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Processor | Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 3.7 GHz |
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Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-P35-S3L |
Memory | 8 GB DDR2-870 |
Video Card(s) | Geforce GTX 1060 6GB |
Absolutely no point in buying the FE edition. No sane person should. On the other hand, the $249 MSRP for non-FE variants is quite reasonable, given its performance and some other characteristics.
The problem is that even though there are some 1060s listed at $249 MSRP, like the basic EVGA 1060, they will be in a very short supply/high demand situation, which means that for the first month or two (maybe longer) the cards will probably sell at a range of $270-300. I suppose it'd be wiser for budget conscious buyers to wait a while before jumping in.
One point that is still not exactly clear is the DX12 performance situation. It's kind of hard to draw a clear picture from the handful of titles that are out there at the moment. 1060 wins in tomb raider, loses badly in hitman (which is kind of expected given that it's slower in DX11 too), and sort of ties in AoS and TW:WH. Perhaps when battlefield 1 and deus ex arrive we might have a better understanding.
The problem is that even though there are some 1060s listed at $249 MSRP, like the basic EVGA 1060, they will be in a very short supply/high demand situation, which means that for the first month or two (maybe longer) the cards will probably sell at a range of $270-300. I suppose it'd be wiser for budget conscious buyers to wait a while before jumping in.
One point that is still not exactly clear is the DX12 performance situation. It's kind of hard to draw a clear picture from the handful of titles that are out there at the moment. 1060 wins in tomb raider, loses badly in hitman (which is kind of expected given that it's slower in DX11 too), and sort of ties in AoS and TW:WH. Perhaps when battlefield 1 and deus ex arrive we might have a better understanding.