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radmanelite
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Hello everyone.  I am looking for some advice for upgrading my current gaming rig.  I just upgraded my motherboard, CPU and RAM to a Ryzen 7 3700X, MSI B450 Tomahawk Max, and 16 GB of DDR4 3000 RAM (previously had a i7-2600K from 2012).  Currently, I have a EVGA GeForce GTX 970 that I am looking to replace.  My budget is somewhere in the $300 mark.  What advice can you give me if I want to continue 1080p gaming, and VR (or possibly upgrade to higher resolution gaming)

 

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5 minutes ago, radmanelite said:

Hello everyone.  I am looking for some advice for upgrading my current gaming rig.  I just upgraded my motherboard, CPU and RAM to a Ryzen 7 3700X, MSI B450 Tomahawk Max, and 16 GB of DDR4 3000 RAM (previously had a i7-2600K from 2012).  Currently, I have a EVGA GeForce GTX 970 that I am looking to replace.  My budget is somewhere in the $300 mark.  What advice can you give me if I want to continue 1080p gaming, and VR (or possibly upgrade to higher resolution gaming)

 

Let me know if you need any more specifications or information.

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Here are some good options

GeForce GTX 1660

 

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

 

you can get the msi  rtx 2060 for $50 more 

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27 minutes ago, radmanelite said:

Hello everyone.  I am looking for some advice for upgrading my current gaming rig.  I just upgraded my motherboard, CPU and RAM to a Ryzen 7 3700X, MSI B450 Tomahawk Max, and 16 GB of DDR4 3000 RAM (previously had a i7-2600K from 2012).  Currently, I have a EVGA GeForce GTX 970 that I am looking to replace.  My budget is somewhere in the $300 mark.  What advice can you give me if I want to continue 1080p gaming, and VR (or possibly upgrade to higher resolution gaming)

 

Let me know if you need any more specifications or information.

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Personally, I'd opt for a RX 5700 over a 1660ti...it offers better performance and you should be able to find one for around $300.

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Look for a used 1080 Ti in you area? If they are available, they perform about on par with a 2080

CPU: Core i9 12900K || CPU COOLER : Corsair H100i Pro XT || MOBO : ASUS Prime Z690 PLUS D4 || GPU: PowerColor RX 6800XT Red Dragon || RAM: 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance (3200) || SSDs: Samsung 970 Evo 250GB (Boot), Crucial P2 1TB, Crucial MX500 1TB (x2), Samsung 850 EVO 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM850 || CASE: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini || MONITOR: Acer Predator X34A (1440p 100hz), HP 27yh (1080p 60hz) || KEYBOARD: GameSir GK300 || MOUSE: Logitech G502 Hero || AUDIO: Bose QC35 II || CASE FANS : 2x Corsair ML140, 1x BeQuiet SilentWings 3 120 ||

 

LAPTOP: Dell XPS 15 7590

TABLET: iPad Pro

PHONE: Galaxy S9

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