Hello y'all,
long story short, my last build was in early - mid 2017 consisting of:
i7 - 7700 (non k)
2x8 GB Corsair LP4 DDR4 2400mhz
H270 Pro4 (Had to replace my original board since one of the ram slots died)
CX 550M PSU
Now I've been rock solid with this for nearly 6 years now. However, the RX 6600 goes for a nice price of 280 - 300 around where I live and I don't believe in upgrading my complete rig - so just replacing my card would be a good option. Question is, is it even worth going from the 580, which is still a solid card for 1080p, to a 6600?
Several problems I've noticed:
550W should be fine for the 6600, it has a lower TDP than a 580.
i7 - 7700 might bottleneck the GPU?
And perhaps the biggest one: Motherboard only has PCIE 3.0, now from what I've seen the performance gain is marginal for such a card, but what do you guys think? I need some advice on this
Many thanks
long story short, my last build was in early - mid 2017 consisting of:
i7 - 7700 (non k)
2x8 GB Corsair LP4 DDR4 2400mhz
H270 Pro4 (Had to replace my original board since one of the ram slots died)
CX 550M PSU
Now I've been rock solid with this for nearly 6 years now. However, the RX 6600 goes for a nice price of 280 - 300 around where I live and I don't believe in upgrading my complete rig - so just replacing my card would be a good option. Question is, is it even worth going from the 580, which is still a solid card for 1080p, to a 6600?
Several problems I've noticed:
550W should be fine for the 6600, it has a lower TDP than a 580.
i7 - 7700 might bottleneck the GPU?
And perhaps the biggest one: Motherboard only has PCIE 3.0, now from what I've seen the performance gain is marginal for such a card, but what do you guys think? I need some advice on this
Many thanks