I have a i3 3240 what gpu should i get?

[Ryan_183]

Yeah i know it's not the best but i was wanting to know what is a good GPU that would work with this cpu?

I was fighting in my head about getting a 960 vs a 1060 3GB but I'm not sure if a 1060 3GB is a good idea.

PS: I do plan to upgrade the cpu but first i want to get the gpu to game on as i save more money.

 

[Deleted member 1718685]

Yeah i know it's not the best but i was wanting to know what is a good GPU that would work with this cpu?

I was fighting in my head about getting a 960 vs a 1060 3GB but I'm not sure if a 1060 3GB is a good idea.

PS: I do plan to upgrade the cpu but first i want to get the gpu to game on as i save more money.

Id take the 1060 any time over 960 go with 1060 its LOT better than 960

 

[Ryan_183]

Only real issue i have is the RX 480 4GB is like 50$ more for 4% better performance not really worth it not only that i hear the 480 has some cooling issues and my case is not the best for cooling yes i hear the EVGA 1060 SC 3GB has really great cooling so i don't have to worry that much. Over all i feel the 1060 maybe best for my setup.

 

[Ryan_183]

Yeah i know it's not the best but i was wanting to know what is a good GPU that would work with this cpu?

I was fighting in my head about getting a 960 vs a 1060 3GB but I'm not sure if a 1060 3GB is a good idea.

PS: I do plan to upgrade the cpu but first i want to get the gpu to game on as i save more money.

Id take the 1060 any time over 960 go with 1060 its LOT better than 960

Big thing is my cpu I'm worried about bottlenecks you see i plan to upgrade the cpu but that will be the last part i really upgrade this gpu is going to be more of a "So i can play some games as i save up money" But from what i understand of bottlenecks they can make games unplayable if you get the wrong CPU right?

 

[lifespill]

Yeah i know it's not the best but i was wanting to know what is a good GPU that would work with this cpu?

I was fighting in my head about getting a 960 vs a 1060 3GB but I'm not sure if a 1060 3GB is a good idea.

PS: I do plan to upgrade the cpu but first i want to get the gpu to game on as i save more money.

Id take the 1060 any time over 960 go with 1060 its LOT better than 960

Big thing is my cpu I'm worried about bottlenecks you see i plan to upgrade the cpu but that will be the last part i really upgrade this gpu is going to be more of a "So i can play some games as i save up money" But from what i understand of bottlenecks they can make games unplayable if you get the wrong CPU right?

Bottleneck in simple terms,is when a component is slowing down perfomance,lets say in theory if a gpu can produce with a proper cpu 70fps in a game but because the cpu is not enough its produces only 30fps.That's an example of bad bottleneck.

What im trying to say (as being hard to me to express my self in a non mother language as english) is that you will always have a bottleneck,what matters is when it will happen and how much perfomance you will lose.

I'd say go with a 1050ti or a 10603gb.In some games cpu depending games you may have lower fps,but in general you wont experience something terrible.

Also a good way for balance is to buy a used 1155 i5.

 

[Ryan_183]

Only real issue i have is the RX 480 4GB is like 50$ more for 4% better performance not really worth it not only that i hear the 480 has some cooling issues and my case is not the best for cooling yes i hear the EVGA 1060 SC 3GB has really great cooling so i don't have to worry that much. Over all i feel the 1060 maybe best for my setup.

very few RX 480s have the heating issues. the EVGA GTX 1060 SC is a single fan card that has heating issues and i rarely recommend that specific card to people on the forum. the 3GB VRAM of the GTX 1060 will be a problem for you in the future as newer games will need more VRAM. the extra 1GB will be useful.

I respect what you are saying but i have looked up a ton about the EVGA 1060 SC cooling and i have never seen anything that says it has a bad cooling system it seems to run nice and cool (Keep in mind i speak of the EVGA 1060 SC GPU i have heard bad things about some other models)

And as for the 3GB issue i saw this video that said it really is not going to really matter for 1080p gaming for at least the next 2-3 years not only that i have no issue with playing at 1600x900 if need be.
So maybe in a few years i will need a upgread how ever would that not also be true for the RX 480?

PS: if you know of a good video or site that says the EVGA 1060 SC 3GB has bad fans/cooling feel free to link i would be happy to change my mind then.