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what_a_thrill
By what_a_thrill
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I'm upgrading from a 3060ti and have the options to buy a 4070 or a 7800xt, what do you guys think is better? Prices for them here are basically equal, my PSU is 550 Watts, with two 6+2 pins for the GPU, 1080p monitor and a 12400f, planning to get a 1440p monitor further in the future

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18 minutes ago, what_a_thrill said:

my main concern is the PSU and potential driver problems with AMD

no problems with AMD, the PSU however depends what it is for how good it is quality wise

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21 minutes ago, what_a_thrill said:

I'm upgrading from a 3060ti

another question would be if you even need the upgrade, 3060ti is pretty fast even today unless you play some games that are heavy on GPU

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  1. Pentium G4500 | 4GB/8GB DDR4 2133Mhz | H110 | GTX 1050
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Unfortunately that PSU is garbage.... you will probably get away with running a 4070 on it but I wouldn't.

 

And forget about 7800XT it's just too high wattage a GPU for it.

CPU : Ryzen 7 7800X3D @ -30mv All core

CPU Cooler : Thermalright Frozen Prism 240mm AIO

Mobo : Asrock B650m Pro RS Wifi

Ram : 32GB (2X16GB) Lexar Ares 6000MHZ CL 28-36-36-68

GPU : MSI Gaming X Slim 4070Ti Super 16GB ( 308W PL +140 Core +1000 Memory )

Storage : 2TB Verbatim Vi5000 Gen 4 NVME

PSU : Thermalright TG-750w 80+ Gold ATX 3.0 PCIE 5.0

Case : Fractal Design Pop Mini MATX

Case Fans : 3 X Thermalright TL-C12C-S RGB 

Monitor :27" Samsung Odyssey G5 2560 x 1440 180 HZ IPS 

Keyboard : HyperX Alloy Core RGB

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3 hours ago, Bagzie said:

Unfortunately that PSU is garbage.... you will probably get away with running a 4070 on it but I wouldn't.

 

And forget about 7800XT it's just too high wattage a GPU for it.

really? In tests, I've seen the 7800xt draw about 260 Watts, and my 3060ti already draws 220-230. Is the extra 60 Watts so big of a deal? Also, I can probably under volt it until I get a better PSU

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