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April 6th, 2020 02:00
Aurora R6, graphics card upgrade help?
So today my Nvidia GTX 1070 that came with my Aurora R6 apparently broke so I'll be needing to replace it. I figure I might as well get a more updated one while I'm at it. Will a GTX 1660 TI be compatible with my desktop?
My computera Processor is an Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700 CPU @ 3.60GHz
and it has 16GB Ram.
I'm not very tech savy so please let me know if there is any other information needed to help.
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April 6th, 2020 04:00
both 1660ti and 1660 will work great w i7-7700. they are a bit more efficient than 1070. system psu requirement is 50W less. 8 pin power connector is the same as 1070.
1660 is a bit better match (average “bottleneck” percentage 3%) for i7-7700 than 1660ti (6%). anything <10% is not considered bottleneck.
If your 1070 is a nvidia founder edition (single fan blower type), the cooling design of 1600 series is different (2 fans open air). there is no founder edition in 1600 series. when you choose a partner vendor of 1660ti, make sure the card’s physical dimension is similar to your 1070 so it will fit in the case.