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Yes, that setup should work fine. Nvidia cut support for 7xx series gpus and under with the newest drivers, thats all. The parts you propose are pretty old but they will work fine together.

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I'm very new to PC building and I'm planning to build my first PC. I have an important question on whether my GPU, CPU, and Motherboard are compatible. 

I'm looking into purchasing a GTX1660 Super. Is the GTX1660 Super compatible with an LGA1155 motherboard and an Intel Core i7 3770k, or is it a bottleneck? 

 

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The parts are compatiable, but old (that's not an issue at the right price though). Can I ask what your budget is and what your paying for these parts? (Just to ensure your getting a good deal on these parts).

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11 minutes ago, Wayhoo said:

I am paying $60 canadian for the Core i7 3770, $40 for the LGA1155 motherboard, and $169 for the GTX1660 Super. 

Thats a horrible deal

 

Rx 6600 go around 150-180$ and trounce on that 1660 super

 

H61 are only supposed to cost 15-20$ with z boards around 30-40$ but i assume thats not a z board

 

2600k can be had for 30-40$ nowadays and absolutely obliterate the 3770 when clocked to 4.6-5ghz

 

Though you may wanna skip 1155 completely and go straight for am4 as used 1st/2nd gen ryzen deals are going for real cheap nowadays

 

 

What budget?

What country?

What uses?

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1 hour ago, Wayhoo said:

I am paying $60 canadian for the Core i7 3770, $40 for the LGA1155 motherboard, and $169 for the GTX1660 Super. 

1 hour ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Thats a horrible deal

 

Rx 6600 go around 150-180$ and trounce on that 1660 super

 

H61 are only supposed to cost 15-20$ with z boards around 30-40$ but i assume thats not a z board

 

2600k can be had for 30-40$ nowadays and absolutely obliterate the 3770 when clocked to 4.6-5ghz

 

Though you may wanna skip 1155 completely and go straight for am4 as used 1st/2nd gen ryzen deals are going for real cheap nowadays

 

 

What budget?

What country?

What uses?

He did say that was in Canadian freedom tokens.

 

So were talking $45 usd for the cpu and $30 usd for motherboard which mostly lines up with the you numbers you quoted (depending on the exact motherboard he is looking at).

 

$120 usd for 1660, no idea what to make of that, tbh.

I might be experienced, but I'm human and I do make mistakes. Trust but Verify! I edit my messages after sending them alot, please refresh before posting your reply. Please try to be clear and specific, you'll get a better answer. Please remember to mark solutions once you have the information you need. Expand this signature for common PC building advice, a short bio and a list of my components.

 

Common build advice:

1) Buy the cheapest (well reviewed) motherboard that has the features you need. Paying more typically only gets you features you won’t use. 2) only get as much RAM as you need, getting more won’t (typically) make your PC faster. 3) While I recommend getting an NVMe drive, you don’t need to splurge for an expensive drive with DRam cache, DRamless drives are fine for gamers. 4) paying for looks is fine, just don’t break the bank. 5) Tower coolers are usually good enough, unless you go top tier Intel or plan on OCing. 6) OCing is a dead meme, you probably shouldn’t bother. 7) "Bottlenecks" rarely matter and "Future-proofing" is a myth. 8) AIOs don't noticeably improve performance past 240mm and don't improve at all past 360mm. 9) RTFM.

 

Useful Websites:

https://www.productchart.com - helps compare monitors, https://uk.pcpartpicker.com - makes designing a PC easier.

 

Bio:

He/Him - I'm a PhD student working in the fields of reinforcement learning and traffic control. PCs are one of my hobbies and I've built many PCs and performed upgrades on a few laptops (for myself, friends and family). My personal computers include 4 windows (10/11) machines and a TrueNAS server (and I'm looking to move to dual booting Linux Mint on my main machine in future). Aside from computers, I also dabble in modding/homebrew retro consoles, support Southampton FC, and enjoy Scuba Diving and Skiing.

Fun Facts

1) When I was 3 years old my favourite toy was a scientific calculator. 2) My father is a British Champion ploughman in the Vintage Hydraulic Class. 3) On Speedrun.com, I'm the world record holder for the Dream Bobsleigh event on Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 2010.

 

My Favourite Games: World of Tanks, Runescape, Subnautica, Metroid (Fusion and Dread), Spyro: Year of the Dragon (Original and Reignited Trilogy), Crash Bash, Mario Kart Wii, Balatro

 

My Computers: Primary: My main gaming rig - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/NByp3C Second: Hosts Discord bots as well as a Minecraft and Ark server, and also serves as a reinforcement learning sand box - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/cc9K7P NAS: TrueNAS Scale NAS hosting SMB shares, DDNS updater, pi-hole, and a Jellyfin server - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/m37w3C Foldatron: My folding@home and BOINC rig (partially donated to me by Folding Team Leader GOTSpectrum) - Mobile: Mini-ITX gaming rig for when I'm away from home -

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1 hour ago, will0hlep said:

He did say that was in Canadian freedom tokens.

 

So were talking $45 usd for the cpu and $30 usd for motherboard which mostly lines up with the you numbers you quoted (depending on the exact motherboard he is looking at).

 

$120 usd for 1660, no idea what to make of that, tbh.

Yea i realised shortly after writing that its canada, somehow i read the post and instantly forgot canadian dollars even though its literally quoted in my post =p

 

1660s meh deal due to the 6gb of vram, prefer used gtx 1070(ti) or 1080, 1070 cost similarly to a 1660s but more vram and a tad better than a 1660s, idk what to make of 1080 pricing since theyre kinda eh nowadays being the same price as an rx 6600 which draws less power, performs about the same, and longer driver support. A cheaper option with 8gb vram is the rx570/580 8gb, 60-80$ used and performs similarly to a 1060, core can do 1400-1500 on 1.15v which helps with performance atleast thats from my very limited oc testing of my rx580 2048sp

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