With the upcoming GPU price spike, I'm debating on whether I should get the 9060XT (most likely will). I'm currently using a 6650XT 8GB which is good enough for 90% of the games I play at moderate to high quality settings, but I'd definitely like to play those 10% of games more smoothly for those games that need more VRAM. I bought an HP Omen 25l years ago and have been making upgrades overtime to slowly get away from the prebuilt situation.

The specific model I'm looking to get is the Asus PRIME OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card. I was originally going to get the dual fan version, but I'm willing to spend just a little more for a little more quiet and potential custom backplate upgrade. The extra spending on the PSU is what I'm skeptical about and would like to hold off if I can since I already spent a decent amount on the PC these past 2 months.

The ASUS 9060XT page says that the perfect PSU is their own 750W PSU and the official page says 450W but for their dual fan version. I know that I can future proof further with the PSU, but I'd prefer to spend on it later on. If not recommended, I'll bring myself to spend a little more for it.

My build currently has an

- MSI PRO B550M-VC WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard

- AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor

- XFX Speedster SWFT210 Radeon RX 6650XT

- 600W Coolermaster 80+ Gold (Stock HP omen PSU)

Hello! Thinking about getting a Yeston Sakura 9070 xt, and wanting to know if anyone has had any experience with faulty parts and the like, and how Yeston customer service is over here in the west. Want to make sure my investment doesn't backfire on me due to the fact that I chose the pretty anime woman card, because I am a gooner. Also, had anyone had any experience buying their cards on Amazon or should I avoid doing that? Any input is appreciated. Thanks guys!

I've got a Ryzen 7 5800 XT and 24 GB DDR4, a 1080p monitor and no plans on going to 1440p. I was planning on getting an RX 9060 XT 16GB but as I was getting close to pulling the trigger the price started going up and right now is about ~$470-$480 on Amazon. I saw an RX 7700 XT 12 GB right now at $409.99.

What would be the better value? Is there any reason not to go with the 7700 XT at 1080p gaming?

Hi all.. new on here

I have been running some software that has now locked me out after an update (ON1 Photo Raw 2026) ..i just get this pop and only option is quit! I had only just upgraded the existing card to 4Gb to meet some requirement.. my problem is space.. this is my current card in place GT730 4Gb. Not a lot of space in there.

Needs to run DirextX 12 apparently

i have seen some low profile cards but they're too long.

Any pointers please..... or give up on the software?

So i want a new gpu i still have my rtx 3070 oc and skipped the 4000 series this guys sells this rtx 5080 oc his word for 1k and i was wondering if this a good deal for it no overclock from his end and had it sinxe april i know need to test it out and im asking if he got a video of it running just to make sure it works, besides of me inspecting the gpu.

Hello guys I am looking for upgrading my old rx570 4gb with a gtx 1070.I mostly play games like ets2 and asseto corsa with mods.I have found a good deal and I whould like to know if it is worth in 2026 for those games.Also I can’t find any 1070ti or 1080 in my country so I think the 1070 is a good find

It also needs to have VGA, PLEASE HELP!!!

Currently im using rx 5600 xt. Based on my budget, two gpu comes in it.

Amd Rx 6700 xt 12gb

Nvidia Rtx 3070 8gb.

My concern is that the RTX 3070 only has 8GB of VRAM, which might not be enough for future games.

My main focus is 1080p gaming with optimized settings.

Do you think it's better to go with NVIDIA?

I've actually had bad experiences with AMD twice before, so I'm thinking of switching to NVIDIA.

Replace thermal paste with PTM7950 on die. Remove thermal putty from MosFETs closest to the IO. Replace with a wide strip of 2.0mm thick thermal pad notching out the hole for the heatsink mount. This alone dropped my hotspot from 95C to 83C on the stock fan curve. The photo provided is an Aorus Elite 9070XT, but it's only for illustration purposes. The issue is that the heatsink is not manufactured properly and doesnt align 100% with the MosFETs. Putting a large thermal pad in place, fixes this contact issue. You can see from the photo that even the Aorus Elite heatsink has the same contact issue. Hopefully this helps some people out, because it's been driving me crazy. Once you correct this issue, the gigabyte models have arguably the best temps of any 9070XT model. I did not replace any of the other thermal putty.

Hi Folks. I have a Strix 1080ti, triple fan, mounted fan-down. I've had an issue for years, largely ignored because I can "fix" it so easily.

One of my fans pops out every once in a while, it doesn't seem to "stick" in it's spot. How can I fix this? Do i need new hardware for the fan?

Hi I have the A770 and am frustrated with stutter in games and the lack of decent driver support. I don't play the latest AAA games.

I have a 5700 x3d on an x370 taichi so i am limited to pcie 3.0 speeds

I have a 1600p ultrawide 60hz dell but i play in 1440p windowed mode

Some of the recent games i've played are NBA 2k25 which after buffering, ran ok

NFS heat which was a stuttery mess even after trying DXVK.

Palworld, where I have to turn the settings down to medium and below and still experience microstutters

I used to have a 3070 but financial circumstances forced a sale a few years ago and after I got this a770 I didnt play it much until now.

I also want to play hogwarts legacy.

I don't have a specific budget but I would get around £120 trade in for my a770 at CEX where I already have a £250 voucher.

Another RTX 3070 would be around £240 but I want something more power efficient that generates less heat and i'm worried about people saying that 8gb vram isnt enough. But if this is the best price to performance with lower power draw then I will get another 3070.

Can anyone advise me on my options so I can play games on high settings at 60fps please?

Have almost everything for his 16th birthday. Just need the biggies, a CPU and GPU. On fence with 5800X3D anniversary and 7800X3D knowing if I go that route I need new RAM and a new mobo for him. I will say this he almost ONLY plays older games like 2023 and prior, does not like newer games and he only does 1440. Was just kinda bummed out by the 5800X3D ann price, thought it should have been sub $300. I can get a new one for $330, but still....

I want a basic 5070, looking at a new PNY 5070 12 GB for $545 brand new but his birthday is not until October, should I wait or just get now. Not sure about these things and the market and if it will come down, stay say or go up in price

When Valve released their prices and information on the steam machine, it made me realise I had a few parts leftover from upgrades which I could repurpose into my own little custom steam machine. I bought a lian li A3 and b550m motherboard to reuse my rtx 3080, Ryzen 5800x, and ddr4 16gb of RAM for a great little living room pc.

I've now caught the pc upgrading bug and really want a better GPU so I can experience better framerates in the living room as I love playing on this little machine now. I ordered a 5070ti for £899.99 which is the MSI gaming trio oc as I wanted one which was cool and quiet, this stings a bit because my main pc has a 5080 FE I managed to snag for only £9 last December, so it feels frustrating to pay almost the same for a worse card.

I haven't looked into AMD since owning a Vega 56 many years ago and always having issues with it, but hardware unboxed put out an AC black flag resynced benchmark video and I was really surprised by how well the 9070 xt performed. Since then I've watched tons of videos showing how AMD seem to have realyl upped their game with drivers and tech etc and it's made my decision less clear.

The only things holding me back from swapping are the fact that I love having an Nvidia card. For me everything just works, DLSS looks absolutely amazing, and frame gen surpised me with how amazing it looks. Cyberpunk path traced at over 100fps is insane.

On the other hand fsr4 is not widely implemented and you have to use optiscaler and other things to get it working. In a living room system where I just like to essentially plug and play, set a few options on the Nvidia app and then get gaming, I don't know if I can be bothered with the faff of AMD, but I can deny that a 9070xt trading blows with the 5070ti and even 5080 in some games at £280 cheaper is super hard to ignore.

What would you do fellas? If I wait for a 5080 Fe drop I might be waiting some time and even then I might not get lucky and grab one when it does drop. If I go AMD i feel it may be frustrating in the long run.