Tech - price drops on gtx 1060s

[aspire2008]

Prices on 1060's have dropped quite abit.

Overkill gfx card, if you are just playing EQ exclusively (you are still ok with a gfx from 4 years ago if thats the case).

But, if you play any modern games, its worth the plunge.


6GB version (good if you run high resolutions beyond 1080p)

http://slickdeals.net/f/9215587-gig...ddr5-video-card-215-w-masterpass-checkout-s-h


3gb version (ample for 1080p and lower resolutions)

http://slickdeals.net/f/9211191-msi...herboard-for-79-99-ar-or-less-more-newegg-com

 

[LamahHerder]

215$ and 165$seems pretty awesome for a current gen card

How do these cards compare with like 970 and 980?

I have been wanting to swap to Nvidia, I got almost 200$ off an AMD R9-390x from best buy a year ago, they were being stupid and marking it wrong, so had to buy it...

 

[Hihi]

Recently got the 6GB 1060. It's a beaut.

 

[aspire2008]

215$ and 165$seems pretty awesome for a current gen card

How do these cards compare with like 970 and 980?

I have been wanting to swap to Nvidia, I got almost 200$ off an AMD R9-390x from best buy a year ago, they were being stupid and marking it wrong, so had to buy it...

No reason to upgrade to a 1060 if you have the 970 or 980, probably best to skip a generation, unless you are playing something modern that came out within the last year or like Witcher 3 for example. Still a ~15% upgrade in performance though. It really depends on what you play.

I play Dota2 and EQ and thats it, atm, and I am not planning on upgrading anytime soon. My gtx 680 and 670 are way overkill for EQ1 already. My gtx 680 struggles with Witcher 2 (a 5 year old game) at 2560x1600 res & high settings, to give some perspective though. So I can't even imagine how Witcher 3 holds up against it.

 

[LamahHerder]

Yea my amd 390x is overkill for what I play, the desire is more for going back to nvidia because I bought an nvidia shield for living room (awesome) which can stream games from pc IF I have an nvidia in pc

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[ac1dgenocide]

I recently bought an i7 3.2ghz 8mb LGA 1366 and i'm looking to find a motherboard.. I'm slowly building a second system.... Got any recommendations on a budget board?

 

[MaxD]

the 1060 is like a 10% edge over the 970 according to http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-970-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB/2577vs3639

Really though if you're rocking a 970 I'd keep the 970 unless you want to do VR. I'm using a 770 and I will have to upgrade for VR =( a 970 will work for VR but its low on the spectrum I think

 

[Escaflowne]

I bought the EVGA SC 1060, and it does well for 1080p gaming, but my FX8350 is really holding me back.

 

[Frimp]

1060 doesnt have the ability to use SLI.

Unless you plan on never buying a 2nd card, even if to have the possibility of upgrading 1-2 years later- Look at the 1070 for SLI.