Bought a pc off Facebook marketplace, standard “buy your own storage and gpu.” I’ve had pcs before but I haven’t had one this… new? Here are the specs below for reference as to what he says is installed.
“Case: Air Flow 40000
Psu: 850w GT, 80+ Gold EVEA
Cpu: Intel i7-10700F
Ram: 2x16 GB CL19-20-20-40, DDR4 3600
Motherboard: Z490 TUF
CPU cooler: 240mm Nzxt black with Display Screen
SSD: you will have to buy yourself.
GPU: you will have to buy yourself.”
I’ve plugged everything into the pc builder here, I’ve ordered a 2Tb m.2 already (scheduled to be here tomorrow)
I was wondering what graphics card should I go with that’s at a reasonable price, preferably orderable off of amazon, I’d say I’m a heavy gamer but in reality I play games like cyberpunk, siege, ready or not, Ark, and helldivers 2. Anyone have any ideas as to what I could go with including the brand? I’d like to run atleast 100 fps in cyberpunk with higher settings. Any and all help welcome! Thank you!
i’d say a 5070 TI Or a 9070xt. The 9070 XT would Be a little bit cheaper. Otherwise, they’re very comparable. You’re gonna want the higher VRAM with the open world games and higher texture settings. if you can’t afford one of them, I would suggest a 9060 XT 16 gig ($375)or a 9070 16gig ($600). If your budget conscious, you’re gonna wanna look at the AMD cards (The 5060 TI seems a little overpriced right now). I suggest you buy the cheapest one that you like because there’s not much difference in performance across the Models you’re mostly paying for looks. For example, 9070 XT model at $699 will perform almost the same as $800 9070 XT. although it might be tempting to buy a 50 class card because of the pricing, I do not recommend it.
I just looked at GPU prices and they look like they’re on the rise again. If you can wait, you might wanna see If prices come back down again in a couple months. There may be a shortage again
I see, thank you very much. Seller I bought the pc from had said it would fit up to a 4090 but if you think the existing specs are fun for a 9060 then I will go with that. Thank you again!
Also a secondary question, my m.2 came with these two little things, I’m assuming that on the left is just a beauty cover. Is the bit on the right thermal paste?
Not sure what the left is. on the right is a thermal pad. Place that between your M.2 ssd and the heatsink that is on the motherboard if you have one. make sure one is not already on the heatsink, you only need one.
