GTX 1060 3gb or GTX 1050 ti

[LiCoHi]

Hi can anyone help me, I can't decide on a graphics card fo my first pc. My budget for a gpu is $240 USD maximum and I want a gpu that will last at least 2-3 years without upgrading, the lowest price I could find for a GTX 1060 3gb is $243 USD and the 6gb version costs around $350 to $400 USD in my area(pc specs: core i5 7500, 8gb ddr4 2133 Mhz and a 500w psu) by the way if 3gb vram is insufficient in the future I am comfortable with lowering the detail settings or resolution

[Darkseth]

1060 3gb.

It's over/around 50% faster~.

 

However, save a Month more for the 6gb model...

[ricksteendam1]

3 minutes ago, LiCoHi said:

Hi can anyone help me, I can't decide on a graphics card fo my first pc. My budget for a gpu is $240 USD maximum and I want a gpu that will last at least 2-3 years without upgrading, the lowest price I could find for a GTX 1060 3gb is $243 USD (pc specs: core i5 7500, 8gb ddr4 2133 Mhz and a 500w psu)

a gtx 1060 is always better than a 1050 but a 1060 6gb is not that much more, as you can see

[Blucyrik]

Definitely the 1060. Not sure which region you're living in but a quick look on Amazon showed the 3GB model within your budget.

 

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-03G-P4-6160-KR/dp/B01KUADE3O/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1510685100&sr=1-4&keywords=gtx+1060&dpID=51wiYp3K7wL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

[Jaminahat]

 

9 minutes ago, Darkseth said:

1060 3gb.

It's over/around 50% faster~.

 

However, save a Month more for the 6gb model...

100% the 1060, however, like @Darkseth said, save a bit longer for that 6gb version... I saved for an extra month and i am so glad i did...

[LiCoHi]

23 minutes ago, Jaminahat said:

 

100% the 1060, however, like @Darkseth said, save a bit longer for that 6gb version... I saved for an extra month and i am so glad i did...

Getting the 6gb version would literally turn my first build into my dream pc, however I'm only a kid and where I live theres a huge price increase on the 1060 6gb so how long would 3gb vram last and do I have any other options

[Darkseth]

3gb is okay, but you might have to sacrafice Texture settings quite a bit.

Instead of Ultra / High, you might be forced to go down to Medium or even Low. For some heavy games, or future games.

 

How is the Price of a RX 570 4gb?

[thejackalope]

Some modern games use over 4GB. But I don't know what the performance hit is of some of those textures being swapped into system RAM.

[Jaminahat]

On 11/14/2017 at 7:20 PM, LiCoHi said:

Getting the 6gb version would literally turn my first build into my dream pc, however I'm only a kid and where I live theres a huge price increase on the 1060 6gb so how long would 3gb vram last and do I have any other options

Trust me, don't buy something that you arent 100% happy with, save up some extra cash and make it your dream build. Else you will just end up wasting more money and buying new parts a few months down the line. May aswell just get exactly what you want in the first place.