Asus Cards?

[beemar72]

I was thinking about getting an Asus Radeo RX 480 STRIX card to go with the ROG Maximus viii hero alpha. I really dont know alot about graphics cards, so input would be great. Is that overkill? I have heard good reviews and it matches the aesthetics of my build.

[m0k]

whats overkill about a GPU and a motherboard?

[Mira Yurizaki]

It's fine. There's no real issue to worry about pairing a graphics card with a motherboard. It's more about what CPU you're pairing with it.

[Mr.Humble]

ASUS makes good cards, the cooler on that one is said to be very quiet and efficient. Make sure the card fits into your case though, because in my case it wouldn't so I got the Sapphire version.

[PCGuy_5960]

12 minutes ago, beemar72 said:

I was thinking about getting an Asus Radeo RX 480 STRIX card to go with the ROG Maximus viii hero alpha. I really dont know alot about graphics cards, so input would be great. Is that overkill? I have heard good reviews and it matches the aesthetics of my build.

Just why? Get a cheaper Z270 board and a GTX 1070!

[beemar72]

Ive checked the case and MOBO for size/compatibility and everything looks good there. And overkill was just asking if the card was way higher or lower quality for the board. It will be an i5 6700K processor.

[manikyath]

aus generally makes good quality, but they're a bit weird...

 

asus products generally have a bit of a price premium applied to them, but with that they make sure they dont cheap out. they dont go "overkill" like for example asrock likes doing with the VRMs on their motherboard, but they certainly dont cut corners either.

 

their software team.. has the best of intentions.. but that stuff is SO BUGGY... dont "expect" aitweaker or asus aura to work out the box, see it as a bonus if they do

 

that said, i found this guy that's quite hype about the RX480 strix:

 

[manikyath]

3 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Just why? Get a cheaper Z270 board and a GTX 1070!

thats defrenately a thing, or rather i should ask this:

 

what's the purpose of this rig?

[beemar72]

4 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Just why? Get a cheaper Z270 board and a GTX 1070!

I like the suggestion on the board, but the price savings on that are far from offsetting the increase to a 1070. 

[beemar72]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

thats defrenately a thing, or rather i should ask this:

 

what's the purpose of this rig?

Obviously gaming on it (finally weening off of console lol). My girlfriend will be using lightroom on it as well.

[PCGuy_5960]

4 minutes ago, beemar72 said:

Ive checked the case and MOBO for size/compatibility and everything looks good there. And overkill was just asking if the card was way higher or lower quality for the board. It will be an i5 6700K processor.

The GPU is not bad, but if you are going to spend $500 on your motherboard and less than $250 on your GPU, I would strongly advise you to rethink your priorities

[smokefest]

3 minutes ago, beemar72 said:

Ive checked the case and MOBO for size/compatibility and everything looks good there. And overkill was just asking if the card was way higher or lower quality for the board. It will be an i5 6700K processor.

6700k is an i7 not an i5.

Motherboards have pci-express 3.0 , so doesn't change anything which gpu you put in. It more depends on the cpu to make sure the cpu is strong enuff for the gpu.

With a 6700k you can pair it with any gpu, that cpu is a beast...

I agree with PC GUY , If I was you, I would get a cheaper motherboard to get a gtx 1070 for the same price or almost,

You would get better performance  

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, beemar72 said:

Obviously gaming on it (finally weening off of console lol). My girlfriend will be using lightroom on it as well.

get a cheaper mobo and a GTX1070, seriously.. you're wasting money on that board...

[smokefest]

1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

The GPU is not bad, but if you are going to spend $500 on your motherboard and less than $250 on your GPU, I would strongly advise you to rethink your priorities

exactly.. you can find a z270 board for 150$ and get a better GPU. you get wayyy better performance that way

[beemar72]

1 minute ago, smokefest said:

6700k is an i7 not an i5.

Motherboards have pci-express 3.0 , so doesn't change anything which gpu you put in. It more depends on the cpu to make sure the cpu is strong enuff for the gpu.

With a 6700k you can pair it with any gpu, that cpu is a beast...

I agree with PC GUY , If I was you, I would get a cheaper motherboard to get a gtx 1070 for the same price or almost,

You would get better performance  

I meant 7600K, my bad!

[smokefest]

1 minute ago, beemar72 said:

I meant 7600K, my bad!

same thing anyway, not an i7 but still a pretty good CPU that you can match with any high end gpu.

That said, why would you buy such a high end motherboard ? Do you really need the options ? you know that the motherboard will not give you any better performance than a standard 150$ mobo right ?

[beemar72]

2 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

The GPU is not bad, but if you are going to spend $500 on your motherboard and less than $250 on your GPU, I would strongly advise you to rethink your priorities

That board isnt $500. Ive found it online for $250. I do see what you are saying though. Im still learning, so thanks to everyone coming in with suggestions!

[beemar72]

1 minute ago, smokefest said:

same thing anyway, not an i7 but still a pretty good CPU that you can match with any high end gpu.

That said, why would you buy such a high end motherboard ? Do you really need the options ? you know that the motherboard will not give you any better performance than a standard 150$ mobo right ?

Suggestions from others mainly  But im starting to think that they have very deep pockets lol. The main thing I want is full ATC form and a M.2 Slot

[smokefest]

1 minute ago, beemar72 said:

Suggestions from others mainly  But im starting to think that they have very deep pockets lol. The main thing I want is full ATC form and a M.2 Slot

any board will have m.2

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, beemar72 said:

That board isnt $500. Ive found it online for $250.

Yep. I thought that it was an other motherboard

But, still, for just $25 more, you can get almost double the performance!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($145.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($379.00 @ Jet) 
Total: $524.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-08 13:57 EST-0500

[manikyath]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fT3nwV

your choice

 

my choice:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BqZ9RG

 

not enforcing the opinion on you, just passing it along, you can do MUCH better for the money.

[beemar72]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fT3nwV

your choice

 

my choice:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BqZ9RG

 

not enforcing the opinion on you, just passing it along, you can do MUCH better for the money.

I appreciate the options. I am definitely starting spending more than I thought I would, but if youre going to do something, do it right!

[beemar72]

Are there any cards that are slightly cheaper than the 1070 without sacrificing a ton? If I can shave off a little more cash it would speed up my build time (Buying a little here and there) Really all I need are these 3 parts (Saving the most important for last)

[PCGuy_5960]

44 minutes ago, beemar72 said:

Are there any cards that are slightly cheaper than the 1070 without sacrificing a ton?

Not really. But a 1070 starts at $380....

[Cryptonite]

11 hours ago, beemar72 said:

Are there any cards that are slightly cheaper than the 1070 without sacrificing a ton? If I can shave off a little more cash it would speed up my build time (Buying a little here and there) Really all I need are these 3 parts (Saving the most important for last)

Dude, for gaming I would really recommend getting the 1070, you can skim down on other things, but the GPU is the heart of a gaming rig. rather look for a cheaper motherboard with all the features you want with less extras than shave all the way down to a 1060 / RX 480 vs the 1070. The 1070 is a beast of a card and mine runs super cool to boot, I have the Asus Strix 1070 and it runs at 65 Celsius during summer in a hot country like South Africa with the fan speed only going up to 45% (this with an overclock on the core to 2.1 GHz)