Help me choose a 1060 3GB

[Paulw]

Here are a couple cards I have been looking at, I would like to stay under £200 and preferably on amazon.

Palit Dual
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Palit-Version-GeForce-GTX1060-Graphics/dp/B01KLX0M6M

Zotac Mini
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zotac-GeForce-NVIDIA-Cores-Graphics/dp/B01KKJAJM4

These are the cheapest I could find, is it worth paying a little more for a better 1060?

I have no interest in overclocking, this card will go with my i5 3570k and I will be gaming at 1080p. Thanks

 

[chemmajorp53]

If you have the space get the Palit, otherwise if you're not overclocking there's really not that much of a difference. The 6GB version is the full core, if you can buy that I would but otherwise the 3GB is fine. How much is the cheapest RX 480 4GB?

 

[CTurbo]

Get the cheapest one. None of them are worth extra over the rest. If you start paying more for one over another, you'll find yourself in the 6GB version price range.

 

[kennysmoothx]

Also bear in mind the Palit version uses a lot more power, so you need a bigger PSU

 

[Paulw]

If you have the space get the Palit, otherwise if you're not overclocking there's really not that much of a difference. The 6GB version is the full core, if you can buy that I would but otherwise the 3GB is fine. How much is the cheapest RX 480 4GB?

The sapphire is the cheapest 480 (£10 more than 1060)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-Polaris-FreeSync-PCI-Express-Graphics/dp/B01IQS6QE6

 

[Paulw]

Also bear in mind the Palit version uses a lot more power, so you need a bigger PSU

My PSU is big enough. I never noticed the power difference though, is that just for the extra fan?

 

[chemmajorp53]

Also bear in mind the Palit version uses a lot more power, so you need a bigger PSU

Says who? Source?

 

[Martell1977]

The sapphire is the cheapest 480 (£10 more than 1060)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-Polaris-FreeSync-PCI-Express-Graphics/dp/B01IQS6QE6

That's not bad actually. The 1060 3gb and 480 4gb are equal in DX11, but in DX12, the 480 a little faster. I'd go with the 480 4gb.

But if you decide to step it up to the next level, the 1060 6gb is superior to the 480 8gb.