GPU Buying Advice

[hohoho]

Hi everyone,

 

for my first build I am still looking for a Graphics Card. I have made some research but could not come to a conclusion, I hope you can help me out.

 

Requirements:

 

• Dual Slot
• Max. 300mm long
• around 350€ budget (Germany)
• light to medium 1080p future proof gaming
• light to medium photo editing
• quiet cooler

 

 

Some possibilities I am considering:

 

• Asus ROG Strix GTX 1060 adv. [210€]
• Some Gigabyte 1660 (ti) [250-300€]
• Nvidia RTX 2060 Founders Edition [369€],

but I am open to new suggestions.

 

 

The rest of the system:

 

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Noctua L12

16gb Corsair Vengeance 3200 mHz

Asus ROG Strix B450-I

Corsair SF450

 

Louqe Ghost S1

 

 

 

Thank you very much for your help!

hohoho

[MeatFeastMan]

Well something like this would work:

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/rMhKHx/zotac-geforce-rtx-2060-6-gb-gaming-video-card-zt-t20600f-10m

 

or if you can stretch to 370 you can get a 5700, which is on par with the 2060 Super:

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/xsYQzy/xfx-radeon-rx-5700-8-gb-video-card-rx-57xl8mfg6

 

Those are the ones I would choose from. They both have as good value as each other I'd say, not much in it. Bare in mind the 5700 has 2gb more vram as well. These are the two best options from what I can see. Personally I'd go for the 5700 if you can stretch to it. If not the 2060 is a good choice too.

 

[hohoho]

2 minutes ago, MeatFeastMan said:

Well something like this would work:

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/rMhKHx/zotac-geforce-rtx-2060-6-gb-gaming-video-card-zt-t20600f-10m

 

or if you can stretch to 370 you can get a 5700, which is on par with the 2060 Super:

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/xsYQzy/xfx-radeon-rx-5700-8-gb-video-card-rx-57xl8mfg6

 

Those are the ones I would choose from. They both have as good value as each other I'd say, not much in it. Bare in mind the 5700 has 2gb more vram as well. These are the two best options from what I can see. Personally I'd go for the 5700 if you can stretch to it. If not the 2060 is a good choice too.

 

Thank you. 

 

I am a fan of Nvidia GPUs though so I would rather go with them.

 

My main concern actually is which GPU I should get for my needs. Will the 1060, for example, be sufficient?

[MeatFeastMan]

4 minutes ago, hohoho said:

Thank you. 

 

I am a fan of Nvidia GPUs though so I would rather go with them.

 

My main concern actually is which GPU I should get for my needs. Will the 1060, for example, be sufficient?

The 1060 is last gen and at 210 it's horrible value. AMD offers about 5-10% more performance than that 1060 for 180:

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/y2DzK8/sapphire-radeon-rx-580-8gb-pulse-video-card-11265-05

 

If you want to go nvidia at those prices then the 1660 would be the best and only choice:

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/hNKcCJ/zotac-geforce-gtx-1660-6-gb-gaming-video-card-zt-t16600f-10l

 

 

[hohoho]

10 minutes ago, MeatFeastMan said:

The 1060 is last gen and at 210 it's horrible value. AMD offers about 5-10% more performance than that 1060 for 180:

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/y2DzK8/sapphire-radeon-rx-580-8gb-pulse-video-card-11265-05

 

If you want to go nvidia at those prices then the 1660 would be the best and only choice:

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/hNKcCJ/zotac-geforce-gtx-1660-6-gb-gaming-video-card-zt-t16600f-10l

 

 

Okay, thank you.

 

Is the 2060 FE an idea and how does perform in terms of noise?

[MeatFeastMan]

Just now, hohoho said:

Okay, thank you.

 

Is the 2060 FE an idea and how does perform in terms of noise?

The 2060 FE is fairly quiet, nothing special. If it's the same kind of price as the one I've mentioned, then go for that if you prefer it. It won't make much difference performance wise though. But if it's approaching that 5700 in price, stick with the 2060 I mentioned or go with the 5700.