What GPU should I upgrade to from a 660?

heyitsmeurbrother · Jun 13, 2016

Hey, I've had a EVGA 660 since like 2013 and I was wondering what I should upgrade to. I was gonna go for like a 970 or 980 but then I heard about the 1080. A friend told me to not get the 1080 because it would be useless for me since I use a 1080p 60hz monitor, and that it's for 4k stuff. I checked my ram(16gb) and cpu( Intel Core i7-3770 4-Core 3.4GHz) and it seems to still be good. I've also heard a bunch of mixed opinions about which manufacturer to go for, so if you guys could help me with that it'd be swell. Thank you for your help.

n0ns3ns3 · Jun 13, 2016

heyitsmeurbrother :

I'm in similar situation and I'm planning to get GTX 1070 for gaming on 1920x1200 60Hz monitor.
That will allow you to play any game on this monitor on minimum 60FPS with highest settings.
Anything less, will not guarantee 60FPS.
And yes, 1080 is a bit overkill.
So don't get the founders edition. Than you can choose from any manufacturer. They are all kinda the same after all. Don't pay too much for factory overclock. It does not worth the premium.
If you plan to water cool, get the one with reference PCB layout (EVGA does a lot of them).

technoholic · Jun 13, 2016

you could consider a 1070 instead butthis also probably be an overkill for your resolution, so if you'd like to wait, AMD's RX480 will be around soon for supposedly gtx970+ speeds and around 200 bucks for 4gb version

why_wolf · Jun 13, 2016

either a GTX 1070 if you want to spend that much or if on a budget get the RX 480, which is better than the 970 or 980 but less than the 1070.

mlga91 · Jun 13, 2016

This actually depends on what do you plan to do and how much you want to spend.

Warmacblu · Jun 13, 2016

I have the exact same components as you minus the GPU (GTX 580) and also game at 1080p 60Hz. I pretty much have my mind made up on a GTX 1070 and am waiting for the non-reference cards to saturate the market. The 580 I have is from MSI so I may go with them for the 1070. Their Gaming X cards are benching very well and I am glad to see the temps and noise is well within check. I would like to see some other offerings from MSI, particularly with their Frozr VI cooler.

n0ns3ns3 · Jun 13, 2016

Warmacblu :

MSI tend to leave the VRM not cooled (without big radiators attached to them). that's bad for boost and overclock.
In terms of cooling, my vote goes to EVGA, though Gygabite makes good cards too, i just don't like those massive coolers

heyitsmeurbrother · Jun 13, 2016

n0ns3ns3 :

technoholic :

why_wolf :

mlga91 :

Warmacblu :

I guess I'll go with a 1070 by EVGA or Gigabyte if I end up switching to a bigger monitor in the future. Thanks for all the help guys!

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