Hey,
I built my first PC in 2020, and the GPU seems to be dying a very early death.
It's a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card, which I got for around $170.
Unfortunately, I'm about to re-launch a Twitch channel in a few weeks, and I need the PC to be working reliably.
Of course, I wanted a 3060 since I'm trying to edit 6K video in Resolve, but that seems like it will never happen given the Covid GPU market.
A repair tech I know is offering a RTX 2060 for $760.
Is this in any way a deal I should take? The same 1650 Super I bought is now roughly 7x its original price.
Sorry if this is obviously a bad idea - I'm still fairly new to PCs, and this GPU market thing is blowing my mind.
I also need to be up and running very soon.
What would you do in my situation?
Thanks!
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tC8D9N
CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K (Standard Folding Box) 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($354.99 @ Walmart)
CPU Cooler: Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 DESIGNARE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($146.26)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: PNY CS900 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.80)
Storage: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($289.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda Pro 10 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($349.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card ($173.99)
Case: NZXT H510i ATX Mid Tower Case ($106.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Custom: Elgato Game Capture HD60 Pro, stream and record in 1080p60, superior low latency technology, H.264 hardware encoding, PCIe ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Custom: Elgato Cam Link Pro - PCIe Camera Capture Card, 4 HDMI inputs, 1080p60 Full HD, 4K30, Multiview, Streaming, Video conferencing, OBS, Zoom, etc. ($359.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2386.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-08-16 18:21 EDT-0400
I built my first PC in 2020, and the GPU seems to be dying a very early death.
It's a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card, which I got for around $170.
Unfortunately, I'm about to re-launch a Twitch channel in a few weeks, and I need the PC to be working reliably.
Of course, I wanted a 3060 since I'm trying to edit 6K video in Resolve, but that seems like it will never happen given the Covid GPU market.
A repair tech I know is offering a RTX 2060 for $760.
Is this in any way a deal I should take? The same 1650 Super I bought is now roughly 7x its original price.
Sorry if this is obviously a bad idea - I'm still fairly new to PCs, and this GPU market thing is blowing my mind.
I also need to be up and running very soon.
What would you do in my situation?
Thanks!
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tC8D9N
CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K (Standard Folding Box) 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($354.99 @ Walmart)
CPU Cooler: Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 DESIGNARE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($146.26)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: PNY CS900 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.80)
Storage: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($289.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda Pro 10 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($349.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card ($173.99)
Case: NZXT H510i ATX Mid Tower Case ($106.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Custom: Elgato Game Capture HD60 Pro, stream and record in 1080p60, superior low latency technology, H.264 hardware encoding, PCIe ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Custom: Elgato Cam Link Pro - PCIe Camera Capture Card, 4 HDMI inputs, 1080p60 Full HD, 4K30, Multiview, Streaming, Video conferencing, OBS, Zoom, etc. ($359.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2386.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-08-16 18:21 EDT-0400