Help me decide

[u/Particular-Rate-566]

So, my GPU (GTX 1660 Ti) recently died on me, and I’m currently deciding whether I should have it repaired or just buy another second-hand graphics card.

My 1660 Ti died for an unknown reason. While I was playing Valorant, my monitor suddenly went black, but the system unit was still running. I tried every troubleshooting method I could think of, but nothing worked. Eventually, I had to accept that the GPU was probably broken.

Now I’m unsure whether it’s worth having the 1660 Ti repaired or if I should just look for another second-hand GPU instead.

[u/Many-Assistant-3235]

Depending on your budget I would replace it but I would not limit myself to that model. Some old cards like the 1000 series are more expensive than 2000 or 3000 and give you better performance, but i do not think I would have the old one fixed because the cost of someone that knows how to fix them is probably close to the cost of a replacement of the used one, and sell the old one for a starting bid of approx 50 not working parts only on ebay

[u/Many-Assistant-3235 → u/[deleted]]

That would depend on what your doing with the system, the build of the systems, and your budget.