PNY GTX 1060??

[hatrickboy09]

Does anyone have any experience with PNY graphics cards? Thinking about getting a 1060 6GB since it's about $50 cheaper here than well known brands like EVGA or MSI. Any input would be helpful!

[iliaslef]

Well I don't know much but 1060 isn't really value for money.. If you want cheaper with same/better performance go to rx 480 and you won't regret it! 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, iliaslef said:

Well I don't know much but 1060 isn't really value for money.. If you want cheaper with same/better performance go to rx 480 and you won't regret it! 

480 costs more than 1060 and performs on par. cheaper would be the 4gb and would do worse

 

7 minutes ago, hatrickboy09 said:

Does anyone have any experience with PNY graphics cards? Thinking about getting a 1060 6GB since it's about $50 cheaper here than well known brands like EVGA or MSI. Any input would be helpful!

not a bad card. though might be loud or hot.

[DrMacintosh]

Is it cheaper than these?

 

8GB RX 480 Red Devil Edition (includes free mouspad) and a $20 Rebate card making it $219!!!!!!!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131694&cm_re=RX_480-_-14-131-694-_-Product

or an equally priced 

8GB RX 480 Gigabyte Windforce Edition 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125912&cm_re=RX_480-_-14-125-912-_-Product

or this also equally priced

8GB MSI ARMOR Edition

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137078&cm_re=RX_480-_-14-137-078-_-Product

 

all for at or under $240 USD and should perform better than the 6GB GTX 1060.

 

cheers! 

 

also found another 8GB RX 480 from XFX for the same $240 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150770&cm_re=RX_480-_-14-150-770-_-Product

but it is a blower card so ehh. 

[Apollo Refugio]

my friend has a PNY 1060 6GB and he says its gucci

[DrMacintosh]

15 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

480 costs more than 1060 

 

Is there a 6GB 1060 for $219 and a free mouse pad? 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said:

Is there a 6GB 1060 for $240? 

crap last time i checked 480 was way more than 1060.

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

crap last time i checked 480 was way more than 1060.

Not anymore

[iliaslef]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

480 costs more than 1060 and performs on par. cheaper would be the 4gb and would do worse

 

not a bad card. though might be loud or hot.

Lol wtf man .. where are you from? Here gtx 1060 (6gb) is like 330€ and rx 480 (8gb) 290€

[SCHISCHKA]

28 minutes ago, iliaslef said:

Lol wtf man .. where are you from? Here gtx 1060 (6gb) is like 330€ and rx 480 (8gb) 290€

im seeing NZD$20 difference between the 1060 and the 480

[SLAYR]

44 minutes ago, hatrickboy09 said:

Does anyone have any experience with PNY graphics cards? Thinking about getting a 1060 6GB since it's about $50 cheaper here than well known brands like EVGA or MSI. Any input would be helpful!

Most of the PNY cards are either refernece coolers, or blower style cards.

 

The MSI and Evga ones are $50 probabbly because they may be clocked higher, have better quieter aftermarket coolers, and other features like a 0dB mode, and most likely have better customer support and a longer warranty. 

 

The MSI and Evga cards should perform roughly the same as the the PNY one though.

[hatrickboy09]

Lots of great feedback, I had completely forgot about going the 480 route. Unfortunately I got a gift from Best Buy and will only get store credit there  so I can't shop around for the best card for the price. The good thing is they do price match from Amazon.com, Bhphotovideo.com, Crutchfield.com, Dell.com, HP.com, Newegg.com, and TigerDirect.com.

 

Selection from Best Buy is slim though. They only carry PNY, MSI, and EVGA 1060s and XFX 480. So I have to be selective  

 

 

[hatrickboy09]

Also, is there a drawback in going with a reference design cooler instead of blower style? I've only had a blower so I just don't have experience with reference.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, hatrickboy09 said:

Also, is there a drawback in going with a reference design cooler instead of blower style? I've only had a blower so I just don't have experience with reference.

Loud. Reference are loud

[hatrickboy09]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Loud. Reference are loud

So if I were to be hiding my PC in a closet anyways I probably wouldn't realize how loud it is. correct?

 

Is it worth saving $10? or should I just bite the $10 for a blower?

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, hatrickboy09 said:

So if I were to be hiding my PC in a closet anyways I probably wouldn't realize how loud it is. correct?

 

Is it worth saving $10? or should I just bite the $10 for a blower?

Yes. You would not. But look up some reviews and user's feedback to see how loud it actually is.

But in a closet, no. I would save 10$

[SCHISCHKA]

6 hours ago, hatrickboy09 said:

Also, is there a drawback in going with a reference design cooler instead of blower style? I've only had a blower so I just don't have experience with reference.

I thought reference was blower?