- Jul 11, 2013
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Im in the market for a new gpu, although I am in no immediate rush to purchase one and can wait a month or so. Whatever gpu I purchase I would like to pair it with my kraken g10 gpu aio cooler setup (ie no short board pcbs ex: reference rx480).
I am gaming at 1080p and do like to overclock.
Currently the rx480 and gtx 1060 are sold out in Canada. However, they are priced roughly 260-320 reference rx480 (depending if 4 or 8gb) and the gtx 1060 is around 325 for the model I want. Id imagine a suitable aib 480 would be a bit more.
The other option is picking up a highly discounted msi r9 390 gaming for 320 bucks. This card uses way more power but I have a big psu and its gonna be liquid cooled anyways (electric costs don't matter.)
I am stuck on what to do especially cause of dx12 (vulkan) and async compute. The 390 got a huge boost in doom (bigger than the rx480) but is an older gen card and uses lots of power.
Pro Cons:
GTX 1060- Beats amd cards in dx11 games, very cool, limited power draw, decent overclocking. Cons: not available atm, not async, more expensive than 390
RX 480- Huge boost in dx12 games. Cons: poor overclocking, no availability, aib cards still a ways away and would be more expensive
R9 390- Faster than rx 480 in dx 11?, better overclocker than rx 480, potential boost in dx12? Cheap discount price. Cons: extra heat dissipation into the case, old generation card.
I need some input into what I should do. Not really sure how much faster the cards are in reference to each other nor what dx12 has to offer. Any advice is appreciated.
I am gaming at 1080p and do like to overclock.
Currently the rx480 and gtx 1060 are sold out in Canada. However, they are priced roughly 260-320 reference rx480 (depending if 4 or 8gb) and the gtx 1060 is around 325 for the model I want. Id imagine a suitable aib 480 would be a bit more.
The other option is picking up a highly discounted msi r9 390 gaming for 320 bucks. This card uses way more power but I have a big psu and its gonna be liquid cooled anyways (electric costs don't matter.)
I am stuck on what to do especially cause of dx12 (vulkan) and async compute. The 390 got a huge boost in doom (bigger than the rx480) but is an older gen card and uses lots of power.
Pro Cons:
GTX 1060- Beats amd cards in dx11 games, very cool, limited power draw, decent overclocking. Cons: not available atm, not async, more expensive than 390
RX 480- Huge boost in dx12 games. Cons: poor overclocking, no availability, aib cards still a ways away and would be more expensive
R9 390- Faster than rx 480 in dx 11?, better overclocker than rx 480, potential boost in dx12? Cheap discount price. Cons: extra heat dissipation into the case, old generation card.
I need some input into what I should do. Not really sure how much faster the cards are in reference to each other nor what dx12 has to offer. Any advice is appreciated.
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