Is a 3GB GTX 1060 worth it

[BisquTz]

I have come across a guy selling this gaming pc for £450 (USD $630)

FX - 8320 Black Edition

MSI GTX 1060 3GB Gaming X

16GB Hyper X Fury Black 1866MHz DDR3

Asrock N68-GS4FX

1TB Seagate HDD

120GB Sandisk SSD

Corsair VS550

What I really want to know is,Is this PC worth it and mostly Is the 1060 3GB worth it for gaming, I mostly play overwatch @ 1080p 60Hz not massively bothered about ULTRA graphics as im currently using an Athlon X4 760k and a Radeon R7 260 so low on everything. or should I buy this, sell the 1060 and put the money towards a 6GB version,

Thanks

[QuantumBit]

I wouldn't bother with this PC, you could get something much better built yourself, with a mix of used and new. That CPU is long gone, and that GPU is eh, the RAM is overkill.

[LHJKO]

1 minute ago, BisquTz said:

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What I really want to know is,Is this PC worth it

Dont get an fx its a heater and slow 

[BisquTz]

1 minute ago, QuantumBit said:

I wouldn't bother with this PC, you could get something much better built yourself, with a mix of used and new. That CPU is long gone, and that GPU is eh, the RAM is overkill.

 

1 minute ago, Vernw3 said:

Dont get an fx its a heater and slow 

okay, compared to my Athlon X4 760k and Raedon R7 260 this is a massive upgrade, obviously with the prices of GPUs and RAM at the minute would building really be a good idea now ??

 

[LHJKO]

Just now, BisquTz said:

 

okay, compared to my Athlon X4 760k and Raedon R7 260 this is a massive upgrade, obviously with the prices of GPUs and RAM at the minute would building really be a good idea now ??

 

Get an older intel even like a 2500k would be better and cheaper 

[QuantumBit]

1 minute ago, BisquTz said:

 

okay, compared to my Athlon X4 760k and Raedon R7 260 this is a massive upgrade, obviously with the prices of GPUs and RAM at the minute would building really be a good idea now ??

 

Yes. You could easily get used parts for great value.

[genexis_x]

6 minutes ago, BisquTz said:

Corsair VS550

First please change your PSU first

[seabass9990]

unlike the rest of these guys I am going to say its worth it, sure its outdated hardware, but (at least where I live) I cannot find a 1060 for less than $400 and you probably cant build the rest of the rig on a ~200ish dollar budget, even used. just my 2 cents

[mikat]

14 minutes ago, QuantumBit said:

I wouldn't bother with this PC, you could get something much better built yourself, with a mix of used and new. That CPU is long gone, and that GPU is eh, the RAM is overkill.

are you for real? do you know how much a new 1060 costs? the only things that aren't good (probably need quick replacement, the cpu isn't that bad) are the PSU & SSD

[BisquTz]

the cpu is X2 better than my current, and the GPU is 6x better than my current I don't have an SSD in my current PC so any is fine with me and the PSU, I will happily swap out with either my current one corsair cx430 or if not then any compatible ones

[LHJKO]

How much are you paying for a 3gb 1060?

You could easily run overwatch on a 1050 ti 

o didnt even realize the 1060 came with the pc ya its not a bad price 

[BisquTz]

2 minutes ago, Vernw3 said:

How much are you paying for a 3gb 1060?

You could easily run overwatch on a 1050 ti 

The whole lot will be £450 which I could probably talk to £400 given this guy doesn't seem to know an awful lot about his PC

 

[mikat]

3 minutes ago, BisquTz said:

the cpu is X2 better than my current, and the GPU is 6x better than my current I don't have an SSD in my current PC so any is fine with me and the PSU, I will happily swap out with either my current one corsair cx430 or if not then any compatible ones

No don't buy the cx430, it's crap, buy the cx450, it's newer and way less crap

[BisquTz]

1 minute ago, mikat said:

No don't buy the cx430, it's crap, buy the cx450, it's newer and way less crap

given I already own the 430 would you still say I should get the 450 ??

[LHJKO]

11 minutes ago, BisquTz said:

given I already own the 430 would you still say I should get the 450 ??

If you wanted to get something newer you could try and get something like Or get a 1200 and it would only cost 500 then you actually have a good upgrade path 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£145.14 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£72.50 @ Box Limited) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£103.78 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Phoenix Video Card  (£158.54 @ BT Shop) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£51.86 @ Box Limited) 
Total: £531.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-16 14:29 GMT+0000

[seabass9990]

37 minutes ago, Vernw3 said:

If you wanted to get something newer you could try and get something like Or get a 1200 and it would only cost 500 then you actually have a good upgrade path 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£145.14 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£72.50 @ Box Limited) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£103.78 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Phoenix Video Card  (£158.54 @ BT Shop) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£51.86 @ Box Limited) 
Total: £531.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-16 14:29 GMT+0000

@BisquTz this is a great option for upgradability but the rig your looking at is better for right now performance (probably would want to oc it tho) so it depends on what you are looking to do down the road, new build or wait for graphics card prices to fall

[iiNNeX]

3GB 1060 is fine for 1080p gaming, especially at 60hz.

 

Enjoy your new pc

[BisquTz]

44 minutes ago, Vernw3 said:

If you wanted to get something newer you could try and get something like Or get a 1200 and it would only cost 500 then you actually have a good upgrade path 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£145.14 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£72.50 @ Box Limited) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£103.78 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Phoenix Video Card  (£158.54 @ BT Shop) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£51.86 @ Box Limited) 
Total: £531.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-16 14:29 GMT+0000

 

4 minutes ago, seabass9990 said:

@BisquTz this is a great option for upgradability but the rig your looking at is better for right now performance (probably would want to oc it tho) so it depends on what you are looking to do down the road, new build or wait for graphics card prices to fall

oh right, if I was building a PC I would go with an intel chip and probably 8th gen, maybe the i5 - 8400 its only a couple more £ and better in performance only issue with that would be the fact motherboards for them are $$$

 

[mikat]

2 hours ago, BisquTz said:

given I already own the 430 would you still say I should get the 450 ??

if you already own the 430 it's fine but buying it new is not a good decision, the 450 is the same price but better

[Biggerboot]

3 hours ago, BisquTz said:

The whole lot will be £450 which I could probably talk to £400 given this guy doesn't seem to know an awful lot about his PC

 

Yeah, I'll actually agree with @seabass9990 and say in this *economy that would be an alright price.

A few months ago, the recommendation would've been a used i5 2nd or 3rd gen and GPU of your choice

[RAM555789]

This is definitely a HUGE upgrade compared to your current PC. Sure it's an outdated CPU, but its only overwatch. Something like Arma, then I would tell you to stay away.