Gadgetory

all righty so this is a question I've been asked multiple times a day if not hourly over the past few weeks Matt what should I buy the RX 480 or the gtx 1060 as is often the case it isn't as simple as just picking one and recommending it to everyone there's a number of factors that should influence you buying choice from the games you play to system specs and perhaps most importantly pricing in your region that being the case I really don't like to tell people which one they should buy instead I prefer to create an in-depth benchmark video that presents all the facts and this is something I've already done for both these cards in question still for some many of you that doesn't seem to be enough you want me to straight-out tell you where to invest your money so I decided to put myself in your shoes I gave myself an imaginary budget of 450 ozzie and when shopping online now I know in video has been copying a heap of stick about the MSRP S or R are peers as they refer to in Australia the founders edition should cost 300 US dollars which is about $400 dollars while the board partner cars should cost as little as 250 US or around 340 RZ as it stands right now on the 28th of July it's possible to order the EVGA GTX 1060 ACF's 2.0 card for $400 that's currently the cheapest local option for Australians the gigabyte GTX 1060 g1 gaming that are reviewed yesterday is price of the hideous $500 so you won't get to buy a GTX 1060 for less than $400 down under any time soon it seems alright bug you that in video let's turn to AMD and their new cost per frame champion the 4 gigabyte model is meant to cost just two hundred US dollars while the a kickabout model is priced at $240 converted that's roughly 270 RZ for the 4 gigabyte and 320 for the Akio bite model 270 dollars is heaps better than $400 right so let's go with that ok hang on a sec there isn't a single 4 gigabyte model on sale here in Australia not one oh well not the end of the world the a gigabyte version of the $320 is still a steal having looked up the prices the cheapest RX for ad I could find was $360 it looks like a dummy price since you can't pre-order and there isn't any stock I found the same issue with the model advertiser $370 from another retailer while PC case gear has the achy model is $380 on pre-order if you're willing to wait at least three weeks so what if you want to buy one right now well you might have in the soos model for $440 and they say this plenty of stock of course this is just a reference card but you can buy it right now the same retailer also lists the Galaxy force gtx 1060 EXO c4 four hundred and forty dollars and again says there's plenty of stock and waivers also selling the same model for four hundred forty dollars and has stopped right now so it looks like a stray Lian's a face with a $440 asking price for either a reference version rx 488 gigabyte or an aftermarket custom gtx 1060 from galaxy for me the choice is simple the galaxy CX 1060 all day personally I couldn't face owning an RX 480 reference card it's hot and it's loud had there been a custom board party card available at $440 I might have had to think twice that said the gtx 1060 is hands down the fastest GPU and it also provides greater gains when overclocked as for my american friends the choice looks even easier newegg.com lists the zotac gtx 1060 mini as in stock and for sale for $250 meanwhile is just a single RX 480 and stop and for some reasons listed a 410 bucks over on amazon we find much the same the cheapest RX for ad cost 360 and of course it's a reference card there are a few gtx 1060 options but they're all more expensive than Newegg but there are a number of options priced below 300 60 bucks speaking of Newegg it is possible for Z's to purchase the zotac gtx 1060 mini for 335 Australian dollars plus 45 dollars shipping that means you can land a custom 1064 380 Ozzy making this the obvious choice again new AG is showing stop for Ozzy shoppers and shipping tapes just four to seven business days so MD might have beaten a video to the punch with the rx 480 and their announcement and supposed release but as of right now looks like the GTX 1060 is winning the battle I'm sure once our X 480 availability improves and we start to see board partner cards into the market things could very well change but until then I think the choice is pretty clear-cut what do you guys think are you planning to buy either of these cards let me know in the comments I'm your host Matt as always and I'll see you guys next time youtubers like me depend on your poor to continue improving the quality and content of our videos to support the channel directly consider becoming a patron to also get access to heap of cool rewards and exclusive giveaways also don't forget you can check prices and buy the products I looked at in this video through the Amazon links in the video description below thank you kindly for supporting me and the hardware on box channel it means a lot to me and 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