When they actually get to those prices I would buy one.
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GeForce GTX 1060 announced - July 19, 6GB, $249 MSRP/$299 Founder's
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LOL. Yep, that's exactly how it works. Nice 5.3GHz computer. /s
No they are different parts that have their own clock speeds. 1.7Ghz boost clock means the GPU boosts to 1.7Ghz under load/while gaming.
Nah its cool. I cant explain the question to you but im sure someone will step up.
But as for this question. If you can get it for the real MSRP, i believe it will meet your needs.
So yeah the GTX 1060 or the AMD RX 480 are a good choice if you are looking for something cheap. I would honestly go with the RX 480 for future proofing because is has 2gb of extra vram, and I would expect it to surpass the 1060 in performance with driver updates over time. Wait for an aftermarket RX 480 though, which should be available around the same time as the 1060 (by the end of the month is when the aftermarket RX 480s will supposedly be out). My guess is they will also cost somewhere between $250 and $300.
Thanks. I'm out of my element here. Adding unofficial mods and getting a Plex server running is about the extent of my expertise.
dr. apocalipsis
Banned
You have to add each physical core speed, then half of every logic cpu from your core i7. Then divide between the numbers of HHDs on your system and add 1 if you have a blu ray drive.
Awesome.
No it's more like your i7 saying it is 3.6 GHZ and clocks up to 4 GHZ in certain situations. The 1.7 GHZ is the equivalent of the 4 GHZ.
You forgot the divide by zero if you have a GSync monitor.
Got it. Thank you!
Interesting. I wasn't expecting Nvidia to have a good answer to the RX 480, let alone so quickly. However, even if it does end up offering relatively less value for money compared to the GTX 1060, I'm probably still getting an AIB partner RX 480. Monopolies bad, competition good.
Cant wait till that Sapphire model gets benched.
mourad louali
Member
AMD is not a charity. Buy what's best for you.
You should buy a 480 if it fits your budget
Yeah. QB One high-five. Very underrated case for HTPCs. Especiallly if you want a capable gaming HTPC with a tower cooler and long GPU. I was thinking about making a big thread on comfy couch PC gaming with my setup to show how you can have all the comfort+performance and freedom today to end all these stupid "but console is comfy and easy to use..." comments. But I have a bad feeling that the thread will not end well
Yeah. Also the ability to use normal PSU is heaven sent because sfx and sfx-l are either rare or super expensive in my country.
hopefully there are smaller versions indeed of this card because my video card is getting in the way of the usb things.
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
ASUS, Inno3D, & Gigabyte Tease Custom GeForce GTX 1060 Cards
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10478/asus-and-inno3d-tease-cusutom-gtx-1060-cards
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10478/asus-and-inno3d-tease-cusutom-gtx-1060-cards
SneakyStephan
Banned
I want to see the heatsink of that dual fan cooler.
I can't imagine why you would possibly need a 3 fan cooler for a 120watt gpu
My 2 fan 970 strix's fans are bored no matter how hard I overclock it.
I can't imagine why you would possibly need a 3 fan cooler for a 120watt gpu
My 2 fan 970 strix's fans are bored no matter how hard I overclock it.
It's using the same cooler as the 1070 and 1080 STRIX. So they probably just had the factory make a TON of the coolers at a cheaper price than having to design, test and build a separate 2 fan STRIX solution.
hope you know that AMD is selling way more graphics chips for games than nvidia.
PHOENIXZERO
Member
If you're counting consoles, they barely count.
how many games do you own that are also available on consoles and therefore optimized for AMD
...kicking the wasps nest
Louis Cyphre
Banned
Early benchmarks make it appear the GTX 1060 is closer to the 980 while the RX 480 is a bit better than the 970. It also appeals to overclockers more than the RX 480 but DX12 games will benefit more on AMD cards.
Whether Nvidia can get ample supply and retail prices are upheld remains to be seen.
Bl@de
Member
You should look into the Corsair SF450 and SF600. They released in March 2016 and cost 80/105 in Germany. Most SFX PSUs were trash because of noise so I had a ATX be quiet! PSU for a while. But the Corsair SF450 is simply fantastic. Quiet, small and fully modular at a good price. I fully recommend it for every ITX setup.
DemonCleaner
Member
yeah, one would expect it to be this way, but at the moment that's not what reality looks like. developers still mostly use routines out of the dx11 toolbox in multiplatform development. that's a pretty shitty situation for almost everyone (pc and console gamers alike). only winner here is nvidia.
I'll admit that I'm not up to speed on actual numbers from these companies. Sales, margins, profits, all that. But am I wrong in thinking AMD is on the ropes while Nvidia is not?
When you're all set with your new PC, head over to the Steam thread in Community - we're a friendly bunch, and can help you find some good games to test-run your machine on.
Im gonna say none of them?
There are actually a few of them. However, it isn't all that clear if it can be attributed to the design of the game or whether it is better optimized for GCN.
Except Quantum Break. That game clearly wasn't given any thought on being run on PC.
Amey
Member
Ooh no.. Why would they make this, 3gb is not enough
brotkasten
Member
The Mini is looking great. I might get the 6GB version.
Osiris
I permanently banned my 6 year old daughter from using the PS4 for mistakenly sending grief reports as it's too hard to watch or talk to her
It's Mini-ITX, no-one who's running a Mini-ITX rig is that concerned with performance & 3GB is fine for lower-specced 1080p play.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Y'all need to stop shitting on him for an innocent question. We all start somewhere.
Rellik
Member
Yep, apart from when I played GTA V, I never really hear my fans come on.
Nostremitus
Member
3GB model, why? The mini ITX offerings look cool though.
Pretty much. It is why Nvidia stock is at 50 dollars a share right now and AMD stock is sitting around 5.
Of course AMD is fighting two fronts, Intel on CPU and Nvidia on GPU. However they are losing both battles pretty heavily. Their Xen CPU is needed for a big comeback. So are their upcoming video cards. It is why the issues they are having with the 480 are disappointing.
Pretty much. It is why Nvidia stock is at 50 dollars a share right now and AMD stock is sitting around 5.
Of course AMD is fighting two fronts, Intel on CPU and Nvidia on GPU. However they are losing both battles pretty heavily. Their Xen CPU is needed for a big comeback. So are their upcoming video cards. It is why the issues they are having with the 480 are disappointing.
Last_colossi
Member
Say what?
My 1070 FE is arriving this week and it'll be going straight in my Silverstone RVZ02 along with my already installed 6700k and 16gb of ram.
There may be people with mini-itx rigs that don't care about power, but I ain't one of them.
Osiris
I permanently banned my 6 year old daughter from using the PS4 for mistakenly sending grief reports as it's too hard to watch or talk to her
Mini-ITX form-factor allows for significantly less cooling performance over a standard ATX format, both for CPU cooling and case-flow.
You're not looking at top drawer performance when you build a Mini-ITX PC, most are looking for a HTPC with some gaming performance over using the iGPU..
iceblade997
Member
According to the source there are 2 variants - the same card just with 3GB or 6GB
Post in the STEAM thread or the PC building thread. The people in those are way more helpful than the clowns here who try to make themselves feel superior by laughing at someone starting out.
cyen
Member
Well... a had a reference 290x and 4770k on a itx bitfenix case. There are no worst case scenario than this. This rig still lives on a friends house.
Osiris
I permanently banned my 6 year old daughter from using the PS4 for mistakenly sending grief reports as it's too hard to watch or talk to her
Pretty similar to my old HTPC Mini-ITX build (Mine was a 3770k).
There was almost no O/C potential, as the lack of airflow over the VRM's was a severe handicap to O/C'ing, the VRM's got super toasty, even at stock.
It all depends on your budget, but yes a gtx1060 6gb og rx480 with 8gb should be the absolute minimum if you expect it to last for 5 years.
Toni
Member
Anybody knows the answer to this?
Karspankey
Banned
You are definitly pushing the limit with that vid card with that CPU.
I have a FX 8350 with an AMD HD 7950. I consider it a good fit for each other.
A GTX 1060 is a much more powerful card paired with a much lower CPU than mine.
If you are dead set on getting a new vid card than go for it, otherwise I would recommend waiting a year or two and get a new system.
RazorbackDB
Member
Yeah a 6300 will limit you a lot specially on stock, if it's OCd I wouldn't say it's the worst idea to get a 1060 considering the low price and that on AM3+ you can't really upgrade.