GPU Upgrade question

[MoAbdrabou]

Hi, fantastic community,

I have the below configuration:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
• RAM: 32GB 
• MB: Asus Tuf Gamin B550m
• GPU: Gigabyte 1660 Super 
• PSU: Corsair 650

I want to upgrade the GPU to "Asus Tuf Gaming RTX 3060TI or 4060TI" Will that work fine with the current CPU, or is it an overkill for it? also, do I need to update the PSU?

[Middcore]

A 650W PSU should be fine.

 

In regards to the CPU, it seems like what you're asking about is a "bottleneck." My advice is that generally you should buy the best GPU you have the budget for. If you buy a weaker GPU for the sake of not being "overkill" for an older CPU you can get stuck in a cycle of buying weaker parts and having to replace them more frequently. 

[MoAbdrabou]

2 minutes ago, Middcore said:

A 650W PSU should be fine.

 

In regards to the CPU, it seems like what you're asking about is a "bottleneck." My advice is that generally you should buy the best GPU you have the budget for. If you buy a weaker GPU for the sake of not being "overkill" for an older CPU you can get stuck in a cycle of buying weaker parts and having to replace them more frequently. 

That was a build back in Mid 2020 and I'm willing to change the CPU but not now. Thanks for the advice, really appreciate it. 

[Dedayog]

1 minute ago, MoAbdrabou said:

That was a build back in Mid 2020 and I'm willing to change the CPU but not now. Thanks for the advice, really appreciate it. 

What's your actual budget for the GPU?  AMD makes great midrage GPU's that are better buys than the 3060/4060 lineup.

[MoAbdrabou]

7 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

What's your actual budget for the GPU?  AMD makes great midrage GPU's that are better buys than the 3060/4060 lineup.

500 - 550 USD 

[Dedayog]

7 minutes ago, MoAbdrabou said:

500 - 550 USD 

Look at 6800XT's or 7800XT's.  Or even a 4070, not sure what's available to you where you are.

 

I concur with @Agall, buy the best you can afford.  And enjoy it

 

Then next upgrade cycle, move up to a new CPU/mobo/DDR5.

[Jiggs224u]

I second going with a 7800XT.  You'll get the most bang for your buck unless the ray tracing and DLSS is a HUGE deal to you.

[MoAbdrabou]

12 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Look at 6800XT's or 7800XT's.  Or even a 4070, not sure what's available to you where you are.

 

I concur with @Agall, buy the best you can afford.  And enjoy it

 

Then next upgrade cycle, move up to a new CPU/mobo/DDR5.

Thanksssss for the tip.

[Agall]

38 minutes ago, MoAbdrabou said:

Hi, fantastic community,

I have the below configuration:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
• RAM: 32GB 
• MB: Asus Tuf Gamin B550m
• GPU: Gigabyte 1660 Super 
• PSU: Corsair 650

I want to upgrade the GPU to "Asus Tuf Gaming RTX 3060TI or 4060TI" Will that work fine with the current CPU, or is it an overkill for it? also, do I need to update the PSU?

What kind of games do you play?

 

TBH, if its mostly multiplayer games, I'd say you're better off buying a 5800x3D and the best GPU you can afford with the rest of the budget.

[MoAbdrabou]

1 minute ago, Agall said:

What kind o games do you play?

 

TBH, if its mostly multiplayer games, I'd say you're better off buying a 5800x3D and the best GPU you can afford with the rest of the budget.

Currently New World plus other racing games

[filpo]

1 minute ago, MoAbdrabou said:

Currently New World plus other racing games

Upgrade the cpu to a 5800X3D (possibly 5600X3D if you live near a microcenter) and get a used 6700 xt for about $250 

PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card | eBay

[Agall]

3 minutes ago, MoAbdrabou said:

Currently New World plus other racing games

That's a hard sell for a CPU upgrade, since outside of the 5800x3D, the other jumps aren't substantial enough to justify a 5700x or so in my opinion.

 

I'd snag a 7800 XT or RTX 4070 12GB (only if you're bias to Nvidia) then look at potentially a drop in CPU upgrade, like the 5800x3D or the other 5000x3D CPUs that might be dropping on the market within the next few months.

[MoAbdrabou]

3 minutes ago, Agall said:

That's a hard sell for a CPU upgrade, since outside of the 5800x3D, the other jumps aren't substantial enough to justify a 5700x or so in my opinion.

 

I'd snag a 7800 XT or RTX 4070 12GB (only if you're bias to Nvidia) then look at potentially a drop in CPU upgrade, like the 5800x3D or the other 5000x3D CPUs that might be dropping on the market within the next few months.

I really don't have a preference. I just need the best for the value paid ... I guess it might be AMD then  

[Agall]

6 minutes ago, MoAbdrabou said:

I really don't have a preference. I just need the best for the value paid ... I guess it might be AMD then  

The only major selling points of Nvidia is the NVENC encoder for streaming and its other benefits. Ray tracing performance is marginally better, but outside of the top cards, RT performance is still not great enough to match the rest of the settings the card could otherwise get (that being low-medium RT and the rest being high/ultra capable outside of the 4080/4090/7900 XT/XTX). 

 

So either way, I imagine you want to upgrade the 1660 Super. To get the money's worth, you'd want to buy at least a 6700 XT that are around $300 USD right now. If your budget is $500-550, then a 6700 XT would afford you a 5600x3D drop in CPU upgrade. Otherwise, if you bought a 7800 XT now, then saved up a few hundred for a CPU upgrade, you'd have yourself one of the best long term value systems you can buy right now, being a 5600x3D/5800x3D and 7800 XT. You've got the right base parts to justify it, being a PCIe 4.0 capable motherboard and a solid DDR4 kit of RAM.