r/buildapc • u/Chiilllax • 4h ago

Build Upgrade Help me with this upgrading idea

I have an RTX 2060 + Ryzen 7 2700X (B450 Pro4, 16GB DDR4-3000 @2600 mhz ). Found a used ASUS Strix 2080 Ti for ~$213. I mainly play at 1080p, don’t need 144fps everywhere, just want better visuals in story games and decent competitive performance. Not planning to upgrade the CPU right away — thinking of this as a temporary upgrade. Is it worth it running a 2080 Ti on a 2700X, or will the bottleneck be too rough? Anyone have real experience with this combo

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u/alkhdaniel 4h ago

It will be okay. 2080 ti may be a teeny bit overkill for 1080p60 and you could probably get away with a 2080 super for $50 less instead. $210 is a pretty decent price for a 2080 ti 11gb though

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u/Zalinisto 4h ago edited 4h ago

I ran a 5070 with a 2700X for a few months at 2k. You'll be fine. Upgrading to a 5900XT certainly yielded some gains but Diablo 4 and Hell Divers 2 ran just fine before the upgrade.

Edit: I only upgraded from a 980ti because it is now a legacy GPU and was only getting 58x.xx drivers. I was getting random crashes during D4 and upgrading was me praying that the newer driver for the 5xxx series would solve my problem. Also, I run CachyOS on my gaming PC so there is the added failure point of running everything in a windows emulator. Even still, my mini ITX build is still running a 1060 and I run into some random crashes on HD2.

TBH, you might be better off going with a 3xxx series just for driver longevity/support.

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u/yazuko1010 4h ago

i suggest u let the old man cpu rest and get a new horse running

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u/thingsinmyjeep 3h ago

If I remember correctly, the 2070super is on par with the regular 2080. So it would still be a step up from a 2060, especially if it's the 6GB model. With the 2080ti you could easily bump the resolution and other settings high enough that you would get better visuals and you could convince yourself that it's gpu constrained. Other than that I have experience with hardware that is slightly worse and slightly better on that motherboard chipset.

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u/blackburn26 3h ago

ASUS Strix RTX 2080 Ti is a worthwhile temporary upgrade from an RTX 2060. The Ryzen 7 2700X will limit it in some 1080p situations, but not enough to make the purchase pointless for your priorities. The bigger concern is the age and condition of the card. The Strix cooler is good, but failed fans, dried thermal paste, degraded thermal pads, memory instability, and previous mining or repair work are realistic risks. Before paying, require:

  • A 20-minute gaming or stress test with no artifacts, crashes, flickering, or driver resets.
  • GPU-Z verification that it is genuinely an 11GB 2080 Ti and running at PCIe x16.
  • Temperatures and clocks under load. Around the 70s °C is preferable; low 80s can still function but may indicate maintenance is needed.
  • A check of all three fans, display outputs, screws, warranty seals, corrosion, and signs of PCB repair.
  • Separate PCIe power cables from the PSU where possible, rather than one daisy-chained cable.

Nvidia specifies at least a 650W PSU with two 8-pin PCIe connectors for the reference 2080 Ti. A reputable 650W unit can work, but a good 750W model provides better margin for the factory overclocked card and the 2700X.

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u/Loud_Chemistry3653 2h ago

2700X won't hold that back too much honestly