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Just to give y'all some respite from GTX3080/3090 woes, I was wondering if anyone could recommend what they think the best bang for buck would be for an artist friend who needs a VGA upgrade.
Currently, I can find a few used GTX960 or GTX770 cards on fleabay for around $35, including some tasty ASUS DCII cards or an eVGA that might have lifetime coverage:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fsrp=1&_nkw=geforce+GTX+(960,770)&_sacat=0&_udhi=40&_from=R40&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&LH_TitleDesc=0&LH_ItemCondition=4
I've going by these very arbitrary benchmark rankings:
https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-960-vs-Nvidia-GTX-770/3165vs2174
Current card in the new machine (below) is a Quadro K620... which isn't going to blow much smoke up anyone's skirt
https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-Quadro-K620-vs-Nvidia-GTX-770/2840vs2174
Target machine is a Dell Precision T5600 which should have...
64Gb or 128GB of DDR3L ECC
Dual Xeon E5 2690 at 2.9GHz with burst around 3.8 iirc
PCIe NVMe SSD adapter
something like a 1TB Sabrent Rocket NVMe SSD
Usage may include
Some audio editing,
some video editing
hardcore spreadsheet usage... *gasp*
At least 1000 browser tabs simultaneously
With the sale of her old machine, we should be able to create a rockin' upgrade from her current old fossil
The Dell Precision T5600 donor machine was gifted by a friend and could make for a surprisingly powerful build
We're ditching the current single processor, adding dual xeons for $100 and 64GB or 128GB for $80-110... hopefully
Obviously, with the above usage model she doesn't need anything superfast, and cost is an important factor when food and rent are serious considerations for someone who has little work currently
However, this should give her a machine which will last five years without much issue, and be a massive upgrade from what she has currently. I'm actually a little jealous...
The VGA card is the last component, so if you can think of something faster for similar money, we'd love to hear about it!
Thanks in advance!
Currently, I can find a few used GTX960 or GTX770 cards on fleabay for around $35, including some tasty ASUS DCII cards or an eVGA that might have lifetime coverage:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fsrp=1&_nkw=geforce+GTX+(960,770)&_sacat=0&_udhi=40&_from=R40&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&LH_TitleDesc=0&LH_ItemCondition=4
I've going by these very arbitrary benchmark rankings:
https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-960-vs-Nvidia-GTX-770/3165vs2174
Current card in the new machine (below) is a Quadro K620... which isn't going to blow much smoke up anyone's skirt
https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-Quadro-K620-vs-Nvidia-GTX-770/2840vs2174
Target machine is a Dell Precision T5600 which should have...
64Gb or 128GB of DDR3L ECC
Dual Xeon E5 2690 at 2.9GHz with burst around 3.8 iirc
PCIe NVMe SSD adapter
something like a 1TB Sabrent Rocket NVMe SSD
Usage may include
Some audio editing,
some video editing
hardcore spreadsheet usage... *gasp*
At least 1000 browser tabs simultaneously
With the sale of her old machine, we should be able to create a rockin' upgrade from her current old fossil
The Dell Precision T5600 donor machine was gifted by a friend and could make for a surprisingly powerful build
We're ditching the current single processor, adding dual xeons for $100 and 64GB or 128GB for $80-110... hopefully
Obviously, with the above usage model she doesn't need anything superfast, and cost is an important factor when food and rent are serious considerations for someone who has little work currently
However, this should give her a machine which will last five years without much issue, and be a massive upgrade from what she has currently. I'm actually a little jealous...
The VGA card is the last component, so if you can think of something faster for similar money, we'd love to hear about it!
Thanks in advance!
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