What Graphics Card Should I Go With?

[Eclipsefang]

Alright I think its time to upgrade but Ill leave that up for discussion these are my specs now

CPU: AMD 6300

GPU: MSI Gaming 270x twin Froz

Motherboard: gigabyte ga-78lmt-usb3

Ram: 8gb (not sure if its DDR3)

1tb hard drive

 

It plays games pretty well, I usually play over-watch, fallout 4, Planet-side 2 and Space engineers when it comes to future titles Im looking to play battlefront 2 and if Star citizen or Destiny if those come out 

 

The main issue that I want to address is what GPU i should get if I build a new ryzen system (either 1600,1700)

I have considered the radeon 580 8gb, Gtx 1060 6gb or 1070 

I would not like to spend 400 dollars on a new gpu and am not trying to go over 1200 

I have the build this far https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MmYwXH

[genexis_x]

Among the 3 GPUs you listed above, 1070 is the best. You can get a 1070 under 400 dollars.

 

However, you should upgrade your CPU first (or change the entire platform) since it will bottleneck powerful GPUs.

 

Overall, the part list seems nice. Though the SSD is not that good.

[openthatchest]

If you're not trying to go over 1200 dollars, get a 1080. however, if you really want to have better performance than that for about 100 less bucks, get 2 rx580's, but make sure to get a good looking SLI bridge for it.

[Lilninjsways]

6 minutes ago, Eclipsefang said:

Alright I think its time to upgrade but Ill leave that up for discussion these are my specs now

CPU: AMD 6300

GPU: MSI Gaming 270x twin Froz

Motherboard: gigabyte ga-78lmt-usb3

Ram: 8gb (not sure if its DDR3)

1tb hard drive

 

It plays games pretty well, I usually play over-watch, fallout 4, Planet-side 2 and Space engineers when it comes to future titles Im looking to play battlefront 2 and if Star citizen or Destiny if those come out 

 

The main issue that I want to address is what GPU i should get if I build a new ryzen system (either 1600,1700)

I have considered the radeon 580 8gb, Gtx 1060 6gb or 1070 

I would not like to spend 400 dollars on a new gpu and am not trying to go over 1200 

I have the build this far https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gHCtBP

you should upgrade your cpu before anything bud..... but also the 1070 is the best out of those three 

[DemonicHeart]

2 gtx 1080 ti's ftw in sli

[DioOmicida]

I'd save the $200 buying a 580 under a 1070 which will keep you under budget.
Remember, that's $888 + 379 for a 1070 = 1267 + tax = 1400.

[Eclipsefang]

I recently purchased a 144hz 1080p monitor that has freesync so I am considering if I should wait for Vega or just get a 580. SLI just seams like games don't support them as much.

 

And I understand that my CPU-motherboard combination is pretty crappy but I can still get 60-70 frames on the games I play on today as long as if I am playing at medium settings

[itsmyjobtoknow]

2 minutes ago, openthatchest said:

If you're not trying to go over 1200 dollars, get a 1080. however, if you really want to have better performance than that for about 100 less bucks, get 2 rx580's, but make sure to get a good looking SLI bridge for it.

AMD Radeon Graphics Card doesn't require a Crossfire Bridge to enable Crossfire.

It's been this way since the launch of the R9 290/x back in 2013.

Everything is now done through the PCI-e interface.

[DioOmicida]

3 minutes ago, DioOmicida said:

I'd save the $200 buying a 580 under a 1070 which will keep you under budget.
Remember, that's $888 + 379 for a 1070 = 1267 + tax = 1400.

I'd invest some of that price savings into a larger SSD. I have a 128GB SSD and after everything I use was installed, I had room for about 1 game on the SSD.

[openthatchest]

Just now, itsmyjobtoknow said:

AMD Radeon Graphics Card doesn't require a Crossfire Bridge to enable Crossfire.

It's been this way since the launch of the R9 290/x back in 2013.

Everything is now done through the PCI-e interface.

[Eclipsefang]

Just now, DioOmicida said:

I'd invest some of that price savings into a larger SSD. I have a 128GB SSD and after everything I use is installed, I have room for about 1 game on the SSD.

I was just planing on putting the OS on the SSD and maybe premier 

[openthatchest]

Just now, Eclipsefang said:

I was just planing on putting the OS on the SSD and maybe premier 

then you can use a spinny-spinner

[DioOmicida]

3 minutes ago, Eclipsefang said:

I was just planing on putting the OS on the SSD and maybe premier 

That's all I thought I'd need to.
Then came TeamSpeak, Curse, Twitch, Blizzard, League, Steam, Office, Origin, Skype, Xbox, etc.

[Eclipsefang]

14 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

Among the 3 GPUs you listed above, 1070 is the best. You can get a 1070 under 400 dollars.

 

However, you should upgrade your CPU first (or change the entire platform) since it will bottleneck powerful GPUs.

 

Overall, the part list seems nice. Though the SSD is not that good.

I updated the list is this SSD better? I don't know how to rank SSDs but I think M.2 is better than the 2.5

[Guest]

17 minutes ago, openthatchest said:

If you're not trying to go over 1200 dollars, get a 1080. however, if you really want to have better performance than that for about 100 less bucks, get 2 rx580's, but make sure to get a good looking SLI bridge for it.

Good SLI bridge for Crossfire? Seriously? Or just high?

[genexis_x]

7 minutes ago, Eclipsefang said:

I updated the list is this SSD better? I don't know how to rank SSDs but I think M.2 is better than the 2.5

850 EVO is great.

M.2 is only better than 2.5 if it is a NVMe SSD. If both are SATA drives, there's not much difference.

[Eclipsefang]

Just now, ZM Fong said:

850 EVO is great.

M.2 is only better than 2.5 if it is a NVMe SSD. If both are SATA drives, there's not much difference.

Is the 850 evo NVMe? and more importantly how do I tell what type of m.2 the motherboard can take?

[itsmyjobtoknow]

1 minute ago, Eclipsefang said:

Is the 850 evo NVMe? and more importantly how do I tell what type of m.2 the motherboard can take?

850 Evo is a SATA AHCI based drive.

And your motherboard does not remotely support M.2 drive or any NVMe drive, so a 2.5in SATA AHCI based SSD are your only choice.

[Eclipsefang]

3 minutes ago, itsmyjobtoknow said:

850 Evo is a SATA AHCI based drive.

And your motherboard does not remotely support M.2 drive or any NVMe drive, so a 2.5in SATA AHCI based SSD are your only choice.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813144019&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

the newegg specs say it supports 1 m.2?

[itsmyjobtoknow]

5 minutes ago, Eclipsefang said:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813144019&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

the newegg specs say it supports 1 m.2?

Are you planning to upgrade the CPU/RAM/Motherboard?

Because that is am AM4 board. Not an AM3+ board like the one you currently have.

I mention your current board does not support M.2 and NVMe. 

[Eclipsefang]

Just now, itsmyjobtoknow said:

Are you planning to upgrade the CPU/RAM/Motherboard?

Because that is am AM4 board. Not an AM3+ board like the one you currently have.

I mention your current board does not support M.2 and NVMe. 

O I get what your saying now.  Yes I plan on upgrading my cpu/motherboard/ram becuase the cpu is becoming outdated

[i_build_nanosuits]

ryzen 6cores/12threads is plenty for 99% of the users out there, especially gamers...the microATX board will look stupid in the S340 case so i replaced it with an ATX equivalent, and since you save over 100$ on CPU you get get a GTX 1070:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($218.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($98.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($107.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K4000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card  ($369.00 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.98 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.98 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1237.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-25 12:18 EDT-0400

[itsmyjobtoknow]

9 minutes ago, Eclipsefang said:

O I get what your saying now.  Yes I plan on upgrading my cpu/motherboard/ram becuase the cpu is becoming outdated

Almost every new board supports M.2 or NVMe, except for the extreme budget boards. 

But for most consumers, there is no benefit for NVMe drives.

[Delicieuxz]

AMD's Vega GPUs come out in a month or two, and when they do, prices will drop some, and AMD will likely have a GPU that's faster than a GTX 1070 for cheaper than a GTX 1070 currently costs. Might want to consider waiting until then to buy a new GPU.