Best for my budget?

[jwgmorley]

Hi All,

My daughters R9 380 died on her & I'm looking for a replacement. She's 11yrs old and probably the most demanding game she plays (at the moment) is Fortnite. Her budget is £200 however, not going to lie in that I'm a bit clueless on where to go with this. She plays at 1080p.

Her specs are:

i5-4690k 3.5ghz
HyperX Fury 8GB
EVGA SuperNova GS 550W 80+

Like I said, I'm a bit clueless so if I've missed any important info please just say.

Thanks

 

[tamzzy]

Within budget, then the 1050ti is your friend, but it's slower than the 380 it's going to replace.
Bump in performance would be either rx570 or 1060 3gb, but those are over budget.

 

[jwgmorley]

Within budget, then the 1050ti is your friend, but it's slower than the 380 it's going to replace.
Bump in performance would be either rx570 or 1060 3gb, but those are over budget.

Thank you. I'll have a look.

Is there anything stopping me from looking at Nvidia cards? Is it only the drivers I'd need to sort or are there other reasons not to.

 

[tamzzy]

Correct. Just boot with the integrated GPU, download nvidia drivers, uninstall Radeon drivers, plug in new Nvidia GPU, boot and install the nvidia drivers

 

[jwgmorley]

Correct. Just boot with the integrated GPU, download nvidia drivers, uninstall Radeon drivers, plug in new Nvidia GPU, boot and install the nvidia drivers

Thanks again tamzzy

 

[mrbazmondo]

This will make sure all the AMD drivers and software get removed fully:
https://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMD-Clean-Uninstall-Utility.aspx

You should find the 1050/1060 use a lot less power than the R9

 

[jwgmorley]

Thanks guys.

I found a GTX 1060 3gb mini for £210. Is this definitely better than the 1050ti?

 

[mrbazmondo]

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1060-3GB-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti/3646vs3649

 

[FlyingScotsman]

Thanks guys.

I found a GTX 1060 3gb mini for £210. Is this definitely better than the 1050ti?

Yes it is mate.

 

[jwgmorley]

Yes it is mate.

Cheers buddy. I tried looking at the info mrbazmondo posted however I couldn't make head nor tail of it

 

[FlyingScotsman]

Cheers buddy. I tried looking at the info mrbazmondo posted however I couldn't make head nor tail of it

You need to scroll down to see the statistics with each card the FPS for each test the 1060 is faster.

 

[jwgmorley]

You need to scroll down to see the statistics with each card the FPS for each test the 1060 is faster.

Ah yes, I can see that now. Thanks again. And Thanks mrbazmondo

 

[FlyingScotsman]

Ah yes, I can see that now. Thanks again. And Thanks mrbazmondo

No worries buddy, hope you get a card and your daughter gets back gaming again

 

[Sosuke.]

Wouldn't it be worth waiting a couple of weeks? The bay is getting flooding with cards the retailers are bound to react soon.

 

[jwgmorley]

No worries buddy, hope you get a card and your daughter gets back gaming again

Ordered so she's delighted. Thanks to you and the others who helped. Much appreciated.

Wouldn't it be worth waiting a couple of weeks? The bay is getting flooding with cards the retailers are bound to react soon.

Quite possibly however the card in question is between £50 - £85 more expensive everywhere else. Also her grandparents bought her it and were happy to buy now as they hadn't bought her anything for a while.

 

[Sosuke.]

Ahh cool!

 

[FlyingScotsman]

Ordered so she's delighted. Thanks to you and the others who helped. Much appreciated.



Quite possibly however the card in question is between £50 - £85 more expensive everywhere else. Also her grandparents bought her it and were happy to buy now as they hadn't bought her anything for a while.

Nice one!!