Can't decide between RX 480, R9 Fury and GTX 1060, pls help.

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Hi guys,
I've been waiting for almost a month for black friday "deals" after my sapphire R9 270x died... I was kind of upset since I wasn't really thinking about changing it until earlier next year and selling it or half the price it costed me, but no it just died just started showing green lines and not booting up. Well then I have to buy a new card, my budget is between 200-260 USD (16% Import fees stop me from going any further), By the way I can only buy from Amazon since I don't know any other good website that does quality international shipping.
So, to sum it up, here are my "finalists":

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LZ3VNG0/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=CQRJ9O50FPOC&coliid=IIYPF9BNZL1MG&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IPVSLTC/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=CQRJ9O50FPOC&coliid=I2BKMCSXFD024Z&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JNUO6BG/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=CQRJ9O50FPOC&coliid=I28AKCU8LVY97D&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JGQBSV8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=CQRJ9O50FPOC&coliid=I2X5XFM4REHLU4
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0196LWL3W/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=CQRJ9O50FPOC&coliid=I4ZXUYIJJ479A
https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GAMING-RX-480-8G/dp/B01K1JTT8S/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1480050967&sr=1-2&keywords=rx+480

Btw, I saw MSI RX 480 4GB at 199 last week, WHERE IS IT NOW? lol

I'm not entirely sure about R9 Fury since this is my PSU: http://www.aerocool.us/strikex%20power/strikex_power%20600w.htm
https://www.amazon.es/Aerocool-Strike-X-600M-Fuente-alimentaci%C3%B3n/dp/B0094PDK8G

I haven't had any issues with it contrary to what people may think because of the brand.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks, regards.
 
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Based purely on personal experiences between AMD and NVIDIA when it comes to game optimization, I'd say go for the 1060.

I've found that so many games leave out good AMD optimization, and when it does get "fixed" it comes much later, if it ever does.

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Based purely on personal experiences between AMD and NVIDIA when it comes to game optimization, I'd say go for the 1060.

I've found that so many games leave out good AMD optimization, and when it does get "fixed" it comes much later, if it ever does.
 
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That sounds more like 2013/14 AMD, not 2015/16 AMD
 

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Had an R9 290x until July this year. Still a problem.
 

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I don't remember all of them specifically ,because there were a lot. Obscuritas, Rise of the Tomb Raider (admittedly still crappy on my 1080 but not as awful), The Amazing Spiderman 1 + 2, Prototype, MKX... point is, AMD still gets second-rate optimization on a LOT of new titles. Just looking at Steam forums confirms the issue is ongoing.
 

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