Question GPU upgrade.

[Vilionzo]

Hey there,

Willing to upgrade the GPU

System:

CPU: Ryzen 5800x3D
GPU: RTX 2060 OC
PSU: Will be upgraded with GPU upgrade.

Final: want to play on 4k resolution, willing to spend around 1k euro.

 

[jeremyj_83]

With a 1k Euro budget, the fastest card you will be able to get is the Radeon 7900XTX. It provides 4080 level of performance in 4k non ray tracing gaming. When you use ray tracing, the performance is more like the 3080/3080Ti. Currently the 7900XTX starts at just under 1k Euro but more are over that.

If you wanted to go the nVidia route then the fastest card you can get in the 4070Ti. Its performance is around that of the 3090 but only comes with 12GB VRAM compared to 24GB VRAM found on the 3090/Ti and 7900XTX. High resolution gaming, especially if you use highest settings, can eat up the VRAM very quickly. Therefore in a way the 4070Ti isn't as "future proof" as cards with more VRAM but the same amount of graphical horsepower. That said you can always run at lower quality settings or use DLSS to help mitigate some of the lack of VRAM.

 

[Vilionzo]

With a 1k Euro budget, the fastest card you will be able to get is the Radeon 7900XTX. It provides 4080 level of performance in 4k non ray tracing gaming. When you use ray tracing, the performance is more like the 3080/3080Ti. Currently the 7900XTX starts at just under 1k Euro but more are over that.

If you wanted to go the nVidia route then the fastest card you can get in the 4070Ti. Its performance is around that of the 3090 but only comes with 12GB VRAM compared to 24GB VRAM found on the 3090/Ti and 7900XTX. High resolution gaming, especially if you use highest settings, can eat up the VRAM very quickly. Therefore in a way the 4070Ti isn't as "future proof" as cards with more VRAM but the same amount of graphical horsepower. That said you can always run at lower quality settings or use DLSS to help mitigate some of the lack of VRAM.

Since im using GIGABYTES 4k monitor with AMD freesync, it would be better to go 7900XTX? Do you reckon?

 

[Order 66]

Since im using GIGABYTES 4k monitor with AMD freesync, it would be better to go 7900XTX? Do you reckon?

yes, not to mention that 24GB will outlast 12GB with or without DLSS.

 

[jeremyj_83]

Since im using GIGABYTES 4k monitor with AMD freesync, it would be better to go 7900XTX? Do you reckon?

Depending on the monitor an nVidia card might be able to use the freesync. However, I feel that the 7900XTX is the overall better card for now and the future.

 

[Vilionzo]

Depending on the monitor an nVidia card might be able to use the freesync. However, I feel that the 7900XTX is the overall better card for now and the future.

I'm starting to agree, any PSU recommendation? Otherwise i could jump on PSU threat, gonna mark your answer as a solution shortly

 

[Vilionzo]

And also, which brand of 7900 XTX, leaning forward ASUS TUF.

Amazon.de

Seems a good deal

 

[ohio_buckeye]

I would avoid gigabyte. Friend of mine here in the USA bought one from them, had issues a few months in, so he rma’d the card. Gigabyte sent him a used/refurbished card (he’d only had his about 6 months). The card they sent him had the same issues as his original one. He rma’d the second card and asked for a refund. To my knowledge they sent him another card instead that seems to work fine. But he was so annoyed he bought another card in the meantime and has vowed not to purchase any more gigabyte products.

 

[Order 66]

I'm starting to agree, any PSU recommendation? Otherwise i could jump on PSU threat, gonna mark your answer as a solution shortly

For PSU, the minimum is 800W, however I would go for 1000 just for future upgradability's sake.

 

[7medd]

Hi
Did you consider waiting for black friday to get a discount ?

 

[jeremyj_83]

And also, which brand of 7900 XTX, leaning forward ASUS TUF.

Amazon.de

Seems a good deal

I'd look at the Sapphire Pulse for the 7900XTX.
PCPartPicker Part List

Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card (€1005.99 @ Alternate)
Total: €1005.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-09 19:00 CEST+0200

 

[jeremyj_83]

I'm starting to agree, any PSU recommendation? Otherwise i could jump on PSU threat, gonna mark your answer as a solution shortly

850W is minimum but going with 1000W isn't the worst idea. I'd look at the Corsair RMx Shift series as it is ATX 3.0 and a good overall PSU.

Amazon.de

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Depending on the monitor an nVidia card might be able to use the freesync. However, I feel that the 7900XTX is the overall better card for now and the future.

As long as a DP cable is used, Freesync monitors work flawlessly with Gsync/Nvidia cards

 

[Vilionzo]

I'd look at the Sapphire Pulse for the 7900XTX.
PCPartPicker Part List

Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card (€1005.99 @ Alternate)
Total: €1005.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-09 19:00 CEST+0200

What about if i throw in extra 100 to get Sapphire Nitro + , worth it?

 

[jeremyj_83]

What about if i throw in extra 100 to get Sapphire Nitro + , worth it?

The Nitro+ has better cooling but is also a bigger card. Is it worth 100 Euro, that is your call. Overall the Pulse is know to be a good overall card for a decent price usually. The Nitro+ is the top of the line version from Sapphire.

 

[Order 66]

What about if i throw in extra 100 to get Sapphire Nitro + , worth it?

If noise is a consideration for you, a more expensive card with a better cooler tends to be quieter.

 

[Vilionzo]

Decided going with Sapphire Nitro +, thanks all for help, idk how to highlight the best answer anymore i dont seem to found it.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Yes, since the most recent Tom's upgrade on the forum, the 'choose answer' icon seems to be mostly gone. It does show in some threads but not in others.