!

 

The only thing G-Sync and Freesync do is make the display's refresh rate exactly equal to that of the display, reducing screen tearing when gaming at a lower framerate than your monitor's refresh rate. They don't affect stuttering or framerates.

 

At this budget, you won't be getting a 144Hz display, so get a 1060 6GB (like this one, its on sale http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127963&cm_re=msi_1060-_-14-127-963-_-Product) and a regular 60Hz 1080p monitor. Adaptive refresh rate is useless under 100Hz

[rphawks]

Just now, Shiv78 said:

no. No. NO. NO!!!

 

The only thing G-Sync and Freesync do is make the display's refresh rate exactly equal to that of the display, reducing screen tearing when gaming at a lower framerate than your monitor's refresh rate.

 

At this budget, you won't be getting a 144Hz display, so get a 1060 6GB (like this one, its on sale http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127963&cm_re=msi_1060-_-14-127-963-_-Product) and a regular 60Hz 1080p monitor. Adaptive refresh rate is useless under 100Hz

I mean... what I said was true. You do get less stutter. And a little boost in frame rates. One thing though: "The only thing G-Sync and Freesync do is make the display's refresh rate exactly equal to that of the display...". Um... er...

[Skatester07]

What about the one i mentioned on my original post? @Shiv78

[Shiv78]

11 minutes ago, rphawks said:

I mean... what I said was true. You do get less stutter. And a little boost in frame rates. One thing though: "The only thing G-Sync and Freesync do is make the display's refresh rate exactly equal to that of the display...". Um... er...

G/Free sync do not affect FPS in any way. 

Nvidia's site reads: "NVIDIA G-SYNC is groundbreaking new display technology that delivers the smoothest gaming experience ever. G-SYNC’s revolutionary smoothness is achieved by synchronizing display refresh rates to the GPU in your GeForce GTX-powered desktop or notebook, eliminating screen tearing and minimizing display stutter and input lag. The result: scenes appear instantly, objects look sharper, and gameplay is super smooth, giving you a stunning visual experience and a serious competitive edge.”

 

My bad, it does help stuttering at least according to Nvidia.

12 minutes ago, Skatester07 said:

What about the one i mentioned on my original post? @Shiv78

That one should be fine, it's just that the Gaming X has a better (and sexier) cooler and better components overall. DOn't bother with adaptive refresh on a 1060, just get a 24"-27" 1080p monitor

[DragonTamer1]

Mostly the difference between the GPUs is aesthetics. All of them will have very similar performance and the performance gap can be removed with overclock (or at least minimized).

 

The single fan 1060s will run a bit hotter than their dual fan counterparts, they are more targeted at compact case builders and people with a soft spot for the small and adorable.

 

As for looking into the RX 480, I wouldn't rule it out. They both are good cards and both have games where they pull ahead of each other. With the RX 480s though there are a lot of them that have heat issues (cheap manufacturing from board partners). The Asus Strix and XFX GTR are both very good RX 480s that stay very cool.

 

It's usually easier for us if you find some cards that match your aesthetic tastes and link them all here and we can help narrow them down more from there.

[Skatester07]

Here are a couple @DragonTamer1

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125881&cm_re=gtx_1060-_-14-125-881-_-Product

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487275&cm_re=gtx_1060-_-14-487-275-_-Product

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126122&cm_re=gtx_1060-_-14-126-122-_-Product

 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137053&cm_re=gtx_1060-_-14-137-053-_-Product

 

 

 

[DragonTamer1]

16 minutes ago, Skatester07 said:

Here are a couple @DragonTamer1

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125881&cm_re=gtx_1060-_-14-125-881-_-Product

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487275&cm_re=gtx_1060-_-14-487-275-_-Product

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126122&cm_re=gtx_1060-_-14-126-122-_-Product

 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137053&cm_re=gtx_1060-_-14-137-053-_-Product

 

 

 

The only difference between them in terms of power are their clock speeds. The Asus and Gigabyte cards have different settings that modify the clock speeds but if you are someone like me, you'll probably just set it to one or the other and leave it. The different modes usually also come with more or less aggressive fan curves to help cool them but also add noise.

 

The MSI card is one that is a pretty budget option, a very popular one at that. I haven't used it or seen any reviews from people who have so I can't say how well it will cool the card but it will most likely be more than fine, the 1060 isn't a hot running card to begin with.

 

Not too much to say about the EVGA card, thank god they took those white accents off of them. Still wish it didn't look like a soldier from a Call of Duty game. I belie all of the accents on the EVGA card light up but I'm not sure on this variant.

 

With the exception of the MSI coolers performance being unknown, all of the cards should do very well keeping cool and delivering on performance. It's all up to whatever you feel would work best with your system.

 

Edit: With the larger coolers on the EVGA and Gigabyte cards, they would fair a bit better in a case with a limited amount of airflow.

[Skatester07]

Ok cool that's for the insight. @DragonTamer1

[DragonTamer1]

6 minutes ago, Skatester07 said:

Ok cool that's for the insight. @DragonTamer1

Happy to help.

[SCHISCHKA]

43 minutes ago, DragonTamer1 said:

The single fan 1060s will run a bit hotter than their dual fan counterparts, they are more targeted at compact case builders and people with a soft spot for the small and adorable.

 

As an owner of a single fan 1060 i can confirm this. i have the EVGA GTX 1060 and it runs hot, it's not something i thought about when i purchased it.

 

The 1060 is a pretty good card compared to others at the low end and it plays all the games I want to play for now. Until VR matures and UHD becomes decent on mid range cards I'm going to recommend to everyone to buy the low end 1060; save your money for next year's GPU's.

 

What ever you do end up buying, a couple of frames difference between manufacturers is not going to be noticeable. Look at the heat produced, i.e. the quality of cooling; because this will be the major difference between cards in the 1060 reference spec. Theres also overclocking abilities which I don't see anyone publishing reviews on yet.

 

25 minutes ago, DragonTamer1 said:

Edit: With the larger coolers on the EVGA and Gigabyte cards, they would fair a bit better in a case with a limited amount of airflow.

Iv got the single fan EVGA GTX 1060; I'm not sure if this is the larger cooler you're referring to; just did a google image search for my card and there is a larger cooler 1060 from EVGA with two fans

 

I think my case has the best airflow a silent PC can get (2X140mm & 2X120mm fans), and my card still runs hot. the design of the EVGA cooler does not impress me. its not a blower, its just an imbedded fan, the two fan design has the same fans (not blowers). I'm going to try put in some cardboard ducting to see if that improves but I'm not impressed by the non-blower design

 

[DragonTamer1]

31 minutes ago, SCHISCHKA said:

As an owner of a single fan 1060 i can confirm this. i have the EVGA GTX 1060 and it runs hot, it's not something i thought about when i purchased it.

 

The 1060 is a pretty good card compared to others at the low end and it plays all the games I want to play for now. Until VR matures and UHD becomes decent on mid range cards I'm going to recommend to everyone to buy the low end 1060; save your money for next year's GPU's.

 

What ever you do end up buying, a couple of frames difference between manufacturers is not going to be noticeable. Look at the heat produced, i.e. the quality of cooling; because this will be the major difference between cards in the 1060 reference spec. Theres also overclocking abilities which I don't see anyone publishing reviews on yet.

 

Iv got the single fan EVGA GTX 1060; I'm not sure if this is the larger cooler you're referring to; just did a google image search for my card and there is a larger cooler 1060 from EVGA with two fans

 

I think my case has the best airflow a silent PC can get (2X140mm & 2X120mm fans), and my card still runs hot. the design of the EVGA cooler does not impress me. its not a blower, its just an imbedded fan, the two fan design has the same fans (not blowers). I'm going to try put in some cardboard ducting to see if that improves but I'm not impressed by the non-blower design

 

This is the dual fan cooler for the EVGA 1060.

 

I've got a EVGA 760 SC and it runs HOT. My Versa H22 has poor airflow even with front mounted fans. I went with high SP to push air past the drive cages but I wish I had gone with AF instead. I finally got the GPU to stop throttling by cutting a hole in the bottom of the case and mounting a 120mm there. A mini  cooler wouldn't catch the air that it blows in so it would still be running super hot.

 

I was recently looking at the dual fan EVGA 1060, the Zotac Amp 1060 or the XFX 480 GTR for a new GPU since they would work pretty well with the bottom fan and they look pretty nice as well.

[SCHISCHKA]

26 minutes ago, DragonTamer1 said:

This is the dual fan cooler for the EVGA 1060.

 

I've got a EVGA 760 SC and it runs HOT. My Versa H22 has poor airflow even with front mounted fans. I went with high SP to push air past the drive cages but I wish I had gone with AF instead. I finally got the GPU to stop throttling by cutting a hole in the bottom of the case and mounting a 120mm there. A mini  cooler wouldn't catch the air that it blows in so it would still be running super hot.

 

I was recently looking at the dual fan EVGA 1060, the Zotac Amp 1060 or the XFX 480 GTR for a new GPU since they would work pretty well with the bottom fan and they look pretty nice as well.

I would pick the Zotac over the EVGA & XFX because in the zotac more of the heatsink is exposed to your case airflow; even the copper heat pipes are exposed; thats got to be a winner. I don't know what the comparison is in terms of heatsink mass or surface area, i quite like the design where the exhaust air goes where ever it wants rather than the design that pushes it through restrictive holes/vents. your case airflow will be better at sweeping away the heat than the card can do on its own

 

26 minutes ago, DragonTamer1 said:

This is the dual fan cooler for the EVGA 1060.

 

I've got a EVGA 760 SC and it runs HOT. My Versa H22 has poor airflow even with front mounted fans. I went with high SP to push air past the drive cages but I wish I had gone with AF instead. I finally got the GPU to stop throttling by cutting a hole in the bottom of the case and mounting a 120mm there. A mini  cooler wouldn't catch the air that it blows in so it would still be running super hot.

 

I was recently looking at the dual fan EVGA 1060, the Zotac Amp 1060 or the XFX 480 GTR for a new GPU since they would work pretty well with the bottom fan and they look pretty nice as well.

additionally i found this great review in korean  i don't understand a word of it but its got some interesting pictures

http://www.hwbattle.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=hottopic&wr_id=4147&ckattempt=1

[i_build_nanosuits]

3 hours ago, ELSknutson said:

Get the 480 instead and get one that matches your PC 

oh fuck NO!