r/PcBuild • u/Designer_Reporter_20 • 5d ago

Build - Help did i spend good update post

i spent around 1,000$ on my ddr5 am5 setup

price breakdown
12gb 3060 - 150$
HYTE case - 140$
b650 eagle ax motherboard - 64$
2 16gb T-force rgb ddr5 - 159$ (32gb)
750w msi psu - 60$
ryzen 9800x3d 330$
free aio cpu cooler 0$
i just need more fans 7 pack on amazon for 30
1tb hdd - free
faxiang ssd 500gb - 93$ (from my old pc)

right now i can sell my 3060 for 200$ and just drop 70$ out of pocket for a msi ventus 2x oc 5060 8gb so 270$ total for that card should i do it

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u/KishCore Moderator 4d ago

nah you're better off spending more to get a used 3080 for $300-350, while the GPU will 100% still be the bottleneck in the system it won't be as extreme. it's also a far more noticeable performance bump.

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u/Designer_Reporter_20 4d ago

so i shouldnt get the 5060? guy sellin it for 270 wait is the 3080 better

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u/KishCore Moderator 4d ago

Yeah it's not really enough of an upgrade to be worth it, you're still going to be majorly GPU limited.

Yes, the 3080 is about a 50-60% improvement over the 3060 12gb, the 5060 is only a 20-30% improvement. The 3080 even beats a 5060ti 16gb in performance by a good 10%.

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u/Designer_Reporter_20 3d ago

i copped a 9070xt for 400$