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i want to upgrade my GPU and i need some help and advice. my current setup is:


Motherboard : Asus Z170-A 
CPU : intel core i7-6700
GPU : MSI GTX 950 oc 2GB

Ram : G.skills Ripjaws 4series 16GB(2 x 8GB) DDR4 2666 MHz

PSU : Corsair VS650 80+

2 monitors at 1920x1080 60 Hz each


my budget is around 300 EU and was thinking for an MSI GTX 1660 Ti 6GB

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What for? Games?

 

a RTX 2060 is what I'd go for personally, if not then the GTX 1660 as you can overclock it to be the same as the GTX 1660 Ti.

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25 minutes ago, Otwo said:

i want to upgrade my GPU and i need some help and advice. my current setup is:


Motherboard : Asus Z170-A 
CPU : intel core i7-6700
GPU : MSI GTX 950 oc 2GB

Ram : G.skills Ripjaws 4series 16GB(2 x 8GB) DDR4 2666 MHz

PSU : Corsair VS650 80+


my budget is around 300 EU and was thinking for an MSI GTX 1660 Ti 6GB

Probably just save a little more and go with an rtx 2060. But if you wouldn’t need that kind of performance and/or can’t save anymore, a 1660 ti is fine. What’s your resolution and refresh rate?

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33 minutes ago, Metro_boomin said:

Probably just save a little more and go with an rtx 2060. But if you wouldn’t need that kind of performance and/or can’t save anymore, a 1660 ti is fine. What’s your resolution and refresh rate?

i got dual monitor that run at 1920x1080 60 Hz each. The use its going for is casual gaming not hardcore but i play most new AAA games and i would like at least high if not higher graphics.

30 minutes ago, Oalei said:

go see the used market has to offer. like a 1070 ti/Vega 56 higher is better.

 

If you dont mind a Used GPU (either its for PC/Mining)

 

Higher the GPU need a better PSU along the way too

i am from greece and atm 1070 ti costs 450 EU+ new and about 300 used so for the same budget i would prefere a new GPU instead of a used one and vegas 56 are even more expensive almost double my budget

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49 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

What for? Games?

 

a RTX 2060 is what I'd go for personally, if not then the GTX 1660 as you can overclock it to be the same as the GTX 1660 Ti.

yea for casual gaming but AAA titles 2060 is out of budget i would like that too 

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1 minute ago, Otwo said:

yea for casual gaming but AAA titles 2060 is out of budget i would like that too 

You can always save up so you make the best 'value' purchase.

 

The GTX 1660 Ti is not a value purchase when the cheapest GTX 1660 can match it with a 5 minutes overclock.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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30 minutes ago, Otwo said:

 

i am from greece and atm 1070 ti costs 450 EU+ new and about 300 used so for the same budget i would prefere a new GPU instead of a used one and vegas 56 are even more expensive almost double my budget

Well that's unfortunate, I would likely do as @Princess Cadence said or just save more and get 2060 

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