[SOLVED] 1080 Gpu replacement

[elitech]

Hi all,

My trusted 1080 died a few days ago and I need help with picking a new GPU.

Since this machine is old, the idea is to get a decent GPU and give the computer to my daughter. She doesn’t need to run anything crazy, but it would be wonderful if the replacement card would be somewhere in the similar-ish performance area as the one that died (but as cheap as possible 😀 ).

FWIW, I’m in Maryland, USA and have a MicroCenter/BestBuy close-ish (along with all the other online options - Amazon, NewEgg…)

This is the complete build (minus the GPU which is dead).

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor ($276.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: TEAMGROUP Dark 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory
Storage: Crucial MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 SATA Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.78 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB Video Card
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 200R ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair TX550M Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit
Monitor: Acer ED242QR Abidpx 23.6" 1920 x 1080 144 Hz Curved Monitor ($261.14 @ Amazon)
Total: $579.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-21 21:41 EST-0500

Please let me know if you have any questions and/or if I need to update this post.

Thank you all!

 

[Darkbreeze]

What is your maximum budget you'd want to spend towards this card?

 

[elitech]

What is your maximum budget you'd want to spend towards this card?

Great question. Honestly, I have no idea, hence my comment of same-ish performance for as low as possible.

My new build will/should have RX 7800 XT which is going for $500 - hoping a 7 year old card/performance shouldn’t be more than $200-300? Open to suggestions though.

 

[Darkbreeze]

This will get you slightly better performance than the GTX 1080.

PCPartPicker Part List

Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7600 8 GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $249.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-25 23:00 EST-0500

 

[elitech]

This will get you slightly better performance than the GTX 1080.

PCPartPicker Part List

Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7600 8 GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $249.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-25 23:00 EST-0500

Awesome, thanks! And this is ok/compatible with my current mobo, PSU, cpu…?

 

[Darkbreeze]

Absolutely compatible. Might not be the worst idea to make sure you have the latest motherboard BIOS installed first though which will probably mean just running off the iGPU graphics until you check that you are on the latest stable BIOS or update, then install the new graphics card.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

If you really want to be cheap, why not pick up something like a used rx 5600xt? I’ve got one I’m going to be selling before long but the going price for them seems to be around $100 or just over. Should be close to that performance level.

 

[elitech]

If you really want to be cheap, why not pick up something like a used rx 5600xt? I’ve got one I’m going to be selling before long but the going price for them seems to be around $100 or just over. Should be close to that performance level.

Personal choice - I’d like something new, not used.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

I get it. Just throwing it out there since you were looking a lot at prices.

On the lower end then I’d look at the rx 6600 like others suggested.

Otherwise looks like as they said the rx 7600 is a good choice. You might also look just in case there’s some kind of insane special, see what the rx 6600xt and rx 6650xt are going for as they should land performance wise somewhere between a 6600 and 7600.

 

[elitech]

I get it. Just throwing it out there since you were looking a lot at prices.

On the lower end then I’d look at the rx 6600 like others suggested.

Otherwise looks like as they said the rx 7600 is a good choice. You might also look just in case there’s some kind of insane special, see what the rx 6600xt and rx 6650xt are going for as they should land performance wise somewhere between a 6600 and 7600.

Thank you for the specific potential alternatives, I’ll take a look

 

[Darkbreeze]

Actually the RX 6650 XT is not a bad option either. It has slightly less 2d performance than the RX 7600 but it has about 7% better 3d (Gaming) performance than the 7600 and is actually significantly cheaper so nice callout on that.

PCPartPicker Part List

Video Card: PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $219.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-26 13:26 EST-0500