Bit lost, GTX 1060 variants.

rebel78 · 4 Sep 2017 at 19:22

Hi,

Buying a PC from this site today or tomorrow,

Here is the build

Case Phanteks P400S Noise Dampened Gaming Case with Full Side Window - Black/Red (Other Cases Optional)
Power Supply 650W 80+ Gold Rated PSU
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 "Zen" 1600 Six Core (twelve thread) CPU overclocked to 3.8GHz
Motherboard Asus Prime B350-Plus (Socket AM4) ATX Motherboard
Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler
Memory Up to 32GB DDR4 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit
Primary Hard Drive Your Choice of Intel/Samsung Solid State or Seagate Hard Drive
Secondary Hard Drive Your Choice Seagate Hard Drive
Graphics Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050 2GB Graphics Card (Other Cards Optional)
Audio 7.1 High Definition Audio (Dedicated Sound Card Optional)
Optical Drive 24x DVD-RW (Optional)
Operating System Windows 10 64 Bit

Cost £1349.94

The question is, the only 1060 I can choose when customising is the one above however I see they have a Zotac variant in stock as well as many others. The price varies, some a little and some a bit more, but what is the real difference. I don;t mind paying an extra £10-£20 if it's worth it to get a better GFX card so which should I get??? They are al;l GTX 1060s with 6144. Overclockers Uk will build it so I will ask them to sub one model for another.

Here is the list on the site....https://www.overclockers.co.uk/search/index/sSearch/geforce+1060+6144/sPerPage/12/sPage/1

Anyone able to provide and insight and advice?

Also, if anyone spots anything glaringly problematic or easily improved in the build recommendations are more than welcome.

Thanks in advance.

ExRayTed · 4 Sep 2017 at 20:31

If it were me I'd buy the cheapest 6gb 1060 with the longest warranty. They're all built to a reference design anyway with the only differences usually being the cooler and warranty length. The cards you have an option of picking from are all overpriced in my opinion.

rebel78 · 4 Sep 2017 at 20:44

Some seem to have 2 fans, others 1. Not sure how much that will matter. Also, are any of these overclocked already?

ExRayTed · 4 Sep 2017 at 21:03

2 fans would be better and I wouldn't worry about overclocking - you can do this yourself easily enough

rebel78 · 4 Sep 2017 at 21:17

Yeah, id rather have it done for me but none of them seem to come overclocked. I could build it myself but don;t trust my big hands and limited understanding.

Is this one worth the extra £8? https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-32s-ms.html

Plec · 4 Sep 2017 at 21:55

Ted sums it up very well.

rebel78 said:
Is this one worth the extra £8? https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-32s-ms.html

If you were going to spend that much you would be better off getting Gigabyte - 3 year warranty (same as MSI) but UK RMA and superior customer service.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 WindForce OC 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £278.99

rebel78 · 4 Sep 2017 at 21:56

Thanks, that's very helpful.

mnc fear · 4 Sep 2017 at 22:11

The Zotacs have a 5 year warranty

That could come in Handy

Spankme · 4 Sep 2017 at 22:55

I have the same question regarding the 1070

I have picked for my next build which is currently in progress and this is currently in my parts list.

EVGA GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ATX 3.0 £439.99

I picked this purely for aesthetics reasons only as i liked the EVGA logo on the outside of the card.

Plec · 4 Sep 2017 at 23:16

Spankme said:
EVGA GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ATX 3.0 £439.99

At that price you're approaching basic GTX 1080 prices (is it for 1440p gaming @ 144Hz?):

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 1080 HerculeZ Twin X2 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card (N1080-1SDN-P6DN)= £469.99

Or Vega 56 - look at reviews comparing with GTX 1070:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Sapphire Radeon RX VEGA 56 8GB HBM2 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Stand Alone= £389.99

Spankme · 4 Sep 2017 at 23:21

be brilliant of that 1080 was in stock

Also doesnt the vega have HUGE power requirements? i only have a be quiet 500w psu

Plec · 4 Sep 2017 at 23:25

Spankme said:
be brilliant of that card was in stock

PowerColor is:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x PowerColor Radeon RX VEGA 56 8GB HBM2 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Stand Alone= £389.99

Plec · 4 Sep 2017 at 23:52

Spankme said:
be brilliant of that 1080 was in stock

Yes, it is a bit of a tease sitting there with no stock announcements.

Spankme said:
Also doesnt the vega have HUGE power requirements? i only have a be quiet 500w psu

Yes, they are a bit thirsty - 500W would be pushing the limits - especially if you had an AIO and were clocking...

Spankme · 5 Sep 2017 at 00:01

Plec said:
Yes, it is a bit of a tease sitting there with no stock announcements.

Yes, they are a bit thirsty - 500W would be pushing the limits - especially if you had an AIO and were clocking...

Wont be clocking, looking at the reviews its punch for punch with the 1070..

Plec · 5 Sep 2017 at 00:05

Spankme said:
Wont be clocking, looking at the reviews its punch for punch with the 1070..

I meant your CPU (guessing Ryzen?) - but with the Vega 56 you actually under-volt them and then aim for a clock - they still power spike (from reading forum banter).

And yes, you won't be disappointed with the GTX 1070.

orbitalwalsh · 5 Sep 2017 at 09:34

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 250GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £149.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)= £94.99
1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £101.99
1 x CoolerMaster MasterBox Lite 5 Midi-Tower Case - Black= £44.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs 240mm+ Extreme CPU Liquid Cooling Upgrade Bundle = £72.94
- CPU Socket:Asetek Premium Retention Kit AMD AM4
- Fan Controller Option:No Fan Controller Required
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £188.99
1 x Team Group Dark Pro 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (TDPRD48G3200= £79.99
1 x Seagate BarraCuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST2000DM006)= £59.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 Windforce 2x OC 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £419.99
1 x Super Flower Platinum King 450W 80 Plus Platinum Power Supply - Black= £64.99

Total: £1,291.45
(includes shipping: £12.60)

also as above Vega 56 is a good price to performance ! and £460 for a 1080 isn't to bad either but check warranty and RMA location if not Gigabyte,ASUS,MSI,EVGA