Hello, everyone.
My reference model RX 480 8gb died last week (came to that conclusion via the dozens of related threads on this forum), so knew this would be the place to ask for an opinion on this.
Fortunately my entire system is still under warranty. Having sent the card away, it was confirmed faulty and I have been offered credit towards a new card and given a list of replacements with their prices after applying said credit:
The two AMD cards are already vetoed (although I enjoyed the RX 480) - given the opportunity though, I'd like to try nVidia.
The GTX 1060 6GB would be more than a decent replacement for the RX 480 - but at the cost of £194 inc the credit. The RX 480 was £220 when purchased in 2016. That would mean having spent around £400 overall on a 1060 which currently costs under £300 ($400ish).
There's no option of a non-ti model 1070 - otherwise I'd take that over the 1060.
Now I'm thinking the even better and logical/exciting way to go, would be to put in the extra £70ish for the new RTX 2060 6GB - at £266. These are generally retailing in the UK upwards of £350 (around $460) - so I'd effectively be breaking-even in upgrading to that (for that huge difference in performance!) from a broken RX 480.
My set up is not an all out gaming rig, mainly used for audio/production, but having the ability to run games at very high settings is a treat. Completely fan cooled - running an i5 6600K with just 8gb Ballistix LT ram, on a fairly simple Asus Z170-P board and an EVGA 750 PSU.
There are plenty of future upgrades to be had, but I assume this current set-up will be adequate for running the RTX as is?
Think I've almost made my mind up, but still interested to know what people would do in this situation...
Thanks!
My reference model RX 480 8gb died last week (came to that conclusion via the dozens of related threads on this forum), so knew this would be the place to ask for an opinion on this.
Fortunately my entire system is still under warranty. Having sent the card away, it was confirmed faulty and I have been offered credit towards a new card and given a list of replacements with their prices after applying said credit:
GTX 1060 6GB
+£194.00
GTX 1070ti 8GB
+ £308.00
RTX 2060 6GB
+£266.00
RTX 2070 8GB
+£404.00
RTX 2080 8GB
+£578.00
RTX 2080ti 11GB
+£920.00
AMD RX570 8GB
+£100.00
AMD RX580 8GB
+£100.00
The two AMD cards are already vetoed (although I enjoyed the RX 480) - given the opportunity though, I'd like to try nVidia.
The GTX 1060 6GB would be more than a decent replacement for the RX 480 - but at the cost of £194 inc the credit. The RX 480 was £220 when purchased in 2016. That would mean having spent around £400 overall on a 1060 which currently costs under £300 ($400ish).
There's no option of a non-ti model 1070 - otherwise I'd take that over the 1060.
Now I'm thinking the even better and logical/exciting way to go, would be to put in the extra £70ish for the new RTX 2060 6GB - at £266. These are generally retailing in the UK upwards of £350 (around $460) - so I'd effectively be breaking-even in upgrading to that (for that huge difference in performance!) from a broken RX 480.
My set up is not an all out gaming rig, mainly used for audio/production, but having the ability to run games at very high settings is a treat. Completely fan cooled - running an i5 6600K with just 8gb Ballistix LT ram, on a fairly simple Asus Z170-P board and an EVGA 750 PSU.
There are plenty of future upgrades to be had, but I assume this current set-up will be adequate for running the RTX as is?
Think I've almost made my mind up, but still interested to know what people would do in this situation...
Thanks!