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Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 03 September 2016
David_Hernandeez said:
shikamaru317 said:

You say you need a small card? How much space do you have, and do you have room for a double slot card?

If you have room for a double slot, something like RX 480 or GTX 1060 is your best bet. If you only have room for a single slot card, I think RX 460 is the most powerful single slot card on the market now: https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GV-RX460WF2OC-2GD-RX460-GDDR5-PCIE3-0/dp/B01K1JV83C/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1471238205&sr=1-13&keywords=rx+460&linkCode=sl1&tag=965404-20&linkId=606ad2b0cc9c9d9abcb24784c9ef8ad9

2gb are enought? I have not buy anything from AMD since my phenom, is the 460 good? looks like a good option is also half the price here in mexico, my space mmm well I had this one https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GV-N75TOC2-2GI-GDDR5-2GB-2xHDMI-Graphics/dp/B015E9VDC0/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1472930984&sr=1-4&keywords=gtx+750ti and have a hard time trying to make it fit on my case.

Don't buy a 460 if you can. A 1060 will last you much longer than a 460 ever will. 2gb is not nearly enough for a lot of games these days and specially the ones coming out in the future. AMD cards are nice but the benchmarks in dx11 aren't as good as 1060 but the benchmarks in dx12 are better than 1060 in most cases. But 1060 is your best bet since you have an AMD cpu because AMD cpus intend to work better with Nvidia GPUs since Nvidia has less CPU Overhead.

https://uk.hardware.info/reviews/6142/2/gta-v-performance-review-take-3-how-well-does-the-game-perform-with-an-amd-cpu-testnresultsn--1920x1080-medium

I would buy a 1060 that has dual fans if your case has enough room though



                  

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Slimebeast on 03 September 2016
David_Hernandeez said:

Hello there, so my GPU die after water drop on it, I was planning on buying a new one this year but I guess this will speed my decision. My build is a little old:
-Phenom II 6x 1090T
-12GB of DDR3
-Corsair H100i
-Generic Asus MoBo(lol at that time I didn't know the importance of this)
-gtx 750 ti was my GPU( i have to point out, it was a small version my case doesn't have too much space)

So the games I play variate on performance a lot, mostly due to my CPU(which I will remplace later this year) I mostly play, BF 3 4, CoD zombie mode, Witcher 3, Metal Gear 5, Overwatch, TF1, and a bunch of indie games, but I want a card that hold well in Battlefield 1 and Deus Ex.
Budget $350 take into acount that I live in mexico and the dollar is so damn high right now.
(currently my best options is this one http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.mx/MLM-563117240-tarjeta-de-video-zotac-nvidia-gtx1060-6gb-gddr5-hdmi-dp-dvi-_JM

That Zotac GTX 1060 you linked for $355 (6,600 Mexican) is the best bang for your buck. Go for it.

 



TallSilhouette on 03 September 2016

If you want the best value card, I'd say the RX 470 (if you find one at a good price) and you could save the remainder for that new cpu. If you want the best performance for your posted price range, then the GTX 1060 should max most games in FHD (or higher) once you get that cpu.



QUAKECore89 on 03 September 2016

Since you have old AMD Phenom, then i highly recommend you get GTX 1060 6GB that you linked.



David_Hernandeez on 03 September 2016

Well I think base it on all the info you all gave me, the 1060 is the best choice, I had my doubts, but thanks to you now I can feel more confident about this card. Thanks



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JEMC on 03 September 2016

If you're tight on space, one of the GTX 1060 6GB with a shorter PCB is your best option in your budget. There's currently no short versions of the RX 480 which would be you're next best option.

Also, besides Zotac, EVGA also has shorter 1060 cards.



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David_Hernandeez on 25 September 2016

I have it now :D, this is the best product that I have bought, at first I had to OC my CPU( 1090T) to 4.0 GHz, the FPS gain on every game is awesome, and I can play last gen games at 4k most of them locket at 60fps, thanks for this recomendation!



Rab on 25 September 2016

I concur with everyone else the GeForce GTX 1060 is a great bang for buck buy, if you can stretch it get the 6GB over the 3GB of video memory..

Edit - oops I see you have one now :)



David_Hernandeez on 25 September 2016
Rab said:

I concur with everyone else the GeForce GTX 1060 is a great bang for buck buy, if you can stretch it get the 6GB over the 3GB of video memory..

Edit - oops I see you have one now :)

Yep, 6gb does help in some games, this card is so damn good for the price!



JRPGfan on 25 September 2016

congrats on the new 1060 :)