[SOLVED] Which video card? 3060?

[warewulf]

Looking to buy a new graphics card. Looks like prices are stupid right now though.

What would be the AMD equivalent to the Nvidia 3060 or maybe not even as powerful if I can save a few $100. Or should I just get a 2060?

I have a Nvidia 1060 now with an older i7. Eventually want to replace the PC, but figure I'd do the video card now and maybe put off the rest of the PC for a couple months. Will then likely by a Ryzen since those seem like a better deal when compared to the i7.

 

[TommyTwoTone66]

I would wait 6 months and see if the current price situation changes. I think it might.

 

[boju]

Rtx3060/Rx6600 ~ 3060Ti/Rx6600Xt. Generally Nvidia is faster in most titles shown below.

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2060 wouldn't be much of an upgrade, I'd go for 1080ti level of performance at least to make it worthwhile which is marginally starting with 3060. If you can, maybe 3060Ti.

I ran 1080Ti on an i7 2600k OC 4.5ghz in 1440p just fine (~10 fps roughly less than 8700k), the card still performed well. If your i7 is better than that and psu is adequate (not too old or junk) then 3060/ 3060Ti level of performance would be fine.

Higher resolution/ more eye candy lowers frame rate so that's less frame pre-rendering cpu needs to do so you can control any bottleneck that way.

 

[warewulf]

Rtx3060/Rx6600 ~ 3060Ti/Rx6600Xt. Generally Nvidia is faster in most titles shown below.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Review

The GeForce RTX 3060 is Nvidia's latest $330 desktop GPU offering that you're unlikely to find at its suggested retail price. But what does that mean for...

www.techspot.com

AMD Radeon RX 6600 Review

How good or bad the RX 6600 will be can only be determined over the coming weeks, based on street pricing and availability. But for now, the...

www.techspot.com

2060 wouldn't be much of an upgrade, I'd go for 1080ti level of performance at least to make it worthwhile which is marginally starting with 3060. If you can, maybe 3060Ti.

I ran 1080Ti on an i7 2600k OC 4.5ghz in 1440p just fine (~10 fps roughly less than 8700k), the card still performed well. If your i7 is better than that and psu is adequate (not too old or junk) then 3060/ 3060Ti level of performance would be fine.

Higher resolution/ more eye candy lowers frame rate so that's less frame pre-rendering cpu needs to do so you can control any bottleneck that way.

Thanks for the replies!

It does look like holding out for the 3060 would be better in the long run. Looks like the only way to get one right now is to buy a pre-built system. Even then, for something somewhat decent with 16GB system memory runs around $1500. So I'll have to think about it. Not sure I want to spend that kind of money.

 

[uppercut4u]

Wait and get a 3060 TI

 

[Zerk2012]

Thanks for the replies!

It does look like holding out for the 3060 would be better in the long run. Looks like the only way to get one right now is to buy a pre-built system. Even then, for something somewhat decent with 16GB system memory runs around $1500. So I'll have to think about it. Not sure I want to spend that kind of money.

If your in the US check the Newegg Shuffle daily usually starts around 12 Eastern time.

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Today they had a 3060ti for 600 and a 3070 for 750.

 

[InvalidError]

The GTX1060 is still fairly decent if you have a 6GB model and don't mind lowering details in newer games to keep performance decent.

I'd upgrade the rest of the PC first since CPU-MoBo-RAM prices are far less screwed up than GPUs. With some luck, all of the GPU refreshes and lower-end launches will help bring some sanity back.

 

[warewulf]

If your in the US check the Newegg Shuffle daily usually starts around 12 Eastern time.

Newegg Shuffle FAQ - Newegg Knowledge Base

Newegg shuffle is our drawing system used to purchase in-demand products that are currently limited in supply.

kb.newegg.com

Today they had a 3060ti for 600 and a 3070 for 750.

I'll keep an eye on those.

Got the itch to fast track the PC yesterday because my PC was crashing when trying to play COD. I tried a bunch of fixes, but nothing worked. Might try a clean install tonight.

In the meantime, I did look at some PC deals.

This HP for $1350
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-ome...-1tb-ssd-shadow-black/6477879.p?skuId=6477879

Similar price on a Dell XPS
https://deals.dell.com/en-us/member/productdetail/by1x

Alienware with 3060ti for $1600
https://www.microcenter.com/product/634663/dell-alienware-aurora-r10-gaming-pc

 

[InvalidError]

Between the first two, I'd go with the Dell XPS as the i7-11700 is considerably faster than the Ryzen 5600G, though the RAM speed is a downgrade and you lose half of the SSD capacity.

If you don't mind the extra $250, the Alienware does use the better Ryzen 5600X, faster RAM than either of the other two, a 3060Ti and 1TB SSD. Without delving into the minute details, it appears to be the best-balanced option out of the three.

 

[warewulf]

I got my PC working, so probably going to hold off for now.

My current PC is an older Dell XPS 8900
i7 6700
16GB RAM
Nvidia 1060

I'll keep watching the prices. Though at the moment, doesn't seem like the prices are very good. Everyone pretty much has the same specs for similar prices. Maybe when the Christmas season is over, and after New Years, the prices will come down a bit.

I'll compare the pre-built with build yourself. Looks like the pre built from Micro Center (Powerspec) seem decent.

This one is similar to the Dell XPS above for around the same price: https://www.microcenter.com/product/635448/powerspec-g509-gaming-pc

I like that it uses an Asus mobo. The Dell XPS are nice, but sometimes their proprietary cases get a little stupid. Not sure if I would trust ibuypower or some of the other pre-builts though. Looks like Newegg has their ABS brand. Seems decent.

 

[warewulf]

So I decided to go ahead and build a gaming PC and keep my video card. New thread:

https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/help-with-gaming-pc-build.3739902/