[SOLVED] 2060s or 2070 or 2070s

[Eric Baker]

My friend wants an RTX GPU so trying to find smth for the lowest price but worth it.
The budget is from 0 to 400 ($). Used/refurbished GPU good too.

 

[RTX 2080]

What monitor does he use? What games does he want to play? Are the specs you listed yours or his?

 

[Eric Baker]

What monitor does he use? What games does he want to play? Are the specs you listed yours or his?

He is looking for display too. The cheapest 1080p 144Hz 27" - that is what he looking for.

Games? For now Genshin Impact. But with RayTracing and DLSS he want to play Control, BFV, COD CW and MW
Maybe some RDR2

 

[RTX 2080]

Well the more he can spend, the better results he will get. All three cards you mentioned are good for 1080p, but if he wants to use ray tracing or wants to hit close to 144 fps or both, he's going to need all the GPU power he can get his hands on.

I would say that at a minimum he'll want a RTX 2060 Super, and that's already $400 new.

If your friend can wait for it, I'd recommend he hold out for a RTX 3060 Ti which is supposed to launch in November I think. Problem is, even then it might be a while before he can get his hands on one considering how fast the 3080 and 3090 have sold out so far...

A 3060 Ti will have much improved performance over a 2060 Super, both in regular games and especially when it comes to ray tracing; if he wants the best results and can wait, wait for that. If he can't wait, an RTX 2060 Super is his best bet.

 

[Eric Baker]

Well the more he can spend, the better results he will get. All three cards you mentioned are good for 1080p, but if he wants to use ray tracing or wants to hit close to 144 fps or both, he's going to need all the GPU power he can get his hands on.

I would say that at a minimum he'll want a RTX 2060 Super, and that's already $400 new.

If your friend can wait for it, I'd recommend he hold out for a RTX 3060 Ti which is supposed to launch in November I think. Problem is, even then it might be a while before he can get his hands on one considering how fast the 3080 and 3090 have sold out so far...

A 3060 Ti will have much improved performance over a 2060 Super, both in regular games and especially when it comes to ray tracing; if he wants the best results and can wait, wait for that. If he can't wait, an RTX 2060 Super is his best bet.

Totally agree with You.
The last question, how powerful PSU he needs for 2060s + i5 8400?

 

[RTX 2080]

I'd recommend a 650 watt Corsair or Seasonic Unit, although a 750 watt PSU would ensure he can upgrade to a better CPU/GPU in the future without changing his PSU again. A few bucks now could save a lot more money later.