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My current build consists of:
Mobo: Gigabyte Z490 UD
CPU: i7-10700KF @ 3.80 GHz (stock - not OC yet)
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z rgb ddr4 ram 3200mhz x 4 (32 gb)
Hard disk(s): 500 gb Samsung 850 SSD for system, 1 TB Samsung 860 SSD for games, plus a couple of 3.5 hdd's for storage
GPU: GTX 1080
I ran a test on userbenchmark.com and scored pretty high, higher than I expected, but ultimately it was pretty obvious where I could make an improvement - it's come down to a choice of a RTX 3060 Ti, or for a small increase in cash but a decent sized increase in performance, the RTX 3070.
What is playing on my mind is that I follow Gigabyte on reddit, they cop a fair amount of flak for their gear, and drivers/apps etc. that go with it. The RTX 3070 is a Gigabyte card, so I'm a little hesitant, but you would think it should pair fine with my mobo.
Looking for any thoughts, opinions, other options if any (considering my budget is around 1k)...
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My current build consists of:
Mobo: Gigabyte Z490 UD
CPU: i7-10700KF @ 3.80 GHz (stock - not OC yet)
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z rgb ddr4 ram 3200mhz x 4 (32 gb)
Hard disk(s): 500 gb Samsung 850 SSD for system, 1 TB Samsung 860 SSD for games, plus a couple of 3.5 hdd's for storage
GPU: GTX 1080
I ran a test on userbenchmark.com and scored pretty high, higher than I expected, but ultimately it was pretty obvious where I could make an improvement - it's come down to a choice of a RTX 3060 Ti, or for a small increase in cash but a decent sized increase in performance, the RTX 3070.
What is playing on my mind is that I follow Gigabyte on reddit, they cop a fair amount of flak for their gear, and drivers/apps etc. that go with it. The RTX 3070 is a Gigabyte card, so I'm a little hesitant, but you would think it should pair fine with my mobo.
Looking for any thoughts, opinions, other options if any (considering my budget is around 1k)...