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Vedakaiz
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1060 6GB  

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  1. 1. Which one should i get?

    • Zotac GTX 1060 6GB MINI
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    • Zotac GTX 1060 6GB AMP EDITION
      6

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Current Build:

PROC: Core i5-3470 
PSU: FSP HEXA 500w 
MOBO: ASRock H77 Pro4 MVP 
GPU: Sapphire HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 

Ram: 8GB Kingston RAM

 

Recently got the money for a 1060 6GB but im not sure if its compatible with my current setup or not. My motherboard PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot is faulty so my only option is to use the 2.0 x16. Will that be okay or will it really reduce the performance? 

 

Currently im eyeing on the Zotac 1060 6gb Mini and AMP edition since they are both currently at the same price but are their performance the same only the difference is the cooling? Im leaning towards the Mini version

 

The reason for it is that i'm currently saving up money for a mini-itx build so i thought the mini version would be great for it but im scared it'll have heating issues because i wont be using liquid cooling on it.

 

Thanks in advance :)

 

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Unless you're getting an extremely small case, just get the AMP version. It's as small as Zotac's other mini cards (1080, 1080Ti). There are very few cases that would necessitate the need for a true mini card.

 

Welcome to the forum :)

 

 

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4 hours ago, Alexsolo said:

Unless you plan on overclocking and playing with the card get the mini version. You'll get the same performance from both if running at stock and will future-proof yourself if you ever move onto the mini ITX build and need a sff GPU (small form factor)

okay thanks :)

4 hours ago, dizmo said:

Unless you're getting an extremely small case, just get the AMP version. It's as small as Zotac's other mini cards (1080, 1080Ti). There are very few cases that would necessitate the need for a true mini card.

 

Welcome to the forum :)

 

 

Im considering on getting the fractal design node 202 for my mini itx build. will the GTX 1060 AMP version be able to fit in there? and thanks :)

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6 hours ago, Vedakaiz said:

okay thanks :)

Im considering on getting the fractal design node 202 for my mini itx build. will the GTX 1060 AMP version be able to fit in there? and thanks :)

With loads of room to spare :)

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050 PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

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CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

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CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

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RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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