Question Which GPU for an old HP Envy ?

[Zachabola]

Hello and thanks for reading this. I'm looking to upgrade my GPU from a decade old GTX 660 to something that can run 4K. What can my machine run? I've heard that it can handle a GTX 1060 but that a GTX 3060 would be bottlenecked by the CPU. Do you think my computer could run a GTX 2060? Any comments are appreciated.

Specs:

• 2013 HP envy phoenix 800-070st
• Pegatron 2ace motherboard
• Intel i7 - 3820 quad-core processor 3.6 GHz
• LGA 2011 CPU socket
• Intel x79 express chipset
• Sandy bridge
• 600W PSU
• BIOS AMI 8.09
• PCIe gen 2.0
• 16 GB DDR3 - 1600 MHz

Thanks in advance.

 

[pete_101]

You could actually run a 3060 at 4K. The bigger question is, does it currently run your games at 1080p? If it does, then getting a 3060 for 4K isn't as silly as it sounds.

The PSU, did it come in the build or have you replaced it, if so, what's the make and model?

 

[Zachabola]

You could actually run a 3060 at 4K. The bigger question is, does it currently run your games at 1080p? If it does, then getting a 3060 for 4K isn't as silly as it sounds.

The PSU, did it come in the build or have you replaced it, if so, what's the make and model?

The computer can run most pre-2020 AAA games at low settings, but not newer games and not games at high settings.

The PSU is a HP hq-tre 71004. I don't know much about electronics. Why do you ask?

Thanks

 

[pete_101]

The PSU is a HP hq-tre 71004. I don't know much about electronics. Why do you ask?

Because to power a 3060, you need a good quality PSU of 600w and it needs to have 2 x PCIe power connectors (6+2 pin), I doubt your PSU fulfils either of these requirements, so budget on buying a new PSU too.

 

[popatim]

Forget about running games at 4k, With your processor you're limited on what games you can play anyways.
Plan for 1080 resolution unless you're going to upgrade the whole PC soon.

grab a gtx960, 1060, 1650, or 1660; whatever you can afford, and run with it.

 

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