AH 3 Video card List

[38ruk]

Gfshill....yeah a psu os the way i would go. It looks like the rest of the pc would be a good setup with your 1060. Another thing....what is the model number of your monitor? Sometimes if you look on the back or wherever your monitor cable plugs in.....there might be a spot to plug in a dvi cable. Some monitors have multiple outputs back there or underneath.

Dubious. ... I saw my frames drop the other night in a furball with buffs around down into the 80s so i spoke too soon..... Just wanted to clear that up..... I also have shadows disabled which i dont even think about when posting cause they have been off since beta. When mine drop from 144 to the 80s i see micro stutter big time so i would say thats pretty normal. I run 4096 textures and have dropped them to 2048 but it really doesnt make much difference on my end.

[Rich46yo]

I have a new 1070 at full settings and when I drop into the 80s or even 70s in heavy traffic Im not getting any stutters at all.

[icepac]

GFshill...............the new ATI/AMD (if you are more likely to go with that brand) has a new line of cards called RX460 and rx470.

The RX460 has similar performance to the old HD7870 and the R9 270x that replaces it.........but with 100 watts less power draw.

The gaming performance, price, and power draw is similar to the GTX950 and the RX460 is often available with 4gb of memory.........if that even makes a difference vs 2gb memory in aces high.

I believe it's also available with 2gb memory for about 12 bucks less.

Older cards with this gaming performance have probably around 2.5x the power draw because of the larger 28nm process vs 14nm for the newer cards.

Now if I were one of the guys who stays logged in 24/7, I would consider power consumption.

Only reason I suggest ATI/AMD is that your board has that brand onboard and using the same brand may help with compatibility.

[icepac]

Sounds like the 1060 at that price is a winner.

Apparently, "shadow warrior 2" is out and the 1060 runs it really well.

[Rich46yo]

That RX480 is a ton of card for $250.

[Gman]

RX480 is a good alternative to the 1060, it's ahead in some categories/games, and behind in others, it's very close to call IMO, and comes down to what you want.  One area where the 1060 has a noticeable, albeit not huge lead, is with VR units and with heat/thermal.  Again, it's not huge, but it is somewhat significant from most the of the reviews/tests out there.  Not that VR is really something a 1060/480 is optimal for anyway, so it's almost a moot point to me.

Some of the upcoming, and even existing AMD CPU/MB combos make a good case for building a 480 system so far as a mid range budget build.  Also, availability, 1060s up here are hard to find at times, while the 480s seem to be in stock pretty consistently.  I might build an AMD system once the black Friday deals start, haven't  had one in YEARS, the 5770 card was the last AMD anything I've run.

[Dobs]

Geforce 980ti.

3840x2160 rez.  Consistently above 100fps, only time I've seen a hit was during an FSO over a large town with all ack firing and 90 aircraft furball:)

I'm not sure what it dipped down to, but it was not buttery smooth.

This is with graphics in Nvidia control panel settings to maximum (AA was set to 4x), and in game maxed out.

Dobs