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Hey, so the deal is that Im currently using gtx 760 and Im not happy about it, newer games just makes me put the graphics on the lowest possible, the pc im using has I5 6600(when i bought it back in the days didn't notice it wasnt overclockable, so dont judge me please), 8gb of ram, 500w psu and as i mentioned before GTX 760, So I want to upgrade the gpu thinking of getting a RTX 2070. Im going to use 1monitor, maybe 2 in the future, I live in the UK, my budget is 400-600(the less the better). I need you help guys help me decide what graphics card to get is the RTX 2070 worth it, will my cpu handle it, will i need a new psu? 

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The 500W PSU should be fine, I'm currently looking for an upgrade to my GPU aswell, as far as i know the RTX card's aren't the best choice due to the fact that they have a fairly useless feature on them (almost no games use raytracing), they're also new and expensive. In case you're interested, here's a link to my thread.

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6 minutes ago, MiiaBestLamia said:

The 500W PSU should be fine, I'm currently looking for an upgrade to my GPU aswell, as far as i know the RTX card's aren't the best choice due to the fact that they have a fairly useless feature on them (almost no games use raytracing), they're also new and expensive. In case you're interested, here's a link to my thread.

Thanks for ur opinion and for attaching ur thread, heard that vega 64 performs simillar to GTX 2070, dont know actualy im more nvidia guy, been searching about graphics cards for 3days now, cant decide cause of various oppinions 

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RTX 2070 doesn''t make sense, it costs too much on top of an RTX 2060 for the performance gain. RTX 2060 is as high as I would go. Equally performing is the Vega 56 & 64, GTX 1070ti and 1080.

 

What PSU is this? 500w is enough watts for the Nvidia cards even with overclock and a CPU upgrade (not so much Vega, not with the CPU upgrade part) but the quality might not be good enough.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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1 hour ago, YaBoyNoXy said:

I5 6600

8gb of ram,

500w psu 

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Choose between a GeForce GTX 1660Ti (best for the CPU), an RTX 2060 (fastest your system could handle) or a Radeon RX 570 (if you're aiming for the lowest budget upgrade).

Also, add more RAM.

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  • Main PC: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - EK AIO 360 D-RGB - Arctic Cooling MX-4 - Asus Prime X570-P - 4x8GB DDR4 3200 HyperX Fury CL16 - Sapphire AMD Radeon 6950XT Nitro+ - 1TB Kingston Fury Renegade - 2TB Kingston Fury Renegade - 512GB ADATA SU800 - 960GB Kingston A400 - Seasonic PX-850 850W  - custom black ATX and EPS cables - Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout - Windows 11 x64 23H2 - 3 Arctic Cooling P14 PWM PST - 5 Arctic Cooling P12 PWM PST
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16 hours ago, 191x7 said:

Choose between a GeForce GTX 1660Ti (best for the CPU), an RTX 2060 (fastest your system could handle) or a Radeon RX 570 (if you're aiming for the lowest budget upgrade).

Also, add more RAM.

Didnt like the reviews about 1660 one, so I should go for RTX 2060 and for that extra cash add some ram? I was also thinking of a used 1080ti from ebay but sounds risky for me. 

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Im also looking at ebuyer.com or overclocksers.co.uk websites if that helps.

cause at amazon everything looks more expensive

 

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18 hours ago, thinwalrus said:

Random 500W psu and a Vega is a bad combination. 

yeah the psu is old, from my i3 3rd gen, 550ti, 4gb ram build, thats why I think maybe I need a new one.

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Thinking of getting these then, but seems a lil bit expensive, hmm.

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Isn't that one of the priciest RTX 2060 models? That's already in the RTX 2070 range if I'm not mistaken, and if it is then it's better to get the 2070.

 

Also, for the RAM, simply get the same RAM you have. No need to get new 16GB when you can simply add 8GB and have 16GB.

 

For the PSU, no need for a 750W unit if you're not going with two cards. 550W - 620W would be more than enough, even 450-500W would do for such a system.

You're not replacing the PSU because 500W isn't enough but because the one you have is an older PSU of an unknown brand which means it's probably not reliable.

M.S.C.E. (M.Sc. Computer Engineering), IT specialist in a hospital, 30+ years of gaming, 20+ years of computer enthusiasm, Geek, Trekkie, anime fan

  • Main PC: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - EK AIO 360 D-RGB - Arctic Cooling MX-4 - Asus Prime X570-P - 4x8GB DDR4 3200 HyperX Fury CL16 - Sapphire AMD Radeon 6950XT Nitro+ - 1TB Kingston Fury Renegade - 2TB Kingston Fury Renegade - 512GB ADATA SU800 - 960GB Kingston A400 - Seasonic PX-850 850W  - custom black ATX and EPS cables - Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout - Windows 11 x64 23H2 - 3 Arctic Cooling P14 PWM PST - 5 Arctic Cooling P12 PWM PST
  • Peripherals: LG 32GK650F - Dell P2319h - Logitech G Pro X Superlight with Tiger Ice - HyperX Alloy Origins Core (TKL) - EndGame Gear MPC890 - Genius HF 1250B - Akliam PD4 - Sennheiser HD 560s - Simgot EM6L - Truthear Zero - QKZ x HBB - 7Hz Salnotes Zero - Logitech C270 - Behringer PS400 - BM700  - Colormunki Smile - Speedlink Torid - Jysk Stenderup - LG 24x External DVD writer - Konig smart card reader
  • Laptop: Acer E5–575G-386R 15.6" 1080p (i3 6100U + 12GB DDR4 (4GB+8GB) + GeForce 940MX + 256GB nVME) Win 10 Pro x64 22H2 - Logitech G305 + AAA Lithium battery
  • Networking: Asus TUF Gaming AX6000 - Arcadyan ISP router - 35/5 Mbps vDSL
  • TV and gadgets: TCL 50EP680 50" 4K LED + Sharp HT-SB100 75W RMS soundbar - Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.1" - OnePlus 9 256GB - Olymous Cameda C-160 - GameBoy Color 
  • Streaming/Server/Storage PC: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - LC-Power LC-CC-120 - MSI B450 Tomahawk Max - 2x4GB ADATA 2666 DDR4 - 120GB Kingston V300 - Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB - Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB - 2x WD Green 2TB - Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon R9 380X - 550W EVGA G3 SuperNova - Chieftec Giga DF-01B - White Shark Spartan X keyboard - Roccat Kone Pure Military Desert strike - Logitech S-220 - Philips 226L
  • Livingroom PC (dad uses): AMD FX 8300 - Arctic Freezer 64 - Asus M5A97 R2.0 Evo - 2x4GB DDR3 1833 Kingston - MSI Radeon HD 7770 1GB OC - 120GB Adata SSD - 500W Fractal Design Essence - DVD-RW - Samsung SM 2253BW - Logitech G710+ - wireless vertical mouse - MS 2.0 speakers
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But my ram hz is lower than I can find on the internet and its also dual channel 2x4gb, so what should I do?

And yeah its the most expensive gtx 2060 cause its asus strix and as I know asus makes the best gpus i might me mistaken tho

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