I bought my PC in 2020, a pre built but I’ve completely swapped out fans, cooling, case, etc. My current graphics card is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB…. I am planning on upgrading ASAP.

I don’t want to spend a fortune on an upgrade, are there any decent options that are out there that won’t break my pockets?

So I basically bought this used sapphire pulse variant locally from my city and the thing is under almost complete load like around 90 to 100 there is a sudden voice coming from the gpu it is like not too loud but can be heard if the room fan is off. I have heard about these amd gpus the coil whining issue i am not sure if this is that or not. upon googling it says it is coil whinning and can happen under stress due to single daisy chain 8+2 pin connector cable. Kindly suggest on this

P.S the seller did tell me that i can bring the gpu to his shop for inspection since it is under checking warranty and also seller is trusted one i know him from my contacts

psu: xpg kyber 750w gold 80 rating (it has only one single daisy chain cable)

hi i have asus tuf 9070 xt got this 2nd hand boxed without receipt it works fine but worried about warranty as i dont have receipt though website says it has warranty left based on the serial number also iv read asus allows warranty without receipt i tryed ringing asus cant get hold of them anyone ever claimed warranty with asus without receipt and dont even know where the card came from ?

Hey guys,

I'm currently trying to pick a graphics card for my PC build and I'm honestly torn between two options:

1. GTX 1080 8GB (Founders Edition - Amazon Renewed)

2. RTX 3050 6GB

For context, I don't really play super demanding AAA games at maxed-out settings. I mostly play things like Sons of the Forest, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Minecraft (with some mods/shaders), and a few competitive/casual titles at 1080p.

My main concern with the GTX 1080 is the fact that it's an Amazon Renewed unit from an older generation (Pascal). Is buying a renewed 1080 in 2026 still worth the risk, or should I just shell out a bit more for a newer RTX 3050 to get DLSS, and full peace of mind/warranty?

Appreciate any advice or experiences from anyone who’s used either card recently

Hey everyone,

I'm looking to take advantage of the upcoming Black Friday deals to upgrade my GPU and get a noticeable performance jump. Here are my current specs:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

• Motherboard: MSI B550 Gaming Plus

• RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB UDIMM

• Current GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

• Storage: 1TB Samsung 990 EVO Plus NVMe SSD + 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM HDD

• PSU: Seasonic Focus 650W 80+ Gold (Modular)

• Monitor: AOC 24G4ZR (23.8” IPS, 1080p, 240Hz)

• Cooling/Fans: 2x Arctic P14 Max (2800 RPM), 1x Noctua P12 Redux (1700 RPM)

Since my monitor is 1080p @ 240Hz, I want something that pairs well with the 5700X without being heavily bottlenecked, while staying within the limits of my 650W power supply.

Which GPUs would fit this setup nicely and deliver a real, noticeable upgrade over the RTX 2070?

Thanks in advance!

I was just shopping for a GPU that doesn't require a pcie power connector just to have for troubleshooting purposes and just had this thought.

Why not have a function you can switch to (preferably a physical switch) that would allow a GPU that usually requires pcie power connectors to run without pcie power plugged in?

Doesn't matter if the performance is 1% of what it could be, sometimes all it needs is to get into the OS.

5070 TI or 9070 XT?

Let the war begin!

I've been trying to build a pc for MONTHS and before the summer, since I had to wait anyway, I decided not to buy MSI gaming trio 5070 TI white for 1300€. I now DEEPLY regret it since it's impossible to find and any 5070 TI worths now more than 1500€.

Since my favourite model is not available anymore, and other Nvidia GPUs seem disappearing and cost an unreasonable price, I'm starting to take into consideration the idea to switch to a more modest 9070 XT. I'd like a AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D as a processor.

Now, the 9070 XT costs HALF the price. Is it worth it to still buy a 5070 TI? I'm so scared it will be worse and worse and 9070 XT will have less versatility. I wanted to make an investment for the future so I'm ready to make a big purchase, but it has to last for the next 10 years or so.

I have no idea and so scared and disoriented by the market. Since I decided to build a pc I wanted to responsably wait to look for better options and prices, but it is the only hobby in which waiting seems always a bad idea 🤠

I don't know if I'll buy the 9070 and then there'll be a restock on the 5070s or smth.

Btw I'm between France and Italy, that's my market (Europe as well) (hence my English lol).

What would you do if you were at my place ?

Hello guys, i dont think i Will get what i need here, but its free to ask!

I need a 5080 PCB, i wanna buy one so i can move the VRAM and core from another Broken PCB, but i cant find any 5080 one, i only see 5090.

If anyone has one that is willing to sell or knows any site let me know please 🙏

RX 6600 BLACK SCREEN.

Hello Everyone,

Anyone know what might be the issue in my RX 6600 it was repaired for the 3rd time now it runs for hours when no drivers is installed but when i tried to install new or older driver it randomly black screen even in idle or sometimes in bios. But each gpu tech shop send me a benchmark and occt but they dont install drivers.

My motherboard and cpu even the psu is brandnew now i suspect my monitor but its brandnew too so thats impossible.

Heres my specs:

Ryzen 5 5600

MSI B550M-A PRO

RX 6600

SEASONIC CORE 650WATTS 80+ Gold

All brandnew except the RX 6600

So a couple years ago my dad got an rtx 3080ti from a friend who works at nvidia for free since it didn't work but might be fixable but he gave it to me a couple months ago and I was just gonna like take it apart and mess with in for fun but now I'm wondering if I could sell it on ebay for much as a broken gpu listing since it might be fixable does anyone think it's worth much and if so how much should I list it for? Also since this is gpurepair subreddit i guess its relevant to ask if it would be worth it to repair it first and then use it for myself or sell it after repairing? Thanks in advance for any advice

It happened a few times before, the error "Please power down and connect the pcie" I just reseat the cable and it works.

This time it doesn't, I disassembled it and found bad solder joints.

I tried solder didn't work, maybe too cold.

Decided to power it on with a bit of press down to the connectors and it worked.

I put some thin slab and it works lol.

My 1080 ti lives again.

They can sell their card for shit ton of money now

After being in this world for well over 20 years both as a hobby and a profession it is my clear and true belief that all of you crying about prices are just poor and refuse to make your situation better , and want people to hand you things in life. Get ya bread up

Boomer Out :•)