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RX 590 vs 1660 - which would you get?!

GM2

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Looking at a system with

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £692.55 (includes shipping: £11.70)​
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The WD HDD and PSU are existing.

I now need to decide on a GPU.

Kids do a bit of gaming (Battlefield, PUBG etc) but not too much.
Will do some video editing, but probably not too much.
Reasonable amount of Photoshop.

Current options and prices:

PowerColor Radeon RX 590 Red Dragon 8GB £168
Gigabyte AMD Radeon RX 590 GAMING 8GB £168
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 590 PULSE 8GB £177

Palit GeForce GTX 1660 6GB StormX £189
MSi GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G OC £200
Asus GeForce GTX 1660 OC 6GB £201
Zotac GAMING GeForce GTX 1660 Twin Fan 6GB £201
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 OC 6GB £213

I'm not too worried about spending a few quid extra, if it's worth it.
Not really looking at 2nd hand.

Which of the above would anyone recommend (other suggestions welcome).
 
GM2 said:
No, monitors are nothing special. May upgrade at some point, but no current plans to.
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Freesync is cheaper if you decide to upgrade but even monitors that support both aren't overly expensive.

I'd probably look at some benchmarks (Anandtech) and compare overclocking capabilities, heat and noise and make your mind up. PUBG is more CPU Intensive though so gpu will have a smaller impact.

Lol...just seen your SSD edit :D brilliant haha
 
Orange Nexus said:
If the kids just want to have fun, then just get this . . .
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RX 570.

Hmmm. Cat & pigeons.

Much lower spec than I've been looking at. And 'kids' range from age 14 up to 21, so they may want something more sooner rather than later!!

Think I'm happy to chuck a bit more at it at this stage, rather than wish I had in a few months' time. But thanks for the reality check of what I probably need!!
 
GM2 said:
RX 570.

Hmmm. Cat & pigeons.

Much lower spec than I've been looking at. And 'kids' range from age 14 up to 21, so they may want something more sooner rather than later!!

Think I'm happy to chuck a bit more at it at this stage, rather than wish I had in a few months' time. But thanks for the reality check of what I probably need!!
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Well, if you can add a few more, then do not be scared of the reference RX 5700. Mine stays cool and quiet. I know cos i came from a reference R9 290, which it replaced.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/powe...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-199-pc.html

Got it paired with a R5 3600. Can't see a difference between it and my RX 5700XT.
 
Just say I decide to opt for a 1660 Super.

Is there much to choose between the different manufacturers? Warranties? Returns? Features etc?

One fan or two? Reliability? Noise?

And what about the OC cards? Eg, looking at some of the current choices on OCUK:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,060.05 (includes shipping: £11.10)​
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For an extra £10 (which I'll have forgotten about in 5 mins) the Zotac is twin fan. Same price for the Asus, also twin fan, but OC version with Boost Clock at 1860 MHz (as opposed to 1785 MHz). Gigabyte is back to one fan, but also OC at 1800 MHz and the Palit OC version is £19 more than the standard.

Does the OC rating make a difference, or does it just mean they come out of the box with a mild(?) OC and the non OC versions are just as capable of being clocked to the same amount as the OC ones?

My completely uneducated instinct is to go for the twin fan, OC Asus, but very happy to be corrected!
 
Yeah, probably the 1660 Super would be my choice. In terms of performance, the standard 1660 is faster overall than the RX590 anyway.
 
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