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5 minutes ago, jrod1225 said:

From the USA and I'm looking to stay in the $700-800 range.

GET a 6950XT it is overkill but way better than 3070, https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ts7G3C/asrock-radeon-rx-6950-xt-16-gb-oc-formula-video-card-rx6950xt-ocf-16g

and on a later date pickup a 4K/1440P monitor

 

3 minutes ago, jrod1225 said:

I don't mind buying used. the rest of my system is a ryzen 5 3600, 16gb of ram, two 1tb SSDs, and a 750w psu

For this spec You ideally want to upgrade CPU, RAM &GPU, Possibly PSU too if it is not from a Named brand

I would upgrade it like this 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tKJVpH

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($319.00 @ GameStop) 
Memory: Neo Forza FAYE 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($70.48 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock Challenger D OC Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($359.99 @ Newegg) (Still have very similar or better performance than 3070 But pairing with cpu upgrade it will be better) 
Total: $749.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-02-21 09:44 EST-0500

 

 

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I'm finally upgrading my PC in the next couple months now that modern games can't run on mid to high settings with my current GPU. I've got a 1080p monitor and a GTX 1660 Super that's been great for me for years. 

The question I have is, what GPU should I upgrade to if I want to keep playing at 1080p on high settings. I was looking at an RTX 3070, but I don't know if that's overkill or if it would be worth to have that extra headroom.

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I'm finally upgrading my PC in the next couple months now that modern games can't run on mid to high settings with my current GPU. I've got a 1080p monitor and a GTX 1660 Super that's been great for me for years. 

The question I have is, what GPU should I upgrade to if I want to keep playing at 1080p on high settings. I was looking at an RTX 3070, but I don't know if that's overkill or if it would be worth to have that extra headroom.

3070 might be slight overkill indeed but it will surely last a long time for 1080p gaming.  What is the rest of your system? a 2070 Super is a good option if you dont mind buying used.

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3 minutes ago, jrod1225 said:

I'm finally upgrading my PC in the next couple months now that modern games can't run on mid to high settings with my current GPU. I've got a 1080p monitor and a GTX 1660 Super that's been great for me for years. 

The question I have is, what GPU should I upgrade to if I want to keep playing at 1080p on high settings. I was looking at an RTX 3070, but I don't know if that's overkill or if it would be worth to have that extra headroom.

Where You are from and budget,

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What cpu do you have? psu?

If you don't mind buying used(and prices in tour country are good, look for a 2080Ti / 3070 / 3080 (if you have a decent psu)

You can go for a 2080 / 2080S if you don't want to spend a lot

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4 minutes ago, Gokul_P said:

Where You are from and budget,

From the USA and I'm looking to stay in the $700-800 range.

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8 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

3070 might be slight overkill indeed but it will surely last a long time for 1080p gaming.  What is the rest of your system? a 2070 Super is a good option if you dont mind buying used.

I don't mind buying used. the rest of my system is a ryzen 5 3600, 16gb of ram, two 1tb SSDs, and a 750w psu

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1 minute ago, jrod1225 said:

I don't mind buying used. the rest of my system is a ryzen 5 3600, 16gb of ram, two 1tb SSDs, and a 750w psu

 

At 1080p, the 3600 might start to become a liability. With your budget you could easily get at least a 5600 and a very nice card.

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5 minutes ago, jrod1225 said:

From the USA and I'm looking to stay in the $700-800 range.

GET a 6950XT it is overkill but way better than 3070, https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ts7G3C/asrock-radeon-rx-6950-xt-16-gb-oc-formula-video-card-rx6950xt-ocf-16g

and on a later date pickup a 4K/1440P monitor

 

3 minutes ago, jrod1225 said:

I don't mind buying used. the rest of my system is a ryzen 5 3600, 16gb of ram, two 1tb SSDs, and a 750w psu

For this spec You ideally want to upgrade CPU, RAM &GPU, Possibly PSU too if it is not from a Named brand

I would upgrade it like this 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tKJVpH

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($319.00 @ GameStop) 
Memory: Neo Forza FAYE 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($70.48 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock Challenger D OC Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($359.99 @ Newegg) (Still have very similar or better performance than 3070 But pairing with cpu upgrade it will be better) 
Total: $749.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-02-21 09:44 EST-0500

 

 

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5 minutes ago, jrod1225 said:

I don't mind buying used. the rest of my system is a ryzen 5 3600, 16gb of ram, two 1tb SSDs, and a 750w psu

Alright sweet. A lot of good deals on the 2070-2080 series GPU's.  I had a RTX 2080 Super and it ran 1440p in most game with decent frames ( 60+ ) at med / high , so a 2070-2080 will run 1080p really well. I know from experience.  I also used a 9900k that is 5-10% faster than a R5 3600 so a new card in that range will be a nice combo.

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10 minutes ago, jrod1225 said:

I don't mind buying used. the rest of my system is a ryzen 5 3600, 16gb of ram, two 1tb SSDs, and a 750w psu

With that CPU you'll have a CPUbottleneck withanything noticeably stronger so you should either upgrade to a 5800X3D and keep the 1080p or simply upgrade to a 1440p monitor. Both would allow you a proper use of a midrange graphics card like an RTX 3070ti or a Radeon 6700XT.

With that 3600 you're limited to a 6600 or RTX 3060, even them would be a tiny bit bottlenecked on 1080p.

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4 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

Alright sweet. A lot of good deals on the 2070-2080 series GPU's.  I had a RTX 2080 Super and it ran 1440p in most game with decent frames ( 60+ ) at med / high , so a 2070-2080 will run 1080p really well. I know from experience.  I also used a 9900k that is 5-10% faster than a R5 3600 so a new card in that range will be a nice combo.

Can confirm; currently running a 2070 Super at 1080p with an i7-7820X.

 

Depending on where you look, finding a 2070 Super or 2080 shouldn't be too expensive, and should leave room for a CPU upgrade in the budget as well.

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