suggestions on a graphics card

zed 123 · Sep 29, 2016

hi !!! i am planning to buy a gpu (gtx 970 or gtx 1060) , my current one is an xfx radeon hd 6950 2gb , and my pc specs are
intel i5 2300 2.8 GHz
motherboard Intel dh61ww pcie 2.0 x 16
psu 700w cooler master g700
ram 8gb

i want to play at 1080p with good frame rates , if i get either a 970 or 1060 , will there be significant bottlenecking of a 970 or a 1060 with my pc build????

CTurbo · Sep 29, 2016

Your i5 will run either card ok, but it would probably hold them back a little under heavy cpu extensive situations. You would definitely benefit from a stronger 2nd or 3rd gen i5 or i7 too.

Bareq · Sep 29, 2016

The i5 2300 shouldn't bottleneck either of the GPU's, basically any sandy bridge i5 and above won't really bottleneck a GPU maybe except under heavy cpu load but you'll be fine. Also if I was you I'll personally would choose the GTX 970 or the GTX 1060 over the 1070 since the 1070 runs around the $400 price bracket and you'll only be gaming at 1080p so the 1070 would be overkill, and you could save some money by going with GTX 970 (used) for like around $175, but unless you prefer new GPUs then go for the 1060 and either of them will do a fantastic job of playing 1080p games with not much bottleneck to the cpu.

Hlsgsz · Sep 29, 2016

Get the 1060 6GB, but be prepared for not so stellar performance in some games. PLan for a platform update aswell, It's time.

zed 123 · Sep 29, 2016

Hlsgsz :

yes my pc is quite outdated , but as of now , i'm low on budget , so i can afford a gpu only , but until my pc upgrade , am i good to go for gpu only ????

CTurbo · Sep 29, 2016

Yes get the 1060 now. You can upgrade your cpu later. I'm sure you can find a deal on a used 2nd or 3rd gen i5 that would be a good upgrade for you later.

Hlsgsz · Sep 29, 2016

zed 123 :

Yes, definitely. I said nothing to teh contrary

zed 123 · Sep 29, 2016

Hlsgsz :

thnx , will my motherboard handle a 1060 or 970 , it has pcie 2 and these cards are pcie 3 , so is there gonna be some performance or compatibility issues????? Aso sould i get a 3gb or 6gb 1060??? is 3gb enough???

CTurbo · Sep 29, 2016

Yes they would be fine in your motherboard. The 3GB 1060 would be good enough.

Hlsgsz · Sep 29, 2016

zed 123 :

Yeah no issues with PCIE 2.0 it won't limit a 1060. I disagree on gettnig the 3Gb version though. Do yourself a favour and get teh 6 gig version. Aside from teh obvious VRAM diff., the 3GB version is also a cripplet chip compared to it's "bigger sister". Also, i'm guesing you want to keep this card for a while. 3GB of VRAM will not be cutting it for long, even in 1080p. I would not touch anything below 4gb these days, if even that.

zed 123 · Oct 4, 2016

Hlsgsz :

zed 123 :

Yeah no issues with PCIE 2.0 it won't limit a 1060. I disagree on gettnig the 3Gb version though. Do yourself a favour and get teh 6 gig version. Aside from teh obvious VRAM diff., the 3GB version is also a cripplet chip compared to it's "bigger sister". Also, i'm guesing you want to keep this card for a while. 3GB of VRAM will not be cutting it for long, even in 1080p. I would not touch anything below 4gb these days, if even that.

ok thanx for the suggestion , so if i have to choose between a zotac 1060 mini 6gb or an evga 1060 mini 6gb , which one should i get ????

CTurbo · Oct 4, 2016

EVGA has top notch customer support. That's the one I'd get.

zed 123 · Oct 4, 2016

CTurbo :

ok thanks for your suggestions

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