GPU replacement

[PenguinMaster]

Hi all,

 

I recently took the RTX 3060 out of a computer I have for our entertainment center to take back with me to school (have it in an eGPU enclosure) and I want to find a good balance of price/performance that suits the computer the new GPU is going in.

 

I am open to buying both new and used GPUs.

 

The specs of the machine are:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Intel 660p 1.02 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: ??
Case: Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 850 BQ 850 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro OEM - DVD 64-bit
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link Archer TX3000E 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax PCIe x1 Wi-Fi Adapter
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB Pro 52 CFM 120 mm Fan
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB ELITE 47.7 CFM 120 mm Fan
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB ELITE 47.7 CFM 120 mm Fan
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin SDRAM DDR4 3600
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin SDRAM DDR4 3600
NIC: TP-Link TX401 10GbE PCIe x4 Adapter 

 

I was looking at the RTX 3060-Ti, the 2070 Super, or the 2080.   They all seem expensive though still second hand so I was also considering AMD equivalents.  I would like to be between $200 - $300 on the GPU as this is not a main computer so spending a ton of money on it would not make a lot of sense.

[YoungBlade]

Probably either an RX 6600 or RX 6650XT. The former is slightly slower than a 3060. The latter is slightly faster than a 3060. The former should cost around $200-220. The latter should cost around $250-280.

[Fasauceome]

34 minutes ago, PenguinMaster said:

They all seem expensive though still second hand so I was also considering AMD equivalents.  I would like to be between $200 - $300 on the GPU as this is not a main computer so spending a ton of money on it would not make a lot of sense.

On the used market, an RX 5700 XT can save some money and deliver pretty good performance.