GTX 1060

southernorth · 19 Jul 2016 at 22:07

Griffildur said:
all MSI cards are like that, it is a no brainer.

Maybe so, but I am always skeptical of cards until real-world tests are done.

Griffildur · 19 Jul 2016 at 22:08

southernorth said:
Maybe so, but I am always skeptical of cards until real-world tests are done.

you are not wrong, it's just MSI has a good name and for a very good reason. They won't screw up. of course, I'll have to eat my words if they do screw up so they'd better not screw up ...

DPB · 19 Jul 2016 at 22:10

Greebo said:
Pailt put the same cooler on all their cards across the range.

This one looks the same as the 1070 and 1080, it's triple-slot. This one though is much cheaper and uses a dual-slot cooler that looks identical to the Gainward and PNY cards, and I'm not expecting any reviews for it.

Gibbo · 19 Jul 2016 at 22:12

Griffildur said:
Looks like a lot of people upgraded and who can blame them?

I can see a common scenario ...

1. I want an AIB 480, where the heck are they?
2. Screw it I will get a 1060, it's in stock.
3. Hang on a minute, I can pay a bit more and get a 1070 and it's in stock!
4. Screw it, I am getting a 1070!

Option 4. is the best option if you can stretch for sure.

Otherwise at £200-£250 the 1060 and RX 480 offers great performance and features.

There really has never being so much choice, lets not forget the 970s at £199 too and 980Ti's at £349

Tommy_Here · 19 Jul 2016 at 22:13

Gibbo said:
1060 is an awesome card at £250 and less, we have several at this price point and they give the RX-480 a real good fight, toss a coin because at £250 both are great buys.

But at £300 for me personally an overclocked 1060 loses its appeal, yes I sell these things but I could not recommend a 1060 at £300, it is too much and the regular £250 and less ones overclock just fine too. So at £300 I'd either spend the extra to get the much faster 1070 (shall be £369 deal tomorrow on weekly offer ) or I would just buy the Fury at £300.

whatever it's worth you have my respect! this is what I'm talking about no BS trying to sell the more expensive cards to make more money but instead looking out for his customers instead *hats off* good offer on the 1070 as well!! but yea I agree that Asus turbo for under £240 isn't a bad buy get it overclocked and it's not a whole lot slower than a 980 Ti in some instances

Griffildur · 19 Jul 2016 at 22:16

Tommy_Here said:
whatever it's worth you have my respect! this is what I'm talking about no BS trying to sell the more expensive cards to make more money but instead looking out for his customers instead *hats off* good offer on the 1070 as well!! but yea I agree that Asus turbo for under £240 isn't a bad buy get it overclocked and it's not a whole lot slower than a 980 Ti in some instances

agreed, thumbs up from me as well. I can't remember any place that sold me stuff and then helped me overclock it!

southernorth · 19 Jul 2016 at 22:25

Griffildur said:
agreed, thumbs up from me as well. I can't remember any place that sold me stuff and then helped me overclock it!

Yea definitely. Am also particularly appreciative to overclockers that the 480 and 1060 have free shipping. Wouldn't have made purchases from them if that wasn't the case at the moment.

Mei · 19 Jul 2016 at 22:32

Gibbo said:
The EVGA is also great, I can't exactly list all the brands, but as small cards go Zotac comes with 5yr warranty vs EVGA's 3yr.

The Asus Turbo uses a blower design which are very popular due to exhausting heat, hence my recommendations.

I sell them all, pick the one you like most.

u hurt my fangirl feelings, u better list them next time!!

Dave2150 · 19 Jul 2016 at 22:33

Nexus18 said:
The lord has spoken:

No, the salesman has spoken

Good luck with 4GB cards in the coming weeks/months, that's all I have to say.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 19 Jul 2016 at 22:40

Dave2150 said:
No, the salesman has spoken

Good luck with 4GB cards in the coming weeks/months, that's all I have to say.

Considering that the GTX1050 is supposed to have 3GB of VRAM,it does make the RX470 and RX480 4GB look much better than they should!

Bonjour · 19 Jul 2016 at 22:42

Dave2150 said:
No, the salesman has spoken

Good luck with 4GB cards in the coming weeks/months, that's all I have to say.

Thanks mate, that's very much appreciated.

fastboy · 19 Jul 2016 at 22:44

I don't know why people get so shirty because you dared to buy a card they don't approve of lol

Mei · 19 Jul 2016 at 22:44

*thumbs up* pff 4gb is fine...

dits · 19 Jul 2016 at 22:46

praying all day that Nvidia would see sense and price the 1060 accordingly. However that's all been dashed by their dominant position. AMD had a great opportunity but they blew it big time.

Mei · 19 Jul 2016 at 22:54

fastboy said:
I don't know why people get so shirty because you dared to buy a card they don't approve of lol

i was jk

JediFragger · 19 Jul 2016 at 22:56

dits said:
praying all day that Nvidia would see sense and price the 1060 accordingly. However that's all been dashed by their dominant position. AMD had a great opportunity but they blew it big time.

£240?? Seems pretty reasonable to me! 60-65% of the performance of a 1080 for less than half the money!!!! A steal :cool:

fastboy · 19 Jul 2016 at 22:57

wasn't aimed at you mel

melmac · 19 Jul 2016 at 23:00

Gregster said:
Well of course you don't, as you will only see bad when it comes to Nvidia and fantastico with AMD. No point explaining to you sadly.

IF there is anything untrue or wrong in what I posted, point it out?

Did Nvidia not claim that they were 4 years working with Microsoft in Dx12? Yes or no?

Did they not promise that Maxwell would be the best architecture for Dx12?
Yes or no?

Is Pascal really just Maxwell 2? Yes or no?

Is it over two years since Dx12 was announced? Yes or No?

I think you will find that the answer to all those questions is yes.

Now please tell me how Nvidia haven't Dx12 drivers ready yet? Or are you going to tell me that it's because Pascal is new? Even though you, in several threads have claimed that Nvidia don't get performance increases like AMD do because Nvidia have full performance ready from the start, unlike AMD who take months to get their drivers up to speed on a new process and that's why they seem to improve over time. Is that not true anymore??

And you calling me Fanboy? LOL coming from you of all people. Kinda sad really.

Gregster · 19 Jul 2016 at 23:08

melmac said:
IF there is anything untrue or wrong in what I posted, point it out?

Did Nvidia not claim that they were 4 years working with Microsoft in Dx12? Yes or no?

Did they not promise that Maxwell would be the best architecture for Dx12?
Yes or no?

Is Pascal really just Maxwell 2? Yes or no?

Is it over two years since Dx12 was announced? Yes or No?

I think you will find that the answer to all those questions is yes.

Now please tell me how Nvidia haven't Dx12 drivers ready yet? Or are you going to tell me that it's because Pascal is new? Even though you, in several threads have claimed that Nvidia don't get performance increases like AMD do because Nvidia have full performance ready from the start, unlike AMD who take months to get their drivers up to speed on a new process and that's why they seem to improve over time. Is that not true anymore??

And you calling me Fanboy? LOL coming from you of all people. Kinda sad really.

Ok, I will ask you one simple question (which will answer all those questions you have just asked).....

Does Maxwell work in DX12 games?

humbug · 19 Jul 2016 at 23:12

Gregster said:
Ok, I will ask you one simple question (which will answer all those questions you have just asked).....

Does Maxwell work in DX12 games?

Its A-Sync not DX12 Nvidia promised, no it doesn't.