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[?] What's your PC specs?

Just a simple thread where everybody can share their specs if they want to. Normally I'd start off but the graphics card takes my 9.8 down to a 4.9... so yeah.
It was a suggestion to do this in another of my threads, and here it is.

MSI 890FXA-GD65
AMD Phenom II X6 1090t OC to 3.7. At stock voltage.
Wintec One 8GB DDR3 1600
AMD Radeon 6770 1GB. OC'd GPU clock to 950MHZ and memory clock to 1300MHZ
DiabloTek PHD850 850w
OCZ Vertex 3 120gb SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB
AOC 20" something or other
Hyper 212 Plus
Windows 7 Home Premium and LMDE.
It only cost like $700. Which isn't bad. Need to upgrade the graphics card though.
My laptop is the Gateway NV78 with LMDE on it(after 2.6.35 it broke backlight. I made up a guide to fix it) I got it in Nov of 09. With Linux it still beats out many.

Asus p6t
Intel i7 920 2.67 @ 4Ghz
12gb @1605Mhz
3+ TB on 5 drives
Xfx 6850be @900 core clock and 1200Mhz x 4 ( I think that's how it breaks down)
Blu-ray/hd-dvd/dvd-rw DL
Samsung 55in led @1080p
Sony 150 soundbar and sub
Does what I want )
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bryanfritz1 said:
Asus p6t
Intel i7 920 2.67 @ 4Ghz
12gb @1605Mhz
3+ TB on 5 drives
Xfx 6850be @900 core clock and 1200Mhz x 4 ( I think that's how it breaks down)
Blu-ray/hd-dvd/dvd-rw DL
Samsung 55in led @1080p
Sony 150 soundbar and sub
Does what I want )
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Lol why do you need a 55in led monitor? I just swapped down from a 32 to a 25... Perfect for me 32 was just a bit to big

You can look up my full specs on OCN, but here's the basics:
ASUS P67 Sabertooth
16GB Vengeance 1600MHz
Core i5-2500k @ 4.9GHz stable 56C full load
2x HD5970 @ 1GHz/1375MHz 72C full load
Corsair 1200w PSU
A whole bunch of other goodies...
I play BF3 Ultra at 85-100 FPS
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prochargedls2 said:
Lol why do you need a 55in led monitor? I just swapped down from a 32 to a 25... Perfect for me 32 was just a bit to big
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I sit back like 8 feet, the only downfall is the usb extension cords, because wireless has too much delay in games. I thought the 55 would be to big, but it was free and my 46 was dying. I ended up falling in love. Blu-rays look fantastic except for some flashlighting in darks scenes cause the tvs bent, but it was free lol
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bryanfritz1 said:
I sit back like 8 feet, the only downfall is the usb extension cords, because wireless has too much delay in games. I thought the 55 would be to big, but it was free and my 46 was dying. I ended up falling in love. Blu-rays look fantastic except for some flashlighting in darks scenes cause the tvs bent, but it was free lol
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Nice dude! How'd you get it for free! Yea wireless can be a pain
Sent from my Epic with a lil' ice cream on it

Let's just say it was pronounced dead and I figured out how to fix it.
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Here is one I built a bit ago, its was fun!
K'NEX PC - (Bedroom)
i5 750
8GB DDR3
Radeon 5770
(pics Attached)
My Others-
MAIN (used for movies and tv too, Server-ish too)
i7 3820
12GB DDR3
3 - WD Black 1TB HDD in RAID (almost full! Movies) lol
Radeon 7850
22" Dell Mon
55" Sony 3D
SHOP PC
AMD something 64
2GB Ram
Onboard Vid
Dell Duo (Mobile)
Windows 8
SSD 120GB
Should see my network - Three houses no closer than 1300ft, WiFi (N) 1watt amps, all through 100Mbps Charter, Att Uverse via lan (TV) -36 Devices on our network.
Ya I know... But I'm proud!!

a454nova said:
Here is one I built a bit ago, its was fun!
K'NEX PC - (Bedroom)
i5 750
8GB DDR3
Radeon 5770
(pics Attached)
My Others-
MAIN (used for movies and tv too, Server-ish too)
i7 3820
12GB DDR3
3 - WD Black 1TB HDD in RAID (almost full! Movies) lol
Radeon 7850
22" Dell Mon
55" Sony 3D
SHOP PC
AMD something 64
2GB Ram
Onboard Vid
Dell Duo (Mobile)
Windows 8
SSD 120GB
Should see my network - Three houses no closer than 1300ft, WiFi (N) 1watt amps, all through 100Mbps Charter, Att Uverse via lan (TV) -36 Devices on our network.
Ya I know... But I'm proud!!
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Cute case
sent from a phone using an app

Dell inspiron 531
Amd athlon x2 (OC'd to 3.1ghz)
4gb of ram (3.5 usable since 64 bit blows when odining)
Nvidia geforce 8300 gs (blows)
Total 1tb of hdd
Got it off craigslist for 100 dollars, I'm a broke college kid haha
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HP Pavillion DV6Z Quad Edition
AMD A8 3550-mX @ 2.0 GHZ OCable to 2.7 APU with HD Radeon Graphics
16inch HD Led Display
6 GB of DDR3
600 Gb HDD
Beats Audio
Oh yeah and its 7 pounds!!
600$
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I run older specs but here
Xfx 4850 1gb
Xfx750i mobo
Intel core 2 duo [email protected] 3ghz
8gb ddr2 ram
2x 500 gb western digital hard drives sata 2
1 1440x900 and one monitor I forget haha
sent from my Epic 4g running touchwiz for now.

I7-2600k at 4.4
16gb xms 2000
3x 1tb HD
1 180 corsair get ssd
Gtx 570sc
Fatality sound card
400 watt speakers
G500
Nostromo 52 te
23" Samsung
4 other machines not worth mentioning
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Intel Core i7 2600K @ 3.40GHz 39 °C
Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology
RAM
6.00 GB DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Dell Inc. 0Y2MRG (CPU 1) 33 °C
Graphics
DELL ST2220L ([email protected])
DELL ST2420L ([email protected])
ATI Radeon HD 5450
Hard Drives
977GB Hitachi Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 (SATA) 35 °C
Optical Drives
PLDS DVD+-RW DH-16ABS
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
bought this because it was cheaper than builing one. i got a hella good deal with some coupons at dell outlet. with both monitors i was out at under 800 dollars. captured my specs using speccy app for desktop

Running a 2008 white MacBook here. Upgraded to a 500gb hard drive and 4gb of ram. Triple booted with Ubuntu and Windows 7 as well. Gets the job done.

Dell Vostro 1400
250GB HDD
10 GB Partitioned for Recovery
11 GB Partitioned for Backtrack 5
1.4 Intel Core 2 Duo. 2GB of Ram
Dual Integrated Mics.
Intel 965 Mobile Express Chipset Family
Upgraded it to Windows 7 Ultimate
Nothing fancy, but it's enough for work, and perfect for BackTrack.
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i5-2500k, OC'd to??
6950 w/ 2GB
8GB 1600 ram
AsRock p67 extreme 4 mobo
Noctua cpu cooler
Antec's 850W psu that's larger and made for their cases
2x 64GB M4 ssd's
1x 1TB 7200rpm
2x2TB 5400rpm for movies/tv shows in an external enclosure
24" LED monitor
Also play BF3, i should go find that thread and add you guys...

darkierawr said:
"MSI 890FXA-GD65
AMD Phenom II X6 1090t OC to 3.7.
Wintec One 8GB DDR3 1600
AMD Radeon 6770 1GB
DiabloTek PHD850 850w
OCZ Vertex 3 120gb SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB
AOC 20" something or other
Hyper 212 Plus
It only cost like $700. Which isn't bad. Need to upgrade the graphics card though."
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Hows the graphic card going what can you play and such i cant play GTA 4 with Good ENB settings and some mods it plays around 20-30 FPS and thats with low visual settings.
My Setup
XxLostSoulxX said:
My PC Setup:
HP 6214y Modded little;
AMD Athlon II x4 620 @ 2.6GHz
XFX HD 6770 1GB GDDR5
Antec EarthWatts 650w PSU
8Gb DDR2
1Tb Western Digital
2Tb LaCiE External HDD
20" HP 2009f
Klipsch THX Pro Media 2.1 (BADA$$)
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XxLostSoulxX said:
My Setup
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I love your monitor and speaker setup
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PROBLEM: Mother board ASUS P7P55-M & Kingstone HyperX Fury Blue 8GB DDR3 1866mhz

Hi!
I have a desktop ASUS with mother board ASUS P7P55-M and i buyed a RAM Kingstone HyperX Fury Blue 8GB DDR3 1866mhz.
In Bios the RAM is detected but on OS boot, OS get freeze and doesn´t boot.
What im missing here???
Please, i need some help here.
Thanks in advance.

I have Asus X555L and freezes when boot when I put it on any surface. I have manage to boot by holding up oblique till Windows Logo appears.In this method boots always.

persona78 said:
Hi!
I have a desktop ASUS with mother board ASUS P7P55-M and i buyed a RAM Kingstone HyperX Fury Blue 8GB DDR3 1866mhz.
In Bios the RAM is detected but on OS boot, OS get freeze and doesn´t boot.
What im missing here???
Please, i need some help here.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi the Mainboard doesnt support DDR3 1866Mhz....the following infos i have copy+paste from Asus Hp.
Memory Features
Dual-Channel DDR3 2200 (O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 support
So the DDR3 1866Mhz isnt supportet by your Mainbord.
For example my Gigabyte FX990-UD3 Rev.4.0 does support the DDR3 HyperX Fury Blue 8GB DDR3 1866Mhz
Thats what on Gigabyte Homepage is showing
Support for DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules (Note 2)
you see the different...1866Mhz is listet for my Gigabyte Board.
Now you have more then 1 Option you can try to solve that issue.
1. You can try to overclock the Hyperx Fury from 1866Mhz to 2000Mhz by push the Bus-clock. What automatically push the core-clock to. So you need to change the bus, core and Ram Voltage...that requirement a matching cooling for them all
2. you can try to only overclock the RAM from 1866Mhz to 2000Mhz by setting the Ram multiplier and setting up the RAM Voltage by using special RAM cooling...the blue cooling Kit on the RAM isnt enough for any Option of overclocking ok.
3. you can try to underclock from 1866mhz to 1600mhz by screw down the multiplier. you didnt need to undervoltage for that way...it should automaticaly change the needet Voltage ok.
4. You by a Mainboard that support the HyperX Fury 1866Mhz and your integratet CPU you have build in.
But hey thats not good choise cause for 350€ you can by at mindfactory an Ryzen 5 3600 with Mainboard from Msi and 16GB DDR4 AEGIS with 3200Mhz
Why i know that...cause i take a look yesterday

@speedson i sell the RAM.
I found board spects and only accept 4GB RAM max by slot... the other P7P55 ( no M ) accept 8Gb RAM...
Thanks any way!

persona78 said:
@speedson i sell the RAM.
I found board spects and only accept 4GB RAM max by slot... the other P7P55 ( no M ) accept 8Gb RAM...
Thanks any way!
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But Note that the CPU is important to....every CPU have a max count of supportet RAM...its max Gigabyte and max Mhz!!!
Its the best to proof it first before bying something. Cause @mindfactory for just 350€ you get CPU+Board+RAM that is an current and powerfull setup
solong
speedson

Best components to upgrade?

What would be the best components to upgrade on my setup
Intel Core i5-8400
8GB RAM
1TB HDD
4GB Intel Optane
Nvidia GTX 1050

Kenora_I said:
What would be the best components to upgrade on my setup
Intel Core i5-8400
8GB RAM
1TB HDD
4GB Intel Optane
Nvidia GTX 1050
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Hello,
that depends on what you want to do with your PC. The mainboard is the base and limiter for all other components except the power supply(in most cases).

Well, i only have a acer pre-built the motherboard is acers....
I want to use it for video rendering or gaming
It can run pretty much anything I think I've seen people upgrade it to an rtx and stuff

@Kenora_I if it was me, and I just did this upgrade 2 weeks ago and am loving it, If your 1tb of storage isn't a Nvme/M.2 I would do that. I had a 2.5 in sata had and for $80 on Newegg I got a WD 1TB sata m.2 and it's night and day difference. Boots in like 15 secs, instant response when multitasking etc. And I just use PC for everything but gaming. So coding/compiling is a mind blown difference lol

If I was you I would start saving for a new built to be honest, aim for a B550/B550M with a Ryzen 5600X for example. Video rendering and gaming will soon become a stretch on that system if it isn't already.

Assuming the power supply is non standard and not easily upgraded, the only real bottleneck that can be remedied is storage. Agree an M2 ssd would be best upgrade likely available.

CamoGeko said:
If I was you I would start saving for a new built to be honest, aim for a B550/B550M with a Ryzen 5600X for example. Video rendering and gaming will soon become a stretch on that system if it isn't already.
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I have the money, but I just hate the price inflation due to the chip shortages.
Dont wanna end up like one of those people with less RAM performance that LTT demonstrated in one of his vids

Kenora_I said:
I have the money, but I just hate the price inflation due to the chip shortages.
Dont wanna end up like one of those people with less RAM performance that LTT demonstrated in one of his vids
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I would build new since you have several things that could use an upgrade in the next year or two. Adding upgrades to an older oem board is just money you will never recover for an end result of a PC still in need of a mobo upgrade.
Building new doesn't have to be that expensive nor does it have to be overpriced ryzen. I threw together an example here . Room to expand RAM by 2 slots later if needed. Less than $600 bucks and could use your GTX 1050 until you get an email that it's your turn to buy card at MSRP.
EVGA's notify list works, may take 2 or 3 months but you can get a card at MSRP.

In my opinion it would be best to wait until prices falls down to regular prices.
But you may consider getting SSD and HDD as you've mentioned you would be playing games and 1TB isn't sufficient.
You can look for case or better case fan if needed.
Mechanical keyboard and Mouse can be consider too.
You haven't mentioned about the PSU you may also consider that if you are looking forward to getting power hungry GPU in future.
Get a cooler if needed if prices are fair enough for it. (if you get one then get one where you don't have to buy one if you choose to upgrade to latest CPU.
In my opinion this are some possible upgrade you can make with your currant build.
If in case you choose to make new build in future then don't upgrade anything in this build presuming that you don't have any issue with currant build and your build gets job done.
In short upgrade if needed or just don't upgrade besides storage.

tek3195 said:
EVGA's notify list works, may take 2 or 3 months but you can get a card at MSRP.
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I have been on the EVGA list since beginning of the year, the only email I got from them was to tell me they're swapping the model I actually wanted to a low hash model. Thanks EVGA, how about you just make me a GPU. It's been 6 months.

CamoGeko said:
I have been on the EVGA list since beginning of the year, the only email I got from them was to tell me they're swapping the model I actually wanted to a low hash model. Thanks EVGA, how about you just make me a GPU. It's been 6 months.
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Must depend on model. I signed up in Feb. and didn't have the money when 1660 ti came up, resubmitted for 1660 super and got it a couple of weeks ago. It's gotta be model, location shouldn't matter I wouldn't think. I don't know how they do it, but 6 months sucks.

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I have been on the EVGA list since beginning of the year, the only email I got from them was to tell me they're swapping the model I actually wanted to a low hash model. Thanks EVGA, how about you just make me a GPU. It's been 6 months.
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lol

ohjabarn said:
Tempted to upgrade my 2080 ti to a gigabyte 3080 ti so got it from NEWEGG however not certain my PSU would be adequate. PSU and everything (I imagine) that draws power are recorded underneath:
1 x Seasonic Focus Plus 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply
1 x Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor
1 x Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite Intel Z390 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit
1 x Samsung 2TB 860 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive
6 x Corsair ML120 Pro RGB 120mm Premium Fan with Lighting Node
1 x Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 4 air cooler
Cheers generally functioning admirably.
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You should be good, 750W is what EVGA Power Meter recommends for the components you listed. There are quite a few power supply calculators available online.

So, it really depends on what you want to do with your PC. Do you want to make your PC more suitable for gaming or work? As an example, I use editing software from Movavi and it requires a lot of good components such as SSD, high-end processor and of course a lot of RAM. From my point of view, you need to change your HDD to SSD and add more RAM, so you'll have a very powerful machine.

Now would be the time to start looking at things as prices are falling.

Budget Build - Don't bully me pls.

Operating system: Windows 10 pro
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33
Cpu: Intel 4th Gen i5- 4690 (1150)
Ram: Crucial 2x 4 GB 1600
Graphics Card: Galax Nvidia1070 EXOC
SSD 500 GB - I only play CSGO and Valorant
PSU: 600 Watts.

imankareem said:
Operating system: Windows 10 pro
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33
Cpu: Intel 4th Gen i5- 4690 (1150)
Ram: Crucial 2x 4 GB 1600
Graphics Card: Galax Nvidia1070 EXOC
SSD 500 GB - I only play CSGO and Valorant
PSU: 600 Watts.
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First of all u should not say ur poor when you have S21 Ultra coming to your build its a good build even I am using a 4th Gen Intel i5 processor bought in 2016.

imankareem said:
Operating system: Windows 10 pro
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33
Cpu: Intel 4th Gen i5- 4690 (1150)
Ram: Crucial 2x 4 GB 1600
Graphics Card: Galax Nvidia1070 EXOC
SSD 500 GB - I only play CSGO and Valorant
PSU: 600 Watts.
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Pretty solid, I would only make a couple changes.
Switch the GTX 1070 for a 1660. Prices are pretty much the same. Never mind, the 1070 is actually a stronger GPU than the 1660, and the 1650 would be closer in price. If you can afford to spend a little extra, the 1080 is a real beast that can still hold its own.
Spend the extra money on 16GB RAM; 8GB might be a bit limited.
If you want to save a bit, go for a smaller SSD as your OS drive (like 100GB or so), and use a 500GB-1TB HDD as your secondary drive.

6700XT Which brand to pick?🤔

Hello guys,
I ordered one MSI 3060 Ventus 2X OC about 380 euros, but then I found 6700XT is a lot better choice at the same price and I canceled the order to buy 6700XT. However I am kinda confused which brand to pick, I know it's -+ about the same perfomance but mostly wondering about Coil whine and Noise / Temps.
Could someone help me to pick the best gpu from these options: (all these are about the same price of 380-390euros) Does anyone tried any of these?
1. Sapphire Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB GDDR6 Pulse
2. ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB GDDR6 Challenger
3. MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB GDDR6 Mech 2X OC
4. PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB GDDR6 Fighter
5. Asrock RX 6700 XT Phantom Gaming D 12GB OC (405euros)
It will be combined with Intel Core i5-12600KF Processor, 32GB G.skill RAM 3200, 1440p 155 Monitor and it will replace MSI 1660 Super Gaming X.
Thanks in advance.

In my opinion, OC versions are better constructed for increased heat dissipation.
At the same time, you do not need to use OC at all.

ze7zez said:
In my opinion, OC versions are better constructed for increased heat dissipation.
At the same time, you do not need to use OC at all.
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I found 6700XT Powercolor Red Devil 12GB and Asus RTX 3060 Ti 8GB Dual V2 OC LHR both used in excelent condition with warranty 330€, so I am thinking to buy one of these two. Which one you think? I am close to 6700XT Red Devil as I hear is top tier.

Retrial said:
I found 6700XT Powercolor Red Devil 12GB and Asus RTX 3060 Ti 8GB Dual V2 OC LHR both used in excelent condition with warranty 330€, so I am thinking to buy one of these two. Which one you think? I am close to 6700XT Red Devil as I hear is top tier.
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A lot depends on what your usage preferences are. GForce drivers for linux are very limited as NVidia does not disclose the codes to build them. For this reason and more RAM, the 6700XT Powercolor Red Devil 12GB is the better choice of both cards, although it consumes 30W more power at peak. However, in video (movie) processing for Windows, the Titanium chipset may be more efficient.
Be careful when buying a card from a cryptocurrency miner. The warranty won't help if the cards were overheated. Their performance drops.

ze7zez said:
A lot depends on what your usage preferences are. GForce drivers for linux are very limited as NVidia does not disclose the codes to build them. For this reason and more RAM, the 6700XT Powercolor Red Devil 12GB is the better choice of both cards, although it consumes 30W more power at peak. However, in video (movie) processing for Windows, the Titanium chipset may be more efficient.
Be careful when buying a card from a cryptocurrency miner. The warranty won't help if the cards were overheated. Their performance drops.
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Well my usage is mostly for gaming and slightly other stuff.
Luckily the card is not from crypto miner, I will probably get the red devil 6700xt
I think it will age better than 3060 ti.

Electronics are aging very fast!

ze7zez said:
Electronics are aging very fast!
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indeed well seriously 8gb vram of 3060 ti I don't think will last for long, instead 12gb vram of 6700xt have plenty time to age very well

For AMDs , Sapphire & Powercolor are way to go.
Red Devil is a good choice.
But there is also a thing about warranties.
Sapphire has weird warranty rules where I live.
I wouldn't go for used TBH. I would instead get a cheap new card rather than a used one.
If you can wait 2 months, the 7xxx series should be around June-July.

karandpr said:
For AMDs , Sapphire & Powercolor are way to go.
Red Devil is a good choice.
But there is also a thing about warranties.
Sapphire has weird warranty rules where I live.
I wouldn't go for used TBH. I would instead get a cheap new card rather than a used one.
If you can wait 2 months, the 7xxx series should be around June-July.
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I can take 6700XT new at 388€ but low tier models. Red Devil seems beast compared to these low tier cards.
The guy sent me a video and screenshots, the card is in excellent condition and he didn't used it a lot, mostly for editing videos etc. He will also give me all papers for warranty etc. + he could return me the money if I install it and I have problem.
The thing with 7xxx is would be kinda expensive when they come out at September and my budget will remain the same.
Now you make me wonder 6700XT or 7xxx I was already in dilemma about 6700xt or 3060 ti and about what model.

Retrial said:
I can take 6700XT new at 388€ but low tier models. Red Devil seems beast compared to these low tier cards.
The guy sent me a video and screenshots, the card is in excellent condition and he didn't used it a lot, mostly for editing videos etc. He will also give me all papers for warranty etc. + he could return me the money if I install it and I have problem. I attached few screenshot below.
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Red Devil is a good series and powercolor is top 2 AMD brands so they would perform good as long as it was not used to mine.
Retrial said:
The thing with 7xxx is would be kinda expensive when they come out at September and my budget will remain the same.
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7900 got a price drop in a month so I think there is hope. Nah they gonna gauge us, aren't they?
Retrial said:
Now you make me wonder 6700XT and 7xxx I was already in dilemma about 6700xt or 3060 ti and about what model.
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Oh man.
I went from 3060 to 6650 to 6700 XT to 3060 Ti then checked the models.
Apparently, there is a 3060 Ti with a GDDR6X which makes it equivalent to 3070.
Then the Hogwarts Legacy thing hit and 8GB ram is actually not enough anymore.
So back to 6700XT / 6750 XT.
Powercolor /Asus TUF : Out of stock
Gigabyte : Coil whine
Sapphire : Only pulse models. No nitros in stock
AsRock: Lot of complaints in my place.
Asus Dual/ MSI Ventus: Not good
And then nvidia announce RTX Remix yesterday.
NVIDIA RTX Remix Modding Platform
Sign up to be notified of RTX Remix availability.
www.nvidia.com
As an old game enjoyer, this is an enticing feature.
I am just going to wait I guess.

karandpr said:
Red Devil is a good series and powercolor is top 2 AMD brands so they would perform good as long as it was not used to mine.
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Indeed about Powercolor I hear very good things, I must be honest as an Nvidia users for years I didn't knew that brand but with a bit search I learned it's top tier Brand along with Sapphire.
What's wrong with used if it's in an excellent condition and not extremely used? The same card new here cost 515€ and I get it 330€ with warranty. I guess the discount worth it. Then again I wondering, is it good to buy new cheap low tier model or it's better used with better price, top tier in good condition?
karandpr said:
7900 got a price drop in a month so I think there is hope. Nah they gonna gauge us, aren't they?
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Hehe, well I am sure, here I am gonna pay more if I go for new 7000 series plus I am gonna wait for more months, they will release at September, I expect local shops here to have them around Oct. Even now 6750XT new not the best tier costs ~450€+.
karandpr said:
Oh man.
I went from 3060 to 6650 to 6700 XT to 3060 Ti then checked the models.
Apparently, there is a 3060 Ti with a GDDR6X which makes it equivalent to 3070.
Then the Hogwarts Legacy thing hit and 8GB ram is actually not enough anymore.
So back to 6700XT / 6750 XT.
Powercolor /Asus TUF : Out of stock
Gigabyte : Coil whine
Sapphire : Only pulse models. No nitros in stock
AsRock: Lot of complaints in my place.
Asus Dual/ MSI Ventus: Not good
And then nvidia announce RTX Remix yesterday.
NVIDIA RTX Remix Modding Platform
Sign up to be notified of RTX Remix availability.
www.nvidia.com
As an old game enjoyer, this is an enticing feature.
I am just going to wait I guess.
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Lmao I feel you.
I ordered 3060 new gpu but then I canceled the order since I saw 6700XT had similar perfomance with 3060 ti - 3700 plus 12GB VRAM and Hogwarts came to my mind.
Now I am about to buy used 6700XT Red Devil but 2 days ago I saw the new Nvidia VLC upscaling feature + RTX Remix you show me now.... I also found a guy in reddit saying Ray Traycing/DLSS doesn't worth in 3060 ti cards and also AMD's FSR 3.0 is around the corner and nvidia will lock DLSS 3 only to 4000 series.
I am gonna cry...I don't know what to choose.

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Indeed about Powercolor I hear very good things, I must be honest as an Nvidia users for years I didn't knew that brand but with a bit search I learned it's top tier Brand along with Sapphire.
What's wrong with used if it's in an excellent condition and not extremely used? The same card new here cost 515€ and I get it 330€ with warranty. I guess the discount worth it. Then again I wondering, is it good to buy new cheap low tier model or it's better used with better price, top tier in good condition?
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Nothing wrong I guess. Unless it is used by miners. Who sometimes swap components on cards. That's the main issue I believe.
And yes the top cards are better usually.
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Hehe, well I am sure, here I am gonna pay more if I go for new 7000 series plus I am gonna wait for more months, they will release at September, I expect local shops here to have them around Oct. Even now 6750XT new not the best tier costs ~450€+.
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Oh wow. That's a huge difference. Here the difference between 6750 XT and 6700XT is around 20-30 euros.
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Lmao I feel you.
I ordered 3060 new gpu but then I canceled the order since I saw 6700XT had similar perfomance with 3060 ti - 3700 plus 12GB VRAM and Hogwarts came to my mind.
Now I am about to buy used 6700XT Red Devil but 2 days ago I saw the new Nvidia VLC upscaling feature + RTX Remix you show me now.... I also found a guy in reddit saying Ray Traycing/DLSS doesn't worth in 3060 ti cards and also AMD's FSR 3.0 is around the corner and nvidia will lock DLSS 3 only to 4000 series.
I am gonna cry...I don't know what to choose.
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6700 XT has better performance than 3060 Ti. It's near 3070 in everything except Raytracing.
IMO any sort of upscaling looks weird.
nvidia has better software features and support for AI.
AMD just makes good cards. They last a while.

karandpr said:
6700 XT has better performance than 3060 Ti. It's near 3070 in everything except Raytracing.
IMO any sort of upscaling looks weird.
nvidia has better software features and support for AI.
AMD just makes good cards. They last a while.
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Since you have used both, at this point at the same price, which one you suggest and worth more?
I mostly use it for games, yuzu emulator, watching movies/series locally (nvidia released vlc upscaling :S) and generally slightly other things.
Most people telling me to go with 6700XT.

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Since you have used both, at this point at the same price, which one you suggest and worth more?
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Mostly I have been around people who have those. . And a lot of Reddit trawling.
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I mostly use it for games, yuzu emulator, watching movies/series locally (nvidia released vlc upscaling :S) and generally slightly other things.
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That's the tough question.
AMD Pros:
The games on 6700 XT look better. It's a personal opinion tho. No FSR btw.
Also, IMO Xbox and PS5 ports will perform better since both have AMD chips. e.g Horizon games.
Better Linux support, cos Steam has AMD chip as well.
AMD Cons
You cannot run Hackintosh on 6700 XT.
You can do it on 6600 XT/6650 XT/ 6800 .
Goodluck trying to do any AI development.
Nvidia Pros
Raytracing performance is great. Cyberpunk looks dope on nvidia system.
If you do code and are interested in AI modeling, nVidia is the way to go because most libraries are targeted toward Nvidia. And 3060 12GB is a better choice than 3060 Ti/3070/3070 Ti due to more Ram.
Moonlight uses Gamestream but nvidia is shutting down. So I think they will be moving to sunshine which has support for AMD. But I dunno.
Nvidia's AI noise cancellation thing is really cool if you use Mic for calls/recording.
Nvidia Cons:
You cannot run Hackintosh on any nvidia card.
8 GB is not enough for the 1440p system.
A lot of Nvidia software is bound to newer cards.

karandpr said:
Mostly I have been around people who have those. . And a lot of Reddit trawling.
That's the tough question.
AMD Pros:
The games on 6700 XT look better. It's a personal opinion tho. No FSR btw.
Also, IMO Xbox and PS5 ports will perform better since both have AMD chips. e.g Horizon games.
Better Linux support, cos Steam has AMD chip as well.
AMD Cons
You cannot run Hackintosh on 6700 XT.
You can do it on 6600 XT/6650 XT/ 6800 .
Goodluck trying to do any AI development.
Nvidia Pros
Raytracing performance is great. Cyberpunk looks dope on nvidia system.
If you do code and are interested in AI modeling, nVidia is the way to go because most libraries are targeted toward Nvidia. And 3060 12GB is a better choice than 3060 Ti/3070/3070 Ti due to more Ram.
Moonlight uses Gamestream but nvidia is shutting down. So I think they will be moving to sunshine which has support for AMD. But I dunno.
Nvidia's AI noise cancellation thing is really cool if you use Mic for calls/recording.
Nvidia Cons:
You cannot run Hackintosh on any nvidia card.
8 GB is not enough for the 1440p system.
A lot of Nvidia software is bound to newer cards.
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Thanks a lot for the detailed post.
I know RT looks great on Nvidia but it comes with FPS loss + is 3060 cards really worth the RT? ofc some titles look and run great like Cyberpunk. What about the future? I don't believe 3060 will run that much great in new titles.
I don't do AI dev, so pretty much for everything else winner seems is AMD between these cards.
Anyways, I think I am over thinking it, 6700XT looks dope especially the beast Red Devil.