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Need some advice on a new gpu

My goal is to play at 1440p or 4k on a 120hz tv which only has hdmi and my 1070 ti doesn’t do hdmi 2.1. I mostly play rocket league and hardly ever pick up any AAA games.

I can get a 3060 ti fe for €350 - I am in Europe - which equates to about R6k. Is this a decent deal for the card? I haven’t been keeping up with gpus or their prices for quite a while.
 
My advise is always to start playing Xonotic instead of what you are currently playing. The rest will follow naturally :ROFL:
 
mardlez said:
Need some advice on a new gpu

My goal is to play at 1440p or 4k on a 120hz tv which only has hdmi and my 1070 ti doesn’t do hdmi 2.1. I mostly play rocket league and hardly ever pick up any AAA games.

I can get a 3060 ti fe for €350 - I am in Europe - which equates to about R6k. Is this a decent deal for the card? I haven’t been keeping up with gpus or their prices for quite a while.
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Good card but I don't trust 8gb vram on 4k. Even at 1440p I'm maxing 8gb vram. Maybe try rx 6750xt or rx6800
 
Secondhand Grfx card prices on Carb have plummeted in the last few months, 1080TI's used to be R9k, now as low at R6k, a 1070 can now be had for as low as R4k.
Good times, is it worth selling my 1070ti 8GB and getting a 1080ti 11GB?
The 1080ti seems to draw a huge amount of power though, almost double the 1070ti for a 25% performance boost.
 
airborne said:
Secondhand Grfx card prices on Carb have plummeted in the last few months, 1080TI's used to be R9k, now as low at R6k, a 1070 can now be had for as low as R4k.
Good times, is it worth selling my 1070ti 8GB and getting a 1080ti 11GB?
The 1080ti seems to draw a huge amount of power though, almost double the 1070ti for a 25% performance boost.
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I would try and push rtx 3060 I think saw low as R6600, support ray tracing and DLSS
 
ponder said:
I'm quite partial to Super Flower but any higher up model from a good brand will do.
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That 500W one is a new product so I have not seen any reviews on it yet but their products usually get good reviews and you get a 5yr warranty. Just for the record your build as specced has an absolute max power draw of ~250W which it will never reach so 500W is ample.

Yeah that R5 2600 6C/12T is really good value for money compared to the i5 8400 6C/6T which costs R550 more and you can overclock the 2600 ;)

PS Just confirm you can run that RAM at the higher speeds on that MB.
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I've come back to this. Due to getting a work laptop and travels I put this whole thing on hold for a while, a long while, but I have settled down now at long last. I am guessing there have been a lot of developments in hardware since 2019. Is this still a valid build to go with ?
 
Solarion said:
I've come back to this. Due to getting a work laptop and travels I put this whole thing on hold for a while, a long while, but I have settled down now at long last. I am guessing there have been a lot of developments in hardware since 2019. Is this still a valid build to go with ?
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I would rather opt for 5600x or 5800x cpu now.
 
Solarion said:
I've come back to this. Due to getting a work laptop and travels I put this whole thing on hold for a while, a long while, but I have settled down now at long last. I am guessing there have been a lot of developments in hardware since 2019. Is this still a valid build to go with ?
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Things have changed a bit, what's your budget currently and what components do you need?
 
ponder said:
Things have changed a bit, what's your budget currently and what components do you need?
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Hey man, it's been a while since I've come back to this thread! It's a have to now to get this done because my current desktop is way way behind and has to be replaced. Even running two instances of visual studio and sql it starts huffing and puffing. My budget is 8k.

I need motherboard, cpu, ram and power supply. That's it! I have everything else including a decent gpu.
 
Solarion said:
Hey man, it's been a while since I've come back to this thread! It's a have to now to get this done because my current desktop is way way behind and has to be replaced. Even running two instances of visual studio and sql it starts huffing and puffing. My budget is 8k.

I need motherboard, cpu, ram and power supply. That's it! I have everything else including a decent gpu.
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Alder Lake i5? this is for gaming IIRC? I am incredibly happy with the performance and value of my 12400 (using a 3070 ti)
 
_kabal_ said:
Alder Lake i5? this is for gaming IIRC? I am incredibly happy with the performance and value of my 12400 (using a 3070 ti)
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Yeah bit of gaming, maybe some wow or some older games, nothing too heavy. And then also work related stuff.

Just to give you an idea of what I'm on, a core i3 on an Asus H110M-R motherboard and 8g ram :giggle:
 
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Solarion said:
Yeah bit of gaming, maybe some wow or some older games, nothing too heavy. And then also work related stuff.

Just to give you an idea of what I'm on, a core i3 on an Asus H110M-R motherboard and 8g ram :giggle:
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I too used to use a calculator for work. I feel your pain.
 
Solarion said:
Hey man, it's been a while since I've come back to this thread! It's a have to now to get this done because my current desktop is way way behind and has to be replaced. Even running two instances of visual studio and sql it starts huffing and puffing. My budget is 8k.

I need motherboard, cpu, ram and power supply. That's it! I have everything else including a decent gpu.
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AMD Build
R3849 - AMD Ryzen 5 5600
R2387 - Gigabyte B550M DS3H Motherboard
R1199 - G.Skill F4-3600C18D-16GVK Ripjaws V 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3600MHz CL18
R849 - Corsair CP-9020221-WW CX650M 650W 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular PSU
R8284 - TOTAL


Intel Build
R3599 - Intel BX8071512400F Core i5-12400F
R2371 - Gigabyte B660M DS3H Motherboard
R1199 - G.Skill F4-3600C18D-16GVK Ripjaws V 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3600MHz CL18
R849 - Corsair CP-9020221-WW CX650M 650W 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular PSU
R8018 - TOTAL


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Hi.
I'm putting together a new PC. Any last minute suggestions? (Anything I left out?). I'll be buying in the coming week. I know there are new processors and graphics cards on the way, but I can not wait any longer. Current PC is very old and I'm struggling to run newer games. Feels a bit over the top, but it must last again for a few years. I'll be buying from Wootware and Techfox.
Monitor already bought and received from Evetech this week (was on massive special for one day).

Intel Core i7-12700KF - 12700kf
Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix 360mm Liquid White CPU Cooler - H150i
ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 Intel Z690 - Asus Z690
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL 32GB - Vengeance
Galax GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Serious Gaming Edition - RTX 3080Ti
ASUS ROG STRIX 850G WHITE 850W 80 Plus Gold Certified Fully Modular Desktop Power Supply - PSU
Mushkin Pilot-E 2TB 3D TLC NVMe M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 Solid State Drive - SSD 2
Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 SE Cherry MX Speed Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - K70
Corsair Premium Spill-Proof Cloth Gaming Extended Mouse Pad - Mouse pad

Seagate FireCuda 530 1TB PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive - SSD 1
Corsair iCUE 5000T RGB Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Case - White - Case
Cooler Master MM711 RGB Gaming Mouse - Retro - Mouse
Corsair LL120 RGB 120mm Dual Light Loop Fan - White - Fan

AOC CU34G3S 34" UltraWide QHD (3440 x 1440) - Monitor (Already purchased)

Thanks.
 
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