Help me choose a Geforce Card (and things to go with it)

[JRPGfan]

farlaff said:

Hi, I'm in the US and intend on buying a Geforce. I don't care much for 4k, so I'll mainly shoot for 1080p. What are the better options at 500$ tops? And what brand of ram memory do you recommend? Finally, what CPU should I get, on the not so expensive side of the available i7 ones? Thanks in advance for all the help.

Best "bang for buck" is something like:

Nvidia Geforce 1060 (~220$)

AMD Ryzen 1600X (~230$) (6c/12threads max turbo 4ghz)   (almost as good as a i7 4790k (stock) ~395$ cpu)

The 1600x is crazy good value, also for gaming. Just pair it with fast ram, they love fast ram.

 

With that you should be able to play any game 1080p.