Upgrading on a budget
Posted by SmilingRacoon15@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 11 comments
Hi guys, got the old tax returns back and I’m itching for an upgrade. I’ve currently got a 1660ti in my computer and would like to upgrade my card. I was looking at either the 5060ti or the 9060xt, something with 16gb that won’t blow my bank. Are these the current go-to cards or am I better off waiting for prices to die down with ai driving them up? I have seen mixed reviews on both of these though I think they’d both be substantial upgrades to my current card. Any suggestions you guys might have on a new card? I’ve never explored pre-used either as these are sensitive components but I would appreciate your thoughts!
Thanks
HappyAffirmative@reddit
You might be able to find an RTX 5070, which only has 12GB of VRAM, but it is a more powerful card. Maybe an RX 9070.
SmilingRacoon15@reddit (OP)
Would 12gb be bottle necking me? I only use the pc to play games, no super high res or any 4k anything like that. Mainly CS and the occasional cod game.
MoistWelder8712@reddit
No, currently 12gb is actually fine even for 1440p. For CS I'd also rather get an nvidia card.
SmilingRacoon15@reddit (OP)
Any reason in particular? I heard the amd cards have driver issues often.
HappyAffirmative@reddit
No more than Nvidia cards. It's just that some games prefer AMD, and some prefer Nvidia
jbshell@reddit
Any access to a micro center retail store? Also, have seen some posts sharing GPU mark down deals at Walmart Super Centers such as 5070/5060 Ti 16gb(not shown online--in store only).
SmilingRacoon15@reddit (OP)
No microcenters unfortunately, I work in the middle of nowhere Mississippi so I would need to ship something in.
jbshell@reddit
Sounds good. Prob would keep an eye out for deal drops. Such as Woot(Amazon owned), r/buildapcsales is a decent reddit to keep eye on for shared deals found.
With current pricing, 9060 XT 16GB prob best bang for buck since the 5060 Ti 16GB is near what the 5070 MSRP is, currently (tough sell, imo).
The 60 series GPUs also mostly use a single PCIe 8 pin power connector from the power supply, so can be good depending on the current one installed(if have an 8 pin available).
How are the rest of the PC specs doin? Any other upgrade potential. Certainly the GPU would do wonders.
SmilingRacoon15@reddit (OP)
I’ve got 32gb ddr5 and a ryzen 7 7700x, put those in last year before ram hit the fan.
jbshell@reddit
Great specs, yep def all set for a GPU upgrade ✅
SmilingRacoon15@reddit (OP)
Forgot to say, my budget id like to spend is around $600 usd or less.