Need help buying a new Graphics Card

[silicon_fusion]

Hello Guys,

Wishing you all a Happy New Year 2025 with health, happiness, and togetherness

I am planning to set-up my new gaming desktop and in the January end, my friend is coming from USA.
So thinking of buying a GFX card from USA and identified below GFX card which I am getting in 409 $

XFX - SPEEDSTER QICK319 AMD Radeon RX 7700XT BLACK 12GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card - Black​

Model:RX-77TQICKBR

bestbuy.com/site/xfx-speedster-qick319-amd-radeon-rx-7700xt-black-12gb-gddr6-pci-express-4-0-gaming-graphics-card-black/6597529.p?skuId=6597529

I have below questions -
1. Is it safe to get a card from USA. And can I get the international warranty means if anything goes wrong then should I be able to replace here.
2. Is this a good purchase? I am not sure about the XFX company.
3. Any other good option in India with in 30K budget ?

1. What is the intended use for this graphic card ? Gaming or workstation work? (Name few Games or applications are you going to run)
Ans: Mainly Gaming like CS2, Forza Horizon 5, GTA V & 6 etc.

2. Which Power Supply do you have? (Be EXACT while naming the company and model)
Ans: Not now. Planning to buy other hardware also.

3. What is your Max budget ?
Ans: 30K

4. Which Screen resolution will you game at (if applicable)?
Ans: Currently having Acer Nitro Xv272U V3 27 Inch IPS

5. What are your current computer specifications ?
Ans: Not now as planning to buy other hardware also.

 

[omega44-xt]

7800XT was $420 in Black Friday sales. No repairs for GPUs, if anything goes wrong, it will be a brick.

Intel ARC B580 will launch soon, I expect 27k or so pricing, but let's see.

In general new GPUs like 5070 & successor of 7800XT will be announced soon, so even that might help with price cuts of 7700XT in India. Wait till 3rd week of Jan, will have a better picture. After that take call on the purchase.

Current PC specs?

 

[silicon_fusion]

Thanks.
I will wait for another 2-3 weeks and then deciding..

 

[silicon_fusion]

@omega44-xt Hi,

Below is my PC specifications -
1. AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Processor With Radeon Graphics
2. MSI Pro B650M-A Wifi AM5 M-ATX Motherboard
3. Western Digital Blue SN580 1TB M.2 NVMe Gen4 Internal SSD
4. ADATA XPG Lancer 16GB (16GBx1) 6000MHz DDR5 CL30 Memory (Black)
5. MSI MAG A650BN 650 Watt 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply
6. Ant Esports Crystal X7 ATX Gaming Cabinet with Type-C (Black)

 

[omega44-xt]

Do buy another RAM stick, 16GB is not enough now.

For GPU, just wait & see.

 

[omega44-xt]

Based on new info, looks like Intel messed up:

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[silicon_fusion]

Hello,

I am confused with the prices of same graphics card version available in the market.
Huge difference in the price -

Like both same model 4060 but difference of prices. -
*amazon.in/MSI-GeForce-Gaming-128-bit-Graphic/dp/B0C7WCKXB6
*.amazon.in/dp/B0CV5RYV78/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_apa_gl_i_3EX2QFHPKSAP691QEZS7?linkCode=ml1&tag=venomgaming-21

 

[omega44-xt]

Hello,

I am confused with the prices of same graphics card version available in the market.
Huge difference in the price -

Like both same model 4060 but difference of prices. -
*amazon.in/MSI-GeForce-Gaming-128-bit-Graphic/dp/B0C7WCKXB6
*.amazon.in/dp/B0CV5RYV78/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_apa_gl_i_3EX2QFHPKSAP691QEZS7?linkCode=ml1&tag=venomgaming-21

Galax vs MSI isn't even a question. Prefer Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, Zotac over Galax or Inno3D or Colorful, unless price difference is too large

 

[silicon_fusion]

Got below configuration -

1. AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Processor With Radeon Graphics
2. MSI Pro B650M-A Wifi AM5 M-ATX Motherboard
3. XPG Gammix S-70 blade
4. ADATA XPG Lancer 16GB (16GBx1) 6000MHz DDR5 CL30 Memory (Black) - 2 stick
5. MSI MAG A650BN 650 Watt 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply
6. Ant Esports Crystal X7 ATX Gaming Cabinet with Type-C (Black)

Now looking for a graphic card.

So which one should I buy considering my usages for 1440P gaming, streaming games on youtube and playing couple of games.
Also I am tight on my budget.

 

[omega44-xt]

3060 12GB (new) or even better buy a used 3060Ti or 6700XT for 16-17k. Later on upgrade GPU in a few years.

 

[silicon_fusion]

Thanks omega44-xt.
is used one are reliable and from where can i buy these ?

 

[omega44-xt]

Thanks omega44-xt.
is used one are reliable and from where can i buy these ?

Facebook marketplace fb groups, Techenclave - do due diligence

 

[silicon_fusion]

Facebook marketplace fb groups, Techenclave - do due diligence

Thanks.
I got 1 deal for Nvidia RTX 3070 Gigabyte OC Edition - 8 GB in 19K.
4 year old card with no warranty.

How is the deal?
This is I am getting locally.

 

[omega44-xt]

Thanks.
I got 1 deal for Nvidia RTX 3070 Gigabyte OC Edition - 8 GB in 19K.
4 year old card with no warranty.

How is the deal?
This is I am getting locally.

Bit expensive for no warranty, usually you get 1 year warranty cards for 19-20k. Check it thoroughly & take final call, not like you are getting ripped off if you pay 19k.