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I am struggling. I am lucky in that budget isn't really a consideration, but good value for money and longer life is, and I don't want buyers remorse.
My main rig has a 2080 and I have another 'office' PC with a 970 (and Xeon 1231v3) on a 1440p monitor (@75hz). I want to use the 970 for another project and so am looking to replace the 970 with an alternative 'upgrade'. I game a little on the office PC, but nothing significant. however I am torn between a 1660ti for under £300, a 5700xt for about £400 and a 2070 super for about £540.
I do have a use for CUDA for some transcoding, but do this mostly on my main rig. I may upgrade the Xeon next year to a Ryzen 3600.
The 1660ti probably offers best value, and will meet or exceed my current needs, but I know in a couple of years it will be 'slow', and I will be in the same spot (6gb is also a concern). The 5700xt is therefore the next sensible option, but if I am going to go way over the current 'necessary' to extend life, then I may as well get the 2070 super..... and no doubt will be happy with that for a bit longer, and benefit from the Nvidia software reliability and potential CUDA use.
Please help with your thoughts and opinions, would real value some thoughts.
My main rig has a 2080 and I have another 'office' PC with a 970 (and Xeon 1231v3) on a 1440p monitor (@75hz). I want to use the 970 for another project and so am looking to replace the 970 with an alternative 'upgrade'. I game a little on the office PC, but nothing significant. however I am torn between a 1660ti for under £300, a 5700xt for about £400 and a 2070 super for about £540.
I do have a use for CUDA for some transcoding, but do this mostly on my main rig. I may upgrade the Xeon next year to a Ryzen 3600.
The 1660ti probably offers best value, and will meet or exceed my current needs, but I know in a couple of years it will be 'slow', and I will be in the same spot (6gb is also a concern). The 5700xt is therefore the next sensible option, but if I am going to go way over the current 'necessary' to extend life, then I may as well get the 2070 super..... and no doubt will be happy with that for a bit longer, and benefit from the Nvidia software reliability and potential CUDA use.
Please help with your thoughts and opinions, would real value some thoughts.
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