What GPU should i Buy?

[samivainonpaalgg3s]

What is the best GPU for my pc
i 7 2600 @ 3.4ghz
8gb DDR3 1333MHZ might upgrade to 16gb
2tb HDD and 500gb HDD
500w psu can be upgraded!
Upgrade History:
Gpu from gt 530 to gt 1030
And psu from 250w to 500w black psu from KOLINK

 

[madmatt30]

You could go up to a 1060 6gb (which would possibly run on that kolink) or a rx 580 (which would 100% require a psu upgrade)

 

[stevenjemint]

2nd vote for RX580

 

[stevenjemint]

as a side note, for a very noticeable jump in performance get an SSD to run windows off.

 

[13thmonkey]

580 is slower and needs a new PSU, is that really a good suggestion? https://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/2299?vs=2301

 

[madmatt30]

I wouldnt say the 580 is slower really, its at least on par in the real world on current drivers.

& in all honesty that kolink psu could do with dumping anyway.

 

[King_V]

Agreed - the RX580 8GB and 1060 6GB more or less trade blows - not sure about Anandtech, but I thought the reviews at Tom's generally giave the AMD card a slight edge.

Also, does the OP's monitor have FreeSync, GSync, or neither?

If FreeSync, go for the RX580 8GB. If GSync, go for the GTX 1060 6GB. If neither, get whichever one is cheaper. In the US, the RX 580 is generally notably cheaper than the GTX 1060.


Gonna agree with MadMatt though, that PSU does not inspire confidence, no matter what is hooked up to it.

 

[drinkingcola86]

Well I would put the RX 580 8g and the 1060 6g right on par with each other. Most benchmarks and sites have them within a reasonable margin of each other and when the perception of fps is the difference between 65 and 70, most won't notice that difference. However the general cost difference between them right now is pretty significant. The cheapest RX 580 right now is going for $166 right now and that is for the 8g model.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/twjJ7P/asrock-radeon-rx-580-8gb-phantom-gaming-x-video-card-rx580-8g-oc

VS the cheapest 1060 6g is looking like $214.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Jw22FT/zotac-geforce-gtx-1060-6gb-6-gb-video-card-zt-p10620a-10m

Just something to think about when making this decision.