Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

480 vs 970 vs 1060 - 250 ish budget

Options
  • 11-01-2017 7:18pm
    #1
    Jodotman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 182 ✭✭


    On the lookout for a new card. Whats the best for 1440P?

    Current specs i5-4460, 8gb ram, vs series 550w, H81-C, 1TB SSD.


Comments

  • Options
    #2
    Venom
    Registered Users Posts: 6,984 ✭✭✭Venom


    The 1060 gives around 5-10% better performance for the most part but some games like Hitman and AOTS will favor the 480 more. I think a decent after market 1060 6GB card like a Zotec, will be a tad more that 250 (270ish) but the same applies to the 480.

    Some very important things to note about the 1060, you can't run them in SLI and only the top teir versions (Asus Stryx) have turbo boost 3 which auto overclocks the card, which the 1070 and 1080 have.


  • Options
    #3
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    I'd personally take the RX480 8GB, GTX1060 6GB, RX480 4GB or GTX1060 3GB in that order depending on budget. I would tend to leave the 3GB GTX1060 at this point though.


  • Options
    #4
    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users Posts: 13,980 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    Venom wrote: »
    The 1060 gives around 5-10% better performance for the most part but some games like Hitman and AOTS will favor the 480 more. I think a decent after market 1060 6GB card like a Zotec, will be a tad more that 250 (270ish) but the same applies to the 480.

    Some very important things to note about the 1060, you can't run them in SLI and only the top teir versions (Asus Stryx) have turbo boost 3 which auto overclocks the card, which the 1070 and 1080 have.

    Rx480 is on par or beats the 1060 now in most games. It got a huge bump in performance after launch and twice again with the two last major driver releases from AMD.


  • Options
    #5
    Jodotman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 182 ✭✭Jodotman


    Rx 480 8gb it is. Thanks for the help.

    Current motherboard has USB 2.0 and 2 ram slots which are in use with 2*4 sticks of ram.

    I'm looking 16GB of ram as use VMS.

    Would you just go with selling the 2*4 gb ram sticks and buy 2 8gb sticks or get a new motherboard with four slots and buy another 8 GB stick of ram.

    Looking at long term, not sure if processor supports DDR4 as well as USB 3.0.


  • Options
    #6
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,700 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    No motherboard for i5-4460 will support DDR4 - not that it matters anyway, DDR3-1600 is fine.


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #7
    Jodotman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 182 ✭✭Jodotman


    Thanks, will sell the 2*4 and just get the 2*8

    Appreciate the help lads!


Advertisement