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Mars96
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Hey everyone,

 

last year I upgraded my system from an i7 920 (first pc build for me) to the PC I have in bio..

Now I want to upgrade my GPU because the R9 380 is really showing its age. I have a 400-500 € budget.

I might stick with AMD as my monitor has 75 Hz freesync, but in the future I might upgrade to a 34 inches 3440x1440.

Another thing to consider is that in the near future I want to attempt to watercool the system (CPU + GPU).

 

Thank you!

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4 minutes ago, Mars96 said:

Now I want to upgrade my GPU because the R9 380 is really showing its age. I have a 400-500 € budget.

I'm assuming your location is Italy.

 

Check out this graphics card: https://it.pcpartpicker.com/product/cgWfrH/inno3d-geforce-rtx-2070-8-gb-twin-x2-video-card-n20702-08d6-1160va22

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1 hour ago, Geography said:

I'm assuming your location is Italy.

 

Check out this graphics card: https://it.pcpartpicker.com/product/cgWfrH/inno3d-geforce-rtx-2070-8-gb-twin-x2-video-card-n20702-08d6-1160va22

Yes, Italy..

 

I've read that now Nvidia supports freesync, is this true only for new RTX 20x0 cards or it also applies to older GTX 10x0 through driver/firmware updates?

Do you think it's worth it to buy a used 1080 - 1080ti instead of the 2070?

And what about the 2060?

Also, the inno3d card you linked me has / will have a waterblock? I know it doesn't make much sense to watercool a midrange GPU (500 € midrange ?) but I absolutely want to make a custom loop water cool system.

I might also wait a bit for the Radeon 7 to come out and buy it once it will be available.

 

Well I know, lot of questions, but I am so confused right now ?

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28 minutes ago, Mars96 said:

Yes, Italy..

 

I've read that now Nvidia supports freesync, is this true only for new RTX 20x0 cards or it also applies to older GTX 10x0 through driver/firmware updates?

Do you think it's worth it to buy a used 1080 - 1080ti instead of the 2070?

And what about the 2060?

Also, the inno3d card you linked me has / will have a waterblock? I know it doesn't make much sense to watercool a midrange GPU (500 € midrange ?) but I absolutely want to make a custom loop water cool system.

I might also wait a bit for the Radeon 7 to come out and buy it once it will be available.

 

Well I know, lot of questions, but I am so confused right now ?

Isn't the R7 going to be around $700 - $800?

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2 minutes ago, Jitendra said:

GTX 2070 will be the best choice as consider that you going to upgrade your monitor in future

I agree

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33 minutes ago, mkU1tra762 said:

I agree

3rd this!

 

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Hi guys.. sorry for the late reply, a friend of mine just gave me his “old” RX Vega 64 and I couldn’t be happier for how it performs compared to my old r9 380. It can reach about 100 ish FPS in the Witcher 3 with all maxed out ?

So for now I’ll stick with it and I can spend the extra money on a custom loop as that card runs really hot as far as I’ve seen

 

Thank you for your advices!

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