GTX 660 TI Upgrade

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toby5125

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I'm currently using a 660 Ti and I'm fairly certain it's faulty (I get lots of "stopped responding and recovered" errors as well as lockups and single colour screen freezes requiring hard resets). I decided I might as well upgrade, but I'm not sure what would be best for my current setup. I'd like some futureproofing in that I'm interested in potentially moving to 60+/144hz, but I'm fine with 1080p.

i5-3570k
8GB RAM
Ezcool Ambiance 80+ 800w PSU (might be causing crashes as it was cheap though I suspect its the card)
GIGABYTE Z77-DS3H Motherboard

So far I've been looking at 1060 6GB's and theyre within my price range though perhaps still quite expensive for a two year old card, which has me wondering if I should wait for the new 2000 series in hopes of either a price drop or a better budget card to be released. Is it worth the wait or will a 1060 be adequate enough for medium-high 1080p gaming for a couple years?

Thanks.
 
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SkyBill40
I made the jump from an OC'd 660Ti to a 1080 last year. Given how close to release the new series happens to be (speculatively speaking), you may as well wait. Once the new generation drops, the prices on the current series will come down and you may be able to score a solid deal on a card that's being replaced by a newer version. If you're thinking about a solid upgrade that'll definitely see you through the next several years even with your current resolution, look for a 1070 or 1070Ti. That will also give you some added room if you decide to step up to 1440p at some point.

As a side note, my mobo required a flash to the newest BIOS to run with the 1080. I would be willing to bet yours will also.
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I made the jump from an OC'd 660Ti to a 1080 last year. Given how close to release the new series happens to be (speculatively speaking), you may as well wait. Once the new generation drops, the prices on the current series will come down and you may be able to score a solid deal on a card that's being replaced by a newer version. If you're thinking about a solid upgrade that'll definitely see you through the next several years even with your current resolution, look for a 1070 or 1070Ti. That will also give you some added room if you decide to step up to 1440p at some point.

As a side note, my mobo required a flash to the newest BIOS to run with the 1080. I would be willing to bet yours will also.
 
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mgallo848

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I would try to test that 660ti on another PC with a better quality PSU. The last thing you want to do is spend money on a video card and find out it was a faulty PSU all along. Especially since it's not a good quality PSU to begin with.
 
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dontlistentome

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On the 'buy or wait' question keep in mind that 'price drops' can include something like a $10 or $20 reduction in price. In other words, you might be waiting for a $220 card to become a $205 card. Is that worth waiting for? If your videocard is malfunctioning now is it worth struggling with that to save $15 two months from now? Only you can answer that question for yourself.
 
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