So, my 6770 from February 2012 finally died, I am surprised that it even survived so long.
Not exactly a casual gamer but in my country, gaming can get really expensive.
Bought the 6770 for 7000 rupees (140 USD based on the 2012 exchange rate, the value of 7000 inr has reduced to 100 USD based on the current exchange rate).
Been looking for another similar card at the same budget, unfortunately never found it.
CPU - Intel G3250
Power Supply - Antec VP450P
RAM - 8 GB
Resolution - FullHD (1080)
Now, because I am desperate, I am just loosening my purse and was deciding between the
1) RX 460 (MSI 2GB)
Price - INR 9640 (141 in USD)
2) RX 460 (Sapphire 2GB Dual-Fan)
Price - INR 9820 (144 in USD)
3) GTX 1050 (ZOTAC NON-MINI 2GB)
Price - INR INR 9600 (141 in USD)
4) GTX 1050 (MSI 2GB)
Price - INR 10100 (148 in USD)
I mostly play old games, which are 75% off on Steam. I am not proud of this but I sometimes play the occasional latest pirated game too which will eventually be bought 2 to 3 years later when on sale.
Not exactly a fanboi, but I prefer AMD because of the awesome experience I have had with the previous card. My last Nvidia card was the 6600 GT (stuff of legends but failed within 3 months and the service center wouldn't replace it, it was an ASUS).
Between the RXes, Reviews have said that the MSI version is both cool and quiet, not much reviews on the Sapphire Dual fan version, I am leaning towards to the Sapphire one though.
The card will most probably be used for another 3 years minimum (the full warranty term - unless I get a windfall), 4 years preferably. It is for that reason that I want the RX 460 over the GTX 1050 (Nvidia is rumoured to gimp old cards, also terrible in DX12) unless someone can convince me otherwise.
I also want to move up a level if you good people think it is VFM.
Well.. the RX 470 costs
1) RX 470 Sapphire 4GB Dual fan - INR 16000 (234 USD)
2) RX 470 MSI ARMOR 4GB - INR 16800 (246 USD)
Wild Card Entry - MSI GTX 1060 3GB - INR 17300 (254 USD)
In the AMD side, the Level One cards cost around 140 USD and Level 2 Cost around 230 USD so is the 90 USD extra worth the performance of the L2 cards? I was planning to get a new card on Monday (16th Jan) but if I am to pick a L2 card, I will have to wait till the 1st or 2nd week of February, meaning - a wait of another 3 to 4 weeks. While waiting will be tough, I don't mind doing so for an investment that I expect to last at least 3 years.
Also, opinion on the GTX 1050 and GTX 1060 (3GB version), how do they fare against the RXes in their respective level? Willing to switch camp if the GTXes make more sense.
I know my CPU is a HUGE bottleneck, I'll be upgrading once the reviews of Ryzen are published, but if not Q2, I am definitely upgrading around Q4.
Thanks for reading.
PS: I am from India.
Not exactly a casual gamer but in my country, gaming can get really expensive.
Bought the 6770 for 7000 rupees (140 USD based on the 2012 exchange rate, the value of 7000 inr has reduced to 100 USD based on the current exchange rate).
Been looking for another similar card at the same budget, unfortunately never found it.
CPU - Intel G3250
Power Supply - Antec VP450P
RAM - 8 GB
Resolution - FullHD (1080)
Now, because I am desperate, I am just loosening my purse and was deciding between the
1) RX 460 (MSI 2GB)
Price - INR 9640 (141 in USD)
2) RX 460 (Sapphire 2GB Dual-Fan)
Price - INR 9820 (144 in USD)
3) GTX 1050 (ZOTAC NON-MINI 2GB)
Price - INR INR 9600 (141 in USD)
4) GTX 1050 (MSI 2GB)
Price - INR 10100 (148 in USD)
I mostly play old games, which are 75% off on Steam. I am not proud of this but I sometimes play the occasional latest pirated game too which will eventually be bought 2 to 3 years later when on sale.
Not exactly a fanboi, but I prefer AMD because of the awesome experience I have had with the previous card. My last Nvidia card was the 6600 GT (stuff of legends but failed within 3 months and the service center wouldn't replace it, it was an ASUS).
Between the RXes, Reviews have said that the MSI version is both cool and quiet, not much reviews on the Sapphire Dual fan version, I am leaning towards to the Sapphire one though.
The card will most probably be used for another 3 years minimum (the full warranty term - unless I get a windfall), 4 years preferably. It is for that reason that I want the RX 460 over the GTX 1050 (Nvidia is rumoured to gimp old cards, also terrible in DX12) unless someone can convince me otherwise.
I also want to move up a level if you good people think it is VFM.
Well.. the RX 470 costs
1) RX 470 Sapphire 4GB Dual fan - INR 16000 (234 USD)
2) RX 470 MSI ARMOR 4GB - INR 16800 (246 USD)
Wild Card Entry - MSI GTX 1060 3GB - INR 17300 (254 USD)
In the AMD side, the Level One cards cost around 140 USD and Level 2 Cost around 230 USD so is the 90 USD extra worth the performance of the L2 cards? I was planning to get a new card on Monday (16th Jan) but if I am to pick a L2 card, I will have to wait till the 1st or 2nd week of February, meaning - a wait of another 3 to 4 weeks. While waiting will be tough, I don't mind doing so for an investment that I expect to last at least 3 years.
Also, opinion on the GTX 1050 and GTX 1060 (3GB version), how do they fare against the RXes in their respective level? Willing to switch camp if the GTXes make more sense.
I know my CPU is a HUGE bottleneck, I'll be upgrading once the reviews of Ryzen are published, but if not Q2, I am definitely upgrading around Q4.
Thanks for reading.
PS: I am from India.