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| Processor | i5-4690K @ 3.7ghz |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus Z97-A |
| Cooling | Corsair H100 |
| Memory | 16GB G.Skill DDR3 12800 |
| Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 660 TI 2GB PE/OC |
| Storage | 125gb SSD, 256gb SSD, 500gb HDD, 1tb HDD, 2tb HDD |
| Display(s) | Acer G235HAbd 23" |
| Case | Corsair C70 Vengeance |
| Audio Device(s) | SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wireless |
| Power Supply | Antec Earthwatts 650w |
| Mouse | SteelSeries Rival 3 |
| Keyboard | MS Sidewinder X4 |
| Software | Windows 10x64 Pro |
i have a 660 TI (specifically this flavor) that i bought the day they were released (impulse buy, no regrets) to replace a refurbished HD 5750
given the age of the card, that only 1 fan runs (below 86c anyway), and increased workload demanded by my usual games, i figure im due to upgrade. (i might hold out until the next cycle of rx600/gtx11 series drop)
i have a firm (but not solid) budget of $300 earmarked for a GPU, which puts me right in gtx 1060/rx580 territory (1070ti are so tempting, but thanks to miners, well outside of my price bracket)
from reviews, i know the rx580 might be a few percents faster than the 1060, but 1060s get there with much less power draw and are a better value for it.
but one thing ive noticed lacking mention of, from the usual suite of benchmark games is their vram usage. i vaguely recall a year or so back it was more of an issue with (then-)newer titles being released
1060s come in 3 and 6gb vram flavors (and i know the 3gb is slightly less powerful), rx570s have 4gb and 580s have 8gb
presently im only gaming at 1080p, single monitor, (1440 might be nice, but would take a new monitor) and the vram use i typically see hovers around 1gb at the low end and 1.6/1.7 on the high end, but i do have a few games (doom 2016/quake champions, deus ex:MD, ashes of the singularity for example) that'll gladly eat up every bit the 2gb vram i have.
so, as for the title, what's the typical vram load these days? is 8gb basically future-proofing if you're not running at 4k resolutions or VR titles (and im not)
thanks for advice!
given the age of the card, that only 1 fan runs (below 86c anyway), and increased workload demanded by my usual games, i figure im due to upgrade. (i might hold out until the next cycle of rx600/gtx11 series drop)
i have a firm (but not solid) budget of $300 earmarked for a GPU, which puts me right in gtx 1060/rx580 territory (1070ti are so tempting, but thanks to miners, well outside of my price bracket)
from reviews, i know the rx580 might be a few percents faster than the 1060, but 1060s get there with much less power draw and are a better value for it.
but one thing ive noticed lacking mention of, from the usual suite of benchmark games is their vram usage. i vaguely recall a year or so back it was more of an issue with (then-)newer titles being released
1060s come in 3 and 6gb vram flavors (and i know the 3gb is slightly less powerful), rx570s have 4gb and 580s have 8gb
presently im only gaming at 1080p, single monitor, (1440 might be nice, but would take a new monitor) and the vram use i typically see hovers around 1gb at the low end and 1.6/1.7 on the high end, but i do have a few games (doom 2016/quake champions, deus ex:MD, ashes of the singularity for example) that'll gladly eat up every bit the 2gb vram i have.
so, as for the title, what's the typical vram load these days? is 8gb basically future-proofing if you're not running at 4k resolutions or VR titles (and im not)
thanks for advice!
