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Best value 'capable' second hand GPU?

Vegeta

Vegeta

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I want to upgrade my sons GPU. I used his GPU on another build a RTX 2070 and thought I may as well give him a slight upgrade.

Bare in mind he has a Ryzen 3600 and only 16gb DDR4 I found his 2070 ran near enough anything even if I had to go low details but some of the games if i'm going low details and near enough around 60fps theres not much headroom left going forward.

He has a 1080P 240hz monitor but also connects his 4K tv from time to time dependant on the game (this is where the low details come in).

Looking around bang for buck based on his specs a 2080 TI seems the best option (going for around £200-£250) the 6700xt has more ram but typically is more expensive and the 3700 is slower but newer architecture less ram going into the 4000 series prices increase massively - are there any cards im potentially missing?

Thanks
 
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Unfortunately my access to MM is wavering dependant on how much I post I intend to use these forums much more in the future... In the end I did end up getting a 2080ti it has yet to arrived only won it today for around £240
 
heatonpkmassive said:
Mate, I hope it's a good one because you could have got a 3080 for similar or a bit more. That seems pricey to me.

Sorry for the downer, I just think that you came here for advice and that advice was largely a 3080 for a similar budget.

But then you get a lesser card than everyone suggested, I don't quite understand :confused:
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I understand what you're saying but where are you seeing these prices? On MM? Because I don't see them anywhere else I only have access to auctions sites etc
 
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heatonpkmassive said:
Not just MM, forum rules forbid me from linking others here though. Not sure on that given these aren't new cards, but other forums and second hand sales sites have had these at those prices.

Basically 300 quid seems to be the going rate for a 3080 with some going for less and some going for more.
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Yes just under £300 I found one
 
What a nightmare... He has a ps vita 850w power supply that has only 2x8 pcie connectors daisy chained it won't boot VGA error motherboard. The power supply is decently rated but not modular looks like another purchase
 
maffski said:
You could try a molex/sata to PCIE first.
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Too late now but it's fine it's good to know he has a quality PSU going forward in giving him my super flower 850w and I'm grabbing a 1000w Phanteks V2 for myself which allows a bit more headroom for my builds going forward. Going to use the FSP Vita I have in his current system to put into an old PC for when he's not with me (separate houses living situation).
 
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