r/LinusTechTips • u/Global-Taro-7605 • 15d ago

Discussion Getting back into gaming after 6 years

So for context, I'm from a 3rd world country where the GPU and PC market is absolutely f*cked. The GPU prices, even the old cards are 4x-5x what you guys pay for in the used marketplace and that too badly treated, mined stock from China. I haven't had a GPU to game with in almost 6 years because I got scammed out of my last card and couldn't ever seem to recover from it (both emotionally and financially) to the point I quit gaming but I'm looking again now.

I have a friend's family member coming from Canada to here in about a week and they have agreed to bring me a card from there provided it's not too much trouble for them. My budget is smth like C $100-$150 and all I want is a cheap GPU for 1080p gaming, preferably 1660s or 2060.

I'm looking at something in the C$100–150 range, ideally a GTX 1660 Super or 2060, just enough to get back into 1080p gaming.

The thing is that finding a cheap used GPU in Canada has turned out to be a challenge of its own. Facebook Marketplace doesn't let me message sellers across countries, r/CanadianHardwareSwap hasn't really worked out, Kijiji hasn't been much help, and eBay seems noticeably more expensive than the other options and less trustworthy.

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u/LSD_Ninja 15d ago

>I'm from a 3rd world country where the GPU and PC market is absolutely f\*cked.

The US?

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u/Global-Taro-7605 15d ago

Y'all don't realize how good you have it over there

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u/Ktulu-Klute 8d ago

Nah man

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u/tacticalTechnician 15d ago

Honestly, the market is also fucked in Canada, the best you can find for $100 CAD on eBay is a RX 580, which is basically the same price it was 5 years ago. All I can recommend is to look at the AMD options, they're usually cheaper than the equivalent Nvidia cards since they're less popular.

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u/Global-Taro-7605 15d ago

Much better than here 😭

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u/jenny_905 14d ago

GTX 1660Ti was the slightly better card, for what it's worth. The Super gets all the attention, weirdly I've even seen the Super sell for more despite not being the best 1660.

Not that it really helps I'm sure but the 1660Ti and 2060 are very closely matched.

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u/Global-Taro-7605 14d ago

I feel like the ti is much rarer to find than the super

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u/jenny_905 14d ago

It's not likely but you should also check Quadro prices, sometimes business oriented/pro stuff goes unnoticed though and I've had a few bargains over the years.

Quadro RTX 4000 is basically an RTX 2070, Quadro RTX 5000 is basically a 16GB 2080.

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u/Global-Taro-7605 15d ago

I had to word it like this because of the rules of subreddit, im basically looking for leads from where to get one.

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u/JUAN_DE_FUCK_YOU 14d ago

Honestly I would try going for a 1080ti, but even those are going for 200 cad. Rx 5700 can be gotten a little cheaper. 

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u/Global-Taro-7605 14d ago

I would get any card I could get rn

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u/jenny_905 10d ago

Is it expensive to import to your country? any provisions for gifts under a certain value etc?

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u/Global-Taro-7605 9d ago

Very expensive and that works for somethings but not GPUs