alternative Vid card suggestions?

[atlau]

Aren't the 1070s still quite more expensive since they have a limited quantity left in stock to sell?

[Max]

I jumped on the EVGA GTX 1660 Ti...most due to the $279 price tag. Amazon indicates a shipping delay of up to a month.

Next step is a move to a 32" monitor. Any recommendations in the >$350 price range that will best utilize the GPU's horsepower?

[Bizman]

Any recommendations in the >$350 price range that will best utilize the GPU's horsepower?

If you stick at 60 Hz, choose a 1440p. With AH you shouldn't get too much punishment by 144 Hz on a 1080p monitor. Combining the two, i.e. 144 Hz on a 1440p might be too much for many games at best quality. For AH you might even want to give that a try especially if you can reduce the speed to 120 Hz if needed.

[ACE]

Just for reference I have a 1060 6GB and on my 144hz monitor I get 180 FPS on AH but other games like CSGO I get 120~

[Gooss]

<S> Dred,

My 1060 3gb runs the game very well.  Quick check of Amazon shows less than $230.

[Max]

Combining the two, i.e. 144 Hz on a 1440p might be too much for many games at best quality. For AH you might even want to give that a try especially if you can reduce the speed to 120 Hz if needed.

How does one do that?

[Bizman]

How does one do that?

I suppose you meant reducing the speed instead of how to combine 144 Hz with 4k.

If so, it can be done in the Windows monitor settings. This tutorial tells how to make an 144 Hz monitor run at that speed instead of 60 Hz, but obviously you can choose any speed in between. A similar setting can be found in the Nvidia control panel as well so most likely there's a drop down menu also in the AMD controls. Just set the maximum speed you want.

[Pudgie]

I suppose you meant reducing the speed instead of how to combine 144 Hz with 4k.

If so, it can be done in the Windows monitor settings. This tutorial tells how to make an 144 Hz monitor run at that speed instead of 60 Hz, but obviously you can choose any speed in between. A similar setting can be found in the Nvidia control panel as well so most likely there's a drop down menu also in the AMD controls. Just set the maximum speed you want.

As to AMD, the in driver settings for monitor Hz (60, 90, 120,144, etc) has been absent since the new Radeon Settings control panel and maybe since the last iteration of the old CCC as well. This is set in Windows only if using AMD Radeon Settings. You can set monitor resolution settings (1920 x 1080, 2560 x 1440, 3820 x 2160, etc) in Radeon Settings, but not monitor Hz.

Hope this helps.

PS....If you have access to the monitor's control panel you can set both the monitor's resolution and Hz from there and Windows should recognize it.....

 

[Chalenge]

As to AMD, the in driver settings for monitor Hz (60, 90, 120,144, etc) has been absent since the new Radeon Settings control panel and maybe since the last iteration of the old CCC as well. This is set in Windows only if using AMD Radeon Settings. You can set monitor resolution settings (1920 x 1080, 2560 x 1440, 3820 x 2160, etc) in Radeon Settings, but not monitor Hz.

Hope this helps.

PS....If you have access to the monitor's control panel you can set both the monitor's resolution and Hz from there and Windows should recognize it.....

 

I think it never is unless you have drivers loaded for the specific monitor. The Generic PnP drivers give you nothing about frame rate.

[Pudgie]

I think it never is unless you have drivers loaded for the specific monitor. The Generic PnP drivers give you nothing about frame rate.

Yes that's true but I do have the specific monitor drivers loaded for my Asus MG279Q monitor (have always been the case) and I've never found the monitor Hz settings present in Radeon Settings Display tab since inception and I don't remember seeing them present as well in the last iteration of the old AMD CCC control panel. They do not exist in AMD's Radeon Settings software.

I do have an update on the presence of the monitor resolutions settings in Radeon Settings.....unless you enable the "Custom Resolutions" setting under the Display tab you won't have access to monitor resolution settings either in Radeon Settings....w\ Radeon Settings all monitor resolution and Hz settings are done in either Windows OS, ingame or in your monitor's control panel unless you enable the Custom Resolutions setting in Radeon Settings.

Provided below is a snippet of the AMD Radeon Settings software's Display tab...…………………….

Please note the ID of my monitor make and brand in upper left corner showing that the monitor specific drivers are installed.

Hope this helps.