Upgrade ideas with a $500 budget?

My PC is mostly for gaming. I’ve been scrolling through some old threads and tried to put together a build based on some of the setups you guys recommend. Basically, could you take a look and tell me if this actually makes sense?

Intel Core i5-6402P$471
MSI MB B150M PRO-VDH, S.1151, iB150, DDR4/2133, PCIe, D-Sub/DVI/HDMI, S-ATA3, G-LAN, 8ch., mATX $187
Fortron Raider S PSU 550W, 80+ SILVER $168
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 480 NITRO+ GDDR5 8GB/256bit, 1342MHz/2000MHz, PCI-E 3.0 x16, HDMI, 2xDVI, 2xDP, Dual-X Cooler RGB(Double Slot), lite Retail 2,428.00 USD
$809
or
Inno3D Nvidia GTX 1060 iChill X3 6GB GDDR5 192-bit $851

I already have all the other parts!
I've pretty much used AMD's cards my whole life, and honestly, they always seem to mess with me regarding drivers—you know, that annoying "Display driver stopped responding and has recovered" error. So now I'm torn... which one do you think is better, the 480 or the 1060?
And one more thing, since there might be cheaper versions of these cards, maybe I could squeeze in a hard drive too. My current one is just 500GB, and while I'm managing, I really need more space. I was thinking, if I go with a cheaper card option, I might grab an SSD until I can afford a bigger HDD, because I eventually want both. It seems easier to just plug in the HDD later.
At the end of the day, I guess the most important thing is getting the best GPU possible, and I'll figure out the storage situation somehow.

It’s your call, but regarding the power supply... maybe a slightly better pick would be the Antec VPF550($171). The only real downside is you only get a 2-year warranty(though the manufacturer offers 3 years).

If you've had bad luck with all AMD graphics cards before, it might not be a pattern here since you're moving to a brand-new platform with a fresh Windows install. If you decide to go with Nvidia instead, you could potentially run into issues there too 😬... so I guess it’s probably not worth overthinking it.

The GTX 1060 is a tiny bit stronger, but the RX 480 might make up for it eventually if the trend continues where AMD tends to support their older card series a bit longer.

https://www.amazon.com/products/detail...-retail/115109

You could grab this one if you're leaning toward the GTX 1060, especially with the 3-year warranty. Honestly, there isn't much difference between this and the RX 480 nitro 8GB, so it's really up to you 😉

EDIT: If you want an option with an SSD, then the RX 480 4GB is probably your only way to go, IMO.

http://www.bestbuy.com/catalog/computer...11260-02-20g-/
https://www.newegg.com/products/detail...3240gmc/101121

Everything else from Newegg looks like the cheapest route.

The GPU finally showed up 🙂 (SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 480 NITRO+ OC GDDR5 8GB/256bit)

The rest of my parts should be arriving in a few days, I guess.
I was wondering... is it a bad idea to throw this new card into my current setup while I wait for the other components, or would I be better off just waiting so I don't end up frying something? 😁

Gigabyte H77M-D3H
Intel® Core i3-2120
Antec VPF550
1 HDD
2*4GB RAM

Patrick Hill2 said:The GPU finally showed up 🙂 (SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 480 NITRO+ OC GDDR5 8GB/256bit)

The rest of my parts should be arriving in a few days, I guess.
I was wondering... is it a bad idea to throw this new card into my current setup while I wait for the other components, or would I be better off just waiting so I don't end up frying something? 😁

Gigabyte H77M-D3H
Intel® Core i3-2120
Antec VPF550
1 HDD
2*4GB RAM

Don't risk it with that power supply.😁
If you're looking to offload the motherboard and CPU, there's a guy upthread who needs them.👍