Gtx 1060 Model Comparisons

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heman123

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Because of the high price of the EVGA SC 1060 6GB, I'm debating on getting a Nvidia Founders Edition 6GB. But I feel like the EVGA SC would be more worth it in terms of FPS.

How big of a difference is there really? I don't really care about temperature as much. Also if I do get a EVGA SC version, I would have to wait longer since they say GPU prices are going to drop soon. But, I could get a Founders Edition way earlier. Any suggestions?
 
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I like the blower coolers on the founders card.
They get heat directly out the back of the case.

The EVGA SC version is a factory overclocked version with a fancy cooler that sells for more.

Worth is something only YOU can determine.

If you have a need now, go ahead and buy now.
If the GTX1070-FE represents a significant jump over your current card go ahead and buy.
(three tiers on tom's gpu hierarchy chart)
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

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geofelt

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I like the blower coolers on the founders card.
They get heat directly out the back of the case.

The EVGA SC version is a factory overclocked version with a fancy cooler that sells for more.

Worth is something only YOU can determine.

If you have a need now, go ahead and buy now.
If the GTX1070-FE represents a significant jump over your current card go ahead and buy.
(three tiers on tom's gpu hierarchy chart)
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

 
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2 things I'm not a fan of about blower styles
1) they are louder than Arial designs.
2) require more maintenance than Arial designs, there's limited airflow access in the fin channels, they must be kept dirt free or temps go nuts especially on the vram/VRM's section of the pcb which is the section closest to the back of the case and has no temp sensor.

2 things I do like about blowers.
1) heat? What heat? Gpu heat is almost negligible with respect to case temps and airflow.
2) in smaller cases, the blower helps act as a case airflow exhaust and with many mini towers that's important as the 80/92mm fan is often the only exhaust available, making Arial designs another bad decision.

Blowers have pros and cons, arials have pros and cons, so the choice becomes as much situational as it is personal.

The difference between a FTW and FE? About 10fps or so, on the top end, where it's basically useless as it's usually beyond the scope of the monitors refresh. The only time the OC models are any benefit is when the fps is Under the refresh value. So a 1060-6 FTW on a 1440p monitor would be better than an FE, but on a normal 1080p/60Hz monitor, it's a waste of cash. (just using the FTW as example).

As is, the FE has well documented history, any issues it has are not really an issue anymore, the Evga though (from everything I've seen) has sometimes had cooling issues, the pot-luck/you might get a funky card, kind.

If that extra few fps is important and you can live with the gpu heat lottery that seems to plague Evga currently, go for the SC. If it's not that important, the FE is a solid choice.
 
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GPU hierarchy is a bit useless IMO.. here's actual average of games:
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_1060/26.html

I dislike the FE edition as they are LOUDER... yes they blow air out of the back of the case but that only matters if you have a small case with limited ability to move the hot air out.

All GTX1060's (discounting any binning of the GPU) can get roughly the same overclock. Especially the higher-end models should be quite similar... BUT... they are not all the same in terms of noise.

IMO:
1. Do not get an FE
2. Do not get any GTX1060 with only ONE fan

3. BEST card IMO but overpriced: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/3bL7YJ/asus-geforce-gtx-1060-6gb-strix-video-card-rog-strix-gtx1060-o6g-gaming

4. But a nice GTX1070 is $600-> https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/9TYWGX/evga-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-acx-30-video-card-08g-p4-6171-kr

Not sure what to say as prices are just a mess. A GTX1060 should be under $300 not $500+ (for the better ones). Last year a GTX1080 was $500USD.

*Unless you can get a nice GTX1060 6GB card for under $450USD I'd try to WAIT or if that's not possible upgrade to that GTX1070 for $600.

 
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Don't rule out getting a used GPU at this time as well. I've seen GTX 980 Ti's going for $400-$450 USD or so on eBay (a few months ago they were going for $350 and under). The downside to that though is you don't know if a miner used it in a 7x24 operation. It appears miners are also targeting the used market. But a 980 Ti smokes a 1060 and is not far behind a 1070.

The insane availability and prices are expected to go into Q3 at least this year unfortunately. And it's not just miners: there's a shortage of GDDR5 memory chips and the exploding popularity of the game PUBG has put even more demands on the GPU vendor partners to keep up with demand.

I've been building PCs for 21 years and this is the worst I've ever seen things for PC enthusiasts. But make no mistake, those $#@#! miners started the downward chain of events for the rest of us.
 
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OUT OF STOCK for the GTX1070 I linked. Not surprised.

GTX980Ti for $400-$450?
If by "smokes a 1060" you mean 20% higher on average then sure. But now you've got Warranty/reliability issues.

I'd feel pretty shitty if I bought a used 980Ti for $450 then two months later a GTX1080 cost the same amount (could happen) then my 980Ti dies and I have no Warranty.

Prices WILL DROP as this crypto-mining craze is unsustailable. Prices were lower for GTX1060's just a week or two ago so I'm not sure what just happened.
 
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Amd gpus are still top of the heap when it comes to mining. There's limited usage for nvidia cards, only a few of the mining types make good use of gtx. As those loose ground, less miners are buying them, so prices should gradually start going down again as competition demands it should.
 
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Any 1060 will work roughly the same. Different shapes, sizes and configs get one at best price possible and make sure it will fit your case and your psu will support it. Other than that they all work and are a great card.. I've had single and dual fan models and there was no noticeable difference temp wise. Im partial to the smaller cards honestly because I like changing systems around constantly and with a bigger card you can run out of space real quick.
 
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Yeah well there just aren't a lot of options. Pay more new, or take a roll of the dice on a one generation back used. I'm just throwing some options out there maybe not thought of. But no matter which you choose, you are going to feel stupid if/when prices go down paying for an overpriced nearly two year old architecture new GPU when a next generation is not too far ahead.

And remember there is a GPU DDR5 memory supply shortage right now as smart phone manufacturers Apple and Samsung compete for fabricaation resource demands for more DDR4 memory with growth in smart phone demand.
 
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