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I have a i7-7700 Gigabyte  z270x-ud5 system with 32gb of ram and a gtx 1050ti. Would a 3060 or 3050 be cpu limited in modern games at 1440p or 1080p? I'd like to play Elden Ring, Spider-Man remastered, and Final Fantasy VII Remake. I heard I might be able to play these on my current system, but that the gpu might need an upgrade.

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An RX 6600 or an RTX 2060 are pretty much the strongest GPU-s I'd pair with such an i3 low end cpu.

The 3050 is trash. Better an used GTX 1080 than that.

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42 minutes ago, middle_pickup said:

Would a 3060 or 3050 be cpu limited in modern games at 1440p or 1080p?

I don't think so. The RTX 3060 Should be a good step up from your GTX 1050 ti.

50 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

An RX 6600 or an RTX 2060 are pretty much the strongest GPU-s I'd pair with such an i3 low end cpu.

The OP has a 7th gen i7-7700, it should still be fine with GPUs a little stronger than the RTX 2060.

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System specs below

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with a Noctua NH-U9S cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (Because it was cheap)
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC Blower Card
HDD: 7200RPM TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB, External HDD: 5400RPM 2TB WD My Passport
SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 evo m.2 nvme
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Displays: ViewSonic VA2012WB LCD 1680x1050p @ 75Hz
Gateway VX920 CRT: 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@125Hz, 800x600@140Hz
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1 hour ago, MadAnt250 said:

 

The OP has a 7th gen i7-7700

The i7 7700 is an i3 10100. That's an i3 from 3 generations ago.

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I'd go for an RX6600 or 6650XT instead. Faster than either the 3060 or 3050 and cheaper. 

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4 hours ago, middle_pickup said:

I have a i7-7700 Gigabyte  z270x-ud5 system with 32gb of ram and a gtx 1050ti. Would a 3060 or 3050 be cpu limited in modern games at 1440p or 1080p? I'd like to play Elden Ring, Spider-Man remastered, and Final Fantasy VII Remake. I heard I might be able to play these on my current system, but that the gpu might need an upgrade.

RTX 3050 is cringe and the RTX 3060 is decent. So it's anything between a 2060 super and a RTX 3060 if you want some gamer FPS (I'd suggest the RTX 3060.)

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6 hours ago, 191x7 said:

The i7 7700 is an i3 10100. That's an i3 from 3 generations ago.

It should still be fine. If the OP likes the RTX 3060, it should not be a problem IMO. Are there better options? Yes, but maybe they want ray tracing too.

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System specs below

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with a Noctua NH-U9S cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (Because it was cheap)
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC Blower Card
HDD: 7200RPM TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB, External HDD: 5400RPM 2TB WD My Passport
SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 evo m.2 nvme
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Displays: ViewSonic VA2012WB LCD 1680x1050p @ 75Hz
Gateway VX920 CRT: 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@125Hz, 800x600@140Hz
Gateway VX900 CRT: 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@120Hz (Can be pushed to 175Hz)
 
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57 minutes ago, MadAnt250 said:

It should still be fine. If the OP likes the RTX 3060, it should not be a problem IMO. Are there better options? Yes, but maybe they want ray tracing too.

Should one really be using RT on that card?

 

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Just now, diegoaccord said:

Should one really be using RT on that card?

At least it's not an RTX 3050.

Gaming With a 4:3 CRT

System specs below

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with a Noctua NH-U9S cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (Because it was cheap)
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC Blower Card
HDD: 7200RPM TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB, External HDD: 5400RPM 2TB WD My Passport
SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 evo m.2 nvme
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Displays: ViewSonic VA2012WB LCD 1680x1050p @ 75Hz
Gateway VX920 CRT: 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@125Hz, 800x600@140Hz
Gateway VX900 CRT: 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@120Hz (Can be pushed to 175Hz)
 
Keyboard: Thermaltake eSPORTS MEKA PRO with Cherry MX Red switches
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9 minutes ago, MadAnt250 said:

At least it's not an RTX 3050.

I read 3050 because of the post above that one. LOL.

 

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