Question Looking to upgrade GPU to pair with a Ryzen 9 3900x ?

[Klean9]

I have a PC I put together just as the GPU market went nuts so I stuck in what I had at the time...a GTX 1070. The CPU is Ryzen 9 3900x, mobo is Asrock B550 steel Legend. and PSU is Corsair RM 650x. CPU is what it is for graphics processing work but the PC is used for gaming, too. What would be a good GPU match? Obviously, it's not getting overclocked. It is being played on a 1080p monitor with plans to go 2K but not for a while. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

 

[boju]

With that psu and cpu, probably 3070ti, maybe 3080.

[SOLVED] - Corsair Rm650x good enough for my system

Hello, I bought an amd ryzen 9 3900x and a gigabyte rtx3070 ti OC. Is the corsair rm650x 80+ gold good enough for this system ? Thanks.

forums.tomshardware.com

Even upgrading to 3060ti will show double performance (or there abouts) in most titles.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Review

The new GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is Nvidia's latest $400 GPU designed to replace the RTX 2060 Super. The RTX 3060 Ti should be a substantial upgrade...

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[COLGeek]

What is your budget and from where do you purchase PC parts?

 

[Klean9]

What is your budget and from where do you purchase PC parts?

I'd like to keep it under $500. I prefer to get from Newegg or direct from manufacturer. I like to avoid Amazon but it depends on the seller. I'd love to go to Microcenter but the closest is hundreds of miles away. I'm in the US.

 

[COLGeek]

For your consideration: https://www.newegg.com/msi-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-rtx-3060-ti-gaming-x-8g-lhr/p/N82E16814137672

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Yeah, i'd go with a 3060ti too. The 3070ti needs a 750w PSU that can handle transient power spikes. A 650w is on the low side for that.

The 3060ti is more powerful than a 2080 Super, and close to a 2080ti. Solid for 1080p gaming, high hz/fps, high in game settings. Is even suitable for good 1440p gaming.

Also, nicely balanced with your current system.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

For a couple of other options if you wanted to go slightly above 500.

ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Phantom Gaming D Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 (RX6800XT PGD 16GO) - Newegg.com

To stay under and have cash left...

ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger D Gaming Graphic Card, 12GB GDDR6 VRAM, AMD RDNA2 (RX6700XT CLD 12G) - Newegg.com

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

For a couple of other options if you wanted to go slightly above 500.

ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Phantom Gaming D Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 (RX6800XT PGD 16GO) - Newegg.com

To stay under and have cash left...

ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger D Gaming Graphic Card, 12GB GDDR6 VRAM, AMD RDNA2 (RX6700XT CLD 12G) - Newegg.com

Good point on the 6700XT. Slightly faster than the 3060ti in raster, and sometimes cheaper too!

The only issue is FSR isn't as good DLSS, and RT on the 6xxx doesn't quite keep up with a RTX3060ti. But a good alternative.

 

[boju]

Transient spikes is something to be weary about but not something to be overly concerned with. Rmx series handles them well and Nvidia bases 750w on a system with 10900k, that cpu consumes north of 100w more than 3900x.

 

[Klean9]

All of your answers were helpful! Thank you so much for taking the time. I think I'll go with a 3060ti. Cheers!

 

[ohio_buckeye]

3060ti should be decent. You may also see if the 3070 isn’t a lot more.