PC Graphics Card Recommendation

[48k]

Following a power spike taking out my development PC I've built a new one. Intel i9 13900KS, Aorus Z790 mobo, 64 GB DDR5 RAM. The power supply is 850W.
My old graphics card was a GeForce GTX 980 ti, which is toast so I need to replace it.
I need to run 3 monitors - main displays are a pair of Asus PB279s, I also feed to a Panasonic Plasma TV.
Not a big gamer but I do dip in to Hitman Freelancer from time to time.

An RTX 4090 would be the PH powerfully-built answer, but is overkill realistically. Also don't want to be paying 4 figures for a graphics card.

Was thinking about one of the older series cards like the 3060, but open to suggestions.

[Muppet007]

What else do you use your PC for?
Core i9 seems overkill for just web browsing on 3 screens

[48k]

Muppet007 said:

What else do you use your PC for?
Core i9 seems overkill for just web browsing on 3 screens

It's my development PC, so running Visual Studio, SQL Server, browsers, Photoshop, Hyper V running some VMs etc

[Griffith4ever]

I found the 3070 to be the sweet spot price/performance wise - but I'm a gamer. Even a 3070 woudl be mostly "wasted" on you. So yeah, 3060, 3070, something like that - at least you have some flexibility if you do decide to game a bit more.

You can get a 3070 for around £400 (3060 about £70 less), I'm finding it a beast of a card. I play at 2k. Multi monitor work stuff won't make even the most basic card break into a sweat.

[48k]

Griffith4ever said:

I found the 3070 to be the sweet spot price/performance wise - but I'm a gamer. Even a 3070 woudl be mostly "wasted" on you. So yeah, 3060, 3070, something like that - at least you have some flexibility if you do decide to game a bit more.

You can get a 3070 for around £400 (3060 about £70 less), I'm finding it a beast of a card. I play at 2k. Multi monitor work stuff won't make even the most basic card break into a sweat.

Cheers. Have you got any links for a 3070 at £400? I usually shop at Scan and Overclockers and they are coming in at 500+

[Griffith4ever]

48k said:

Cheers. Have you got any links for a 3070 at £400? I usually shop at Scan and Overclockers and they are coming in at 500+

My bad - the one in the shopping results was ebay "used grade A" - looked like new. Yeah, £489 seems ot be the Scan price.

[devnull]

I Bought a secondhand Vega64 off eBay for £150 which would cover your requirements - I use it in an eGPU to run 1 5K and 2 4K screens off my MacBook

But any 3xxx is going to be more than fine (and more complimentary to your spec)

[48k]

Have ordered an RTX 3050, £270 on Scan. Supports 4 monitors, and should allow me to play Hitman at a decent resolution and refresh.

That's my weekend sorted then.

Thanks chaps.

[Griffith4ever]

Good price , good upgrade, good choice for what you do.