Question Best NVIDIA GPUs $300 or under for Dell Precision T3620 with 750-watt PSU?

[hbenthow]

I have a Dell Precision 3620 tower with an Intel i7-7700K CPU. I recently upgraded to a 750-watt fully modular SeaSonic Focus PSU, which has the ability to support GPU power cables.

I want to upgrade to the most powerful NVIDIA GPU that my system can support without modifying the case (I do not want to remove any drive bays, for example).

Here's a picture of the interior of my computer:

If you look closely, you will see a red circle that I drew over part of the image. This circle shows where the USB 3.0 connector, SATA 0 connector, and SATA 3 connector are located. This is crucial, as they all stand in the way of installing a GPU that is longer than about 150-160mm if it is thick enough to extend that far down. This puts a definite hard limit on the size of a GPU that can be installed in my computer. Of course, if a GPU is thinner, there's more wiggle room in terms of length (I think I can fit one about 250mm long if it doesn't extend down far enough to hit the aforementioned connectors).

What are some of the most powerful NVIDIA GPUs that will fit in my case without modifying the case (especially considering the position of the USB 3.0 connector, SATA 0 connector, and SATA 3 connector), are compatible with my 750 watt SeaSonic PSU, and are available for $300 or less? I'd also like as much VRAM as possible within those limitations (ideally 12GB or more, although I don't know if that's possible).

It's also absolutely necessary that any GPU that I get be compatible with the latest versions of DaVinci Resolve (which require CUDA 11, which is supported on GPUs with a Compute Capability of 3.5 and above). The most important function for the GPU to be able to fulfill is video editing and playback (I'm not much of a gamer). I'd also like it to be able to run certain AI programs (such as AI video upscalers) if possible.

 

[Lutfij]

You should look for a 2 slot card, nothing thicker than that and you won't run into the USB 3.0 header/connector nor the SATA ports. As for suggestions locating/suggesting a discrete GPU, where are you located and what is your preferred site for purchase?

If it's video editing, you could look at an RTX2070 Super.

 

[hbenthow]

As for suggestions locating/suggesting a discrete GPU, where are you located and what is your preferred site for purchase?

I'm in the United States and generally prefer Amazon and Newegg for computer parts.

EDIT: I also like B&H.

Also, would some version of a RTX 3060 possibly be a good option?

 

[Lutfij]

You could look into an RTX2080Ti and call it a day but it'll have to be used;

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^ is what you can look through but for that platform, without the ability to swap to another platform, and the limited options due to your case(and also being a hotbox), A 2080Ti seems to be the best option and for cheaper. Whether the GPU's in good condition is another topic for discussion.

 

[hbenthow]

You could look into an RTX2080Ti and call it a day but it'll have to be used;

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^ is what you can look through but for that platform, without the ability to swap to another platform, and the limited options due to your case(and also being a hotbox), A 2080Ti seems to be the best option and for cheaper. Whether the GPU's in good condition is another topic for discussion.

From the results I can find, it's cheaper to get a new RTX 3060 than a used RTX 2080 Ti.

So far, the best-looking 3060 option I've found is the ASUS Dual NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 V2 OC Edition 12GB GDDR6, as it's listed as 7.87 x 4.84 x 1.496 inches/20 x 12.3 x3.8 centimeters, which I think might possibly be able to just barely fit in my case

It's available new on Amazon for just under $300 (by a few cents)

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Would it likely be much of a downgrade compared to the RTX 2080 Ti?

 

[LuKaWin10]

You could look into an RTX2080Ti and call it a day but it'll have to be used;

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Our workstations for DaVinci Resolve are tested and optimized to give you the best performance and reliability. View our hardware recommendations.

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^ is what you can look through but for that platform, without the ability to swap to another platform, and the limited options due to your case(and also being a hotbox), A 2080Ti seems to be the best option and for cheaper. Whether the GPU's in good condition is another topic for discussion.

I agree, or a RX 6600?

 

[hbenthow]

With that old of a CPU, I'd just get an RTX 4060 if you're set on Nvidia, and a $300 price point.

I wound up ordering the ASUS Dual OC V2 version of an RTX 3060.

What really clinched it for me was when I searched the Blackmagic/DaVinci Resolve forums and found many people there praising it as working particularly well with Resolve. They said that it worked better than some other GPUs that have technically more raw power but less VRAM. The 12GB of VRAM allows Resolve to function smoothly in instances in which it would get "out of memory" errors on GPUs with smaller amounts of VRAM (such as 6GB or 8GB), even if those GPUs were more powerful in terms of processing power.

I also figure that if there are any bottlenecking issues, those can probably be fixed by adjusting the GPU to slow down to match the CPU.

 

[Joseph_138]

You can still get an RX 6800 with 16gb of VRAM for a little over $300.

 

[hbenthow]

You can still get an RX 6800 with 16gb of VRAM for a little over $300.

I already ordered the 3060 (it's supposed to arrive tomorrow), but more importantly, the RX 6800 is physically huge and can't come even close to fitting in my computer.

https://www.reddit.com/r/sffpc/comments/jws28s/ive_compiled_the_dimensions_of_all_the_announced/