1660 SUPER a good upgrade?

[Salem Graves]

My current specs:
CPU - i7-3770
GPU - GeForce GTX 1060 6gb
RAM - 11.96 gb
PSU - SeaSonic S12II Series S12II 620 Bronze (SS-620GB) 620W Intel ATX 12 V 80 PLUS BRONZE
Windows 10
With Cyberpunk coming out, I'm pretty sure my current card will be fine but if not I'm willing to upgrade. Is the 1660 a good upgrade and is it any different to the 1060 in terms of how it's installed and whatnot? Like, will I need more cables?

[upcoast]

Not overly but a rtx2060 super would be good.

Cyberpunk specs aren't that bad wait and see how your gtx1060 does at 1080p.

From a gtx1060 to 1660ti is about %25 boost, the vanilla 1660 isn't much better than a gtx1060/rx580.

Ps, you'd be wasting time with a vanilla 1660.

[Salem Graves]

Originally posted by upcoast:

Not overly but a rtx2060 super would be good.

Cyberpunk specs aren't that bad wait and see how your gtx1060 does at 1080p.

From a gtx1060 to 1660ti is about %25 boost, the vanilla 1660 isn't much better than a gtx1060/rx580.

Ps, you'd be wasting time with a vanilla 1660.

I will look into that one. You know if my psu would be alright with that upgrade?

[r.linder]

Originally posted by Yui YEP:

Originally posted by upcoast:

Not overly but a rtx2060 super would be good.

Cyberpunk specs aren't that bad wait and see how your gtx1060 does at 1080p.

From a gtx1060 to 1660ti is about %25 boost, the vanilla 1660 isn't much better than a gtx1060/rx580.

Ps, you'd be wasting time with a vanilla 1660.

I will look into that one. You know if my psu would be alright with that upgrade?

It'll be fine, your PSU could handle a 2080

[InfinityJosh]

Originally posted by upcoast:

Not overly but a rtx2060 super would be good.

Cyberpunk specs aren't that bad wait and see how your gtx1060 does at 1080p.

From a gtx1060 to 1660ti is about %25 boost, the vanilla 1660 isn't much better than a gtx1060/rx580.

Ps, you'd be wasting time with a vanilla 1660.

There’s other which should be said.
The performance gain (framerates increase) the OP will notice with a GPU upgrade won’t be the difference from a RTX2600 - 1060 6GB benchmarks results since the CPU tested for these benchmarks won’t bottleneck the GPUs.
The OP’s CPU might bottleneck even a GTX 1060 by something like 15%.
I myself tested my i7 4771 (10% better than OP’s CPU in real gaming benchmarks) and can state the CPU works at 100% with the GPU, the bottleneck is around 3/4% with GPU in OC mode compared to monster benchmarks CPUs).

[hawkeye]

My i7-2600 / rtx2070 works well at 1080p 120hz. Upgraded from a gtx970. Sooner or later you may want to upgrade your cpu so skimping on a gpu can be counter-productive.

Your ram at 12gb is a bit odd. Does it limit performance? I'd consider a 2 x 8gb matched pair. You can raise the performance of your cpu in the bios. My non-K i7 will make it to 4.3 GHz all cores.

[upcoast]

Originally posted by Infinity Josh:

Originally posted by upcoast:

Not overly but a rtx2060 super would be good.

Cyberpunk specs aren't that bad wait and see how your gtx1060 does at 1080p.

From a gtx1060 to 1660ti is about %25 boost, the vanilla 1660 isn't much better than a gtx1060/rx580.

Ps, you'd be wasting time with a vanilla 1660.

There’s other which should be said.
The performance gain (framerates increase) the OP will notice with a GPU upgrade won’t be the difference from a RTX2600 - 1060 6GB benchmarks results since the CPU tested for these benchmarks won’t bottleneck the GPUs.
The OP’s CPU might bottleneck even a GTX 1060 by something like 15%.
I myself tested my i7 4771 (10% better than OP’s CPU in real gaming benchmarks) and can state the CPU works at 100% with the GPU, the bottleneck is around 3/4% with GPU in OC mode compared to monster benchmarks CPUs).

Some games ya and some not so much but in the OPs position the 1660s or 1660ti just isn't big enough to get too excited about.

Ppl with the old gtx1060/rx 580 are in an awkward position because there's just nothing new worth while until you hit 5700xt/ rtx2060super.

I have an rx 580/gtx1070/gtx1060 and have also tested them sure the GTX1070 (1660ti performance) is better but also it is slumping.

[Nabster]

Too Small of an upgrade to spend money on, look for 2060s or 3060ti if you can get it at decent price

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I'd look at a used 2070/2080 Super instead. Easily found for under the $400 range. A 1660 of any kind won't be a worthy enough upgrade.

We also have the RTX 3060 Ti

[Talby]

Originally posted by Yui YEP:

...You know if my psu would be alright with that upgrade?

If you are getting a 2060S+, personally I would upgrade the PSU to at least the S12III (or S12II EVO, same design as S12III) or better yet the gray-label CX-M, or even better-er the gray CX (non-M)

The good old SS-620GB is the old group regulated design and would not handle the low power management CPU states if you upgrade your cpu/board, and in similar fashion will have problems handling the high speed demands of more modern GPUs as they go from idle to full-power (transient power spikes)

I have the same SS-620GB, living the good retired life in my i5-2500k / z68 / R9 390 doing linux workstation / plex server duty these days... Don't think I would use it in my 2600x build - got a Seasonic G-series 650RM in there when I planned that upgrade with a 1070ti

more info about it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildmeapc/comments/a7iiz7/discussion_no_more_seasonic_m12iis12ii/

http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?16128-Should-I-replace-my-Seasonic-S12ii-620w

[Randy Lahey]

I'd wait a few months (or several) before upgrading at this point. I just bought a Sapphire Pulse 5700XT (not the BE version) for $375 new on Newegg a few weeks ago, but good luck finding one now for anywhere near that price. I haven't owned an AMD card since my X1650 Pro, but it's been great and I haven't had a single issue. Plays DCS World at high settings at 1440p, which I couldn't do with my 1060 3GB, or my 1070. I'm waiting until next fall when everything's out (including all the Super/Ti versions) and all of the AIB reviews are in. By then you should be able to get whatever you want at/near MSRP. I wouldn't buy a used 20 series card unless it's a really good deal. $400+ USD for a USED 2070 super (what they're still going for on Ebay) is NOT a good deal.