1050 (Ti) vs r9 270X

[jaffacakes]

So I'm building a PC for a friend and I'm deciding between a new 1050 (possibly Ti) or a used Sapphire 270X I found on my local equivalent to craigslist.

His budget is €470/480 (that's really pushing it to the max).

 

This is the build so far:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€86.64 @ Amazon Italia) 
Motherboard: *ASRock FM2A68M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (€50.99 @ Amazon Italia) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€62.58 @ Amazon Italia) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€20.47 @ Amazon Italia) 
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1050 2GB StormX Video Card  (€132.29 @ Amazon Italia) 
Case: SHARKOON MA-M1000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (€36.99 @ Amazon Italia) 
Power Supply: *SeaSonic ECO 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€45.82 @ Amazon Italia) 
Optical Drive: *Samsung SH-118CB/BEBE DVD/CD Drive  (€13.50 @ Amazon Italia) 
Total: €449.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-05 13:31 CET+0100

 

The 1050 retails in the €130-€160 range

The 270X is listed for €90, and I could throw a low ball to get it down a little.

 

Which one shall I get?

 

Cheers.

[Aereldor]

I managed to fit a better CPU and GPU into the build. DVD drives are obsolete. Instead of a used 270x, get a 7970. It's a much better card and usually goes for around the same price.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (€120.99 @ Amazon Italia) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€58.09 @ Amazon Italia) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€36.74 @ Amazon Italia) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€20.47 @ Amazon Italia) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  (€166.46 @ Amazon Italia) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (€29.90 @ Amazon Italia) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic ECO 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€45.82 @ Amazon Italia) 
Total: €478.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-05 13:43 CET+0100

[JoaoPRSousa]

I'd maybe try to get the 270X and an Intel CPU, I'm all for AMD, but the 860k would probably bottleneck the 1050, IDK, at least my 760k bottlenecks my R9 280X...

[jaffacakes]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

I managed to fit a better CPU and GPU into the build. DVD drives are obsolete. Instead of a used 270x, get a 7970. It's a much better card and usually goes for around the same price.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (€120.99 @ Amazon Italia) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€58.09 @ Amazon Italia) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€36.74 @ Amazon Italia) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€20.47 @ Amazon Italia) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  (€166.46 @ Amazon Italia) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (€29.90 @ Amazon Italia) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic ECO 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€45.82 @ Amazon Italia) 
Total: €478.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-05 13:43 CET+0100

 

Thank you!

The 7970 isn't listed anywhere on craigslist-like sites here (local for me).
I found a GTX 770 listed for €150, I could ask for €120 or lower.

[jaffacakes]

4 minutes ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

I'd maybe try to get the 270X and an Intel CPU, I'm all for AMD, but the 860k would probably bottleneck the 1050, IDK, at least my 760k bottlenecks my R9 280X...

The 280X should be fairly more powerful than the 1050, but it could possibly bottleneck a little, yeah

[Aereldor]

1 minute ago, The Slimy Pig said:

 

Thank you!

The 7970 isn't listed anywhere on craigslist-like sites here (local for me).
I found a GTX 770 listed for €150, I could ask for €120 or lower.

That isn't bad, seeing as a 770 outperforms a 960, and thus a 1050 Ti. See if you can look for an R9 280, 280x, 380, or 380x. Also keep an eye out for a 7950.

 

Also, you only have to wait a few days to find out what cheaper Zen CPUs offer. If I were you, I'd wait and see, because Zen is almost certain to bring better value to consumers.

[jaffacakes]

13 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

That isn't bad, seeing as a 770 outperforms a 960, and thus a 1050 Ti. See if you can look for an R9 280, 280x, 380, or 380x. Also keep an eye out for a 7950.

 

Also, you only have to wait a few days to find out what cheaper Zen CPUs offer. If I were you, I'd wait and see, because Zen is almost certain to bring better value to consumers.

I'll talk to my friend about it.

 

When is the market release?

[Aereldor]

2 minutes ago, The Slimy Pig said:

I'll talk to my friend about it.

 

When is the market release?

I believe the first set is due to launch on the 7th of this month, right after the CES reveal. However, I have reason to suspect that this will consist of higher-end Zen CPUs like the 8-core 16-thread chip showcased at the Ryzen event. I'm sure they'll detail upon the market release of several (if not all) Zen processors during CES.