GTX 650, upgrade now or wait for Volta?

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vanzuron

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I have a GTX 650 and I'm caught in a dilemma, should I upgrade to a GTX 1050 Ti or a GTX1060 6GB? Or should I wait till Volta is released and get a better card? Or wait for Volta and get a 1060 since it's price would slightly drop? I don't have much to spend and a 1060 6GB is almost all I can fish out my cash for. I would be gaming at 1080p but I would love to future proof my PC for 4-5 more years. I can currently play the latest titles at lowest settings at 30 FPS ±

My PC Specs (just for reference):
Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz
GTX 650
8 GB Ram

Thanks in advance.
 
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There is always something better on the way. If you will wait for Volta, why not wait for what's after Volta?

That's why I recommend to people that they buy what they need, when they need it. Trying to future proof for 4 or more years is a pure guess. No one knows what the resolutions will be then, what level of vram you'll need, or anything else.

Right now you could do good at 1080p with a 1050 Ti, and you'd do great with a 1060 at 1080p. I'd rather have a 1050 Ti to enjoy my games with rather than be stuck with a 650, then when Volta comes out it costs too much for me since the first models that come out are the high end and I wind up buying a 1060 anyways after having wasted all that time.
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there is very little chance you will be able to get volta card before mid summer. If you are ready to wait that long, you will get about 15-30% more performance for your money.
Keep in mind that you are probably going to need to upgrade the CPU within a year or two.
 
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There is always something better on the way. If you will wait for Volta, why not wait for what's after Volta?

That's why I recommend to people that they buy what they need, when they need it. Trying to future proof for 4 or more years is a pure guess. No one knows what the resolutions will be then, what level of vram you'll need, or anything else.

Right now you could do good at 1080p with a 1050 Ti, and you'd do great with a 1060 at 1080p. I'd rather have a 1050 Ti to enjoy my games with rather than be stuck with a 650, then when Volta comes out it costs too much for me since the first models that come out are the high end and I wind up buying a 1060 anyways after having wasted all that time.
 
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