Agreed. That is almost exactly my process for getting a new card. I do work
in some additional flexible money under the "I like cool stuff and this is
my hobby" factor.
On Wed, Sep 14, 2016, 11:49 AM bl00k <bl00k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Fodder has some good advice here.
On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 1:54 PM, chris brooks <cebweb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Like I said last night I like to shoot for the $200 mark, at that price
you get more life out of your purchase as it doesn't have two feet out the
door and don't feel ripped off when the new hotness comes out the month
after you buy the $500 card causing it's price to drop.
I also like to check Tom's Hierarchy chart to see how my current card
is compared to the new card and see if an upgrade is worth it per
their recommendations.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html
"I don’t recommend upgrading your graphics card unless the replacement
card is at least three tiers higher. Otherwise, the upgrade is somewhat
parallel, and you may not even notice a worthwhile difference."
Using Tom's chart if I was going to upgrade my current card (GTX 970) I
would want at least a (GTX 1070) and the cheapest one on PCpartPicker is
$399.99 which puts it outside of my Sweetspot.
http://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#c=369,367&sort=a8&page=1
I haven't read the techreport for some time but every quarter or so they
'build' systems at different price points with explenations backing up
their choices and their suggestions have been solid in the past.
http://techreport.com/review/30460/the-tech-report-system-guide-august-2016-edition
Sweet spot
Product Price *Notable needs*
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB $199.99
<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202222&CMP=OTC-TechReport&ATT=14-202-222&nm_mc=OTC-TechReport&cm_mmc=OTC-TechReport-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA>
One
six-pin power connector
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB $279.99
<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202223&CMP=OTC-TechReport&ATT=14-202-223&nm_mc=OTC-TechReport&cm_mmc=OTC-TechReport-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA>
*One
eight-pin power connector*
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming 6G $279.99
<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137018&CMP=OTC-TechReport&ATT=14-137-018&nm_mc=OTC-TechReport&cm_mmc=OTC-TechReport-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA>
On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 9:10 AM, Ryan Hawley <ryan.hawley@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
The 1060 is a great card, right now. I say go for it. Always get the
best single card you can afford before thinking SLI.
I'm hoping next year we see some game-changing improvements from one or
both of the GPU makers, but it'll all probably remain the standard ~20%
improvement per generation.
On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 8:52 AM, <alyman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yeah as long as it can get above 60 FPS on BF1 at 1080p on high
settings that would be good enough. I also like to hold on to my graphics
cards for as long as possible. I still have my 560TI which was below the
minimum requirements for BF4.
On Sep 9, 2016 at 9:39 AM, <Travis Nutley <travisnutley@xxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
I always get the best I can afford because you'll get longer life out
of them and won't need to upgrade as often. The 1060 should be great at
that price for a while, but they often come out with a lower end TI version
a little later for around $200.
On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 11:22 PM, <alyman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
So I need to update my graphics card soon, probably around when bf1
comes out, maybe around Thanksgiving with the deals that will be available
then. So I normally spend $150 on a graphic card, but I believe the 1060
is
$200, so I may be willing to go to $200. What should I get?
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