[SOLVED] $400 to spend

[Morford]

I am building my pc and and bought on the recommendation of someone the RTX 2060 6GB GDRR6 Is there a better graphics card out there I should be looking at? When I looked at a benchmark comparison, it seemed lower than others, but I know benchmarks aren't everything. I will be running a 144 hz 1ms refresh rate 1440 screen or two with the card I chose.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

What are the rest of the components you have selected? What make and model of PSU?

For $400 you can get an RX5700xt, which performs better than an RTX2070 and far better than an RTX2060.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
Video Card | Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card | $399.99 @ Walmart
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $399.99
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-09 20:07 EST-0500 |

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[GarrettL]

The 5700xt

 

[hutchl]

The RX 5700 XT is significantly faster than the OG 2060. The Gigabyte 5700 XT or Sapphire Pulse are great models for $400.00. The RTX 2060 Super, and Founders 2060 Super can also be had for $400 and is a good bit faster as well. It really depends on what you want, do you want the most frames? or do you want ray tracing? The OG 2060 is not a good value at $360.

 

[GarrettL]

Ray tracing is a FPS performance hit. Some eye candy for a few to a lot of frames depending on game title.

 

[Morford]

My rig.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

I wouldn't pair any GPU with that power supply. Heck, I wouldn't pair any system with that power supply.
Sentey is a very poor brand of power supplies.

You will need to buy a new decent PSU.

Check out the "recommended power supplies" link in my signature below this post.

 

[hutchl]

That PSU is super questionable. I would not be confident that PSU could power any of these GPUs its watt rating is high enough but its not 80+ and Sentey has a bed rep.

 

[hutchl]

Have you already paid for that power supply and how much are you paying for it?

 

[Morford]

Bought that power supply years ago. I am just upgrading what I have. It is a new mobo, CPU, Memory, and graphics card only.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

You will not be able to use new hardware safely on that PSU, so you must replace it.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor | $164.49 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler | AMD Wraith Max 55.78 CFM CPU Cooler | $37.20 @ Amazon
Motherboard | ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | $74.98 @ Amazon
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory | $72.98 @ Amazon
Storage | Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $87.99 @ Amazon
Storage | Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $49.99 @ Amazon
Video Card | Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card | $399.99 @ Walmart
Case | Raidmax Narwhal ATX Full Tower Case |-
Power Supply | Antec Earthwatts Gold Pro 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply | $94.99 @ Amazon
Optical Drive | LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer | $49.88 @ Other World Computing
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit | $99.99 @ B&H
Monitor | AOC CQ27G1 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor | $249.99 @ Amazon
External Storage | Western Digital Elements 5 TB External Hard Drive | $185.18 @ Amazon
External Storage | Western Digital Elements 5 TB External Hard Drive | $185.18 @ Amazon
External Storage | Western Digital Elements 5 TB External Hard Drive | $185.18 @ Amazon
External Storage | Western Digital Elements 5 TB External Hard Drive | $185.18 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $2123.19
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-09 20:26 EST-0500 |

 

[hutchl]

I would invest a some money into a new PSU too. You dont want to invest all this money into new core components to have you sub par PSU kill your system. Like even this Thermaltake would be much better even if its not the best. This Be Quiet is a decent choice too.

 

[Morford]

I wouldn't pair any GPU with that power supply. Heck, I wouldn't pair any system with that power supply.
Sentey is a very poor brand of power supplies.

You will need to buy a new decent PSU.

Check out the "recommended power supplies" link in my signature below this post.

Read your entire article and now I am more confused. I already blew my budget on the upgrade my wife gave me so what would be a decent PSU for not a lot of $$$.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

What PSU you need kinda depends on your GPU.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3F...onze-certified-atx-power-supply-cp-9020122-na
This would be the cheapest PSU I would recommend for an RX5700xt or 2060 super.

 

[hutchl]

Read your entire article and now I am more confused. I already blew my budget on the upgrade my wife gave me so what would be a decent PSU for not a lot of $$$.

You have to understand the PSU is very important. Choosing a bad PSU for good components like this can reduce this life span of your system and at worst out right kill it.

 

[Morford]

Okay, so I am going to upgrade to the Themaltek. It makes a lot of sense and if I am going to buy a PSU I don't want to buy the minimum. So now back to the graphic card problem. So the general consenus seems to be is to NOT get the 2060 for $360 and get 1 of the following:

1. 2060 Super
2. 2070
3. 5070 (Saphire or the GigaByte XT

Question about Ray Tracing: I looked at the games that can utilize it and there are none that I would play or if I did that I would care much about it.

 

[hutchl]

If you just want performance, go buy the 5700 XT. Ray tracing is a nice to have, and when you turn it on it can at worst cut your FPS in half or at best lower it some. If you don't care about the games that support it, you already have your answer. Also you will not find an OG 2070 for under $400 new, I think the cheapest 2070 is $440.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Also, depending what time frame you will upgrade your card in might matter as well. If you intend to upgrade your card again in say 2 or 3 years, then ray tracing will probably be more relevant by then. I would say that ray tracing is probably still in it's infancy, and getting the fastest card you can afford would be wise.