Is this 1060 REALLY this bad?

[Frying CPUs]

Reading reviews about this card on newegg is scaring me. I wanna pick this up for a budget build to pair with my r3 1200 but everyone is saying it crashed or died after little usage. Reviews here: ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 DUAL-GTX1060-O3G 3GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-126-133

 

has anyone bought this card recently and any issues?

[Frying CPUs]

2 minutes ago, Frying CPUs said:

Reading reviews about this card on newegg is scaring me. I wanna pick this up for a 1st budget pc build to pair with my r3 1200 but everyone is saying it crashed or died after little usage. Reviews here: ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 DUAL-GTX1060-O3G 3GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-126-133

 

has anyone bought this card recently and any issues?

 

[xg32]

9 minutes ago, Frying CPUs said:

Reading reviews about this card on newegg is scaring me. I wanna pick this up for a budget build to pair with my r3 1200 but everyone is saying it crashed or died after little usage. Reviews here: ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 DUAL-GTX1060-O3G 3GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-126-133

 

has anyone bought this card recently and any issues?

when in doubt, look for something else.

 

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1268029-REG/evga_06g_p4_6161_kr_geforce_gtx_1060_gaming.html

 

thats the cheapest 6gb ive ever seen after the rebate.

[Jurrunio]

I think it's more like because only people with problems of the card actually leave reviews, while those with cards that work fine dont. The same can be seen on the Gigabyte 1060 3gb and MSI 1060 3gb.

 

18 hours ago, xg32 said:

when in doubt, look for something else.

 

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1268029-REG/evga_06g_p4_6161_kr_geforce_gtx_1060_gaming.html

 

thats the cheapest 6gb ive ever seen after the rebate.

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1060 6gb are the biggest BS I have seen in recent years. Charging 35% extra (cheapest 1060 3gb starts at $190) for 10% extra performance, bum deal.

[xg32]

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

1060 6gb are the biggest BS I have seen in recent years. Charging 35% extra (cheapest 1060 3gb starts at $190) for 10% extra performance, bum deal.

i'd agree but we are a minority on this one.

[DarkBlade2117]

5 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

1060 6gb are the biggest BS I have seen in recent years. Charging 35% extra (cheapest 1060 3gb starts at $190) for 10% extra performance, bum deal.

Games hit that 3GB limit quite frequently and not only is the 3GB a rip off, it's not comparable to the 6GB. The 3GB is a GIMPED 1060, less CUDA cores ect.  
And, just so you know, these prices aren't Nvidias fault. It's supply and demand. A 1060 6GB not to long ago could be had for less than $220 during the low and than the mining boom happened and we're still suffering from it but it's not nearly as bad as it was.

[Herman Mcpootis]

that's only a few bad reviews out of hundreds of thousands of units probably sold by now, and people with bad experiences are way more likely to post reviews than those with good experiences.

[EG!]

For future proofing I would go for the 6GB version.

Games like Ac: Origins, Shadow of War already exceed the 3GB VRAM by far on higher settings (shadow of war uses 8gbs with ultra texture pack )

[NelizMastr]

I have the 6GB Asus DUAL version, great card honestly. Whisper quiet and if you feel adventurous, you could flash the Strix BIOS for more OC control. Mine boosts over 2GHz now and 9.5Gbps memory hah  (stock VBIOS still because warranty).

[Jurrunio]

2 hours ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

Games hit that 3GB limit quite frequently

Reduce the settings, especially the texture and anti-aliasing levels

 

2 hours ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

not only is the 3GB a rip off, it's not comparable to the 6GB.

performance is comparable because it is based on the same architecture

 

2 hours ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

The 3GB is a GIMPED 1060, less CUDA cores ect.

Ngreedia wont give a full card without a full price

 

2 hours ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

And, just so you know, these prices aren't Nvidias fault. It's supply and demand. A 1060 6GB not to long ago could be had for less than $220 during the low and than the mining boom happened and we're still suffering from it but it's not nearly as bad as it was.

I know that, as well as RX 480 undercutting it at $200 back then. I'm not the type of people who keep on saying 'in the past blah blah blah'. The 1060 3gb isnt a good card to buy when it was first launched, but thanks to not having enough VRAM the miners ignored it, so now potential 1050ti ($150 each) buyers can get 40-50% extra frame rates by spending another 20% of their money.

[pzspah]

My Asus Dual performed great  for the 6 months I had it, and way more quiet than my acx3.0 cooler at the same temps. Only upgraded due to getting a  1440p 165hz screen.

[Frying CPUs]

To everyone in this thread. I forgot to say i am on a 550 budget. So overall which would you prefer i get? 1050ti 4gb or 1060 3gb? All the benchmarks i looked up showed 1060 3gb killing the 1050ti

[xAcid9]

30 minutes ago, Frying CPUs said:

To everyone in this thread. I forgot to say i am on a 550 budget. So overall which would you prefer i get? 1050ti 4gb or 1060 3gb? All the benchmarks i looked up showed 1060 3gb killing the 1050ti

1060 3GB perform similar to 970.
1050 Ti is a tier lower.

[Frying CPUs]

1 hour ago, xAcid9 said:

1060 3GB perform similar to 970.
1050 Ti is a tier lower.

So since im on a budget and plan on gaming at 1080p nothing more, would the 1060 hold itself up over the 1050ti? And last at least till christmas next year? My brother got the 1050ti and swears all day its better than the 1060 3gb but every benchmark on games i will be playing such as overwatch, cs, fortnite, league of legends, other similar titles murders the 1050ti in fps @1080p max. 

[xg32]

2 hours ago, Frying CPUs said:

So since im on a budget and plan on gaming at 1080p nothing more, would the 1060 hold itself up over the 1050ti? And last at least till christmas next year? My brother got the 1050ti and swears all day its better than the 1060 3gb but every benchmark on games i will be playing such as overwatch, cs, fortnite, league of legends, other similar titles murders the 1050ti in fps @1080p max. 

yes i think the 970 does 60fps in a majority of games, the 1060* 3gb is 10% above that, and the 6gb is another 5% above that (yes, 5)

[Zeitec]

18 hours ago, Frying CPUs said:

Reading reviews about this card on newegg is scaring me. I wanna pick this up for a budget build to pair with my r3 1200 but everyone is saying it crashed or died after little usage. Reviews here: ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 DUAL-GTX1060-O3G 3GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-126-133

 

has anyone bought this card recently and any issues?

It has 4 stars. It looks fine to me. 

 

9 hours ago, xg32 said:

yes i think the 970 does 60fps in a majority of games, the 960 3gb is 10% above that, and the 6gb is another 5% above that (yes, 5)

8% but still. Also you mean the 1060. The 1060 6GB is for all intents and purposes equal to the 980. 

[Jurrunio]

6 hours ago, Frying CPUs said:

So since im on a budget and plan on gaming at 1080p nothing more, would the 1060 hold itself up over the 1050ti? And last at least till christmas next year? My brother got the 1050ti and swears all day its better than the 1060 3gb but every benchmark on games i will be playing such as overwatch, cs, fortnite, league of legends, other similar titles murders the 1050ti in fps @1080p max. 

Then show him which one is better with actual frame rates with the 1060 3gb in front of him

[Flameytail]

i would go for a 6gb version if you can afford it. it is much better

 

18 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

1060 6gb are the biggest BS I have seen in recent years. Charging 35% extra (cheapest 1060 3gb starts at $190) for 10% extra performance, bum deal.

the strix OC is similar preformance to a 1070. a  1070 wins obviously but by surprisingly little. if oc'ed it nearly matches it*

* a founders edition card

[Jurrunio]

23 minutes ago, Flameytail said:

the strix OC is similar preformance to a 1070. a  1070 wins obviously but by surprisingly little. if oc'ed it nearly matches it*

 

 

 

* a founders edition card

Oh really? You see, the Asus 1070 I have is pretty much a reference card under an open air cooler. Let's say the reference card only reaches 1780MHz (mine reaches 1835MHz under better cooling). How about we do a frame rate comparison? I'd underclock mine to 1780MHz and leave the memory alone while you overclock yours as much as possible.

[Flameytail]

1 hour ago, Jurrunio said:

Oh really? You see, the Asus 1070 I have is pretty much a reference card under an open air cooler. Let's say the reference card only reaches 1780MHz (mine reaches 1835MHz under better cooling). How about we do a frame rate comparison? I'd underclock mine to 1780MHz and leave the memory alone while you overclock yours as much as possible.

my computer isn't built yet. I know what it is but it is a christmas present

[Zeitec]

3 hours ago, Flameytail said:

the strix OC is similar preformance to a 1070. a  1070 wins obviously but by surprisingly little. if oc'ed it nearly matches it*

 

 

 

* a founders edition card

The 1070 is like 40% faster than the 1060 6gb. No amount of overclocking closes that gap. 

[Flameytail]

the OC version is clocked 1.62 to 1.87 boost

22 minutes ago, Zeitec said:

The 1070 is like 40% faster than the 1060 6gb. No amount of overclocking closes that gap. 

 

[NvidiaIntelAMDLoveTriangle]

Keep in mind when it comes to negative experience with a product people tend to complain in any way possible. But when it comes having a positive experience with what they've bought, they have no reason to go online and comment.

[xAcid9]

11 hours ago, Frying CPUs said:

So since im on a budget and plan on gaming at 1080p nothing more, would the 1060 hold itself up over the 1050ti? And last at least till christmas next year? My brother got the 1050ti and swears all day its better than the 1060 3gb but every benchmark on games i will be playing such as overwatch, cs, fortnite, league of legends, other similar titles murders the 1050ti in fps @1080p max. 

Over 1050 Ti? All the time, if you have system that can support it.

4 hours ago, Flameytail said:

i would go for a 6gb version if you can afford it. it is much better

Barely better in many cases.

 

4 hours ago, Flameytail said:

the strix OC is similar preformance to a 1070. a  1070 wins obviously but by surprisingly little. if oc'ed it nearly matches it*

* a founders edition card

Got proof? 

[JoostinOnline]

5 hours ago, Flameytail said:

i would go for a 6gb version if you can afford it. it is much better

5-10% better.