Buying new GPU

[Haiz02]

I decided to buy a new gpu this october but i dont know if i should just buy the msi gtx 1080 armor or just buy a 1060 and use the rest of the money for other equipment (mechanical keyboard, new mouse) I dont know which to decide.. Can you guys help me out?

My pc specs : i3 4150, gt 730, ddr3 8GB, corsair 450VS

 

[jimmyEatWord]

no it's always better to have a 1080 than to spend on a mechanical keyboard , or a high end mouse .. if you want to buy make sure to buy 11 gb to be future proof

 

[PsyKhiqZero]

I would prolly get a 1050ti and try to upgrade the CPU as well.

 

[jimmyEatWord]

depends on the game you're playing call of duty is the standard , things like witcher assassin tom clancy are higher demanding , csgo and garry's mod are for the gpu mentioned above

 

[13thmonkey]

I'd wait till october before making a decision, keep up to date with news etc. and likely future releases and then make a call/ask questions then. Asking now is pointless, what is Vega is awesome, what is Vega pushes Nvidia prices around, what if it spurs nvidia to declare the 11 series release in November. Now these are all what if's but Vega will be here by then, so something will happen as a result of it.

And a 1080 with an i3 is unbalanced. What resolution and refresh rate are you looking at?

 

[raisonjohn]

There will be some issues if you buy the powerful GTX 1080 based on your current situation:

1) Your CPU-GPU pairing will be extremely unbalanced, such that, the weak i3-4150 will severely hinder the performance of the GTX 1080 (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17VRKPjyiTBx9Ewc2xkmaMZD2tA3gSOG3rNtH4OEiz3g/edit#gid=0).

2) Your current Corsair VS450 (450W), though *may* have enough power, is a poor-quality entry-level discontinued PSU model not suitable/not recommended for high-end components.

3) Assuming your monitor is only 1080p/60Hz or lower, the GTX 1080 will be overkill (wasted/not worth it).

4) It costs a lot (~$600) that you will neglect your other components (or peripherals) that you can make better.

Personally, I would choose the GTX 1060-6GB and upgrade other components to balance it out. With the ~$300 or so savings, you can (whichever fits):
- upgrade your PSU to a better quality ~550W model (in anticipation of future upgrades, though 450W will do for such GTX 1060) or
- upgrade your monitor to a 1080p with higher refresh rate (if you have a low-reso monitor) or
- upgrade your CPU to a 4th-gen i7 (to prevent hindering the GPU's performance in 1080p, and depends on your other PC usage) or
- add an SSD (to speed up your boot time/loading times) or
- upgrade, as you mentioned, your other peripherals, as you deem fit.

 

[PsyKhiqZero]

@jimmy
The 1050ti does surprisingly well. Prolly the best choice for his low end PC. Although the OP could prolly afford a i5 and a gtx 1060.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050-ti,4787-4.html

 

[ohenryy]

@jimmy
The 1050ti does surprisingly well. Prolly the best choice for his low end PC. Although the OP could prolly afford a i5 and a gtx 1060.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050-ti,4787-4.html

I would say 580, some models like Red Devil perform higher than a 1060.
Def. do not get the 1060 3Gb.

 

[Haiz02]

I'd wait till october before making a decision, keep up to date with news etc. and likely future releases and then make a call/ask questions then. Asking now is pointless, what is Vega is awesome, what is Vega pushes Nvidia prices around, what if it spurs nvidia to declare the 11 series release in November. Now these are all what if's but Vega will be here by then, so something will happen as a result of it.

And a 1080 with an i3 is unbalanced. What resolution and refresh rate are you looking at?

What if :

a) buys gtx 1080 and slowly upgrade other stuffs next year.

b) gets motherboard+ryzen 1500x and a gtx 1060 3G?

c) gets rx vega and slowly upgrade other parts.

Which is better? BTW im just gaming on a 1080p 60hz.

 

[13thmonkey]

If you intend to correct the balance later then that's fine, just so long as you are aware of it.

As to a vs c, no one knows because vega performance won't be released for 2 more weeks.
as to b, depends on the resolution and preferred frame rate you are playing at, at 1080p (some would say not at >100Hz) that'll be nicely in the sweet spot, at 1440p it'll be slow.