GPU Upgrade - Advise

[ssm14293]

Hi

I want to upgrade my GPU... it currently is a GT 710 and the prices of GPUs in my country is the worst. Let me give you a price list of 200USD bracket GPUs.

1. ASUS Dual-fan Radeon RX 460 2GB OC Edition AMD Gaming Graphics Card (DUAL-RX460-O2G) - PKR 16,000 (USD 152.50)
2. Gigabyte GV-RX460WF2OC-4GD Radeon™ RX460 WINDFORCE OC 4G Video Graphics Card - PKR 17,000 (USD 166.79)
3. Gigabyte GV-N105TWF2OC-4GD GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti Windforce OC 4GB Video Graphics Card - PKR 21,800 (USD 207.28)

Where as pricing in USD is way less. I cant import as the customs office tends to stops packages to get some extra cash on such item #iykwim

To get you an idea of how our currency works, the average salary of an entry level job is between 10,000 to 15,000 per month. So it is still very expensive.

Now to my main question, should I buy the option 2? will it be able to compete well for my regular use which includes:

1. Average gaming
   1. Paladins
   2. PayDay 2
   3. Assassin Creed
   4. some other games
2. Video Editing
3. Learning AI and implementing, etc

If rx460 can do these thing for me with ease for the next few years i would buy that, or should i wait and save more to get 1050ti?

 

Regards

[Swordtiny]

just save up a couple more bucks and you can get yourself a rx 480. im sure you can do that

[ssm14293]

Just now, Swordtiny said:

just save up a couple more bucks and you can get yourself a rx 480. im sure you can do that

ASUS Dual-fan Radeon RX 480 4GB OC Edition AMD Gaming Graphics Card (DUAL-RX480-O4G) is PKR 28,000. Couple more thousand bucks is more like it. Took me nearly a year to save enough for this, I pay my own college fees and stuff so yeah...

[Swordtiny]

should go for gtx 1050 ti in my opinion

[Waqas409]

Pick 1050Ti from Galaxy website ( price is 19500 Rs )
GIGABYTE GTX 1050Ti  4GB-128BIT-GDDR 5 CORE CLOCK 1455 MHZ MEMORY CLOCK7008 MHZ - DISPLAY PORT  (GV-N105TOC-4GD)  

[ssm14293]

3 minutes ago, Swordtiny said:

should go for gtx 1050 ti in my opinion

Thanks. I wish Linus did a lineup of these cards... like rx 460 vs 1050 vs 1050ti to show raw performance...

Plus prices here don't fall on holidays -.-'

[Waqas409]

10 minutes ago, Swordtiny said:

just save up a couple more bucks and you can get yourself a rx 480. im sure you can do that

There is a huge difference of price between rx 460 and 480 in Pakistan.
rx 460 is for $185 and rx 480 is for $290.

[Waqas409]

3 minutes ago, ssm14293 said:

Thanks. I wish Linus did a lineup of these cards... like rx 460 vs 1050 vs 1050ti to show raw performance...

Plus prices here don't fall on holidays -.-'

Don't wish for which is already there. Check this video from 1:19 Minutes

 

[ssm14293]

1 minute ago, Waqas409 said:

Don't wish for which is already there. Check this video from 1:19 Minutes

 

Are their reviews reliable? Never seen their videos before.

[Waqas409]

3 minutes ago, ssm14293 said:

Are their reviews reliable? Never seen their videos before.

Yup they are reliable.
Also make sure you are not running a core2duo, as majority of PC Users in Pakistan are still running core2duo with 8800GT range PCs

[Oswin]

what is your cpu?

[ssm14293]

3 minutes ago, Waqas409 said:

Yup they are reliable.
Also make sure you are not running a core2duo, as majority of PC Users in Pakistan are still running core2duo with 8800GT range PCs

 

3 minutes ago, Oswin said:

what is your cpu?

G3260 Haswell

Dual Core. Will bottle neck, I know. But I will upgrade that later or should I upgrade it before?

[ssm14293]

BTW after watching the video I am leaning towards RX460

[Oswin]

1 minute ago, ssm14293 said:

 

G3260 Haswell

Dual Core. Will bottle neck, I know. But I will upgrade that later or should I upgrade it before?

do you game more? or do more productivity stuff (editing, rendering, etc)?

[ssm14293]

Just now, Oswin said:

do you game more? or do more productivity stuff (editing, rendering, etc)?

I kinda do both equally. But yeah more productivity stuff. GT 710 is doing fine for mow but i plan to upgrade it.

[Oswin]

1 minute ago, ssm14293 said:

I kinda do both equally. But yeah more productivity stuff. GT 710 is doing fine for mow but i plan to upgrade it.

for more productivity stuff i would recommend upgrading the CPU but that will cost you more, what CPU are you planning to get?

[ssm14293]

Just now, Oswin said:

for more productivity stuff i would recommend upgrading the CPU but that will cost you more, what CPU are you planning to get?

Xeon E3 1220 v3 (cheaper then most i7s)

[Swordtiny]

get  at last, 4 core cpu. that will help you twice logically

[Oswin]

4 minutes ago, ssm14293 said:

Xeon E3 1220 v3 (cheaper then most i7s)

forgot to ask. what resolution are you aiming at?

[ssm14293]

Just now, Oswin said:

forgot to ask. what resolution are you aiming at?

1080 is good enough for me even 720. BTW my monitor is 16:10 (1440x900)

[Oswin]

35 minutes ago, ssm14293 said:

1080 is good enough for me even 720. BTW my monitor is 16:10 (1440x900)

I would atleast get a 1050ti for that monitor.... if you can afford a 470 then go for it

[ssm14293]

20 minutes ago, Oswin said:

I would atleast get a 1050ti for that monitor.... if you can afford a 470 then go for it

470 is like 2000 less then 480 so that also way out of the budget.

BTW what should i update first? cpu or gpu?

[Oswin]

1 hour ago, ssm14293 said:

470 is like 2000 less then 480 so that also way out of the budget.

BTW what should i update first? cpu or gpu?

looking at your budget i would suggest to the GPU first 

[Silver47]

Just go for the 1050 ti ynd you will be fine.