Originally Posted by Mephistopheles Janx:
My CPU will handle a 2060 (or a 5600XT). That is the most it will handle though. Is that not a mid-range GPU or has the paradigm shifted once the 6l/30 series was released?
I'm basically shopping for this current build's last ever video card. I'm gonna OC my 4770K (3.5GHz) to match a 4790K (4.0 GHz) and OC the memory (unknown specs on that as of yet) to give this build one last contract in it's HOF career.
I didn't feel the need to upgrade from my RX 570 / 24" 1080p monitor as much as we needed another monitor in the house so I went ahead and bought something that would be as future proof as I could afford. Now I'm trying to drive it as effectively as possible under the circumstances.
I don't know what AMD is looking like but as far as nVidia, 2060 is about as middle of the road as it gets. There's only the 1650 and 1660 and its Super/TI variants below it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by hometeam:
For example, im rocking a 3090, 1440p ultra settings with RT on, in games like watch dog legion im getting 52 fps at 1440p, and that card is literally 4x as powerful in RT performance than a 2060.
To be fair, im getting about 140 fps in Warzone with RT on, but that still translates to something like 30~ fps on a 2060 to one of the better performing RT games.
Get the most raster performance you can for your dollar. And that is likely a 3070 (or a 3080 if you have the lil extra cash), and that gives you an upgrade path later as well. Dont buy one of these last gen cards on the cusp of the new wave if you are looking from a value standpoint.
What cpu are you running? That seems awfully low. I have heard though that cpu bottleneck the new cards at anything lower then 4k [Reply]
Originally Posted by TambaBerry:
What cpu are you running? That seems awfully low. I have heard though that cpu bottleneck the new cards at anything lower then 4k
3900x OCed.
Watch Dogs is a marvel of ray tracing and bad optimization. AMAZING LIGHTING... iiiiity bittty living space. [Reply]
I was in a situation like this not too long ago. I wanted to upgrade my gpu on my antiquated travel PC so that I could play Madden 19. I spend about 25 nights a month in a hotel.
I live close to a MicroCenter, so I just checked their open boxes online everyday until found what I wanted. I ended up geting a RX 5700x for $310.
Also depending how much of a hurry you are in, AMD's 6000 series might be worth waiting on. It looks like the RX 6500x should drop in January for approx $300.
Originally Posted by mdstu:
I was in a situation like this not too long ago. I wanted to upgrade my gpu on my antiquated travel PC so that I could play Madden 19. I spend about 25 nights a month in a hotel.
I live close to a MicroCenter, so I just checked their open boxes online everyday until found what I wanted. I ended up geting a RX 5700x for $310.
Also depending how much of a hurry you are in, AMD's 6000 series might be worth waiting on. It looks like the RX 6500x should drop in January for approx $300.
Edit: The MC link does not go to the Brentwood store. You will have to select the store at the top of the page. FYI.
Newegg had an MSI 5600 XT for $230 after code and $10 MIR two weeks ago and a sale just ended on an ASUS 5600 XT for $249.99 w/free shipping and no sales tax.
I am gonna keep checking but will be pulling the trigger on something by BF/CM. Getting anything bigger than a 5600XT would be something of a waste as I will be picking up whatever is the biggest baddest come time to build the next rig. [Reply]
How late is newegg gonna keep me up tonight I wonder...
Waiting for that MSI 5600 XT video card to come up but still showing OOS. I'm hopeful, though, because I've been clicking on other items for the black Friday sale and the updated prices haven't landed. Also, several items say their sale ends in an hour.
It would make sense if they activated their sales by CST as it is in the middle for everyone. It would make sense if they activated their sales by PST because the company is based out of California.
But Mountain Time? I'll keep you all posted... I know you are rooting for me in this. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mephistopheles Janx:
What absolute bullshit. That card has been listed as OOS for 3 days yet it appears on their BF sale page. Huge let down.
Bummer. It appears the gpu gods and 2020 are not done shitting on us yet. Keep looking though, there are apt to be short restock bursts this week especially starting Thursday. Newegg included. [Reply]
Originally Posted by vailpass:
Cyber Monday might have some deals on the cards you like. NewEgg always has a lot going on then.
I don't expect to find a much better deal than this. The Vega 56 can be biosed with the 64's bios and then overclocked to meet same stats as the Vega 64.
The Vega has serious OC'ing capabilities.
Originally Posted by :
When overclocking PowerColor Vega 56 card with a massive power offset of 242% maximum power, we surpassed the RTX 2070 stock card by 5.2%, reaching 62.7FPS AVG. That's a tremendous jump of 28.5% over the stock Vega 56 card, or 20% over the Red Dragon stock card, possible only through this mod.Oct 24, 2018
Originally Posted by Mephistopheles Janx:
I don't expect to find a much better deal than this. The Vega 56 can be biosed with the 64's bios and then overclocked to meet same stats as the Vega 64.
