ubiq wrote on 2026-05-11, 12:27:

Huh yeah, I actually dig the idea of intentionally putting together and earmarking a "future classic" system. Sure beats mournfully browsing eBay, seeking to replace old 3Dfx and GUS cards we (me) thoughtlessly got rid of years ago. 👍

And at 10 years old, the hardware is at its least loved and most likely to be discarded - hang on to those 1080s!

yup , those 1080ti 's buy them now as cheap and will be future classics 100%. probably the most saught after card of the non RTX era , the pinnacle of the end of an era in gpus.

Got a 2060 super for £50 , friend changed his gpu and i got this...

I know it s overkill for a 3700k , but I have both , so i can change as i wish.

1080tis no, they don't work in Windows XP. For Windows 7 there are better options. I had one 2080ti but it died. The best is 3080ti/3090ti.

I used a 3770k with a 3080Ti for a while. Very amusing cranking RTX all the way up in Cyberpunk on that rig, perhaps even oddly fitting.

i decided that even a rtx 2060 super is pretty much overkill for the 3770k cpu. but in all fairness , for £50 , in mint condition , i cannot complain. That being said , the 2060 super uses less power as TDP is lower and only needs one 8 pin PCIE plug to power it. So less power , much better performance. But the big thing is that is a 2 fan card , like a mini version , so it does not need a sag bracket like the 980ti did. It also runs WAYYYYY cooler so less silly heat in the case. Even my cpu tem dropped by 5 degrees on average since the new card. The MSI 980ti had a stupid thing when the fans will kick on only when the board reached like 60 degrees , made the whole case hot.

This is now a retro/modern pc. it can run win 10 , win 11 , win 7 maybe at a push?

bitzu101 wrote on Yesterday, 09:38:

i decided that even a rtx 2060 super is pretty much overkill for the 3770k cpu. but in all fairness , for £50 , in mint condition , i cannot complain. That being said , the 2060 super uses less power as TDP is lower and only needs one 8 pin PCIE plug to power it. So less power , much better performance. But the big thing is that is a 2 fan card , like a mini version , so it does not need a sag bracket like the 980ti did. It also runs WAYYYYY cooler so less silly heat in the case. Even my cpu tem dropped by 5 degrees on average since the new card. The MSI 980ti had a stupid thing when the fans will kick on only when the board reached like 60 degrees , made the whole case hot.

This is now a retro/modern pc. it can run win 10 , win 11 , win 7 maybe at a push?

According to Wikipedia you're looking at a difference from 250W down to 160W (unless it's a 12GiB 2060). That's a pretty substantial difference, which correlates perfectly with what you experience.

H3nrik V! wrote on Yesterday, 10:28:

bitzu101 wrote on Yesterday, 09:38:

i decided that even a rtx 2060 super is pretty much overkill for the 3770k cpu. but in all fairness , for £50 , in mint condition , i cannot complain. That being said , the 2060 super uses less power as TDP is lower and only needs one 8 pin PCIE plug to power it. So less power , much better performance. But the big thing is that is a 2 fan card , like a mini version , so it does not need a sag bracket like the 980ti did. It also runs WAYYYYY cooler so less silly heat in the case. Even my cpu tem dropped by 5 degrees on average since the new card. The MSI 980ti had a stupid thing when the fans will kick on only when the board reached like 60 degrees , made the whole case hot.

This is now a retro/modern pc. it can run win 10 , win 11 , win 7 maybe at a push?

According to Wikipedia you're looking at a difference from 250W down to 160W (unless it's a 12GiB 2060). That's a pretty substantial difference, which correlates perfectly with what you experience.

did not know they made the 2060 super in 12gb... but hey ho... yes , huge power difference and much faster card , also does RT.

Basically , if it plays CS2 , then it s modern 😀).... just amazing the fact that such an old pc , very high end at the time ca still be of use today. and so cheap... i paid 30 pounds for 32gb ddr3... and in these times , if u need just the internet , and a few games , such an old build still viable and way cheaper than the new stuff.

bitzu101 wrote on 2026-05-17, 23:18:

Got a 2060 super for £50 , friend changed his gpu and i got this...

I know it s overkill for a 3700k , but I have both , so i can change as i wish.

isn't that a really great deal!? look at ebay sold prices. people spending triple figures casually on used GPUs that might have spend years blowing maxxed, borderline overheating for all we know. i'd say £50/$50/euros around that kinda price is good, lower risk

bitzu101 wrote on Yesterday, 10:34:

H3nrik V! wrote on Yesterday, 10:28:

bitzu101 wrote on Yesterday, 09:38:

i decided that even a rtx 2060 super is pretty much overkill for the 3770k cpu. but in all fairness , for £50 , in mint condition , i cannot complain. That being said , the 2060 super uses less power as TDP is lower and only needs one 8 pin PCIE plug to power it. So less power , much better performance. But the big thing is that is a 2 fan card , like a mini version , so it does not need a sag bracket like the 980ti did. It also runs WAYYYYY cooler so less silly heat in the case. Even my cpu tem dropped by 5 degrees on average since the new card. The MSI 980ti had a stupid thing when the fans will kick on only when the board reached like 60 degrees , made the whole case hot.

This is now a retro/modern pc. it can run win 10 , win 11 , win 7 maybe at a push?

According to Wikipedia you're looking at a difference from 250W down to 160W (unless it's a 12GiB 2060). That's a pretty substantial difference, which correlates perfectly with what you experience.

did not know they made the 2060 super in 12gb... but hey ho... yes , huge power difference and much faster card , also does RT.

Basically , if it plays CS2 , then it s modern 😀).... just amazing the fact that such an old pc , very high end at the time ca still be of use today. and so cheap... i paid 30 pounds for 32gb ddr3... and in these times , if u need just the internet , and a few games , such an old build still viable and way cheaper than the new stuff.

I missed the fact that it was a super - I looked at the "normal" 2060. The super is 175 Watts, still significant difference ..

H3nrik V! wrote on Yesterday, 10:28:

bitzu101 wrote on Yesterday, 09:38:

i decided that even a rtx 2060 super is pretty much overkill for the 3770k cpu. but in all fairness , for £50 , in mint condition , i cannot complain. That being said , the 2060 super uses less power as TDP is lower and only needs one 8 pin PCIE plug to power it. So less power , much better performance. But the big thing is that is a 2 fan card , like a mini version , so it does not need a sag bracket like the 980ti did. It also runs WAYYYYY cooler so less silly heat in the case. Even my cpu tem dropped by 5 degrees on average since the new card. The MSI 980ti had a stupid thing when the fans will kick on only when the board reached like 60 degrees , made the whole case hot.

This is now a retro/modern pc. it can run win 10 , win 11 , win 7 maybe at a push?

According to Wikipedia you're looking at a difference from 250W down to 160W (unless it's a 12GiB 2060). That's a pretty substantial difference, which correlates perfectly with what you experience.

I think you're looking at the 2060 non-Super. Those were made in 6GB and 12GB models and have a TDP of 160W for 6GB versions and 184W for 12GB versions (according the wikipedia). The 12GB version is kind of a hybrid. It has a variant of the 2060 Super core, but is limited to the 192bit memory bus of the 2060. It is pretty confusing, heh.

The 2060 Super was only made in 8GB and has a 175W TDP.

Ozzuneoj wrote on Yesterday, 16:45:

H3nrik V! wrote on Yesterday, 10:28:

bitzu101 wrote on Yesterday, 09:38:

i decided that even a rtx 2060 super is pretty much overkill for the 3770k cpu. but in all fairness , for £50 , in mint condition , i cannot complain. That being said , the 2060 super uses less power as TDP is lower and only needs one 8 pin PCIE plug to power it. So less power , much better performance. But the big thing is that is a 2 fan card , like a mini version , so it does not need a sag bracket like the 980ti did. It also runs WAYYYYY cooler so less silly heat in the case. Even my cpu tem dropped by 5 degrees on average since the new card. The MSI 980ti had a stupid thing when the fans will kick on only when the board reached like 60 degrees , made the whole case hot.

This is now a retro/modern pc. it can run win 10 , win 11 , win 7 maybe at a push?

According to Wikipedia you're looking at a difference from 250W down to 160W (unless it's a 12GiB 2060). That's a pretty substantial difference, which correlates perfectly with what you experience.

I think you're looking at the 2060 non-Super. Those were made in 6GB and 12GB models and have a TDP of 160W for 6GB versions and 184W for 12GB versions (according the wikipedia). The 12GB version is kind of a hybrid. It has a variant of the 2060 Super core, but is limited to the 192bit memory bus of the 2060. It is pretty confusing, heh.

The 2060 Super was only made in 8GB and has a 175W TDP.

Yeah, corrected myself in the above post 🤣

gerry wrote on Yesterday, 16:31:

bitzu101 wrote on 2026-05-17, 23:18:

Got a 2060 super for £50 , friend changed his gpu and i got this...

I know it s overkill for a 3700k , but I have both , so i can change as i wish.

isn't that a really great deal!? look at ebay sold prices. people spending triple figures casually on used GPUs that might have spend years blowing maxxed, borderline overheating for all we know. i'd say £50/$50/euros around that kinda price is good, lower risk

Agreed, I am very happy what I paid for it.

H3nrik V! wrote on Yesterday, 16:37:

bitzu101 wrote on Yesterday, 10:34:

H3nrik V! wrote on Yesterday, 10:28:

According to Wikipedia you're looking at a difference from 250W down to 160W (unless it's a 12GiB 2060). That's a pretty substantial difference, which correlates perfectly with what you experience.

did not know they made the 2060 super in 12gb... but hey ho... yes , huge power difference and much faster card , also does RT.

Basically , if it plays CS2 , then it s modern 😀).... just amazing the fact that such an old pc , very high end at the time ca still be of use today. and so cheap... i paid 30 pounds for 32gb ddr3... and in these times , if u need just the internet , and a few games , such an old build still viable and way cheaper than the new stuff.

I missed the fact that it was a super - I looked at the "normal" 2060. The super is 175 Watts, still significant difference ..

Massive difference. Also, the fans on the 2060 super run more than on the 980ti. It s freaking cold to the couch. Amazing result. And it s about 2 inches shorter than the 980ti, and does not require a sag bracket. Did I mention it s lighter?

Here is a pic with it.

H3nrik V! wrote on Yesterday, 17:58:

Ozzuneoj wrote on Yesterday, 16:45:

H3nrik V! wrote on Yesterday, 10:28:

According to Wikipedia you're looking at a difference from 250W down to 160W (unless it's a 12GiB 2060). That's a pretty substantial difference, which correlates perfectly with what you experience.

I think you're looking at the 2060 non-Super. Those were made in 6GB and 12GB models and have a TDP of 160W for 6GB versions and 184W for 12GB versions (according the wikipedia). The 12GB version is kind of a hybrid. It has a variant of the 2060 Super core, but is limited to the 192bit memory bus of the 2060. It is pretty confusing, heh.

The 2060 Super was only made in 8GB and has a 175W TDP.

Yeah, corrected myself in the above post 🤣

Sorry, you must have posted that right before I started typing my reply. 😅