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I just upgraded my PC from:

 

CPU: Pentium G4560 -> I7-7700K

Ram: 8 GB DDR4 -> 16 GB DDR4

 

My current GPU is a 1060 3gb.  I want to upgrade my GPU to match my CPU and ram performance.  I would prefer to spend $400 or less.  My question is what is the best power for value that I can get for my GPU, and would you recommend me pairing a 1060 with something like a 1660 Super or should I sell my 1060 and just get a more powerful single card?  ]

 

I'm gonna buy my cards used on Ebay. 

I can get a 1660 Super for $229 Brand New on there.  Willing to spend up to $400 if it means more performance, just don't know what to get.  

 

1660 Super Deal: https://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1660-SUPER-OC-Edition-6GB-GDDR6-PCI-Express-3-0-Gra/193484676212?epid=5036279263&hash=item2d0c95dc74%3Ag%3AVDUAAOSwab5eztGj&LH_BIN=1

 

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Just now, CooperMyers said:

I just upgraded my PC from:

CPU: Pentium G4560 -> I7-7700K

Ram: 8 GB DDR4 -> 16 GB DDR4

 

My current GPU is a 1060 3gb.  I want to upgrade my GPU to match my CPU and ram performance.  I would prefer to spend $400 or less.  My question is what is the best power for value that I can get for my GPU, and would you recommend me pairing a 1060 with something like a 1660 Super or should I sell my 1060 and just get a more powerful single card?  ]

I'm gonna buy my cards used on Ebay.  I can get a 1660 Super for $229 on there.  Willing to spend up to $400 if it means more performance, just don't know what to get.  

The new price for a GTX 1660 Super (in the US)  is about 230-250 USD. No need to get it used if that's the same price.

What resolution and refresh rate is your monitor? What games do you play?

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you can sell your current GPU and get a 5700xt which should be under $400, or save up a bit for the new ampere and big navi GPUs later this year.

 

also, rest of system specs?

Edited by Oswin

G502 Lightspeed Review

PC:

Spoiler

i5-6400

GIGABYTE GA-H110M-DS2

CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX 2X4 DDR4-2666MHz

ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX 1060-O6G

SEAGATE 2TB HDD

FUJISTU F300 240GB SSD

CORSAIR CX750M

Laptop:

Spoiler

Acer Nitro 5
i5 8300h
GTX 1050 4Gb
12 Gb RAM

128 Gb SSD

1 Tb HDD

Peripherals:

Spoiler

Keyboard:

Logitech G310 Atlas Dawn (Romer G)

Rexus Legionare MX5.1 (Content Browns)

Mice:

Logitech G602

Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Steelseries Rival 105

Logitech M330

Headset:

Logitech G430 
Cooler Master MH 752

 

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Just now, minibois said:

The new price for a GTX 1660 Super (in the US)  is about 230-250 USD. No need to get it used if that's the same price.

What resolution and refresh rate is your monitor? What games do you play?

144 HZ 1080P 1 ms response time.  I mostly play Warzone but I want it to be able to play other games high FPS

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12 minutes ago, Oswin said:

you can sell your current GPU and get a 5700xt which should be under $400, or save up a bit for the new ampere and big navi GPUs later this year.

 

also, rest of system specs?

B250 motherboard

Plenty of storage (SSD + HD)

450 W Power Supply.  

 

Is the 450 W PS a problem?

 

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1 minute ago, CooperMyers said:

B250 motherboard

Plenty of storage (SSD + HD)

450 W Power Supply.  

 

Is the 450 W PS a problem?

 

which specific unit?

G502 Lightspeed Review

PC:

Spoiler

i5-6400

GIGABYTE GA-H110M-DS2

CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX 2X4 DDR4-2666MHz

ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX 1060-O6G

SEAGATE 2TB HDD

FUJISTU F300 240GB SSD

CORSAIR CX750M

Laptop:

Spoiler

Acer Nitro 5
i5 8300h
GTX 1050 4Gb
12 Gb RAM

128 Gb SSD

1 Tb HDD

Peripherals:

Spoiler

Keyboard:

Logitech G310 Atlas Dawn (Romer G)

Rexus Legionare MX5.1 (Content Browns)

Mice:

Logitech G602

Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Steelseries Rival 105

Logitech M330

Headset:

Logitech G430 
Cooler Master MH 752

 

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Just now, Oswin said:

which specific unit?

Custom built PC

 

I got a white CX 450M

 

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10 hours ago, CooperMyers said:

Is the 450 W PS a problem?

wattage wise, it's enough for a lot of gpu's, what model though?

 

 

10 hours ago, CooperMyers said:

I got a white CX 450M

yea it's a decent unit and afaik does have 2 8pin pcie connectors, you could get a 5700xt for around that price, or if you're streaming, a 2060 super should also do the job.

Edited by TofuHaroto

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

Build Log: 

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22 minutes ago, CooperMyers said:

I just upgraded my PC from:

 

CPU: Pentium G4560 -> I7-7700K

Ram: 8 GB DDR4 -> 16 GB DDR4

 

My current GPU is a 1060 3gb.  I want to upgrade my GPU to match my CPU and ram performance.  I would prefer to spend $400 or less.  My question is what is the best power for value that I can get for my GPU, and would you recommend me pairing a 1060 with something like a 1660 Super or should I sell my 1060 and just get a more powerful single card?  ]

 

I'm gonna buy my cards used on Ebay. 

I can get a 1660 Super for $229 Brand New on there.  Willing to spend up to $400 if it means more performance, just don't know what to get.  

 

1660 Super Deal: https://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1660-SUPER-OC-Edition-6GB-GDDR6-PCI-Express-3-0-Gra/193484676212?epid=5036279263&hash=item2d0c95dc74%3Ag%3AVDUAAOSwab5eztGj&LH_BIN=1

 

 get rtx 2070 or rx 5700xt for that price , there is a newegg page in ebay , just google it , it sells everything pretty cheap but its only there for the USA

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On 8/25/2020 at 2:24 PM, alirafi321 said:

 get rtx 2070 

Where will he get that?

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I'm just speaking from experience so what I say may not work 100%

Please try searching up the answer before you post here but I am always glad to help

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