EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC GAMING, 12G-P5-3657-KR, 12GB GDDR6, Dual-Fan, Metal Backplate $429.99

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good to see the prices and availability have somewhat stabilized

Thanks ulieq

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TeeJ2219

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For anyone buying, this is an excellent and efficient ~8" long card for 1080p. If your monitor is 1440p, you want the 3060 Ti version. And if you have 4K needs, you want a 3080 or better (because of the greater onboard memory). But if you go for a 3080, make sure you have room and power for it--the faster triple-fan cards are 3 to 4 inches longer and require stronger power supplies.

EVGA has a 3 year warranty, basically as good as it gets for this sort of hardware.

Last edited by TeeJ2219 April 9, 2022 at 07:45 AM.

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paul86

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Looking at some of the reviews, this doesn't look any faster than a 5600xt/5700xt card from 2 years ago with half the memory. Any other benefits? Have drivers matured much since these reviews to make the cards that much better than the AMD counterparts I listed?

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salvio007

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Quote from paul86

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Looking at some of the reviews, this doesn't look any faster than a 5600xt/5700xt card from 2 years ago with half the memory. Any other benefits? Have drivers matured much since these reviews to make the cards that much better than the AMD counterparts I listed?

Definitely not worth this price tag

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mundia

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mundiaApr 9, 2022 2:23 PM

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better than 1070FE to replace in back up rig @1080p

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Quote from paul86

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Looking at some of the reviews, this doesn't look any faster than a 5600xt/5700xt card from 2 years ago with half the memory. Any other benefits? Have drivers matured much since these reviews to make the cards that much better than the AMD counterparts I listed?

GPU hierarchy: https://www.tomshardware.com/revi...,4388.html

5700XT would be about 5% faster and 5600XT would be about 10% slower. If you've got a 5600XT and can get a decent resell on it, it might be worth the swap to achieve a stable 60fps at 1080p and replenish warranty. Other than that, it's moving sideways or a slight downgrade, imo.

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J.treehorn

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Quote from paul86

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Looking at some of the reviews, this doesn't look any faster than a 5600xt/5700xt card from 2 years ago with half the memory. Any other benefits? Have drivers matured much since these reviews to make the cards that much better than the AMD counterparts I listed?

I've owned both the 5600xt and evga 3060. This card is much faster, plus has ray tracing and DLSS. I'm not sure where you find your hardware reviews, but mature drivers have little to do with the significant GPU architecture improvements of the rtx 30 series.

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Bostonredsoxfan7638

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If you don't want it, I'll buy it for $200 off you.

If he won't sell it to you for 200, let him know I'll give him 183

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Quote from cmonnow

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If he won't sell it to you for 200, let him know I'll give him 183

180! Final offer!

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DealhunterPNW

Apr 9, 2022 4:19 PM

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Quote from paul86

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Looking at some of the reviews, this doesn't look any faster than a 5600xt/5700xt card from 2 years ago with half the memory. Any other benefits? Have drivers matured much since these reviews to make the cards that much better than the AMD counterparts I listed?

DLSS and way less buggy drivers than AMD cards

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paul86

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Quote from J.treehorn

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I've owned both the 5600xt and evga 3060. This card is much faster, plus has ray tracing and DLSS. I'm not sure where you find your hardware reviews, but mature drivers have little to do with the significant GPU architecture improvements of the rtx 30 series.

On Google. One of the first links after the YouTube videos

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Intranetusa

Apr 9, 2022 5:22 PM

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IntranetusaApr 9, 2022 5:22 PM

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MSRP prices are coming in a few weeks or so. HOLD the line guys and don't give in to scalpers.

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tkepongo

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Quote from Intranetusa

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MSRP prices are coming in a few weeks or so. HOLD the line guys and don't give in to scalpers.

So thankful I have an Xbox series X to Keep me from upgrading. I'm aiming to upgrade in October so my GTX 970 can finally Rest In Peace

EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC GAMING, 12G-P5-3657-KR, 12GB GDDR6, Dual-Fan, Metal Backplate $429.99

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