Posted August 22, 2017 I've almost decided on all my parts for my first pc build, however, I am stuck between my choice of graphic cards, RX 480 8gb (320$) or GTX 1060 3gb (310$) The pc is going to be used for programming, graphic design, 3d animation and modeling and 1080p games like the witcher 3. The parts that I have chosen so far are as follows CPU Ryzen 5 1600x A B350 motherboard 16gb ddr4 ram 1 1080p monitor ( a chance I'll get a second one later on) Thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 480 8GB Is this in USD? i7-12700k | MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 | 2x16GB Team Group DDR4-3200CL14 | be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 | EVGA FTW3 2070 SUPER | 500GB Samsung 970 EVO Plus | 4TB Seagate Barracuda 5400RPM | Fractal Design Meshify C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 the rx 480 is the better choice... 480 or 580 same hardware, different name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 At those price points you're only like $80-100 away from a 1070.. which would be a better choice in terms of price/performance. But out of those two, the 480. PC - CPU Ryzen 5 1600 - GPU Power Color Radeon 5700XT- Motherboard Gigabyte GA-AB350 Gaming - RAM 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB - Storage 525GB Crucial MX300 SSD + 120GB Kingston SSD PSU Corsair CX750M - Cooling Stock - Case White NZXT S340 Peripherals - Mouse Logitech G502 Wireless - Keyboard Logitech G915 TKL - Headset Razer Kraken Pro V2's - Displays 2x Acer 24" GF246(1080p, 75hz, Freesync) Steering Wheel & Pedals Logitech G29 & Shifter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 Who the F sells a 1060 3gb at that price. The seller needs his head examined. CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1 Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync Desktop benching: Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 Author 5 minutes ago, idiot42 said: 480 8GB Is this in USD? Yeah, I live in Hungary so the prices might be a bit strange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 Author 6 minutes ago, RKRiley said: At those price points you're only like $80-100 away from a 1070.. which would be a better choice in terms of price/performance. But out of those two, the 480. Unfortunately, the cheapest I could find for a 1070, here in Hungary is $200 more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 Just now, DilonCSK said: Unfortunately, the cheapest I could find for a 1070, here in Hungary is $200 more Ah i was assuming USD sorry. Yeah definitely the 480 then. PC - CPU Ryzen 5 1600 - GPU Power Color Radeon 5700XT- Motherboard Gigabyte GA-AB350 Gaming - RAM 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB - Storage 525GB Crucial MX300 SSD + 120GB Kingston SSD PSU Corsair CX750M - Cooling Stock - Case White NZXT S340 Peripherals - Mouse Logitech G502 Wireless - Keyboard Logitech G915 TKL - Headset Razer Kraken Pro V2's - Displays 2x Acer 24" GF246(1080p, 75hz, Freesync) Steering Wheel & Pedals Logitech G29 & Shifter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 Author 3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said: Who the F sells a 1060 3gb at that price. The seller needs his head examined. Oh I know, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 1 minute ago, DilonCSK said: Unfortunately, the cheapest I could find for a 1070, here in Hungary is $200 more Hmm interesting. RX 480 prices are heavily inflated here, but it seems Hungary is having their usual price (compared to Nvidia's offerings....) CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1 Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync Desktop benching: Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 Author 11 minutes ago, jarmenti said: the rx 480 is the better choice... 480 or 580 same hardware, different name! that what I thought, I wanted to get a 580 but the price difference was way too much to justify it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 Yeah the 580 is only like a 8 to 10% performance difference , definitely not worth the price premium! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 11 minutes ago, DilonCSK said: that what I thought, I wanted to get a 580 but the price difference was way too much to justify it. 580 is only a higher clocked 480 with only multi-monitor power consumption reduced, that's really all that differs the two CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB GDDR6 Motherboard: MSI PRESTIGE X570 CREATION AIO: Corsair H150i Pro RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB 3600MHz DDR4 Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic PSU: Corsair RM850x White Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 Author I tried using Amazon.de, however, the prices of graphic cards are fluctuating so much. However just checking up now there is a 1060 3gb for $260. Do you think the that $70 more is worth it now for the 480? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 Author 14 minutes ago, Jurrunio said: Hmm interesting. RX 480 prices are heavily inflated here, but it seems Hungary is having their usual price (compared to Nvidia's offerings....) I tried using Amazon.de, however, the prices of graphic cards are fluctuating so much. However just checking up now there is a 1060 3gb for $260. Do you think the that $70 more is worth it now for the 480? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 the 480 is like 30 to 40% better performance, so whether its worth it to you or not... The framebuffer of 8gb would have me alone! 3g is borderline these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 Author Just now, jarmenti said: the 480 is like 30 to 40% better performance, so whether its worth it to you or not... The framebuffer of 8gb would have me alone! 3g is borderline these days I was thinking the same, from the start the 3g was pushing me away from 1060, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 Yeah most games will easily use 2.5 to 4gb of framebuffer! There was a fellow in another forum who had a 1060 3gb card and wanted to side/upgrade to a 1060 6gb card... I also told him that was a stupid idea and to wait till the 3gb card was really underperforming before upgrading to something, as buying another gpu from the same family seemed silly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 Just now, jarmenti said: the 480 is like 30 to 40% better performance No, it's more like 5-25%, depends on the game. 1 minute ago, DilonCSK said: I tried using Amazon.de, however, the prices of graphic cards are fluctuating so much. However just checking up now there is a 1060 3gb for $260. Do you think the that $70 more is worth it now for the 480? Both are equally "good" value to me, but the 1060 3gb seems odd to be paired with a 1600x. The smaller VRAM might be an issue if you turn Anti-Aliasing up. However, some apps for graphics design support CUDA acceleration, so Nvidia's card will be faster. How much does 1060 6gb start? CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1 Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync Desktop benching: Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 Author 4 minutes ago, Jurrunio said: No, it's more like 5-25%, depends on the game. Both are equally "good" value to me, but the 1060 3gb seems odd to be paired with a 1600x. The smaller VRAM might be an issue if you turn Anti-Aliasing up. However, some apps for graphics design support CUDA acceleration, so Nvidia's card will be faster. How much does 1060 6gb start? The cheapest 1060 6gb I can find is around $350 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 Just now, DilonCSK said: The cheapest 1060 6gb I can find is around $350 Do apps you use support CUDA acceleration then? If no then RX 480 8GB is the best choice. CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1 Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync Desktop benching: Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 Lol 3 to 4% difference.. pretend the zero's aren't there. lol. .thats wayyy off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 Author 26 minutes ago, jarmenti said: Lol 3 to 4% difference.. pretend the zero's aren't there. lol. .thats wayyy off! Just a thought do you think $100 more for a 980 is worth it. it will slightly push me over my budget, however, if it's worth it I won't mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 Author 28 minutes ago, Jurrunio said: Do apps you use support CUDA acceleration then? If no then RX 480 8GB is the best choice. Just checked it did, it recommended a QUADRO P6000 lol, Just a thought do you think $100 more for a 980 is worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 22, 2017 7 minutes ago, DilonCSK said: Just a thought do you think $100 more for a 980 is worth it. it will slightly push me over my budget, however, if it's worth it I won't mind. Nope, 1060 6GB > 980. 980 is limited by VRAM, draws more power for essentially the same performance and should have shorter driver support. Only a used 980Ti is a good idea in this case, but it might be over your budget (probably is). CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB GDDR6 Motherboard: MSI PRESTIGE X570 CREATION AIO: Corsair H150i Pro RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB 3600MHz DDR4 Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic PSU: Corsair RM850x White Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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