OLD Gaming PC

[carlos726811]

Hi There. This is my Old Gaming PC Which i gave to my mate as he wanted to get into PC Gaming.. He was wondering would he be able to install a 3060ti without upgrading anything else or not If not. What GPU Would he be able to install... Thanks.

Case	GAME MAX FALCON BLACK GAMING CASE (RGB LED)
Processor (CPU)	Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-7700k (4.2GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard	ASUS® PRIME Z270-P: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)	16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card	8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 Ti - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive	1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 3.5" SSHD - UP TO 5X FASTER THAN HDD! Change to: 250GB Samsung 850 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Storage Drive	NONE Change to: 1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 3.5" SSHD
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply	CORSAIR 650W VS SERIES™ VS-650 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable	1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling	Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste	STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card	ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless Network Card	10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB/Thunderbolt Options	MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System	Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Single Licence
Operating System Language	United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media	Windows 10 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software	NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus	NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser	Google Chrome™
Warranty	3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

 

[skewball]

Yes he could, the power requirements between the 1070ti and 3060ti are almost identical, and the thermals are also slightly better on the 3060ti.
. The question if it's worth it.
If he's gaming at 1080p/60hz then probably not . If he wants 4k gaming then no again, probably not quite going to get there.
But for 1440 gaming then they would see some benefit I should think, but quite pricey. It's still a good gaming PC for 1080p.

 

[carlos726811]

Yes he could, the power requirements between the 1070ti and 3060ti are almost identical, and the thermals are also slightly better on the 3060ti.
. The question if it's worth it.
If he's gaming at 1080p/60hz then probably not . If he wants 4k gaming then no again, probably not quite going to get there.
But for 1440 gaming then they would see some benefit I should think, but quite pricey. It's still a good gaming PC for 1080p.

I gave him that pc to put him on for time being till he can afford a new pc rig. I also gave him a 27" 1920x1080p 144hz gaming Monitor. He was just thinking about upgrading the GPU.

 

[SpyderTracks]

I gave him that pc to put him on for time being till he can afford a new pc rig. I also gave him a 27" 1920x1080p 144hz gaming Monitor. He was just thinking about upgrading the GPU.

For ray tracing, the 3060ti is a good option, even if it bottlenecks the screen until he's ready to upgrade to 1440p.

I'd say it's a good investment.

 

[AgentCooper]

For ray tracing, the 3060ti is a good option, even if it bottlenecks the screen until he's ready to upgrade to 1440p.

I'd say it's a good investment.

I’ll be interested to see what the 3050 brings to the table, that’s got the potential to be the future go to 1080p card if what I’ve been reading is true 👍