Recent content by robertfixit

I like my 1060, it was cheap used. You could even get a 1030 which everyone hates for games, but maybe you can find one on the cheap. Of course if you get a 1660, it would easily carry over to the new system.

I would think that having a fast SSD along with the GPU upgrade would help with editing. BTW you don't necessarily have to upgrade the PSU. I am running a 1650 in my optiplex 2.0 on the stock 240w and it is doing just fine.

Go with a lower optiplex and more GPU. Example, I was gifted a 9010 optiplex (3rd gen i7) which I paired with a GTX 1060. I then purchased a 5040 for a little under $100 and paired it with a GTX 1650. The older optiplex gets more FPS than the newer computer and the newer (less powerful) card...

old computer guy (think 90s) but new to the latest gaming. I noticed that many people have an SSD for boot and large HDD for gaming storage. My system has SSD for boot and a larger faster SSD for storage, which I thought was ideal. I do have a few low mile 1TB HDD drives laying around. Is...

My "regular" GTX 1060 will hit 83 under harsh load, along with my 2nd modified one. 83c is the default maximum target temperature. If you install MSI Afterburner, you can turn this down. 80c would be good, I have mine set at 78c and no matter what it will not pass this number.| Also, mine...