Potential build for 3080 i'm looking at

[Smedderz]

Case
PCS SPECTRUM RGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD (3080)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 240 Series RGB High Performance Liquid Cooler (AMD)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND

What it will be used for:
1080p 144hz gaming and potential to go to 4k

 

[AgentCooper]

Hi there! Don’t mean to sound blunt but you’d be wasting your money by getting a 3080 for 1080p 144Hz. The monitor you’d need to get any actual benefit from that card would be costing you over a grand, like a 49 inch 1440p screen or a 4K 144Hz. A 2060 Super would have you more than covered for your current monitor.

If you wait until October there’ll be the new Ryzen chips and a 3060 / 3070 card on the horizon which will likely eat 1440p 144Hz for breakfast. That might be the more logical process unless you have very deep pockets. In which case, I’d be more than happy to help you spend your money 😁👍

 

[Smedderz]

thank you for your advice, decided against the 3080, would you say the 2060 super is worth the upgrade from the 1070 i currently have?

 

[AgentCooper]

If you let us know your budget we'll see what we can come up with that'll be optimum for you

What will you be using the system for? Gaming, streaming, editing etc?

 

[Smedderz]

just looking at what graphics card now, can spend up to 600 on it. will mostly be used for 1080p 144hz gaming but potential to go to 4k.

 

[AgentCooper]

So you already have that system and you're just looking for a GPU upgrade, is that right?

 

[Smedderz]

yeah thats correct

 

[AgentCooper]

The 1660 Super would have you covered for the 1080p. Maybe the 2060 Super if you want a few added bells and whistles. I'd suggest waiting a month or two if you can, the rest of the 3000 range will be released soon and then prices are going to be a lot more competitive