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hinch on 11 May 2022
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Marth said:
hinch said:

We shall see. True cards are still dropping in price. I just see much point in waiting that long if you can get a good deal now. By the time you're in September/October looking for a new card you might as well wait another few months for the 4060; which will trash the last gen mid cards. Heck even current gen high end if you go by value :P Assuming you can get a hold of one.

Like if i have a look at etailers now (in the UK) for a RTX 2060 its still at MSRP and more lol (a nearly 2.5 year old card). The 3060 on average around 25% higher than MSRP.. I don't think 3060 prices are going lower than MSRP tbh even when the latest Nvidia/AMD cards are out. Maybe you can find a good deal from people flogging their stuff on Ebay perhaps..

Another option is look out for the RTX 3070 Founders Edition, which sometimes comes back into stock from time to time.

The thing here is I limit my build by power draw

I have a 500W PSU and I want everything to fit within that.
And from what I've heard the 4000 series is going to draw even more power than the previous ones and those are already going up and up.

My 970 has a 150W TDP, a 2070 hit 185W and a 3070 is now rated at 220W and I personally think this is stupid. At this rate the 4070 will be a 250W+ card and with my build I would have to wait for a 4050.

Nvidia and AMD should get their shit together when it comes to power efficiency.

Yeah sadly, both parties are pushing these silicon to their limits and past the efficiency threshold. You can undervolt these cards for lower power draw at the expense of losing some game clocks and a few percent performance - which I plan on doing, once I get a hold of these new power hungry GPU.

About your PSU, yeah I can see why you'd want a lower power GPU. And a 3070 would probably be too much for that. A 3060Ti is also going to be hard ask as well seeing as Nvidia recommends a 600W PSU for that graphics card. With a power draw of 200W.

While you could potentially run a 3060Ti on your system I wouldn't recommend it and suggest you'd be looking at a new PSU or something like a regular 3060. Not enough power could cause instability or even damage components. But yeah a 3060 may be a better fit for your build (500W requirement) and that would be a massive upgrade over your 970.

Last edited by hinch - on 11 May 2022