GTX 1060

Darujhistan · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:32

Current pricing reminds me that i'm actually actually very happy with what i've got.

*Starts War Thunder.

Gibbo · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:32

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hyperseven · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:32

FoxEye said:
Why else would you contradict your own benchmarks?

1. To prove you were completely stupid.
2. Because nV had put a lot of pressure on you to say this.

Like I said, their own benchmarks say one thing (1060 5-10% < 980), their conclusion states that the "1060 is equal to or faster than the 980 for a lot less money".

You decide. People who actually looked at the benchmark results and didn't just skip to the conclusion will be scratching their heads.

so no proof then, thought as much, just another case of IMO :rolleyes:

elmuzzy66. · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:33

Cheapest 1060 is £10 more than the cheapest 8gig 480. Wouldn't grab the pitchforks yet.

Simon Belmont · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:33

FoxEye said:
I think we're becoming the next Australia. Products priced way above $ prices because "people will pay it."

And the sad truth is that people will pay it. Unlike other countries we've lost the ability to control our spending. Probably most of it on credit.

I'm totally with this statement. For that reason it will push those that can't afford it to consoles or not even bother at all.

FoxEye · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:33

pastymuncher said:
The prices for this generation of Nvidia cards are beyond a joke and now we have a supposedly budget card starting at £240. It's barely better than a 970 and has just filled the old 970 price range. No affordable new card upgrade for me then. Need to try and find a second hand 980ti then. I can see me giving up pc gaming altogether in a few years at this rate. The prices of components have been going through the roof for the past couple of years. We now have i5's at the prices that you used to be able to get a i7 for, gpu's that cost nearly as much as a whole pc used to cost. Surely this cannot go on?

Yeah I said the same thing (but more angrily

)

I think people have largely lost their self-control, and in this country will pay these prices (even if they don't like it). And will say things like "I had no choice; there was nothing cheaper, so I had to buy!"

Look at Australia. They are screwed over really, really bad, paying 1.5-2 x US prices. Think we're heading that way now.

mmacarthur · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:33

I think I'm going to leave the living room PC for a while and see if prices don't come down a bit . If consoles games weren't so damn expensive I'd seriously consider going down that road for the living room, once the new ones are out. Haven't said that Sony's sales are a lot better than they used to be...

Ash0787 · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:34

If these were £150 and you could SLI them and mgpu worked reliably I would feel excited, as it is I cant see much appeal to these cards

Cern · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:34

pastymuncher said:
The prices for this generation of Nvidia cards are beyond a joke and now we have a supposedly budget card starting at £240. It's barely better than a 970 and has just filled the old 970 price range. No affordable new card upgrade for me then. Need to try and find a second hand 980ti then. I can see me giving up pc gaming altogether in a few years at this rate. The prices of components have been going through the roof for the past couple of years. We now have i5's at the prices that you used to be able to get a i7 for, gpu's that cost nearly as much as a whole pc used to cost. Surely this cannot go on?

It's ridiculous where prices have gone and the dollar exchange rate is only partially to blame. The UK market is quite simply being gouged. And they have the audacity to put the words "ENTRY LEVEL PRICE" on the GTX 1060 page. £240-£320 = "entry level". LOL.

Gibbo · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:34

mmacarthur · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:34

Darujhistan said:
Current pricing reminds me that i'm actually actually very happy with what i've got.

*Starts War Thunder.

Yeah that's definitely a nice silver lining

Greebo · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:35

mmacarthur said:
If its over £250 and your after the best bang for buck you as well go a bit extra and source a second hand 950 Ti for around £300.

Or buy an AIB 980 for £275 brand new? Or if you were looking at the 1060 at £20, may as well chip in another £30 and get a 980ti?

puppetworx · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:35

The RX 480 does look better in DX12 games. If the AIB versions overclock well that would make it more appealing. Right now it looks like the GTX 1060 is the card to get.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:35

FoxEye said:
Yeah I said the same thing (but more angrily )

I think people have largely lost their self-control, and in this country will pay these prices (even if they don't like it). And will say things like "I had no choice; there was nothing cheaper, so I had to buy!"

Look at Australia. They are screwed over really, really bad, paying 1.5-2 x US prices. Think we're heading that way now.

I am getting the same feeling TBH - £250ish for midrange cards is getting stupid now.

Our only hope is the RX470 4GB being any good - the GTX1050 3GB does not seem that appealing.

/\ndy · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:35

I think the EVGA Superclocked one is probably the best one out the bunch @ £259

dits · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:36

https://youtu.be/OaOiFINgwyM

FoxEye · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:36

mmacarthur said:
I think I'm going to leave the living room PC for a whole and see if prices come down a bit . If consoles game weren't so damn expensive I'd seriously consider going down that road once the new ones are out. Haven't said that Sony's sales are a lot better than they used to be...

Actually console games aren't expensive, if you're prepared to swap them with other gamers.

When I had my 360 I would have about two games at any time, finish them, then swap with someone else. There are large communities doing this with console games.

Ironically, if there was no 2nd hand market, console game prices might come down. Might

fs123 · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:37

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
LOL,so when the AIB RX480 cards get finally released,will that means the RX480 is now the quicker card??

I think Nvidia is very lucky,AMD PR ***** up again,not even getting some AIB RX480 cards out for review sooner.

Actually I think it kind of makes sense now. Why release the AIB 480's before the 1060 when we all know the reviewers will probably compare the 1060 with the reference 480 anyway.

Once the dust settles, out come the overclocked 480's with their own reviews comparing them with the 1060 and reference 480. A better scenario for the custom 480's overall.

subbytna · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:38

FoxEye said:
Yeah I said the same thing (but more angrily )

I think people have largely lost their self-control, and in this country will pay these prices (even if they don't like it). And will say things like "I had no choice; there was nothing cheaper, so I had to buy!"

Look at Australia. They are screwed over really, really bad, paying 1.5-2 x US prices. Think we're heading that way now.

People now also think nothing of spending electronic money, wheras back in the day you went to the shop with £300 in cash, it made you think seeing the wad of cash in your hand. Now we click a button and the spending element is almost detached from reality so it doesn't register as much as handing over a wad of cash.

dits · 19 Jul 2016 at 14:39

The Asus 1060 Strix is a massive beast.