Question Is it worthwhile to upgrade from a 1660 super 6b to a 3060 8gb?

[Dabuu]

Is it worthwhile to upgrade from a 1660 super 6b to a 3060 8gb?

 

[boju]

Long as the rest of your specs including power supply meets the requirements.

3060Ti would be better though. 3060 is a little slower than 1080Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Specs

NVIDIA TU116, 1785 MHz, 1408 Cores, 88 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 6144 MB GDDR6, 1750 MHz, 192 bit

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[Dabuu]

Long as the rest of your specs including power supply meets the requirements.

3060Ti would be better though. 3060 is a little slower than 1080Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Specs

NVIDIA TU116, 1785 MHz, 1408 Cores, 88 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 6144 MB GDDR6, 1750 MHz, 192 bit

www.techpowerup.com

Thank you for your response. I actually prefer the 3060 12GB version due to its faster memory speed and higher VRAM capacity. However, I found a deal for only $200, while in my country, it typically costs around $300-400 for an 8GB VRAM version. I believe this is a good deal, but I'm having second thoughts about waiting for a sale on the 40 series GPU.
Here are my current specs, and I'd like to confirm if they would work well with the 3060 if I decide to purchase it:

• Ryzen 5 2600
• B450 DS3H V2
• 32GB RAM (2x16) 3200MHz CL16
• 1TB SSD
• 3TB HDD
• 500GB M.2 NVMe
• 700W Bronze-rated PSU

I apologize if my question seems a bit basic; I just want to be sure as I cannot afford any issues that might affect my current system.
Thank you for your assistance!

 

[boju]

Im sceptical of that psu, i don't know why people cheap out on power supplies, but anyway, 3060 is maximum id go for with it.

 

[Dabuu]

Thank you for your insights. Do you have any recommendations for a power supply if I decide to upgrade? Should I opt for a Gold-rated power supply? I stuck with Bronze due to budget constraints. I've read on the internet that Bronze-rated PSUs are fine as long as you don't exceed the wattage and don't have a particularly expensive build. Since I was building a budget system at the time, it seemed like a reasonable choice. Could you also clarify why you find my PSU questionable? Is it because of the Bronze rating?

 

[boju]

Firstly need model to give you a proper answer but i can tell you now that's probably got 3yrs warranty at best. Poor transient spike regulation which 3xxx series graphics cards tend to do especially with more powerful models causing high spikes in power draw and if psu isn't equipped to deal with that then it'll shut down or damage components. If you were to upgrade then look at minimum 7yr warranty units preferably 10yrs like Corsair Rmx line.

More power supplies here, something in Tier A. 650W for your system.

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