Which RX470 should I get?

[Tobogan]

Hello everyone!

I made a budget gaming build and was wondering which RX470 would be best?
I've seen some which have dual fans which go off when they're not required to run, which is nice, so I would like an overall best version, or at least a good recommendation regarding performance/noise/heat etc.

Here is my configuration (also, should you have any suggestions regarding anything else, feel free to jump in!)

Pentium G4560
GIGABYTE GA-B250M-D2V
KINGSTON 8GB ValueRAM DDR4 2133MHz CL15 KVR21N15D8/8
RX470 ?
WD Blue 1TB 7200rpm 64MB SATA3 WD10EZEX
Antec vp500pc
MS Industrial Phoenix 2

Thanks in advance!

 

[AbhiTheBoss]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202270&cm_re=rx_480-_-14-202-270-_-Product
I would suggest this as its only 189 dollars atm and is better than any 470.

 

[Tobogan]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202270&cm_re=rx_480-_-14-202-270-_-Product
I would suggest this as its only 189 dollars atm and is better than any 470.

Thanks for the suggestion!
I was told the RX 480 would be a bit of an overkill for g4560 and that RX 470 is the best match, would you still suggest RX 480 anyway?

 

[AbhiTheBoss]

A G4560 would be fine even with an RX480 8 GB as it is nearly as fast as an i3 and has hyper threading, so yes I would.

 

[AbhiTheBoss]

I would suggest you getting 2400mhz ram that is dual channel not 1x8gb but 2 x 4 GB like this one
https://www.amazon.com/Ballistix-Sport-4GBx2-PC4-19200-288-Pin/dp/B01F4Z4OPW/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1491419090&sr=1-2&keywords=8+gb+ddr4

 

[Tobogan]

I would suggest you getting 2400mhz ram that is dual channel not 1x8gb but 2 x 4 GB like this one
https://www.amazon.com/Ballistix-Sport-4GBx2-PC4-19200-288-Pin/dp/B01F4Z4OPW/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1491419090&sr=1-2&keywords=8+gb+ddr4

This may sound like a noob question, but I am still picking up on things as I go; I was thinking of getting another stick of 1x8gb next to the one from my configuration, further down the line, would that be a better option or going for 2x4gb as you just suggested?

 

[AbhiTheBoss]

That would be fine, then. Not that single channel memory is that much slower (max 5%) in gaming if you have a discrete GPU, but dual channel is always recommended. But I doubt you would need 16 GB of ram with a G4560. If you do multitasking, then go for it but otherwise 2x4GB would be fine. Buy 2400mhz RAM in any of the cases.

 

[Tobogan]

That would be fine, then. Not that single channel memory is that much slower (max 5%) in gaming if you have a discrete GPU, but dual channel is always recommended. But I doubt you would need 16 GB of ram with a G4560. If you do multitasking, then go for it but otherwise 2x4GB would be fine. Buy 2400mhz RAM in any of the cases.

I understand. Thank you Abhi very much!

 

[AbhiTheBoss]

You are welcome! Hope my advice helped you!