MSI GTX 1060 OCV2 vs MSI GTX 1060 Armor OCV1

[Jwan Radzi]

Hi people,

What are the differences and which one should I get? In Malaysia, the price difference is 26 bucks.

Also, based on my PC setup in my signature, is the GPU compatible?

Thanks in advance guys!

 

[RobCrezz]

The Armor version is better.

Both will be bottlenecked by your CPU.

 

[rhoban]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from Jwan Radzi : "Gigabyte GTX 1060 WF2 OC vs Gigabyte GTX 1060 G1 Gaming"

Hi people,

What are the differences and which one should I get? In Malaysia, the price difference is 11 bucks.

Also, based on my PC setup in my signature, is the GPU compatible?

Thanks in advance guys!

The cooler mostly. The G1 has 3 fans vs 2 on the Windforce.

They will perform about the same. The only difference being in temperatures. I'd get the G1 for the better cooling.

 

[Jwan Radzi]

The Armor version is better.

Both will be bottlenecked by your CPU.

Do I really need to upgrade my CPU too? Bottleneck meaning my PC will not run smoothly?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Jwan Radzi]

The cooler mostly. The G1 has 3 fans vs 2 on the Windforce.

They will perform about the same. The only difference being in temperatures. I'd get the G1 for the better cooling.

I will keep that in mind. Anyway, as Rob stated about bottlenecking, I really have to upgrade my CPU? I only have budget for GPU.

 

[RobCrezz]

The cooler mostly. The G1 has 3 fans vs 2 on the Windforce.

They will perform about the same. The only difference being in temperatures. I'd get the G1 for the better cooling.

I will keep that in mind. Anyway, as Rob stated about bottlenecking, I really have to upgrade my CPU? I only have budget for GPU.

It will still work ok, but you wont get the full performance of the 1060 as your current CPU will limit the performance.

 

[Jwan Radzi]

It will still work ok, but you wont get the full performance of the 1060 as your current CPU will limit the performance.

Alright. If I am to get a new CPU, which AMD processor do you recommend that is not so expensive?

Thanks in advance.

 

[RobCrezz]

It will still work ok, but you wont get the full performance of the 1060 as your current CPU will limit the performance.

Alright. If I am to get a new CPU, which AMD processor do you recommend that is not so expensive?

Thanks in advance.

Nothing on your current platform. The next step would be moving to a Ryzen 5 cpu, but that would require a new motherboard and DDR4 ram.

 

[Jwan Radzi]

Nothing on your current platform. The next step would be moving to a Ryzen 5 cpu, but that would require a new motherboard and DDR4 ram.

I see. Last question, between MSI and Gigabyte of the same GTX 1060, which is better?

Thanks in advance.

 

[RobCrezz]

Nothing on your current platform. The next step would be moving to a Ryzen 5 cpu, but that would require a new motherboard and DDR4 ram.

I see. Last question, between MSI and Gigabyte of the same GTX 1060, which is better?

Thanks in advance.

Depends on the specific model. Without knowing that, get whatever one is cheaper.

 

[Jwan Radzi]

Depends on the specific model. Without knowing that, get whatever one is cheaper.

Actually, the models are stated in the title and the other merged title. Those MSI and Gigabyte models are my target. 😀

 

[RobCrezz]

Depends on the specific model. Without knowing that, get whatever one is cheaper.

Actually, the models are stated in the title and the other merged title. Those MSI and Gigabyte models are my target. 😀

Ok didnt see the merged title.

The Gigabyte G1 is the best out of them.

 

[Jwan Radzi]

Ok didnt see the merged title.

The Gigabyte G1 is the best out of them.

Thanks man! You and Rob helped me a lot. Will get the Gigabyte G1.