Question Can my PC handle an NVIDA 3060 TI GPU without upgrading anything else ?

[hexzero13]

Hi!
I used to dabble with computer building a bit but it has been many many years. I bought a gaming PC about 5 years ago from IBUYPOWER because life was happening and I couldn't build a new PC from scratch at the time when my previous had suddenly died. This machine still runs great and has given me no issues but I am considering upgrading from a 2060 Super to a 3060 TI. Can my motherboard/PSU/PC in general support this upgrade? Am I missing anything?

Just want to make sure I am not ordering something I don't have the right connections for or something bone headed like that(maybe lack of space? Is the 3060 a lot bigger etc).....like I said it's been a while haha. I am considering upgrading this for Battlefield 6 if that is helpful in anyway. PC's current specs below. Thank you so much for any help/guidance you all can provide!

Case	iBUYPOWER Element MR Mirror Finished Tempered Glass ARGB Gaming Case
Case Fans	Default Case Fan
Case Lighting	iBUYPOWER RGB Lighting - [FREE] 1 RGB Lighting Strip
Processor	Intel® Core™ i7-9700K Processor (8x 3.60GHz/12MB L3 Cache)
Processor Cooling	Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid Cooling System - Standard 120mm Fan
Memory	16 GB [8 GB X2] DDR4-3000 Memory Module - Corsair Vengeance LPX
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER - 8GB GDDR6 (VR-Ready)
Motherboard	ASRock Z390 PHANTOM GAMING 4S-IB -- 802.11ac WiFi, ARGB Header (1), USB 3.2 Gen 1 (4 Rear, 4 Front)
Power Supply	700 Watt - HIGH POWER - 80 PLUS Gold
Advanced Cabling Options	Standard Default Cables
Primary Hard Drive	1 TB WD Black 3D Series SN750 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD -- Read: 3470MB/s; Write: 3000MB/s
Secondary Hard Drive	- [FREE] 2 TB SEAGATE HARD DRIVE 7200RPM - Today Only
Sound Card	3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Network Card	Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)

 

[Aeacus]

It can but note that motherboard supports PCIe3.0.

While MoBo has PCI-E 3.0, it can actually support all PCI-E revisions: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0. Since PCI-E is forwards and backwards compatible.

 

[Free4Me]

While MoBo has PCI-E 3.0, it can actually support all PCI-E revisions: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0. Since PCI-E is forwards and backwards compatible.

Which is why i said it can. I think it will lose some throughput though.

 

[Aeacus]

I think it will lose some throughput though.

That much i already said:

It works. But since RX 9060 XT is PCI-E 5.0 GPU, you'd have a bit of performance loss. ~4% or so.

Source: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090-pci-express-scaling/32.html

 

[Free4Me]

That much i already said:

Congrats!

 

[B17King]

Hi!
I used to dabble with computer building a bit but it has been many many years. I bought a gaming PC about 5 years ago from IBUYPOWER because life was happening and I couldn't build a new PC from scratch at the time when my previous had suddenly died. This machine still runs great and has given me no issues but I am considering upgrading from a 2060 Super to a 3060 TI. Can my motherboard/PSU/PC in general support this upgrade? Am I missing anything?

Just want to make sure I am not ordering something I don't have the right connections for or something bone headed like that(maybe lack of space? Is the 3060 a lot bigger etc).....like I said it's been a while haha. I am considering upgrading this for Battlefield 6 if that is helpful in anyway. PC's current specs below. Thank you so much for any help/guidance you all can provide!

Case	iBUYPOWER Element MR Mirror Finished Tempered Glass ARGB Gaming Case
Case Fans	Default Case Fan
Case Lighting	iBUYPOWER RGB Lighting - [FREE] 1 RGB Lighting Strip
Processor	Intel® Core™ i7-9700K Processor (8x 3.60GHz/12MB L3 Cache)
Processor Cooling	Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid Cooling System - Standard 120mm Fan
Memory	16 GB [8 GB X2] DDR4-3000 Memory Module - Corsair Vengeance LPX
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER - 8GB GDDR6 (VR-Ready)
Motherboard	ASRock Z390 PHANTOM GAMING 4S-IB -- 802.11ac WiFi, ARGB Header (1), USB 3.2 Gen 1 (4 Rear, 4 Front)
Power Supply	700 Watt - HIGH POWER - 80 PLUS Gold
Advanced Cabling Options	Standard Default Cables
Primary Hard Drive	1 TB WD Black 3D Series SN750 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD -- Read: 3470MB/s; Write: 3000MB/s
Secondary Hard Drive	- [FREE] 2 TB SEAGATE HARD DRIVE 7200RPM - Today Only
Sound Card	3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Network Card	Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)

Simple answer: Yes
Long Term: No - (Why: if your just upgrading your gpu you will run into an issue where the FPS that your expecting or hoping wont be visible as your PCIE lane wont support your GPU's generation of speed through the PCIE lane. Also known as bottlenecking.)

Recommend to look at:
- A new motherboard that supports 4.0 pcie compatabilty or higher so if you want to upgrade again you dont have to spend as much. When you get ram dont forget to check the Motherboards QVL on the manufactures website.

- Eventually if you ever get around to it. 32gb of ram is nice to have for gaming. A lot of games and programs these days are utilizing ram more heavily than it has in the past. I recommend staying at 16gb for budget and upgrade to 32gb if you want a tad more juice in the tank. It wont increase FPS like crazy, but it will help with smoother gameplay.

If your tight on budget and need to upgrade. I do recommend looking into AMD products. AMD is your more budget friendly side than Intel.

If you dont want to build it yourself which sounds like you would rather do in your original post. I does not hurt to get another pre-built at all. In some cases depending on the parts. Sometimes pre-builds are better in component wise than building it yourself.

If your mainly wanting to play Battlefield 6 on it. it can depend on what graphics your wanting. Are you wanting max setting in the video settings or are you wanting at least medium to high. I'm sure you know this, but just in case. The higher quality settings you are looking for the higher the price is for the componets.