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Hello,
I'm thinking about upgrading my gtx 960 4GB. I don't want to spend a fortune on a new card.
I have been looking at the RX 6600 which I have found for a fairly good price. 

 

Would this card be a good upgrade?

 

My motherboard (b450-f gaming) is PCIe gen 3 x16 would that be a problem as the RX 6600 is PCIe gen 4?

 

Thanks in advance for any answers  

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11 minutes ago, Lukke57 said:

Hello,
I'm thinking about upgrading my gtx 960 4GB. I don't want to spend a fortune on a new card.
I have been looking at the RX 6600 which I have found for a fairly good price. 

 

Would this card be a good upgrade?

 

My motherboard (b450-f gaming) is PCIe gen 3 x16 would that be a problem as the RX 6600 is PCIe gen 4?

 

Thanks in advance for any answers  

What are your system specs mate?

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9 minutes ago, JKRsega said:

What are your system specs mate?

My system specs are:

 

GTX 960 4GB

Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz

8 gb ram

b450-F Gaming

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3 minutes ago, Lukke57 said:

My system specs are:

 

GTX 960 4GB

Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz

8 gb ram

b450-F Gaming

Get that card.  Your looking at a SERIOUS performance boost over your 960.  Don't worry about the pcie specs as unless you are buying a 6900XT or something like that, it won't make any difference.  Just GO BUY THE CARD! 👍

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Just now, JKRsega said:

Get that card.  Your looking at a SERIOUS performance boost over your 960.  Don't worry about the pcie specs as unless you are buying a 6900XT or something like that, it won't make any difference.  Just GO BUY THE CARD! 👍

Thank you for your quick answer!😀

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22 minutes ago, Lukke57 said:

Hello,
I'm thinking about upgrading my gtx 960 4GB. I don't want to spend a fortune on a new card.
I have been looking at the RX 6600 which I have found for a fairly good price. 

 

Would this card be a good upgrade?

 

My motherboard (b450-f gaming) is PCIe gen 3 x16 would that be a problem as the RX 6600 is PCIe gen 4?

 

Thanks in advance for any answers  

I upgraded from that card to a 3060 last summer. Serious improvements. Especially after i also upgraded to a ryzen 5600x from my old i5 4690k.

 

I have also looked long and hard at the 6600 (xt), and I agree that it seems like a very good upgrade for the low/mid tier gaming setup. 

So yes, in your case i'd go for a 6600. Or maybe the xt. But thats a matter of your local pricing 

mITX is awesome! I regret nothing (apart from when picking parts or have to do maintainance *cough*cough*)

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10 minutes ago, Ryuikko said:

What's your current psu?

My psu is a corsair RM750X

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Regarding your motherboard, i doubt it will be an issue. It's mostly the 6500 that suffers from the issue with 3rd gen PCIe and x4. 

Haven't heard that the 6600 has any problems there. 

mITX is awesome! I regret nothing (apart from when picking parts or have to do maintainance *cough*cough*)

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13 minutes ago, Lukke57 said:

My psu is a corsair RM750X

Oh that'll be fine, just asking for safety 

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