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Ideal graphics card to use with i5 6600

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Hello

So I have been looking into getting a new graphics card as my R7 265 is starting to struggle especially with higher textures (only has 2GB) I have been looking around but have found out my CPU the FX 6300 would be a real bottleneck so (I haven't told the wife she would shoot me) I have purchased a i5 6600 + 16GB DDR4 + MOBO but I am now stuck on which card to get it has been a while since I properly looked (hence my surprise at the bottlenecked FX!) my budget can stretch to £250.00 looking at the RX 480 8GB or the 1060 currently which would be for the foreseeable future used at 1080p so am I right in looking at these two and which one would you recommend?

Thanks in advance!
 
I have a 750 watt corsair, the 1060's power efficency did catch my eye I must say. Would the 6GB be sufficient long term you think?
 
Very true mate! A few years is what I am after :-) I think the Nvidia card offers great performance, can be had for around £230ish too which is good I have not owned an Nvidia card since the 8800GT :-O
 
Hey guys, thanks for the help after all that I looked into the rx 480 nitro + OC 8GB and as it is a brand new architecture and as noted above works brilliantly with the Vulkan API I have gone for that! It also looks really cool :-P only problem is it is out of stock currently so I have to wait a little while, but worth the wait I am sure :-)

Will have the i5/ddr4/mobo tomorrow though which I think will be a dramatic improvement over my FX6300 :-)
 
JanxSpirit said:
It can be, but then again it won't be if the OP already has a 60Hz monitor. Even a 5-year old HD7950 paired with an i5 6600K at stock clocks (same as the i5 6600) will hold 60FPS in nearly all but the very latest games at 1920x1080 on high or ultra settings, and I'd imagine an RX480 will go like stink by comparison.
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Yes I do indeed have a 60Hz monitor, looking at the benchmarks for the RX 480 it looks like I can expect ultra/very high settings and 60fps at 1080p a dramatic improvement over my r7 265.
 
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