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1 hour ago, RealETH said:

Could be a tough one, I know that there's the MSI Ventus 2X 4060 that's available in white. Considering that 40 series is the newest it'll have the longest support and latest features. However this one is slightly above your budget (when buying new). A used 3070 should be about 300 bucks, but if your budget is that tight I'm sure that 3060ti models start around 240, and it shouldn't be that much more expensive to get a white one

Avoid 4060 and 4060TI.

 

@coltswagen 

what GPU do you already have?

Where do you live?

What will you use it for?

What games will you play?

What resolution?

 

We kinda need all this to give you somewhat of an accurate suggestion.

 

A random guess would be something like a used RTX 2080 / Super. They should have come down in price well enough. They're in your price range and perform pretty good still for the money:

 

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Could be a tough one, I know that there's the MSI Ventus 2X 4060 that's available in white. Considering that 40 series is the newest it'll have the longest support and latest features. However this one is slightly above your budget (when buying new). A used 3070 should be about 300 bucks, but if your budget is that tight I'm sure that 3060ti models start around 240, and it shouldn't be that much more expensive to get a white one

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16 minutes ago, RealETH said:

Could be a tough one, I know that there's the MSI Ventus 2X 4060 that's available in white. Considering that 40 series is the newest it'll have the longest support and latest features. However this one is slightly above your budget (when buying new). A used 3070 should be about 300 bucks, but if your budget is that tight I'm sure that 3060ti models start around 240, and it shouldn't be that much more expensive to get a white one

ah thanks btw yeah just btw im just saying btw to say btw

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Go used.

 

The 4060 is a bad value.

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1 hour ago, RealETH said:

Could be a tough one, I know that there's the MSI Ventus 2X 4060 that's available in white. Considering that 40 series is the newest it'll have the longest support and latest features. However this one is slightly above your budget (when buying new). A used 3070 should be about 300 bucks, but if your budget is that tight I'm sure that 3060ti models start around 240, and it shouldn't be that much more expensive to get a white one

Avoid 4060 and 4060TI.

 

@coltswagen 

what GPU do you already have?

Where do you live?

What will you use it for?

What games will you play?

What resolution?

 

We kinda need all this to give you somewhat of an accurate suggestion.

 

A random guess would be something like a used RTX 2080 / Super. They should have come down in price well enough. They're in your price range and perform pretty good still for the money:

 

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3 minutes ago, venomtail said:

A random guess would be something like a used RTX2080. They should have come down in price well enough.

Doesnt the 3070 beat the 2080?

Id say the 2080ti is a better value thanks to the extra vram if you happen to find it around used 3070 pricing

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6 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Doesnt the 3070 beat the 2080?

Id say the 2080ti is a better value thanks to the extra vram if you happen to find it around used 3070 pricing

Will entirely depend on where you live, which we're still waiting on OP. Around me the 3070 costs £150~ more than a 2080S whilst in benchmarks barely breaking into double digits more territory. I'd not pay £150 extra for 1-5% extra performance.

 

Used markets could be completely different elsewhere skewing the worth of a certain GPU where in other countries it's the logical buy.

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22 hours ago, venomtail said:

Avoid 4060 and 4060TI.

 

@coltswagen 

what GPU do you already have?

Where do you live?

What will you use it for?

What games will you play?

What resolution?

 

We kinda need all this to give you somewhat of an accurate suggestion.

 

A random guess would be something like a used RTX 2080 / Super. They should have come down in price well enough. They're in your price range and perform pretty good still for the money:

 

i dont have a gpu currently 

i live in cali 

making montages / recording alot

minecraft cod gta all that jazz 

1080p idc abt 1440p 

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On 11/24/2023 at 8:20 AM, coltswagen said:

i dont have a gpu currently 

i live in cali 

making montages / recording alot

minecraft cod gta all that jazz 

1080p idc abt 1440p 

The 3070 starts at around $300 US used EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 ULTRA 8GB GDDR6 Graphics Card 843368067458 | eBay (

unless you don't mind bids EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 XC3 ULTRA GAMING, 08G-P5-3755-KR, 8GB GDDR6, iCX3 Cooling | eBay)

but the 2080 super starts at $240 GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER WINDFORCE OC GDDR6 Graphics Card - 8GB | eBay (including shipping)

with a 2080 ti starting at $320 ZOTAC RTX 2080 Ti Twin Fan Video Card - Barely Used 816264019449 | eBay

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