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18 minutes ago, Madinventer said:

It's time for an upgrade. Recently coil whine has come to plague my R9 290x. I need a card with more crab than 4gb. Even on a 1600 x 900 (I'll be upgrading to 1080p) screen I have games that max my 290 out. I like to play open world games but I definitely want ultra in them all. I was going to get a GTX 1060 but I've just recently discovered some issues possible with the card. I'd just like recommendations. I'm also thinking nvidia is the way to go. Many thanks in advance. ?

You are literally a week away from vega being launched. I suggest patience as it may have a 1070 like offering for less.

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It's time for an upgrade. Recently coil whine has come to plague my R9 290x. I need a card with more crab than 4gb. Even on a 1600 x 900 (I'll be upgrading to 1080p) screen I have games that max my 290 out. I like to play open world games but I definitely want ultra in them all. I was going to get a GTX 1060 but I've just recently discovered some issues possible with the card. I'd just like recommendations. I'm also thinking nvidia is the way to go. Many thanks in advance. ?

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1 minute ago, Madinventer said:

It's time for an upgrade. Recently coil whine has come to plague my R9 290x. I need a card with more crab than 4gb. Even on a 1600 x 900 (I'll be upgrading to 1080p) screen I have games that max my 290 out. I like to play open world games but I definitely want ultra in them all. I was going to get a GTX 1060 but I've just recently discovered some issues possible with the card. I'd just like recommendations. I'm also thinking nvidia is the way to go. Many thanks in advance. ?

Country and budget? Also, will you count the new monitor in your budget? 

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I'd go for an RX580 8GB or 1060 6GB of you can find one, or a used 980/980 Ti, or a 1070. What's your budget?

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What issues have you discovered with the GTX 1060? On Nvidia's side for 1080p gaming either go for a 1060 or a 1070 if you want it to last longer and max out all your games.

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18 minutes ago, Madinventer said:

It's time for an upgrade. Recently coil whine has come to plague my R9 290x. I need a card with more crab than 4gb. Even on a 1600 x 900 (I'll be upgrading to 1080p) screen I have games that max my 290 out. I like to play open world games but I definitely want ultra in them all. I was going to get a GTX 1060 but I've just recently discovered some issues possible with the card. I'd just like recommendations. I'm also thinking nvidia is the way to go. Many thanks in advance. ?

You are literally a week away from vega being launched. I suggest patience as it may have a 1070 like offering for less.

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Budget is $400 for a card but I can stretch that.

not everybody has the issues but the horrible frame drops, "sleep mode" boot issue, and I just don't want to run the card at its max clock all the time to fix the frame issue if I end up having it.

 

Edit: I'm in the US.

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15 minutes ago, Madinventer said:

It's time for an upgrade. Recently coil whine has come to plague my R9 290x. I need a card with more crab than 4gb. Even on a 1600 x 900 (I'll be upgrading to 1080p) screen I have games that max my 290 out. I like to play open world games but I definitely want ultra in them all. I was going to get a GTX 1060 but I've just recently discovered some issues possible with the card. I'd just like recommendations. I'm also thinking nvidia is the way to go. Many thanks in advance. ?

you too hahaha ,my powercolor is starting to wine like crazy ! 

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4 minutes ago, xtasemusic said:

you too hahaha ,my powercolor is starting to wine like crazy ! 

does ur powercolor also performs like shit? mine too! 

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