Aidan Hughes :
So, I was reading a review of a asus rog strix gtx 1060 6gb and they said great card for $200 over here in England that card is currently £290. So I was just wondering why on earth is this and also the msi gaming x version of the card so inflated price wise. If anyone could also predict if/when the prices might stabilise as I'm currently in the market for one of these two cards .
1060 Strix is one of the most expensive 1060 out there. official MSRP is around $315-$320 being one of the most expensive after market model that even exceed the pricing of FE model. also 1060 6GB base MSRP is $250 not $200. that is base MSRP for the 3GB model. if you really don't mind about look i suggest you to get what ever 1060 you can get. because performance wise pretty much all 1060 perform about the same. take this one for example.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1060_OC/26.html
look at max overclock potential vs the gaming x model. the difference is mere 25mhz but it is $40 cheaper than the gaming x model. the only advantage of gaming x model it was slightly cooler (73c vs 69c) and that 0db feature on the fan....and maybe look.