Buying a 2070 Super

Badger1970 · 10 Dec 2019 at 21:29

Hi
Right, finally going to taking the plunge and get a 2070 Super. Budget is around £550, any recommendations?

Cheers
S

snips86x · 10 Dec 2019 at 21:33

I have the kfa2 and no complaints whatsoever. Its a great boost coming from my 980ti. Not the best clocker, but I have it stable at +100/+850

Badger1970 · 10 Dec 2019 at 21:37

Hi mate

That’s good to know, I’ll be moving from a GTX970.

Cheers
S

Gibbo · 10 Dec 2019 at 21:37

Don’t spend £550 that’s too much as otherwise you might as well spend £620 on the 2080 Super Black Friday deal from MSI that’s still running.

Otherwise KFA2 at £450 or my advice would be get the Gigabyte 2070 Super Gaming 3X at £475

It if you really want a flagship 2070 Super get the Aorus 2070 Suoer at £525 which is based on 2080 PCB.

Badger1970 · 10 Dec 2019 at 21:41

Thx Gibbo
Funnily enough I’ve got that page open now and looking at the Aorus. Is it worth the extra £ compared to the Gigabyte?. So much choice!!

Cheers
S.

Panos · 10 Dec 2019 at 22:33

Badger1970 said:
Hi
Right, finally going to taking the plunge and get a 2070 Super. Budget is around £550, any recommendations?

Cheers
S

Why not 5700XT and save £200? There is barely any difference between the 2 with the latest 19.12.2 drivers.

JediFragger · 10 Dec 2019 at 22:40

Gibbo said:
Don’t spend £550 that’s too much as otherwise you might as well spend £620 on the 2080 Super Black Friday deal from MSI that’s still running.

If you can stretch your budget then do this

Badger1970 · 10 Dec 2019 at 23:00

Panos said:
Why not 5700XT and save £200? There is barely any difference between the 2 with the latest 19.12.2 drivers.

Hi, im using a gsync monitor so was assuming Nvidia is my only option
Cheers
S

Panos · 10 Dec 2019 at 23:08

Badger1970 said:
Hi, im using a gsync monitor so was assuming Nvidia is my only option
Cheers
S

You didn't said you are using gsync monitor. Which model is it?
Asking because if it has module yes isn't compatible, if it doesn't have module is compatible as actually using VESA Adaptive sync.

If you give us the monitor model you have we can let you know.

Badger1970 · 11 Dec 2019 at 11:47

Hi
It's a Dell S2716DG
Cheers
S

snips86x · 11 Dec 2019 at 11:57

Badger1970 said:
Hi
It's a Dell S2716DG
Cheers
S

Yeah, I have the same one and freesync isn't supported. I'd still be going 2070s mate.

LoadsaMoney · 11 Dec 2019 at 14:46

MSi Gaming X-Trio, gone down to £500, a cracker of a card, cool, quiet, and cracking performance, or theres the Gaming X for a bit cheaper, with the only difference being its a 2x fan, instead of a 3x.

Jay85 · 11 Dec 2019 at 16:13

Got the msi gaming x duo version, slightly smaller but does the job equally as well. Can be had now for under £500 on here.

Justo · 11 Dec 2019 at 17:01

Jay85 said:
Got the msi gaming x duo version, slightly smaller but does the job equally as well. Can be had now for under £500 on here.

I have the same card runs cool and quiet with +100 on the core and 850 on memory great card at 1440p

rs155 · 11 Dec 2019 at 18:34

i went for the Palit gamerock, very impressed, runs cool and silent.

I saw it get to 62 degrees once when running flat out

Gibbo · 12 Dec 2019 at 00:45

rs155 said:
i went for the Palit gamerock, very impressed, runs cool and silent.

I saw it get to 62 degrees once when running flat out

The Palit are actually one of the quietest and coolest 2070 Supers on market, cracking cooler on them.

nashathedog · 12 Dec 2019 at 09:03

Badger1970 said:
Hi
Right, finally going to taking the plunge and get a 2070 Super. Budget is around £550, any recommendations?

Cheers
S

I'd grab the Zotac Amp Extreme for the 5 yr warranty.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/zota...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-11k-zt.html

or maybe the MSI Gaming X trio

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...92mb-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-35k-ms.html

Badger1970 · 13 Dec 2019 at 21:21

Hi
So I went for the Aorus 2070 super in the end. The card arrived today but I haven't installed yet. Someone I game with online asked whether or not I had made sure that the gpu was compatible with the motherboard. I have an Asus Sabertooth X99 and just assumed that because they both have PCIe 3.0 everything would be OK.

Is there anything to worry about here?

Cheers
S

Minibiker · 13 Dec 2019 at 21:38

According to a few sites on a quick Google search.. Your Motherboard will be compatible with the 2070S...

Good choice BTW, I love Gigabyte components :cool:

Badger1970 · 13 Dec 2019 at 22:05

Phew, thx mate i was worried for a moment that I might have to change it or upgrade my MB and CPU as well....... Still on PUBG???