kiester_kid :
As in title, in the market for a step-up. Opinions, recommendations, advice all welcome.
Board: H110M Pro-D
CPU: i7 6700k 4-core @ 4Ghz
RAM: 8GB DDR4 @ 2.1Ghz (Considering upping this to 16GB @ ~2.4Ghz, would that be worthwhile?)
Originally, the idea was to get the 580/1060 and the RAM, as outlined above. Would the ram be worth only a 1060, or should I keep current ram and go for a 1070 / maybe a cheap 1080? Any input much appreciated.
I went from a 270x to a rx 480 and it was a HUGE difference. The 270x and 380 have very similar performance and right now the bottleneck on your machine is the GPU.. I would say it all depends on the price on which one to get. With an i5 4460 and the rx 480 I can all the AAA games out at 60fps+ @ 1080p.
I would not bother upgrading the RAM, I have 8gb and have had no issues playing games like The Division, Rainbow Six Siege, Witcher 3, Elite Dangerous, etc.. Unless you are running tons of other programs while gaming then you won't need the RAM. I usually run discord with MSI Afterburner and sometimes stream with no issues so far. It's a good 50$ to upgrade the RAM and it also won't be dual channel unless you buy a new 16gb.
Getting a 1070 all depends on what resolution you will play at for the next 18-24 months. If you are playing at 1080p then a 1070 is really overkill. Get one of the others instead and save the $$.. If you are going to play in say 2.5 or 4k then the 1070 would be great and it does a solid job of games in 4k. Might have to lower the settings a bit, but there is naturally less aliasing at 4k anyways and won't need the settings cranked as high.
I personally like having a high end model of a card vs a cheaper one. I don't want it getting hot or breaking too soon. If the choice was a low end model 1060 for the price of a high end 480.. Say a single fan 1060 with just ok reviews compared to a MSI Gaming X series or top of the line EVGA model. I would take the 480 there and have that piece of mind. You would only give up a little performance.
It's extremely hard to get a view on pricing right now as the GPU's have jumped way up recently. I bought a 4gb gaming x 480 for about 230$ roughly 7-9 months ago. 3gb 1060s should sell in the 200s, 6gb in the high 2s low 3s at most and 580 i want to say 300 range.. Right now the 1060s are selling for 400+ and 580s for 500+, I think it's bitcoin mining demand jacking the prices way up.. If you are going to pay that much just wait, it's way too high of a price. I've seen 1070s now in the 700$+ price range.. Top of the line 1070 should not cost more than 500$.. Careful with these prices
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram