New build. Keep or ditch current gpu?

[theguy01205]

Hello I am getting ready to upgrade my 6 year old pc. Currently I have the EVGA GTX 960 ssc 2gb gpu. I am running it on an old AMD A10 5800K Trinity apu and I know that processor is bottle necking that card even having the cpu overclocked to 4.2ghz.

I am looking at the evga gtx 1060sc 6gb single fan gpu for the new build. New components will be as follows.

Msi x470 gaming plus motherboard
Corsair vengeance pc3000 2x8gb ram
AMD ryzen 5 2600
Coolermaster hyper 212 black cpu cooler.

Is it worth spending the money ($250) on the gtx 1060? Or would it make better sense to keep the gtx 960 and maybe put that money into a ryzen 7 cpu now and upgrade gpu later? Will I get significant performance increase out of the gtx 960 with the new ryzen chip?

Total cost of build with the listed components including the gtx 1060 is $710 and that's right about where I want to be. $650 ish was target but I added the cpu cooler for future over clocking purposes.

 

[ARAN_108]

Keep the GTX 960 for now.
The GTX 1060 is old now, with RTX 2060 around the corner with 1070Ti performance.
You can get the 2060 later or just and get a used 1070.
You also don't need that cooler to push 1060 or 1070 to max. You can buy a better cooler later.

You will get a better and consistent gaming experience, don't expect huge gains.
Don't go beyond the Ryzen 2600, or the 2600X. It's more than fine for 60FPS gaming.

 

[norcalsc]

while i agree with above poster the 1060 is getting old. as are a bunch of other pascal cards, but depending on your budget there are still some good cards out there that are used for incredible prices while still offering satisfactory performance. for example, you could get an rx 580 or 1060 for 120 bucks all over ebay. when you think about the potential performance per dollar it's crazy

 

[dontlistentome]

I wouldn't bother with overclocking at first, so I wouldn't spend money on the cooler. The 960 is roughly equivalent to the 1050 Ti, with less memory. So you can game on it, but settings in newer games will have to be low to medium at best. In demanding games you'll be closer to 30fps average than 60fps average. If you can handle that, then just use the 960 for now.

The 1060 would allow you to crank up the settings while also providing much higher framerate. An RX 570 will get you much better performance than your 960 while costing less than a 6gb 1060, so that's an alternative to consider. It all depends on the games you play and level of performance you seek. You don't need a Ryzen 7.

 

[theguy01205]

Thanks for the quick response guys! I agree sticking with the ryzen 5 2600. Best all around bang for the buck I think. I may ditch the cooler for now as well as I do not intend to do any overclocking right away. If I stick with my 960 do you think recording performance will improve as well? Recording games, videos etc on my pc is a priority and will be even more so in the future. I am able to record now but the quality is subpar at best due to low fps. Thoughts?

 

[ARAN_108]

Thanks for the quick response guys! I agree sticking with the ryzen 5 2600. Best all around bang for the buck I think. I may ditch the cooler for now as well as I do not intend to do any overclocking right away. If I stick with my 960 do you think recording performance will improve as well? Recording games, videos etc on my pc is a priority and will be even more so in the future. I am able to record now but the quality is subpar at best due to low fps. Thoughts?

I have a Ryzen 1600, 8GB RAM and a HDD. Recording is fine unless you need best of quality. I use AMD Relive to record at 1080p.

Your recording performance will be better with a separate HDD for it.
Just hold on to the 960 for a little while. A great card is inbound in mid 2019.