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Forum discussion tagged with 3060.
  1. Anomaly_76

    Question PCIE x16 running at x8 causing screen tearing?

    Having some problems getting optimum video performance. R9 5900X / 32GB DDR4-3200 / RTX3060ti. My 60hz display limits me to 60 FPS, but I can't even maintain that. Usually around 50-52. I'm getting some minor tearing on certain screen refreshes even at that. Have two SN570s in primary and...
  2. robert_texas

    Question Recently built system suddenly completely freezes when gaming ?

    Hello everybody! In Dec 2023, I built a new PC: Motherboard: Maxsun Terminator B760ITX D4 WIFI Processor: Intel Core i5 Alder Lake RAM: Kingston Fury Beast DDR4 2x16GB Case with Power Supply: NZXT H1 650W SSD: Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRSK/1000G GPU: RTX 3060 Everything works great, but...
  3. Noodity

    Question No display but loading into windows ( i think )

    Hey guys, looking for some help because i’m stumped. I’ve owned this pc for 13 months now and recently started having issues with it. I would be mid game and both of my monitors would go black, thought it was a one time thing, restarted and it was back to normal. Then it kept happening more...
  4. A

    Question 2070 8Gb vs 3060 12gb single fan

    So I'm currently looking into the used market in order to upgrade my 1660 super, as I got a 240hz monitor for pretty cheap and the 1660s can't really push that many frames in most games at 1080p. The 2 best options I've found are: An MSI 2070 8Gb for about $180 US An Asus 3060 12gb Single fan...
  5. vikaskumar2299

    Question MSI RTX 3060 Gaming X box has an unusual seal

    I ordered this GPU from an Indian ecommerce website. Everything looks fine and it's working fine so far. Even anti static bag seal was fine as expected. There was no sign that anything inside the box is tampered. However, the box had a plastic seal (please see 3 photos about the box seal and...
  6. NovemberRaiN404

    Question FPS drops from one day to the next with RTX 3060, seemingly out of nowhere ?

    Hello everyone! I am very happy to have discovered this community, and hoping that after months of struggle somebody can help me. I have an issue where, one day I can run most games at high settings with no FPS problems, for example, Elden ring with nearly maxed out settings at stable 60 FPS...
  7. CasualUser12

    Question Update: Graphics Crashes Continue after Swapping GPU

    This is a direct follow-up to my thread here and the specs are the same except for the GPU, as describe below. I received moderator permission to post a new thread as the website said I could not reply to the previous one. In my last thread, it was suggested that my GPU was damaged due to heavy...
  8. Lockwood.Hunt

    Question My PC/Monitor won't stop rebooting

    When I'm on my pc it will stay on for about 15 minutes with no issues than the Monitor will go black for 2-3 seconds before beeping than showing the display again. I have tried multiple cables and updated the drivers to no avail. PC- Lenovo Legion T5 26IAB7 Monitor- Lg Ultra Gear 32'
  9. Allame

    Question Should I buy the RTX 3060 or the RTX 4060 Ti ?

    I want to upgrade my RX 480. I'm using Ryzen 5 3600, and using my pc for gaming, I found the GPUs listed below in my local store. Any idea which one is better and why? consider (performance/price). my PSU: EVGA 600 B1 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 EAGLE...
  10. realomer

    Question Why gpu usage is not %99 strix g15

    I am gaming on asus rog strix g15 with r7 6800h and rtx3060 ı tested 2 games war thunder and battlebit but ı am not sure why ı dont see %99 gpu usage. ı get %99 gpu usage when ı am doing stable diffusion.gpu mode is ultimate, fan mode turbo. vsyncis disabled. display settings showing 300hz...
  11. S

    Question What are the best options to upgrade?

    I have a i5-9400 and a GTX 1060 and be seeking to upgrade my CPU/Motherboard/RAM/GPU. I have an option in mind to buy first a used i7-9700f available in my location for 125-135 USD (7000-7500pesos in my country) and upgrade next the motherboard (H310M) to a used Z370 which is roughly 70 USD...
  12. F_G

    Question Upgraded to RTX 3070 and Intel i5 but games still run at only 20-ish FPS and are extremely choppy and laggy ?

    I've recently upgraded my CPU and GPU yet computer still runs extremely slow as in most games like Fortnite run at 20 fps or so and the entire computer is slow and choppy I've tried many online solutions and they only provide minor fixes, any solutions??
  13. Mikjer

    Question Pc freezes. Suspecting Ram issues. Bios sets it to 2133mhz, my ram has 3600mhz.

    Hey, Motherboard: B550 AORUS ELITE V2 CPU: AMD RYZEN 5 5600G GPU: NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 RAM: Corsair CMK32GX4M2D3600C18 Vengeance DDR4 3600 MHz C19 XMP 2.0 (x2) All my pc info from CPU-Z: https://we.tl/t-3fOGfUyBFh If i turn on xmp, pc does not go trough bios. if i basicly change anything...
  14. Socksz

    Question HDMI TO VGA on a RTX 3060

    Hi silly question , I have an old ASUS monitor nothing fancy , not 1080p either max resolution being 1366x768. And I recently bought the 8GB version of the 3060 my problem is that it doesn’t have VGA. Would a simple HDMI to VGA adapter work? Like this one for example? Thanks in advance.
  15. davidka_hun

    Question My PC is underpreforming, and it's driving me crazy.

    So, i bought an RTX 3060 in August, and i started to notice that the performance of the pc is not as good as i toght. For example i have about 45-76 FPS At Fortnite, i can't play GTA V, BF V, Warzone and games like these. Before the 3060 i had a 750ti Here are my specs: CPU: i5 10400f (stock...
  16. N

    Question High CPU usage while gaming

    Intel Core i7-9700F Nvidia RTX 3060 Adata SU630 240GB Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018) Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 2x8GB Asus PRIME H310M-E R2.0 usually when im playing discord, brave and streamlabs are open i have a 144hz monitor but game doesnt feel right when i set it to 144hz new ssd is...
  17. R

    Question New build. Was wondering if anyone could help

    So I built a new PC... Well upgraded 1 main component... I upgraded the other stuff last year but couldnt afford the GPU until now. MY CURRENT BUILD Ryzen 5 3600 ASUS RTX 3060 12gb Corsair 16gb DDR4 3200mhz 2 TB WDC HDD 250gb Samsung EVO SSD Corsair 220t RGB chassis Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 4...
  18. rainybench

    Question My GPU is not giving me the frames it should ?

    So, I just got myself a new GPU (RTX 3060) and it is pairing well with my 3600x but when I started playing valorant for the first time, it showed me 170-200 fps on avg maybe even around 250-ish on a good day. I don't know what is wrong with my setup. I tried overclocking it, I tried not to let...
  19. N

    Question B450 motherboard and Palit 3060 Dual - - - GPU crashes frequently ?

    Hi, I need some advice regarding my setup, the GPU crashes as soon as it gets to a intensive part eg 3d load, otherwise just running Windows, browsing etc is fine with no loss of power. My equipment: Gigabyte ITX B450 I Aorus Pro Wifi - on latest bios (F63c) - Link Ryzen 7 3700X 32GB DDR4 (2x...
  20. B

    Question Artifacts with a Gigabyte 3060 ?

    Hello, I have been trying to play on my new setup that I have built, but I keep getting artifacts on certain games. I have seen this with Valorant, Call of Duty, It takes two, and Apex Legends. It's not on every game though, games that work just fine with no graphical issues are league of...
  21. F

    Question Upgraded to RTX 3060 - everything seems stable except for one game - Black Ops 3 crashing

    Hi guys, a couple of days ago I finally upgraded from gtx 1060 to rtx 3060. Specifically a new MSI RTX 3060 VENTUS 2x OC. So far I have played a couple of games to test performance: Doom Eternal, Mafia Definitive Edition, Crysis 3, and Death Stranding. Everything seemed fine until I tried to...
  22. S

    Question Zotac 3060 Dual Edge OC, No Display showing

    I have recently upgraded from a 1050ti to a 3060, although the diplay ports and HDMI slot are not giving any display out for the 3060. Think I may have got a faulty 3060 GPU as my MSI motherboard shows the VGA light coming on and stays on. Computer still works perfectly fine when i plug my...
  23. Tweakerlover

    Question wondering if my cpu will even work with a 3060

    My CPU now is a AMD Phenom II X6 1035T and I'm not entirely sure if it would or not any answers? Edit; Its a fairly old prebuilt its a very minimum budget pc i bought off a work friend, prebuilt came out in 2011 i didn't ask him if he had changed anything( I don't think he did) I'm not sure...
  24. G

    Discussion Thoughts on this build

    Here's what I'm looking at upgrading to. Would love some thoughts/suggestions. Pretty much all new, Case/PSU are staying the same, got me a 512GB SSD for storage already https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hfXwjZ Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor Gigabyte B660 GAMING X AX DDR4 ATX...
  25. ospider

    [SOLVED] 3060 GPU - - - - fans spin but no signal ?

    Hi I have an issue with my newly acquired gpu . Specs: Gainward 3060 RTX EVGA BR 600W bronze BenQ Zowie 24 144hz Older card 1060 6gb . Context: Bought the GPU from Amazon yesterday, tested with Furmark for 25+ minutes, played a game and turned off with no issues whatsoever. Today I boot...
  26. X

    Question GPU Upgrade or RIG Upgrade

    Hi everyone, since cards price are starting to make sense, I'm planning to upgrade or maybe replace my old rig currently i'm running 2 system: i5-3570k (Running stock, yeah it was silly me back then with the dream to learn OCing) GTX 650 (not the Ti version) / running at 1366 x 768 Z77X-D3H 2x4...
  27. N

    Question Which CPU/GPU combo are better for performance.

    Hello everyone, I'm in the process of buying a new rig and was wondering which of the combinations is better for performance now/potentially the future. Either a ryzen 5 5600x with a 3060 TI, or a I5-12000k with a 3060 OC. Thank you :)
  28. A

    [SOLVED] Which is a better deal?

    Hey everyone. There is currently two gpus I’m looking at. https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-gv-n306teagle-oc-8gd/p/N82E16814932455 or https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-3060-gv-n3060gaming-oc-12gd/p/N82E16814932433 . Basically a 3060 ti for $460 (w/ promo) or 3060 for...
  29. M

    Question 2070 super or 3060 for VR

    Hi. everyone I have a question. Which one would be the better buy for VR. On ebay they are priced around the same on average $350. but you can really catch 2070 super for 20-30 dollars cheaper. ive even seen some 2080 in the price range but im really asking about 2070 super or 3060. Or do they...
  30. thewisecarver

    [SOLVED] new build compatibility issue

    There have been many changes since my last build 10yrs ago. I swapped out a PSU and it hasn't booted, RIP. I need a new PC anyway and am excited about a new build. These are the parts I have so far. After some review, it looks like I can't seem to find everything on compatibility lists. Are...
  31. elric91

    [SOLVED] Best cpu for streaming for $200 or similar

    I am using a Xeon 2689 and chinese motherboard AND servers ram,Wanna inprove so i can stream without problem,inhave an Msi 3060 12 gb,i Wanna get a 5600x ir i5 12400,are those good?,or Is there other better option for $200-250 range
  32. O

    Question Inno3D RTX3060 Noise & Heating Issue

    Hi guys, I think that there are some problems with my graphic card among the system components i have just gathered, but i wanted to consult you because i am not sure. 1- When PC is opening, the graphic card fans automaticity working for 15-20 seconds, card already cold, so i don't know why...
  33. B

    Question New GPU - Defective or Working Properly?

    Hi there. I've just built a new desktop pc, but I don't think the GPU is working correctly. I'm using a ASUS RTX 3060 TUF 12GB V2 graphics card with a ASUS TUF Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 motherboard. To give you some backstory. The GPU is outputting video, but I can't find the component listed in my...
  34. B

    Question PC keeps hard restarting

    Hello all. I have recently bought a new GPU, a Gigabyte Eagle OC RTX 3060, and whenever I start a game (such as Elden Ring) my PC hard restarts. No blue screen or no warning, it just shuts down with the GPU light and mobo light still on and restarts as if you clicked on restart. I used DDU to...
  35. M

    Question GPU and CPU Usage below 50%, but no matter what the settings are, FPS is low

    Whenever I try to play Cyberpunk, my FPS caps at 43fps no matter if the setting are on low or high. Along with that, my CPU and GPU are capping at around 50% usage according to NVIDIA software. I've tried updating all my drivers, fresh installing windows, and even bought a new GPU but nothing...
  36. FantasticSocks422

    Question How can I clean my GPU pci connecters

    I recently got a 3060 TI for my new gaming rig. When I first got it I opened it up and it didn’t seem like I touch anything I wasn’t supposed to but I took it out a day later and noticed fingerprints on the golden fingers.Way I can clean it without damaging the card
  37. MValles02

    Question RTX 3060 Laptop // Weird clock speeds

    I recently bought a MSI GF65, I5 10500H and RTX 3060. I started monitoring my games with MSI Afterburner and I noticed that the GPU is acting weird. It goes from 1402mhz to 420mhz all the time, even in standby while I am not gaming. Games works fine, but it is strange. Picture of MSI...
  38. N

    Question Metro Exodus not consuming more than 80% GPU although FPS cap isn't reached. Help?

    Hi, I have just installed Metro Exodus Gold edition game on my HP Omen laptop with RTX 3060 GPU and Ryzen 7 CPU. What I have noticed is that although the FPS cap is set at 72 fps from Nvidia control panel, the GPU is only 80% used by the game even though the in-game FPS is not reaching 72 FPS...
  39. E

    [SOLVED] No Signal on TV only, sometimes.

    Hi all, having a strange issue with updating my setup: My desktop PC has a 3060ti, normally connected to 2 monitors (2k165hz & a 1080p60hz). In the past I also had it connected via 15m hdmi cable to a 1080p tv in another room, for playing games on the couch. I have since upgraded that TV to a...
  40. J

    [SOLVED] Overclocking and power limitin generate voltage fluctuation. Dangerous?

    I reciently buy with my brother a GPU, Nvidia 3060 EVGA and i want to see how it react with diferent tasks, games and mining. At the end i want to see what would happend if i overclok and reduce power limit and realize that the voltage became unstable it fluctuate like 100mV (+- 50) and the core...