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I'm hoping to (finally) upgrade my gpu from my gtx 1060, but before I do I want to make sure there isn't a different part I should upgrade first. (lemmy.world)

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I'm not great at understanding a lot of the technical aspects of the different pc parts, and especially figuring out where any potential bottle necks are. I'm thinking that the gpu is my biggest issue right now, but I'd hate to spend the money and not get a huge improvement in performance.

p.s. I'm leaning towards the RX 6600 for a budget friendly upgrade, but I'd be open to other similarly priced suggestions.

Update: thanks for all of the advice y'all. I ended up spending a bit more for a 6650xt.

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[–] CyberTaco 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Since you're looking at a budget video card, maybe have a look at some of Intel's Arc offerings. They keep getting better and better, and the prices are great.

[–] Delphia 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah honestly an Arc 750 cant be beat for the price shopping brand new at RRP but it is only an 8GB card, so it does have its limitations.

Most of the hardware guys on YT say that the current best value card going if you want something with just a bit more memory and power is the 12gb Rx6700xt.