Are there some hidden gem or outstanding value cards out there in the sub 200€ range? Used, if they blow out of the water some newer ones for the price, are OK.

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[–] 23 points 11 months ago
[–] 7 points 11 months ago

They say the Intel Arc B570 is good value. I have the A750 and have been rather pleased so far.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    If you get lucky you can find a 3060 12G card.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    200 Euros? You aren't going to get anything new for good value with that budget, unfortunately. You're looking at a minimum of 2 generations behind current.

    RTX 30 series cards (although avoid anything with less than 8GB VRAM if possible), equivalent AMD gpus, or anything from Intel ARC with decent VRAM could fit the bill, all of it would be used though.

    VRAM is usually your bottleneck when it comes to cheap cards, so look out for anything with at least 8GB.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    Even 12GB honestly feels low these days. I have a 4070ti that I regret buying because I still run into VRAM bottlenecks and I don't even play in 4k. I guess if you're content with 1080p you might get away with it but I'd be super weary about buying anything with only 8GB.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    It depends on the games you want to play. Maybe the Intel Arc B570 with 10gb VRAM is a good place to start: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/Yvbypg/acer-nitro-oc-arc-b570-10-gb-video-card-dpz4cwwp01 Although it seems only one shop has it for under 200 right now. Other shops have it slightly above, at 230 or so. At that price range, you could get a pretty good AMD RX 6600: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/NdvdnQ/asus-radeon-rx-6600-8-gb-dual-video-card-dual-rx6600-8g If you must stay below 200, maybe the Nvidia RTX 3050 with 8gb VRAM is an option: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/ZPP8TW/asus-dual-oc-v2-geforce-rtx-3050-8gb-8-gb-video-card-dual-rtx3050-o8g-v2 (note that there are 6gb variants of this card too, which are a bit cheaper).

    Otherwise there is not much you can do. Maybe look at used cards instead.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I got an open box Sapphire RX6600 for 200 USD out the door at micro center earlier this year.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Maybe not the best option at the moment, but the GTX 1660 TI was a really good value for a long while. About the same power as a 1070. Could probably get one cheap used.

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