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whitestar_999

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I have a Intel Xeon E3 1230 V3 processor with Asus H97 Pro mobo.
Recently my R9 290 stopped working. Looking to replace that without replacing the entire unit, but also look for some kind of future proofing atleast for the next few years incase my CPU or MOBO gives up.
Will 1660 be a good option and compatible with my specs or should I go for something else?
Your processor is too old & even with a card like 1660(minimum for 1080p gaming) it may not be able to keep up with the card(aka processor will be a bottleneck). Better buy some cheap used graphics card like gt710/730 for display output & sell the entire rig after 3-4 months to upgrade to Ryzen 3xxx based system.
 

sniperz1

Journeyman
Your processor is too old & even with a card like 1660(minimum for 1080p gaming) it may not be able to keep up with the card(aka processor will be a bottleneck). Better buy some cheap used graphics card like gt710/730 for display output & sell the entire rig after 3-4 months to upgrade to Ryzen 3xxx based system.

Ok Thanks
Will I be able to use my PC with 710 for watching youtube videos in 1080 and multi tasking like opening of multiple tabs and apps atleast?
 
I recently Saw that there has been a release of RTX Super Series. I really wish to know that should I buy a normal Series or a SUper series.
Also I am getting GALAXY available here in kolkata, should I go for it ? I will be upgrading to Either i7 or Ryzen , so kindly let me know
Depends on cost. You can get 2060S for 35k, so 2060 for 30k is fine. 2070S costs ~42k, so unless you find 2070 for 37-38k, better get 2070S. 5700XT will also get its custom models soon, for 37-38k it is a good choice as well if you don't care about ray tracing. AMD has an answer to DLSS, but nothing for ray tracing as of now. They do have future plans though, not sure if current Navi plans are included in those.

My preferred choice would be Zotac due to 5 year warranty. Gigabyte is good as well, I think they were giving 4 year warranty in some promotion.
 

Arnab

Scattered in Quantum
Do not buy any MSI product,based on recent threads in reddit /r/IndianGaming their after sales support in India is very poor. Go for Asus or Zotac for nvidia graphics card.
OK then I think Zotact would be good . I am using ASUS and its running great too only difference is Cost is little more for ASUS
 

topgear

Super Moderator
Staff member
OK then I think Zotact would be good . I am using ASUS and its running great too only difference is Cost is little more for ASUS

1st choice is Asus specially ROG 2nd Choice Zotac with their extended warranty.
 

avichandana20000

Cyborg Agent
need a graphics card for Photoshop, Coreldraw, video rendering ...means overall graphics related work...no gaming.
No budget has been taken for....pls suggest starting from minimum
 

whitestar_999

Super Moderator
Staff member
need a graphics card for Photoshop, Coreldraw, video rendering ...means overall graphics related work...no gaming.
No budget has been taken for....pls suggest starting from minimum
Nowadays processor performance matters more for such tasks & even if you buy a mid range graphics card,it will be bottle-necked by the processor(assuming it is 955BE as per your sig). Any card from 1050Ti/equivalent & above should be more than enough for such tasks though.
 
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