upgrading fron msi R9 280x to geforce 1060 6gb

[Tooly122]

After months of painfully trying to sort my 4 year old 280x ive decided to bit the bullet and go for a new card.

Im not the most tech savvy gamer but after watching a fair few youtube videos i think a 1060 6gb card would be the one to go for as it suits my budget and reviews on the card look good.

Anyone of opinion i should be looking at anything else ? Budget around £250 mark. Below is a example of what i am currently thinking of getting.

thanks !

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pali...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-03l-pl.html

 

[Panos]

After months of painfully trying to sort my 4 year old 280x ive decided to bit the bullet and go for a new card.

Im not the most tech savvy gamer but after watching a fair few youtube videos i think a 1060 6gb card would be the one to go for as it suits my budget and reviews on the card look good.

Anyone of opinion i should be looking at anything else ? Budget around £250 mark. Below is a example of what i am currently thinking of getting.

thanks !

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pali...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-03l-pl.html

I would prefer the RX580 personally. It has 2GB more VRAM and freesync monitors (and TVs) are cheaper than gsync later on if you decide to upgrade. Especially the overclocked Red Dragon.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/powe...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-18l-pc.html

As for performance in comparison to 280X and in general have a look here.
Is the most recent review covering latest drivers etc.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_1050_3gb_review,10.html

(browse all the other game tests not that specific one....)

 

[Tooly122]

I would prefer the RX580 personally. It has 2GB more VRAM and freesync monitors (and TVs) are cheaper than gsync later on if you decide to upgrade. Especially the overclocked Red Dragon.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/powe...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-18l-pc.html

As for performance in comparison to 280X and in general have a look here.
Is the most recent review covering latest drivers etc.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_1050_3gb_review,10.html

(browse all the other game tests not that specific one....)

After my problems with amd and my old card it puts doubt whether to go to AMD again. Although 2gb extra for a similar price is tempting is there any other pros about this card?

 

[imginy]

I would wait for next generation of cards or spend more money and get a 1070ti.

1060 isn't going to last years like your 280x has done there is already games out there it struggles with.

 

[Tooly122]

I would wait for next generation of cards or spend more money and get a 1070ti.

1060 isn't going to last years like your 280x has done there is already games out there it struggles with.

i understand that i might just buy a 1060 6gb for now and sell on when the new 1100 series cards come out at the end of the year.

 

[Panos]

After my problems with amd and my old card it puts doubt whether to go to AMD again. Although 2gb extra for a similar price is tempting is there any other pros about this card?

What problems you have with with the card? Which you haven't said.
Also 280X is 5 year old card and made by MSI not AMD. Things can go wrong that are not the manufactuers issue.
eg the fans could be on their last legs sorting the board. dust could have accumulated on the VRMs not cooling them sufficiently. The thermal paste could have become rock solid, or the silicon thermal pads on the VRAM. After 5 years of use this things happen and easily fixed.

 

[shankly1985]

5 years old GPU and blames AMD lol easy had his money worth from the GPU to begin with.
OP electronics are not immune to failure, every single electronic have a life cycle. This depends on the quality of the components used for the GPU. Something that might surprise you is AMD or Nvidia don't actually made the cards they just design the core GPU.

 

[Tooly122]

5 years old GPU and blames AMD lol easy had his money worth from the GPU to begin with.
OP electronics are not immune to failure, every single electronic have a life cycle. This depends on the quality of the components used for the GPU. Something that might surprise you is AMD or Nvidia don't actually made the cards they just design the core GPU.

I understand that they only design the cores but I'm thinking of swapping to a 1060 for the time been and upgrade again when the new generation cards come out at the end of the year

 

[BobShark]

If your looking at 1060 level of performance , as mentioned earlier the RX580 is a much better choice imo.

I wouldn't let the experience of a 5+ year old card dying put you off of any manufacturer.