Question
Anyone having any luck finding GTX 1060 stock available?
You probably know that the GTX 1060 released today. The benchmarks look good--pretty well on par with the GTX 980 for most games, plus more VRAM and Pascal features like simultaneous multi-projection. Priced at $250-$300 USD, this seems like a great budget card for 1080p and VR gaming.
I've got a 1080 SC in my main gaming rig, but I'm considering a 1060 for my little HTPC in my livingroom. I had originally planned to move my 980 SC to this PC when I got the 1080, but in the end I sold the 980 while I could get a decent price for it.
This PC is built in a small mini-ITX case that sits in my under-TV cabinet, so lower power/heat is a consideration, and a blower-style cooler is necessary to avoid overheating the whole PC. Plus it's only driving a 1080p TV, so this card looks like a better overall choice than the 980 SC, and perfectly adequate for the use it gets rather than going for a 1070. I might occasionally drag my Rift downstairs and plug it into this PC once Touch comes out, for games that benefit from a little space (my office is pretty small, so standing-room-only experiences with Touch on my main PC).
Anyway, I don't see any stock available yet (in Canada) for third-party cards. I can order a Founder's Edition direct from Nvidia for $300 USD, but I'd really rather get the ASUS Turbo model (it has the blower-type cooler I'm looking for, plus it has 2 HDMI outputs for more convenient VR use). Unfortunately ASUS doesn't even have a product page up at this point, so I don't think they're ready for release yet.
Anyway, anyone else looking to grab a GTX 1060? If you see any good deals or any stock at all in your region, post it here. I'm currently hovering over the BUY button on the Nvidia site--I can have it here in 1-3 days with International Express shipping, so I might just go for it if it looks like another stock shortage situation with retailers.
Edit: Decided to pull the trigger on the direct-from-Nvidia order. Waiting on shipping confirmation, but hopefully will have it before the weekend.
I've got a 1080 SC in my main gaming rig, but I'm considering a 1060 for my little HTPC in my livingroom. I had originally planned to move my 980 SC to this PC when I got the 1080, but in the end I sold the 980 while I could get a decent price for it.
This PC is built in a small mini-ITX case that sits in my under-TV cabinet, so lower power/heat is a consideration, and a blower-style cooler is necessary to avoid overheating the whole PC. Plus it's only driving a 1080p TV, so this card looks like a better overall choice than the 980 SC, and perfectly adequate for the use it gets rather than going for a 1070. I might occasionally drag my Rift downstairs and plug it into this PC once Touch comes out, for games that benefit from a little space (my office is pretty small, so standing-room-only experiences with Touch on my main PC).
Anyway, I don't see any stock available yet (in Canada) for third-party cards. I can order a Founder's Edition direct from Nvidia for $300 USD, but I'd really rather get the ASUS Turbo model (it has the blower-type cooler I'm looking for, plus it has 2 HDMI outputs for more convenient VR use). Unfortunately ASUS doesn't even have a product page up at this point, so I don't think they're ready for release yet.
Anyway, anyone else looking to grab a GTX 1060? If you see any good deals or any stock at all in your region, post it here. I'm currently hovering over the BUY button on the Nvidia site--I can have it here in 1-3 days with International Express shipping, so I might just go for it if it looks like another stock shortage situation with retailers.
Edit: Decided to pull the trigger on the direct-from-Nvidia order. Waiting on shipping confirmation, but hopefully will have it before the weekend.