Worth it to get a < £150 filler card?

havenrl · 21 May 2019 at 10:03

My current setup of GTX660Ti SLI, has broken down with one card failling.
I will upgrade to RTX 2070 or Navi (when it is released) for around £450 limit.

Should I get a stop gap RX570 / GTX 1060 for less than £150, so I can get away with some resemblance of decent framerates in the recent games? Then upgrade to my main card. Waiting on NAVI news first.

Gaming resolution for 1444p 144Hz, whilst sticking to 1080p until later in the year when I get a new monitor.

Webzta · 21 May 2019 at 10:09

What about a second hand card? Some real bargains about at the moment, could be an ideal stopgap.

havenrl · 21 May 2019 at 10:14

Didn't think of that, but I'm thinking second hand is not for me. In this instance, for a few months, it could be the way to go.
Thanks.

Razor Time · 21 May 2019 at 10:32

I would just buy the 2070 now. Why waste time and cash getting a stop gap card if one of the cards you want is out now.

Aretak · 21 May 2019 at 10:40

Razor Time said:
I would just buy the 2070 now. Why waste time and cash getting a stop gap card if one of the cards you want is out now.

Because it would be a rather boneheaded move when we're a week away from actual information about Navi, at which point he can make a far more informed purchasing decision?

I agree about not buying a stopgap card though. Surely you can survive a week on a 660 Ti? Or even a month if Navi does look really good and is arriving in early July as per the latest leaks. And if it doesn't, you'll have the 2070 way before that anyway.

Firestar_3x · 21 May 2019 at 10:45

With a £450 budget why waste money buying a stop gap card? Wait.

havenrl · 21 May 2019 at 10:53

Yeah, I'm stumbling along on low setttings for which I don't like.
All of your thoughts here, are good ideas.

I will switch my attention and wait for the Ryzen/NAVI news.

Skynet5 · 21 May 2019 at 11:06

Good plan. Just wait now news is so close.

Chrisc · 21 May 2019 at 13:27

The release of Navi may cause Nvidia to lower prices so you have made a wise choice!

havenrl · 21 May 2019 at 13:33

Chrisc said:
The release of Navi may cause Nvidia to lower prices so you have made a wise choice!

I hope this is the case. I'm ready for a full switch from the Blue and Green team, to the Red team.
Just waiting it out is the pain at the moment. Looking forward to a vast performance boost coming from sandybridge and gtx660ti

Chrisc · 21 May 2019 at 13:44

havenrl said:
I hope this is the case. I'm ready for a full switch from the Blue and Green team, to the Red team.
Just waiting it out is the pain at the moment. Looking forward to a vast performance boost coming from sandybridge and gtx660ti

Yeah waiting is horrible when it comes to hardware.

havenrl · 21 May 2019 at 13:49

Chrisc said:
Yeah waiting is horrible when it comes to hardware.

Yeah, not long to go now, Monday morning for the Ryzen 3000 and NAVI news.
Then I know how much longer more to wait with the pre-purchase prices.

LoadsaMoney · 21 May 2019 at 15:51

Just wait for LAVI, then buy a 2070.

havenrl · 21 May 2019 at 16:14

Aye, these early reports are saying that 2070 would be better.
But, I don't know how much faith to put into them pre release.

ANDREW GREEN · 21 May 2019 at 20:32

havenrl said:
Yeah, I'm stumbling along on low setttings for which I don't like.
All of your thoughts here, are good ideas.

Any less demanding maybe older games you fancy playing this month? Otherwise I'd personally go Vega 56 or 2060. 2070 doesn't seem worth it

havenrl · 21 May 2019 at 22:17

Yeah.
The less demanding games I'm playing is WoW.
Seems totally fine, but it's well adjusted for older graphics cards.
I'm looking to play AAA titles, so I need a better card, and to upgrade my computer.

Burnt_Custard · 21 May 2019 at 23:31

Generally I would say wait, but if you can't then get a cheap £120 RX 570. Enjoy good 1080p gaming. And get your 2 free AMD games. When Navi does release, you may have inflated prices from both teams. You can watch from the sidelines and wait from prices to slowly come down.

kylew_is_back · 22 May 2019 at 08:03

I don't think it is wise to wait for NAVI news, it is pretty much a given that AMD is going to disappoint, so get the 2070 now.

ANDREW GREEN · 22 May 2019 at 08:05

kylew_is_back said:
I don't think it is wise to wait for NAVI news, it is pretty much a given that AMD is going to disappoint, so get the 2070 now.

Yea rush out and get the 2070 now, weeks before Nvidia's scheduled announcement that it is reducing GPU prices

kylew_is_back · 22 May 2019 at 08:20

ANDREW GREEN said:
Yea rush out and get the 2070 now, weeks before Nvidia's scheduled announcement that it is reducing GPU prices

NAVI is not going to come anywhere near Nvidia's current offerings, so why do you believe in prices reduction from them?