>he fell for the nvidia 1060 3gb card http://wccftech.com

>>57070089
>nvidia
why do people still buy this shit lol

>>57070100
>still being this poor so use the same old excuses why they dont buy them

>>57070160
what excuses

lmao 3gb cucks

>>57070196
Dear god.

>>57070089
I really want to see this card in action, i have a shitty prebuilt which doesnt have a standard PSU socket, so im limited to a 290w PSU.

>>57070089
No I didn't.

>>57070089
I got the 1060 3GB for $160.

1050 ti leaked timespy shows GPU score at 1800 stock and 2300 at overclock. Meanwhile my 1060 3GB goes to 4200ish on OC and about 4000ish on stock.

Okay lel.

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>>57070238
Still

>year of our lord 2001 + 15
>3GB VRAM

>>57070235
Just get a new atx case and atx psu?

>>57070252
Runs games fine, haven't noticed any games that I play cripple itself.

I used to only like nvidia after bad experience with a very low end amd card, but when best buy was out of nvidia cards I got an amd one this time and so far I am pretty pleased

>>57070263
>haven't noticed any games that I play cripple itself

..yet

Seriously though, you should've just gone for the 6GB model if you want Nvidia.

>>57070252
Meanwhile anon shitposts kids cartoon shit and has a defunct AMD card

>>57070261
I can't, motherboard uses a propietary PSU socket.

>>57070089
>>57070100
>>57070196
>>57070225
samefag

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>>57070277
>tfw 8GB 290 from 2014
dumb nvidia cuckboy!

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>>57070340
>thinking a 290 still cuts it.
unlucky. I am sorry for your shitty gpu.

>>57070382
it still does 60fps, which is my screen's limit, in whatever i throw at it. any reason to upgrade, cuckboy?

oh look, another piece of overpriced horseshit just like the 950 was

>>57070290
Start splicing. Nothing could go wrong

>>57070394
Then you are playing shitty old games at lowball settings then.
Wow the samefagging by you is immense.
Oh the cuck thing, thats an American obsession and im not a fatty so its kind of irrelevant

>>57070413

>>57070413
>disabling AA is lowball
>thinking going from ultra to high in a few settings justifies getting a new gpu
i'm slovenian, we don't fall for retarded nvidiocy

>>57070434
Ah poor Euroslav. No wonder you are quoting "cuck" as you are wannabe Americans
You lot fucking dont have nuce things.

>>57070434
RX 470 user here, pretty sure the 290 is slightly better and I play all games on max settings that I've tried. Only one I haven't is Forza Horizon 3 which I turned down MSAA

>>57070089
Why does the 1060 have 3gb of ram when the 960 has 4?

I mean what is the logic in that backwards step? I have a 960 and am completely skipping this card gen for being lackluster

>>57070276
I'll give the jews what they want when I need something in return, nothing more. 3GB 1060 GTX does perfectly fine, at 980 performance level but with right price. I doubt 3GB will become an issue at all in the next 2-3 years. Unless I really need to up the texture resolution to "extreme ultra giga nigga" edition for some reason. High/Max/Ultra is fine for now.

>>57070277
>Meanwhile anon shitposts kids cartoon shit and has a defunct AMD card

No anon. He was bitching about 3gb of ram. He didn't say shit about amd. Now get your head out of your own arse.

>>57070290
Get a new motherboard

What's most impressive is the 75W.

Other than that it's pretty, uh, good... I guess.

It's nothing to write home about.

>>57070494
and whats the betting he has an AMD card then you fuckwit.

>>57070496
A new mobo + PSU would cost me more than what i paid for the whole computer, that would kill the purpose of have gotten a prebuilt in first place.

>>57070100
They got the best high-end and the best budget card.

How can other companies exist ?

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>buying Nvidia

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>>57070303
no

>>57070413
2016 any good games

why are nvidiots so salty about how little vram their shitty cards have?

>>57070527
Aftermarket vendor issues?

>>57070475
i thought the 960 and 970 has 1gb of slower vram

>>57070560
Because Nvidia likes to jew out some VRAM so their higher end cards look better. Even though adding 4+ more gigabytes of VRAM wouldn't cost shit for them to implement.

>>57070382
>tfw 290x
>tfw can play any game i want maxed out 1440p 60fps except for deus ex md and mirrors edge
honestly if i wanted to turn down settings i could go another 3 years with my 290x but i don't want to so vega it is then

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>>57070580
Im guessing you mean 60hz too...

>>57070707
Checked

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>>57070340
>own a sapphire R9 290 vapor X
The 290 is a god tier card.
Almost 3 years old and still really great.
And it keeps me warm in the winter.

>>57070527
i honestly can't see whats wrong with this. it's not like the chip and paste isn't in the right position.

>>57070252
Still using my 2GB card just fine

>>57070413
Do you even know what the fuck you're spewing? The 290/390 are beastly cards. There's a reason people say you should have gotten a 390.

>>57071563
don't ever say this. it triggers rabid amd fanboys because they think anything below 8gb is illegal and can't possibly play games properly.

note i say amd fanboys btw. regular amd users that don't spout total shit 99% of the time are cool.

>>57071436
Bitch

>>57071623
I am an AMD "fanboy" myself, but for now my 270X will have to do until the 490 comes out.

Wish AMD would get their shit together though. I was forced to get a 1070 for my brother unfortunately.

>>57070707
nice alternating dubs

I have a crappy acer Verizon pre-built with a 350w psu, i32120, and I added 8gb of ram, a 750ti that draws power from the pcie slot and two hdds. Would my toaster be able to handle this? I see 950s are starting to go down, are those worth it? Perhaps my cpu is what I should upgrade first.

>>57071924
Why not save up and get a new build?

>>57071965
What parts would you recommend

>>57072116
not him but keep the ram (assuming it's ddr3), case, gpu and hdd's. you could probably pick up a used i5 +mobo from a few years back on the cheap. also get a new psu, anything 80+ bronze should be fine for what you have.

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>>57070089
>still being so poor that you cannot afford a 1080
Just fall off the bridge like the AMDeadfags.

>>57070089
>>57070235
>>57070238
>>57070277
>>57072289
>Buying Poonvidia

>>57072138
Yeah it's ddr3. I was thinking of picking up an i5 2500 seeing as my current cpu is also a sandy bridge and my current mobo supports lga 1155

>>57072391
where do you live? there's a dude in the uk selling a refurbished 2500k + mobo + cooler + 4gb ram for £125 on ebay which is an absolute steal considering that cpu alone goes for about £80-£90. i'm not sure if you can oc with this mobo though.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-DH67BL-Motherboard-Bundle-Intel-core-i5-2500k-Cpu-4gb-Ram-/232091504096?hash=item3609bb4de0:g:NlQAAOSw8w1X5BDu

>>57072446
Unfortunately I live in southern commiefornia. Although I have seen some i5 2500s going for like 74 on eBay. I'm sure my mobo supports it.

Bought an XFX GTR 480 and I;m not impressed at all.

It's loud and not that quick.

Should I get rid and get a 470?

>>57070290
You almost definitely have an SFF power supply.

>>57072289
>1080
For what purpose? The only resolution it's even close to ideal for is three 60Hz 1080p monitors. If you want 60Hz 4K or 144Hz 1440p you need the Titan and if you want 60Hz 1440p or 144Hz 1080p you can just use the 1070.

>>57070340
Rocking the 4GB 290 here.

>>57072576
>downgrading from a 480 to a 470
uhh what

so if i want to buy a new nvidia gpu for 200€ do i get 9xx generation or 1060

>>57072690
not him but the 470 is the better deal in many countries. over here in the uk the 470 sells for as low as ~£175 whereas the 480 starts at about ~£235. that's a £60 and 35% price differential for only a ~10% performance difference.

>>57072690
>>57072790

Yeah, that was my line of thought. And it also means I can get an MSI model which will be quieter.

I also just had a massive artifacting fuck while about to reply too. So I've taken it out.

This is my first AMD card too and it is not going well.

>>57072827
ive had more issues with nvidia cards than amd, only thing i liked about nvidia is that you had an option to do a clean install whenever you upgraded drivers.

>>57072827
if you live in europe pick up a 1060 for the simple fact that it's faster and the same price as the 480 literally everywhere. i'm still waiting for the 480 to drop to american tier prices (ie $50 gap) before i consider one.

>>57070100
what? is AMD still around?

>>57072860
True, bad experiences can happen anywhere. With my 750ti I had some weird bullshit where it detect and undetect my card.

Now I've swapped that for some other bullshit.

I've not touched any voltage,clock, or fan settings and tried running DE:MD on medium and it was screaming loud and stuttery.

Any advice?

>>57072867
I am genuinely tempted if it makes things much easier. A 470 would have the same issues, it'd just be cheaper.

it is a shame though that my first experience has been this much a pain in the arse.

I want to know the clock speed of this card. The rumored 1.4ghz seems really low.

>>57071535
You might be retarded, anon.

>>57070252
I've got a 1070 and games never passed the 3GB mark.
3GB is fine for 1080p gaming.

>>57073122
DE:MD keeps giving a warning of "These settings at 1080p will use more than 4gb".

>>57073160
>DE:MD
Huh?

>>57073122
same with my 980. i can't get even close to the vram limit without bumping the res to 4k and all settings in a game to ultra which in turn causes me to run at like 20-30fps anyway. in general 1080p/1440p 60fps gameplay i never really go past the 3gb mark.

ROTTR on ultra easily goes over 6GB VRAM.

>>57073179
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Put most settings on medium at 1080p and it'll give you a warning.

>>57073212
Oh... I haven't tried it yet.
But all the usual games like Witcher 3, Doom, Gears 4, etc never go beyond 3GB.

>>57073204
i'm playing it right now maxed out except for textures and i'm only using 2.8gb vram. it fluctuates between 2.6 and 2.9gb.

>>57073231
Ugh, I am just so fucking vexed. I don't want to have to give in to Nvidias jewery but I am just encountering more and more instability in this XFX, gave it another run.

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>>57073343
Depends on where you are too. Ignore the fan profile as I have changed my case fan setup since and am now running cooler and quieter on the default auto fan profile (case fan setup is everything).

>>57073362
I had a R9 280 before.
It's just that games generally seem to run better on Nvidia plus most are also optimized for Nvidia, so yeah...

>>57073390
Ah, you have a 1070? I am thinking of just buying into the nasty jewery and going over the top.

Would be £340 though.

>>57073408
>Ah, you have a 1070?
Yeah. Gave about €570 for an EVGA FTW two weeks ago.
No regrets tho.

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>>57073378
i'm at the soviet base thing. my memory usage hasn't changed between indoor and outdoor places. everything is maxed except for specular reflections, shadows and textures. i doubt that increasing these will add another 3.5gb to vram usage though.

maybe the game just creates a bigger cache based on the amount of vram available.

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>>57073437
I think I'll shove my 480 up their arse and order this instead.

Glad Nvidia didn't skimp out on VRAM again. This card can definitely use 4GB, just like the 960 could.

I hope it overclocks well.

>>57070277
Yeah just 16gb hbm2 in my 490 I will have very soon

>>57070160
What are you smoking? It's clearly destroying your mind.

>>57070235
I'm going to get my friends into PC gaming for like $350 including graphics by buying an i7 3770 prebuilt and dropping in the PCIe connectorLESS 1050 or 1050Ti

>>57070238
>I got the 1060 3GB for $160.
You know the TRIPLE15/SHOP15 discount will work on the 1050Ti too, right?

>>57070475
Honestly I was surprised that NVIDIA released the cut down 1060 with only 3GB.

>>57071623
I really don't know why you'd buy a card with 2GB even if you're getting a 1050/Ti. 4GB is a comfortable amount, 3GB is the minimum looking forward, and you'll have gimped texture options, below standard PS4 quality for major AAA games. 2GB won't even play new games at all in two years.

>>57072576
Fuck no retard. Too much effort and cost involved in reselling

>>57072827
If it's artifacting that means your OC isn't stable or the card needs an RMA.

>>57073204
>>57073160
Yep, it's because consoles have a fuck ton of VRAM available.

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test

>>57070707
>Shittly optimized game with 1000000000000000x tessellation that you will never see
come on at least try next time

>>57071623
im on a 290x and 4gb is becoming a bottleneck for this card

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>>57072634
This anon gets it. I have a 1080p 144hz display and a 4k tv driven off a 980, gaming at 4k is impossible with that card so I drop it to 1080p. wont be buying a gfx card again until I can drive 4k on top tier settings and render a constant 100-120 fps at a reasonable price point. wont be buying a display again until 27-32 inch 1440p 144hz 1ms with g sync are 30-40% cheaper.

take home here is display tech and gpu's are pretty interlinked so buy what you need so one isn't bottlenecking the other

>>57070707
i litterally run this at 60+ fps on a gtx 680 on ultra with aa turned off thats is

>3.5gb

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>TFW took 1060 instead of rx 480

>TFW im still using i5 2500k + hd 6850
>Not going to change gpu until HBM becomes a thing

Nothing to do with me.

I'm waiting for the 1170.

>mfw fury x
Yeah, whatever.

>>57075035
It's within 30 days to return. So I'm thinking of a getting a 470 since it's £40 cheaper even for an 8gb

I'm not OC'd either, it may just need an RMA

>>57075035
Hes inhaleing the fumes of his NVIDIA HOUSEFIRES

>>57070089
Lower the memory to 2GB instead so price is even lower.
You don't need lots of VRAM for CUDA with home use photoshopping or video playback.

Low end GPUs have their market but it's done incorrectly as it stands now because people think the GB means it's powerful.

>>57080055
Or they just like open world games a lot.

Would it be dumb to buy an XPS 15 right now for $1000? It only has a 2GB 960m... I feel like it's so outdated but it's hard to say no to that price.

What do?!

Honestly if you can't afford at least $500 for a decent graphics card, just go console you dumb cuck. You don't deserve a PC.

>>57070089
wasn't this like the GTS 450 1gb and GTX 460 768mb situation?

>>57080111
Those cards have low bandwidth so they wouldn't do well in open world games though.
Some even come with DDR3 at 64-128-bit instead of GDDR5 320-512bit

>>57080127
960m is not a good GPU, so no, it would be kinda wasteful.

Look for used if you can't find:
i5 4670K or 4690K
Asus Z97-A or similar (have to be Z97, brand doesn't matter much)
8GB 1600MHz DDR3
GTX960 (not 960m), or go for 1060, or RX470)
PSU around 450-550 is enough, but get a 80+ Bronze, silver or gold from EVGA/Corsair/CoolerMaster, not some no name brand.
Case? Just get any cheap Corsair or Fractal and call it a day.

Oh wow the 780 i bought 3 years ago has 3 gigs of ram why the hell did they release a modern card with 3 gigs?

>>57080181
A card that don't have the GPU performance to actually render enough to make use of more RAM don't need more VRAM.

>>57070527
most gpu manufacturers are notorious for having thermal paste well beyond the margins of the die. including amd and every after market amd manufacturer. it hurts absolutely nothing

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>>57070527
kekaroo

>>57080436
At it's good because AMD usually have the die directly against the cooler, thus needs 100% of the surface to be in contact with the thermal paste.
If you have an IHS you only need to cover the same surface as the die under it, but covering the whole IHS makes the heat spread even better.

>>57080464
At->And

>>57070524
when your benchmark references aren't paid shills then you'll have a leg to stand on

>>57080214
I'm fairly certain a 1060 has the ability to use more than 3gb of vram

>>57082116
We're not talking about the 1060.

>>57070089