r/graphicscard

While I'm going to consider going to a specialty repair shop for my GeForce RTX 3090, I am consider replacing it. (I suspect the VRAM is dying due to visual snow and hardware lag. And cables do not seem to be the cause. )

I went overkill with this card when building my PC. I thought I would be playing graphically intensive games. I did not. I mostly played games from 20+ years ago and league of Legends, and some indie games. I suspect this trend to continue

I have a dual monitor setup and am always putting a video on my 2nd monitor while I do something windowed mode in my main monitor. (Often, it's just children's programming for my kids as I do w/e in my main monitor.)

Do y'all have any suggestions for my use case? I feel like it's a good opportunity to buy a more affordable graphics card since I'm not utilizing it.

I'm in the market for a new gpu, my favorite games simply aren't giving me a satisfying amount of FPS anymore, I'm running a rx6600 with a 5600x3d. I've been looking around and $400 seems like it can get you something nice, considering you go used (sad I couldn't get the 9060xt 16g when they were this cheap tho 😔), I only ever game, I usually use the lowest settings and very occasionally actually crank it up higher. I am NOT getting an intel gpu 💀.

Seems like the best competitors here are used 6800xt, 3080, or potentially a used 9060xt16gb if I can find one.

Does anyone have any other suggestions for a good upgrade at this price range? I will also probably need a new psu too (on 550w rn) so any suggestions for those would also be appreciated. Thank you! :)

So was on the fence when a 5070 was around $600, now I have remorse. I did not build due to DDR5 RAM prices but now based on talking to my buddy at Microcenter, prices will not be coming down in the next 12-18 month with 100% certainty

So you think just bite the bullet and do the build? Was just going for 5070 and a Zen 7800X3D. I play mostly older games and tons of emulation so this build will last me for 8-10 years, seriously

Or, use my 2070 Super that still gets me by great, and get something like a 5800X3D and roll with it for 2 years

This might be a weird post, but I'm curious on y'all's thoughts.

I used to pay very close attention to PC hardware. It was something I really enjoyed. Over the past 10 years or so, I haven't payed any attention at all. I'm currently running a GTX 1070 8gb.

I've had pretty much zero issues running any games with it. I'm not sure exactly why. There are obviously a few that I can't run at all, and some I've had to tinker with to run well, but it's still going strong.

Not sure how something so outdated still runs things so well. What am I missing out on using it?

Also curious as to what y'all think would be a good upgrade. As I said, I haven't really looked into the tech in a long time. I don't want to break the bank, and I'm not even sure I need an upgrade when this one is doing far better than I ever expected.

Thanks

I'm going to finally move on from my trusty old GTX 1050 laptop and assemble a budget gaming PC. So I've been digging deep into the local market and found out a used rx6900 is pretty much about the same price as RTX 5060 8gb here. And I'm struggling to choose between them.

I'm going to stick to my 1080p monitor and have no plans to upgrade that anytime soon.

Any other GPU suggestion in the price range is welcome.

Rockin' the GTX750Ti overclocked a little. What was your first GPU?

I'm an old gamer at 71 but I still have some old cards laying around. LOL

Edit: Old people typing error...

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I bought a 3 fan gigabyte 5060ti 16gb on Valentine’s Day earlier this year, I still have the original box and receipt from microcenter. It’s been fun but lacking on most of the games I want to play (ie forbidden west)
I was wondering what I’d expect to get for my GPU if I were to sell it right now, and how much I am looking to spend on a 5070ti.
When buying the 5070ti, is it better to go for new or used?
Also,is there any popular places to buy/sell other than eBay and market place?

Hi all

I'm wanting to upgrade my PC from:

Ryzen 7 3700X

NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super

650 watt PSU

Done a bit of research and I've settled on:

RYZEN 7 5700X3D

Radeon RX 9070 XT

850 watt PSU

I got enough ram still at 32GB

My question is how loud is the graphics card when under load?

Also i have a alienware 3821DW monitor which has G-sync module but my research has told me it can use adaptive freesync so I can still have the variable refresh rate

Can anyone confirm that also?

First new game I want to enjoy is WOW forever and then Kingdom come deliverance 2 and other titles in future

I just want to roll it into a 5070 ti or 5080. I bought it for $549 14 months ago. It works great. I would just love it 30% more if it was a 5070 TI.

I didn’t know how much I would love getting back into gaming. I took a five year break and I didn’t want to go crazy with my build but I’ve ended up loving gaming again and I’m ready to put a ring on it.

Please don’t recommend AMD. I have an RX 9070 XT in my Bazzite machine and I’m not interested in constantly using Optiscaler or just having shimmery and unstable graphics or not having access to RR or well implemented features. I really tried with AMD and I like having a non microsoft PC but I don’t want that as my daily driver.

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My setup;

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor

ASRock B650M Pro RS Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard

Silicon Power Value Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory

XFX Speedster MERC 319 Black Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card

I bought this setup last year and its been working good but I'm really starting to get into AI. I been learning ComfyUI image generation, and SillyTavern to get a LLM but with my specs I can't do both and have to offload the LLM. Im working towards getting the setup so ComfyUI (qwen 2.1 INT8) automatically sends the character gens to sillytavern based on the scene. I still play regular games at 1440p and it does great but I'm kind of limited on the AI front.

I don't want to upgrade my video card to another 16GB card since it wouldn't help the AI part. It would help the gaming part but honestly I'm happy with my setup for gaming.

I know I'd have to upgrade the Processor and the power supply (Corsair RM750x (2021) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply) most likely too. I would be okay to spend around 2k USD but it looks like all the 24GB cards are over 3k. And if I did upgrade I wouldnt want a card that will be irrelevant in the next couple years.

kind of curious what everyone thinks, if it's worth to try and upgrade, or just offload the LLM and use the INT8 model like I have been. Hell I don't even know how much a difference the 24GB card would make, I just know that that's what runs the AI. Like I said my main goal is for consistent character generation in comfy that automatically goes to SillyTavern so I can do RP games.

So I was honestly thinking of getting the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700, I know it's not really an upgrade gaming wise (slight upgrade I think) but the real upgrade would come in ComfyUI, it would take the 1-2 min img Gen time with my 7800xt to under 30 seconds and allow me to run more advanced processes.

Curious on any thoughts, thanks!

First of all, I'm from Bosnia, so please keep in mind that my budget and the prices reflect the market in my country. The minimum wage here is €500, just to give you some perspective on the cost. (I'm a student, worked over the summer, and earned enough to afford a new GPU).

I have a Ryzen 5 5600X, 16GB of RAM, and a GTX 1660 Super (6GB). I'm planning to upgrade my graphics card right now, but which one should I get?

My top choice was the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, but it goes for about €550-€600 in my country, which is very expensive. The other one I looked at is the RX 9060 XT 16GB, which sits around €470-€500.

Generally, AMD is cheaper, but I'm really drawn to Nvidia, its DLSS, and that whole ecosystem—especially seeing how AI enhances older games, etc. So now I'm torn: should I stretch my budget and get the 5060 Ti, or should I go for the 9060 XT?

How good is DLSS, really? Would you recommend any other card? I'm open to all advice, whatever you have to say.

Hello,

Just selled my RX 7600 8GB as I did get toooo much drivers errors in more demanding games, like BF6, The Finals, BodyCam etc., I gamed on 1080p and 1440p with medium-high graphics and get respectable FPS's for my taste, but the drivers are a mess on this one, so, what to choose next? I did find some 4060's with 8GB, 2080Ti (I tested this from my brother, is a beast, no crashes), 3060 12GB (the only good thing about this is that it have 12GB) or some older AMD cards like RX 6800 but I'm afraid of getting driver errors again, I'm thinking about 2080Ti and 4060, the first one have raw power but older RT/DLSS support but the newer one has better DLSS support and is more future-proof but I don't know if 4060+DLSS will match 2080Ti at 1440p (mid-high settings). Thanks!

Ryzen 5 7600, 32GB RAM 6000 CL30, 650W PSU

Also, I tried everything on RX7600 to get it stable, nothing work, other drivers, undervolt, underclock, nothing works, or it works today and tomorrow it will crash without any reason!

Hello there. I have the titular 9070XT. I can say it’s a very capable card. I can also say it’s a bloody loud card, even with undervolting and custom fan curves. Like really loud. I have sensory issues so it really irks me. Which got me thinking, has anyone deshrouded this particular version and changed the fans to let’s say noctua?

Would anyone be willing to share how they did it? Possibly anyone who 3 printed parts?

Hi!

Help me decide which card to choose.
Rtx 4070
Rtx 3080
Rtx 3070 Ti

I had an RTX 4070 GPU that broke, and now I'm looking for a replacement. However, I've realized in the meantime that I don't use the PC for anything other than playing CS2. I think a 4070 or a more powerful card is overkill for that; I just need a stable 400 FPS for my monitor. The system has a 9800X3D processor and 32GB of RAM.

Thanks.