Gtx 1060 4gd and/or 6gd -500W

[Lucas_57]

Hi guys I just wanted to ask , cuz I'm gonna buy graphic card gtx 1060 , and there is question I have :

- I have big and small slot for them in my motherboard which one should I get ? To big or small ?

- is 500w enough ?

- and last question is does it make big difference 4gd and 6gd? For games like skyrim remastered or elder scrolls online , WoW , etc ?


There is card I want to get :
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01IOWT53S/ref=mh_s9_acsd_bw_wf_a_Net_cdi_20?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=mobile-hybrid-10&pf_rd_r=CVZMVCYDPQ3Q3T1HH9DS&pf_rd_t=1201&pf_rd_p=fe6cf450-7081-4aed-97aa-7a2d293916f3&pf_rd_i=6113467031&th=1&psc=1

 

[Isokolon]

- 500W is enough for a 1060
- there's no 4GB 1060, only 3GB and 6GB. The difference is there but not too big.
- what the heck is a "small slot" and a "big slot" on your board? It goes in a PCI-e slot. those are standardised.

 

[Lucas_57]

Well I've got gtx 750 in big slot and below is smaller slot (I don't know names for that ) smaller is half of the big one

 

[Isokolon]

I guess you're meaning a PCie and a PCI slot.
Video Card goes into the PCIe slot, that's the big one

 

[Math Geek]

you'll have to remove the 750 you have now and put the 1060 into the same slot. the smaller one is not the same type slot and won't use the card.

500w psu is not as important as what power leads it has on it. the G1 you chose needs an 8-pin power connection while most of the others only need a 6-pin. if you don't have a 8-pin then you'll need to chose a model that only needs a 6-pin. if your psu does not have either, then you need to replace it as a 500w psu with no pcie connections is a piece of junk and not worth using.

here is a list of all the 1060 models with power needs and other specs http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3047729/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1000-series-megathread-faq-resources.html#17902600

 

[Deverick37]

for the price of that card you could pretty much get 1070
if you want to spend some money in other parts of your build for the games you play you could get https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GAMING-GTX-1060-6G/dp/B01IEKYD5U/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1482874748&sr=1-1&keywords=msi+1060

 

[Math Geek]

notice he linked to amazon.uk and not amazon.com so the prices are in pounds which are a lot different than US $.