Question Is the RTX 260 worth the £300 ?

[Max8383773]

Hello all, I’m building a PC for streaming and gaming (also some video editing and excel work etc) and have included the RTX 2060 GPU in my build. Now, I’ve heard some poor reviews on this GPU in terms of its price-to-performance ratio. Is it worth upgrading to something better/dropping down to something less expensive ? My overall build is pasted below (£1329), and I’m currently using a 1080p 60hz monitor but am looking to get a 120hz one in Jan sometime. Any help with this would be deeply appreciated! Thanks

COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH RGB GAMING CASE


AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)

ASUS® STRIX B550-F GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)

16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)

6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready

1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE

500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 2500MB/W)

CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER

ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO

WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0

MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

 

[Nemesis44UK]

Unless you're in a very powerful rush to build this system, I would skip the 2060 and wait until the 3070 is in stock. It'll be a similar price, but perform much better.

The other thing is that the 2060 Super is a much better card than the regular 2060, so avoid the base model if you're absolutely pressed into getting this system.

The other thing is because everyone wants the 30x range, you could pick up a bargain 2070 or 2080 when the 30x range is actually available, but I reiterate, get the 3070 or 3080 and ignore the 2060.