Nvidia 1060 vs. Radeon RX580 w Freesync

[kibethsibeth]

I'm in the final stages of choosing parts for my first gaming build. I'm trying to make that final decision between AMD vs Nvidia, and wanted to ask the community to weigh in. FYI I primarily play Overwatch, so that's what I'm building the system to handle best.

My generic specs are:
- Mid-tower ATX
- Intel i5 7600k
- Asus PRIME Z270-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
- 550W PSU
- 16GB RAM
- 256GB SSD
- 1080p monitor TBD depending on graphics card

Full Specs are here

Option 1: AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB (like this one) combined with this FreeSync monitor Acer KG240 24" Full HD FreeSync Display Monitor

Option 2: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (for example this one) with some other monitor (likely 60Hz IPS 5ms), but definitely not GSync.

Any thoughts on this build would be helpful, but this is primarily about the graphics card choices. I'm very hesitant to wait on the Radeon Vega cards because they're likely to be way outside my price range.

Thanks in advance!

 

[heebobo5]

I'm in the final stages of choosing parts for my first gaming build. I'm trying to make that final decision between AMD vs Nvidia, and wanted to ask the community to weigh in. FYI I primarily play Overwatch, so that's what I'm building the system to handle best.

My generic specs are:
- Mid-tower ATX
- Intel i5 7600k
- Asus PRIME Z270-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
- 550W PSU
- 16GB RAM
- 256GB SSD
- 1080p monitor TBD depending on graphics card

Full Specs are here

Option 1: AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB (like this one) combined with this FreeSync monitor Acer KG240 24" Full HD FreeSync Display Monitor

Option 2: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (for example this one) with some other monitor (likely 60Hz IPS 5ms), but definitely not GSync.

Any thoughts on this build would be helpful, but this is primarily about the graphics card choices. I'm very hesitant to wait on the Radeon Vega cards because they're likely to be way outside my price range.

Thanks in advance!

Most definitely go with option 1. I'm an NVIDIA fan but Freesync + a 144Hz refresh rate will be a much better experience for you than the 1060 and a low refresh rate monitor. The 1060 which trades blows with the 580 in performance really won't be a big difference but the monitor differences will be.

 

[kibethsibeth]

I'm in the final stages of choosing parts for my first gaming build. I'm trying to make that final decision between AMD vs Nvidia, and wanted to ask the community to weigh in. FYI I primarily play Overwatch, so that's what I'm building the system to handle best.

My generic specs are:
- Mid-tower ATX
- Intel i5 7600k
- Asus PRIME Z270-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
- 550W PSU
- 16GB RAM
- 256GB SSD
- 1080p monitor TBD depending on graphics card

Full Specs are here

Option 1: AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB (like this one) combined with this FreeSync monitor Acer KG240 24" Full HD FreeSync Display Monitor

Option 2: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (for example this one) with some other monitor (likely 60Hz IPS 5ms), but definitely not GSync.

Any thoughts on this build would be helpful, but this is primarily about the graphics card choices. I'm very hesitant to wait on the Radeon Vega cards because they're likely to be way outside my price range.

Thanks in advance!

Most definitely go with option 1. I'm an NVIDIA fan but Freesync + a 144Hz refresh rate will be a much better experience for you than the 1060 and a low refresh rate monitor. The 1060 which trades blows with the 580 in performance really won't be a big difference but the monitor differences will be.

If I were to choose a comparable monitor (144 Hz 1ms) like this one, would that change things? Would FreeSync still sway the decision towards the Radeon 580? Thanks so much!

 

[heebobo5]

I'm in the final stages of choosing parts for my first gaming build. I'm trying to make that final decision between AMD vs Nvidia, and wanted to ask the community to weigh in. FYI I primarily play Overwatch, so that's what I'm building the system to handle best.

My generic specs are:
- Mid-tower ATX
- Intel i5 7600k
- Asus PRIME Z270-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
- 550W PSU
- 16GB RAM
- 256GB SSD
- 1080p monitor TBD depending on graphics card

Full Specs are here

Option 1: AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB (like this one) combined with this FreeSync monitor Acer KG240 24" Full HD FreeSync Display Monitor

Option 2: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (for example this one) with some other monitor (likely 60Hz IPS 5ms), but definitely not GSync.

Any thoughts on this build would be helpful, but this is primarily about the graphics card choices. I'm very hesitant to wait on the Radeon Vega cards because they're likely to be way outside my price range.

Thanks in advance!

Most definitely go with option 1. I'm an NVIDIA fan but Freesync + a 144Hz refresh rate will be a much better experience for you than the 1060 and a low refresh rate monitor. The 1060 which trades blows with the 580 in performance really won't be a big difference but the monitor differences will be.

If I were to choose a comparable monitor (144 Hz 1ms) like this one, would that change things? Would FreeSync still sway the decision towards the Radeon 580? Thanks so much!

In this case it would become a toss up for me. I'm partial to NVIDIA but I also use G-sync and haven't gone without it for some time nor have I compared it to Freesync. To me, G-sync was just a bonus and without hardware sync I probably wouldn't notice a major difference but a high refresh rate monitor is a huge difference. Either option would be good with a high refresh rate monitor.

 

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Question from kibethsibeth : "First Build for Gaming, Opinions Anyone?"

I'm finalizing my first build, and thought I'd throw it to the community for feedback. I play primarily Overwatch at 1060p, so that's what I'm optimizing for. Aiming for around $1200 and looking for some "future-proofing" so I'm not replacing the entire thing when I inevitably upgrade.

Parts list is here. This is my monitor.

I've been on the fence about graphics card and monitor mostly. My CPU and motherboard are a nice package deal from Microcenter. GPU is between the Radeon RX 580 4GB and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB. For monitor, I'm on the fence about IPS vs TN, Freesync with the Radeon vs Nvidia with no GSync, and 144Hz vs. 60-75Hz.

Would love any feedback or thoughts, particularly if I'm going overboard on this. Thanks in advance!