Advice on purchasing a GTX 1060.

[DJHeroMasta]

You don't have to get a 4K display just cause you upgrade to a card that's capable of doing such. Till this day, people say, "that's overkill". Lets say you bought a GTX 1080 and you plan on gaming at 1080p 60fps. You'll get all types of negative feedback saying, "that's stupid", "you're not using it to tue best of its abilities". All types of stuff. They'll be the ones upgrading GPU's while you're still using a GTX 1080. You could you have a better experience by using a display the supports a higher refresh rate and or a higher resolution but it's YOUR computer, not theirs.

My GTX 1060 runs GTA V just fine in 4K on Ultra settings but I still prefer to play in 1080p for Dem frames!

 

[James56]

You don't have to get a 4K display just cause you upgrade to a card that's capable of doing such. Till this day, people say, "that's overkill". Lets say you bought a GTX 1080 and you plan on gaming at 1080p 60fps. You'll get all types of negative feedback saying, "that's stupid", "you're not using it to tue best of its abilities". All types of stuff. They'll be the ones upgrading GPU's while you're still using a GTX 1080. You could you have a better experience by using a display the supports a higher refresh rate and or a higher resolution but it's YOUR computer, not theirs.

thanks man i'll just buy the 1060 not bad i get 50 bucks off cuz of a gift card so its really 209 bucks for it so its worth the deal

how much video memory does gta take up on the card like 3000mb/6000mb dj?

like does it pass the cards limit or theres plenty of space on the card?

 

[DJHeroMasta]

I'm not sure, the 12GB+ RAM Usage was more concerning to me than VRAM lol.

 

[DJHeroMasta]

like does it pass the cards limit or theres plenty of space on the card?

I'm sure its more than 3GB. The game has a built in VRAM limiter though so you should be fine. I'm not home right now to launch the game and see for myself but you could easily find a video on YouTube.

 

[James56]

ill buy it man, thank u, u have better say then these other people like they think i have thousands to get 4k resolution

 

[DJHeroMasta]

but 209 bucks not bad for it right

Not bad at all. In fact that's basically a free upgrade if you sell your GTX 960. I sold mine for $180 the day the GTX 1060 was released.

 

[James56]

yeah so i could do that i guess

 

[DJHeroMasta]

ill buy it man, thank u, u have better say then these other people like they think i have thousands to get 4k resolution

With NVidia's DSR (Dynamic Resolution Scalling) you can render games on your 1080p display in 4K. You can try it now with your GTX 1060. Just enable DSR under NVidia's control panel. Select 1.75x for 1440p and 2.00x for 4K. Launch a game and select either 2560x1440p or 3820x2160p. Don't expect good frames (that depends on what game you plan on testing it on) but im just showing you that amd how it works.

ill buy it man, thank u, u have better say then these other people like they think i have thousands to get 4k resolution

Also, you're welcome. This is my first time participating in an actual forum. So far, its far less drama than YouTube's comment section .

 

[DJHeroMasta]

It's Perfect. I'm running mine with an AMD FX 8350.

 

[AlienIsGOD]

ill buy it man, thank u, u have better say then these other people like they think i have thousands to get 4k resolution

No u refused to answer anyone's questions really so it's a crapshoot as to Ur money situation , etc.

 

[DJHeroMasta]

No u refused to answer anyone's questions really so it's a crapshoot as to Ur money situation , etc.

Scroll up....he did.

 

[James56]

what do u mean? alien i am NOT spending a lot of money to get stupid 4k i just want a card thats good for 1080p and thats the gtx 1060 and i want others opinions on the card

THE FORUM TOPIC IS
Advice on purchasing a GTX 1060. not about 4k and other shit

 

[DJHeroMasta]

No u refused to answer anyone's questions really so it's a crapshoot as to Ur money situation , etc.

 

[DJHeroMasta]

anyone else here thinks i should buy the 1060 cuz dj did a good job in explaining to buy it

The thing is, I love my 1060 but I regret buying it over the RX 480. There's nothing wrong with it, I just prefer the 480 over the 1060 anytime I play a DX12 title. Not trying to scare you away from purchasing it just make sure you get what you need and not buy it for other reasons. I solely bought my 1060 off of looks. At the time the RX 480 only had reference models. It wasn't until later that aftermarket coolers began to release for the 480. That's when I wanted to switch. That and the fact that the 480 beats the 1060 in almost every DX12 comparison. Like, I said earlier, other than that, they're pretty much the same.

 

[AlienIsGOD]

what do u mean? alien i am NOT spending a lot of money to get stupid 4k i just want a card thats good for 1080p and thats the gtx 1060 and i want others opinions on the card

not once did I mention 4K. You are vague with your posts and only started answering 1 person towards the end of the thread....

several times you have been asked to fill in system specs by members and you completely ignore them

 

[EarthDog]

ill buy it man, thank u, u have better say then these other people like they think i have thousands to get 4k resolution

I think there was a clear language barrier here.

Anyway, both the 1060 and 480 are solid cards for 1080p. If there was a card to last longer... Id say the 480 so long as DX12/Vulkan rolls along (currently 21 titles are DX12 or expecting according to wiki). That said, if you can get the 1060 6gb for 209 and that's less than the 480, go for it.

 

[DJHeroMasta]

what other games have u tried with the 1060 6gb

Battlefield 1, Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, GTA V, Killing Floor 2, Rust, Doom, Insurgency, The Forest, Ark Survival, Black Ops 2, Black Ops 3, Infinite Warfare, Rainbow Six Siege, Shadow Warrior 2, Dirt Rally, Planet Side 2, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Miscreated, Dead By Daylight, Overwatch, Paladins, and a few VR games.

Gtx 1060 6gb worth the 200 bucks dj i hope man i just want to play games i have a better framelock of 60 at decent settings

Of course I've played more but that's what I can name off the top of my head.

 

[MrGenius]

A couple of "born yesterday" noobs not following forum rules and displaying poor forum etiquette.

Both of you...please stop double/triple/quadruple posting. Edit your posts and/or use the Multi-Quote feature. Might want to check your attitudes while you're at it. Thanks!

 

[DJHeroMasta]

I literally just signed up like an hour ago on my phone. I didn't know they're were rules.

I messaged you directly.

 

[James56]

How long again could the 1060 last at 1080p gaming a while?

 

[eidairaman1]

Move up to 1070

 

[James56]

sorry dont got the money for it so ill just be better off with the 1060 then

 

[AlienIsGOD]

sorry dont got the money for it so ill just be better off with the 1060 then

A 1060 will last you 2 years or so at max/high settings

Side note: I purchased an rx 480 myself as 1060 weren't in stock at my store, either card is good enough for 1080p 60fps max settings for the next year or 2

 

[davidm71]

I got an MSI 1060 Gaming X to run on my old 920 DO board just to play the old games at 1080p. For example
with The Division I get 60-85 fps and on Borderlands the presequel like 140 - 200 fps. You can even overclock
it a bit. Recommend it if you can get it on sale.

 

[James56]

A 1060 will last you 2 years or so at max/high settings

Side note: I purchased an rx 480 myself as 1060 weren't in stock at my store, either card is good enough for 1080p 60fps max settings for the next year or 2

alien can it run gta 5 at max settings with 60fps or what we talking about here with gta 5 fps