Thread 725590232

My humble 2060 is beginning to be no longer sufficient... what is the best GPU to upgrade to that is reasonably priced for what it is?

>>725590232 (OP)
Get something with more than 8gb. Your pic is a bad buy. What's your budget?

>>725590232 (OP)
definitely go for 12 gigs of vram minimum. not 8

>>725590232 (OP)
What are the chances a 9070xt will go below $600 during Black Friday/Cyber Monday?

>>725590605
Ive seen them under 600 at microcenter already, so I would say chances are decent.

>>725590396
>>725590483
That's just a funny picture I found, because the sale is one dollarydoo and one cent.
Yes, I definitely need more VRAM. I've lived with 6 gb for a decade and it's beginning to be rape.

>>725590232 (OP)
why is a 4060 8gb when a 3060 ti was already 16 gb

>>725590396
>What's your budget?
And my budget is... flexible. I'm intending to have whatever GPU I have next for a decade o algo. Just nothing too crazy in price. As in, in the thousands.

>>725590232 (OP)
5070 at $499 or under

Nothing else is worth buying until you hit $750 for a 5070TI

>>725590858
Because nvidia are cock suckers

>>725590976
9070 and 9070xt are also good and the reason why Nvidia has to drop the price of the 5070

>>725590956
5070ti if you don't wanna get cucked by the 12gb of the non-ti in a few years

>>725591238
Who gives a fuck, they'll force you to buy new cards in a new year anyway. Stop trying to future proof

Chat, what should I pair with a 3080ti?

>>725590976
I've been thinking about this since it's at $500 right now. Would be upgrading from a 3060 Ti. Pretty solid?

>>725590750
so happy my city finally got a microcenter, place is amazing

>>725591413
my dick

>>725590232 (OP)
As a rule I don't pay more than $300 for a gpu and the 4060 is fine. I play at 1440 for games and it just works, so I think a lot of people are lying to justify paying four times that much.

Homosexual OP here, I'm thinking of going with the 3060 with 12 nigabytes of vram. What do you fine men think of it?

>>725591491
Anything to get off 8GB. And it's very solid for that price.

>>725591343
extra vram is actual futureproofing

I'm still on a 2060 with 6GB of vram so I will be watching this thread

>>725590858
4060 is actually the '50' tier part, only the top tier desktop 4060 ti is in the correct hardware tier, albeit marked up.

>>725591879
similar, my 1080 ti's still doing alright but I'm going to have to upgrade soon

2060 Super, not upgrading till jewvidia releases the 5070 with more vram

>>725590232 (OP)
Killer sale. It's a steal at that price.

>>725590232 (OP)
used RTX 3060 12GB

>>725590232 (OP)
Depends on your expectations, budget and games you are playing and want to play.
4070 (non Ti, non super) been treating me nicely past 2 - 3 years, i assume 12GB will suffice only so much, so i am thinking on x080 nv or something similar from amd, but i rather go after nv.

>>725590858
3060ti was 8
I think the regular 3060 had an option with more vram but was slower too

>>725590232 (OP)
nobody needs anything more than a gtx 1080 unless you want to do ai

>>725592549
Sometimes I like to play nugames too.

>>725590232 (OP)
Unironically Intel Arc B580. It's going for like $230 now and can play pretty much any game no problem at 1440p.

>>725592549
If you're playing anything newer than like 2017 and/or at a resolution higher than 1080p yes you do.

>>725592549
>>725592784
Even newer games at 1080p will need more than a GTX 1080. Obviously not indie games, but you know what I mean. Basically any modern, big game.

>>725592151
Its funny how much people fear monger about VRAM, but those 6GB have been carrying me for a long time. The way people talk they think you can't even run Windows without 8+

>>725593027
Most of the people who fear monger about it are people who play above 1080p and like to leave everything on High/Ultra settings with all the post processing turned on. For 1440p and 4K, it makes sense that someone would be worried about it assuming they like to play above Medium settings. Another reason why 1080p is still perfect for me.

Guys, is 1440p really even worth it?

>Wanted to wait until Black Friday to build an entire new rig.
>Ram and SSDs ended up exploding in price.
All I wanted was to make a super solid 1440p rig. Is that too much to ask?

>>725593260
That's a you question. I don't mind 1080p, but I do mind my framerate.

>>725591728
>about $300 USD
nice price, but I am mentally comparing that to peak gouging prices
a 3060 is about as high as I would recommend for nvidia since you aren't looking to go wild.
dunno about AMD and don't trust their shit at the moment so nothing I can say about them...

Make a point of looking into how Gigabyte made cards function compared to other people making the 3060.
I don't know much but I know that the maker can significantly matter for build quality.

>>725593260
It all depends on what makes you happy. I'm a whore for framerates so I agree with >>725593502.

>>725591728
>>725593513
That's a dogshit price. You can get a B580 brand new for like $70 less than that, and it BTFOs the 3060.

>>725593260
depending on how far you sit from your monitor, higher res means you can have a bigger monitor and keep the same visual fidelity.
otherwise I dunno.

>>725593502
>>725593567
>>725593663
I do find framerate more important than resolution, and I use an ordinary sized monitor in front of me on a desk, so I guess I'll stick with 1080p. But I've had 60Hz my whole life so I'm looking to get a monitor that at least doubles it, too.

>>725593657
you are full of shit, and I HAVE a 580
they are comparable in performance, and the ONLY kind of 580 you want is a sparkle-made titan OC, which costs about the same.

shut the fuck up.

>>725593884
I use 1080p 144hz and it's sexy in a lot of games. Even games where I can't hit 144 are still really nice at 100+. You know how people will try to shill you that 1440p is a huge deal and a life changer? Well I'm doing that except with a 144hz 1080p monitor. It is nice and you'll notice how sluggish the mouse moves on a 60hz monitor in comparison.
It isn't a bad option if you intend to stick with 1080p and are happy with it.

>>725593916
It's absolutely better at 1440p and at 1080p it's better in most games, only slightly worse than the 3060 in others. It's also likely better with driver updates as the only comparison videos I could find are from around when the card first came out. Definitely still worth it over the 3060.

>>725593513
>dunno about AMD and don't trust their shit at the moment
Why's that? The high performance gaming driver for AMD is in great shape and still getting updates for first and second generation GCN. FSR, the open source alternative to Nvdia's proprietary closed source upscaling gimmick is also about to get an update that will expand its latest and greatest version back beyond third gen RDNA.

So don't believe the recent FUD. The only real problem is the RAM crunch has hit AMD and they aren't offering over 16GB on any mainstream graphics cards.
However, they do have up to 128GB unified memory on Strix Halo, and that is probably the most future-proof gaming system now.

I bought a 5060ti 16gb for $517 (cheapest 3 fan I could find)

>>725593260
Very happy with my 1440p/144Hz monitor. Had it for years, don't see myself moving to 4k anytime soon.

>>725595769
4k isn't even in my consideration. I'm coming from a 1080 pence.

>>725590232 (OP)
Aim for a 16gb card minimum anon.

>>725594878
because my CPU isnt AMD, and I dunno what OP's is
I don't know enough and I already said as much.
AMD being popular with brown people in south america is a big enough black mark against them, because I always see brown people from south america (who didn't immigrate somewhere better, this is a very important difference) act retarded, so I don't trust their decision-making.

>>725590232 (OP)
don't buy a 4060 man, it's not going to be better than your 2060 and you will regret it. If you cant go for a 4070 at least then dont buy yet

>>725590483
This. Don't say any retard shit like (b-but that was the pic I found) either because if you do people should do nothing but give you bad advice since you were too lazy to pick a good baseline.

>>725593916
No an rx 580
a b580
rx580 can still have my kids though. What a sexy card for the era it came out in.

>>725593513
>>725593657
Found one (used) for 200€. I think that's it right there.

>>725590232 (OP)
>one dollar and ONE CENT off
holy crackers

>>725593251
I have a 10gb card and I play at 4k or dlss 4k with no issues. I'm usually hitting low fps before I hit vram limits. I'd naturally need to lower settings to increase fps which also reduces vram.

>>725597089
>rx 580
bruh.
the sparkle titan OC IS the intel b580, not some random AMD card.

>>725597362
Reduces vram usage*

>>725597103
make sure to doublecheck who is selling it and where from
don't trust anyone selling from say, china.
otherwise I hope it turns out well for you, OP

Do I even bother upgrading? Still rocking a 3070ti

>>725590232 (OP)
>trading 6gb vram card for 8gb vram and paying $300 in 2025
grim

>>725590232 (OP)
Why are you upgrading to another low end card? Go XX70 or above.

>>725597532
Local Aryan man. He seems trustworthy enough.

>>725597645
This, the 1060 was good till the 3060 12 came out and everything after that was actually worse if you didn't go to 70 tier.

>>725597682
>>725598236
>retards don't bother reading anything

>>725599038
>create own problem
>complain about it
op deserves this as he can be seen as a troll for not saying pic unrelated.
tl;dr op is a fag

>>725599136
correct, you created the problem by not reading

Not OP, but:
1) Will a 5070ti 16gb + 7800x3d be future proof enough? Like at least 10 years (assuming my parts don't shit themselves)?
2) Is 1440p really worth it? Currently have a 24 inch 1080p 180hz display, I really care about framerates but a 27 inch 1440p + high refresh sounds nice.

>>725595581
Go to the nvidia app panel and use super resolution to watch porn in 4k, you'll thank me later

>>725599202
didn't read

>>725593260
For 27 inch monitors, yes

>>725590232 (OP)
For black Friday this year I'm going to get flight sticks, bases, rudder pedals, a dampener, and a control panel all from virpil.
I also plan on spending another 1700 usd on a wireless firework ignition system.

>>725599337
fuck no
5090 isn't even CURRENT proof enough.
They are so fucked they are paying people to shill framegen and blur tech on top of the line cards.
500 plus watts and still can't even game in 4k on a 4k card.

Homosexual OP here.
Black Fridays are a black nigger. I ended up doing all my purchases through the second hand market instead.
3060 12 GB for 200€
144 Hz 1080p 24'' monitor for 50€

>>725599816
Buying used GPUs are like buying used women. No thanks.

>>725599961
The potion seller assured me he had only used it a few times and then shelved it.

there's no good games released anymore, stop buying computer components to play games that will just disappoint you anyways. what the fuck is wrong with all of you? why is even the vaguest semblances of responsible consumer habits so fucking beyond the average gamer? ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

>>725600254
I play old games, but I mod them to such an extent that I need to upgrade my computational device. The only nu-games I play are pirated.
And you are a black man.

>>725591728
god I paid like £170 for mine 2 years ago, that's crazy price imo, no more that £200 should be spent on a 3060 now.

>>725600072
>She was only used a few times then he let her alone

That is even worse.

>>725600395
Unfortunately, the prices will never be the same.

>>725600440
Look, if we are speaking of the purchase of women, they are all whores anyway. Only prostitutes are for sale in Anno Domini 2025.

>>725600560
You would be surprised. There are some women you could buy their virginity from, but they are very expensive. Either that, or you're courting her from a young age.

>>725600361
all I hear is
>I'm a stupid retard faggot who now compulsively buys new computer components at any price for any amount of markup because I never grew up and this is all I know

If you're using a 2060, I'm guessing you're on a PCIE3 system, right? Avoid PCIE x8 cards like the plague. The only new GPU on the market today worth a damn for a PCIE3 system is the 9060XT. It utilizes all 16 PCIE lanes, so performance loss will be minimal, especially on the 16GB model, but if you're strapped for cash, the 8GB model is still good.

>>725601770
I've had to explain this to so many people dead set on getting a 5060

>>725602131
all 60 cards past the 3060 have been abysmal dogshit with stripped down busses anyways.

>>725602131
It sucks that budget cards that would otherwise seem like attractive options to people on older systems nowadays require you to buy a new motherboard and CPU to harness their full power.

I just bought an RX6600 for $150

>>725604096
Good deal. Every game worth playing will run on it at least.
>>725603521
9060 XT (16gb) is the only midrange card worth a shit right now. Otherwise you may as well be getting a 6700XT or a 3060 12gb. The market is so dogshit right now. I wanna modern 1080ti

>>725604096
Pretty good. My 6600 powers Pavlov VR at lowest settings to a very respectable 72 frames per second. I'm pretty happy.

>>725605517
The 3060 12GB is untouchable. There's still plenty of old new stock available for like $260. CUDA + DLSS + RT + 16 PCIE lanes + 12GB of VRAM for under $300? I kneel.

What the actual fuck happened to ram prices?

>>725606647
Yep, they intentionally kneecap stuff now and sloppers eat it up because they don't know any better. Sad times indeed compared to then.

>>725606671
AI data centers need DDR4 and 5 modules in bulk, so supply is depleted. DDR3 prices are completely unaffected however.

>>725606671
several happennings

>>725607047
>same set of ram I bought 6 months ago quadrupled in price
Kind of kicking myself for not buying a spare set.

>>725606906
DDR3 still shits on a lot of new games thanks to low latency

>>725607210
Diablo 4 had some annoying stuttering on my backup Optiplex build (8GB). I might buy a 16GB kit on Amazon and see if that helps.

Nortubel is like Star Citizen but real

4070Ti on a 1440p monitor, it can take everything i launch at it.

>>725592417
3060 was 8 and 12

>>725590232 (OP)
>8gb

>>725607569
8 gigs isn't enough for this dogshit era of electron coded uis anyways. I never rock less than 32 on ANY ddr3 machine because it's all so cheap

>>725607047
I bought 64gb assuming ram prices wouldn't go up but god bless.

Is there any downside (latency, compatibility, etc) to going for a 48gb ram kit?
I keep seeing 48gb at almost the same price as 32gb now

>>725611239
As long as it works in your setup and isn't shit ram it's fine.

>>725590232 (OP)
trade you weed for your old one.

>>725590956
get a 4070 ti super then
16gb of ram and it will play the latest sloppa at high settings

>>725611437
alright, thanks

>>725591764
8GB is not a bottleck at 1440p.

>>725611239
do NOT get a 4 stick kit
quad channel isnt a thing anymore

>upgraded PC a few years ago
>ram was $145 for 64GB
>used 3090 was $600
I baby my computer so much and just pray it keeps living for the time being. Building a computer right now seems like hell and I feel bad for all the other Anons.

>>725590956
Flexible means you can drop 2 grand on a 5090. Stop being a coy fag and answer people's questions straight forward

>>725590232 (OP)
>8GB
AVOID.
I REPEAT
AVOID

waitfags got completely fucking raped man, these prices are gonna get worse.

>>725612564
Im still use DDR4 so it doesnt affect me

Are you guys shitting me or is ddr3 actually viable to use

>>725590232 (OP)
Definitely not this 4060
>8 GB VRAM
>one of the noisiest and hottest variants

>>725612342
Should have specified I was talking about 2*24gb, but thanks for looking out anon

>>725593260
Worth it depends on how rich you are. I am.

>>725593027
texture quality can single-handedly carry the visual presentation, until you run out of VRAM. even on a lowly 3060 12GB, games may run like shit but they won't look like shit.
and consider the game might not get all that. I'm idling at over 1GB VRAM usage because everything is a fucking web browser in 2025.

>>725590232 (OP)
Rx 9070, Rtx 5070 , Rx 9070 xt, rtx 4070 super.

SOME
PLEASE
BUY
MY
NVIDIA
GPUs
ToT

>>725593473
Just wait it out. Prices will crash, they always do. We just happen to have to share the space with goddamn speculators. You can just use things like Geforce Now to stream some games for free. Inb4 shill despite not recommending the paid plans. But even then, consolekeks pay their online subs euphorically. If you can't just leave your phone in queue while you do something else in-between, you DO have those options, not that I'd bother with them. It's too late now, anyway.

I'm fully convinced only the wealthy can enjoy PC gaming at a high level. A lot of people can't afford $1,500-$2,000 PC's. Go look up pre-built prices. You won't find one for under $1,000. If it's under $1,000 it will have garbage parts in it. If you want to do 1440p 60FPS you'll need at least a $1,200-$1,500 PC. You want 4K 60FPS? You're looking at $2,000 minimum. 1080p 60FPS? You might get away with an $800 build.

>>725612397
I got 32GB for like 65 bucks in april, what the fuck happened?

>>725612805
DDR4 is specifically affected because data centers are buying up all the DDR4 and DDR5 they can get their hands on. Only DDR3 isn't affected if you're still running parts from 2012.

>>725620071
I built an £800 PC which plays easily at 1440p high refresh and 4k60+. Or 4k high refresh in some multiplayer games with dlss like bf6 where I get about 100 fps in 4k dlss performance or if I drop the resolution scale to 83% (1800p or so) and use dlss balanced I get 130 fps+.

I basically paid ps5 pro money for a PC that is 10x more powerful

>>725620071
Bro. You dont need 4k144hz. You can have just as much fun with 1080p60hz and everything set on Ultra.