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Some GPU Upgrade Questions

TheSnubberMan

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System Name Maleficent
Processor Intel i7-8700K (3.7 Ghz)
Motherboard ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero (WIFI AC)
Cooling Noctua Nh-D15
Memory Gigastone Black RGB Game Pro Desktop RAM 32GB (2x16) DDR4-3200MHz
Video Card(s) NVIDIA Quadro P4000
Storage 6 terabytes in hard drives and a 500 gigabyte ssd
Display(s) Two 24" generic Dell displays
Power Supply EVGA SuperNova GOLD 80+ 1000 watt.
I'll mention here that despite building this pc as a workstation in 2017, I have no real idea what I am doing. That is why I am here.

My current rig:
Motherboard - Asus Rog Maximus X hero (WIFI AC)
CPU - Intel i7-8700K (factory 3.7 GHz)
GPU - Nvidia Quadro P4000, 8 GB (roughly 1660 equivalent)
RAM - Gigastone Black RGB Game Pro Desktop RAM 32GB (2x16) DDR4-3200MHz.
PSU - EVGA SuperNova GOLD 80+ 1000 watt.
Storage - three 2TB hard drives and a 500GB solid-state for a boot drive.

The motherboard is equipped with a 1x16 pin connector which I believe can power anything I throw in it. I want to install a Radeon rx6800 graphics card. Is this a poor pairing? Should I look for a different card? I was also considering an RTX 3070, but I cannot locate an available card locally.

I get the CPU is very old, but from what I can tell it holds up alright. I've read I can overclock the 8700K fairly easily to or close to 5 GHz, though I don't actually know if that'll help. I play all my games at 1920x1080p, 60fps.
 
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Run it, general idea.

 
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Processor Ryzen 9800X3D @ 5.575ghz all core 1.24 V, Thermal Grizzly AM5 High Performance Heatspreader/1185 G7
Motherboard ASUS ROG Strix X670E-I, chipset fans replaced with Noctua A14x25 G2
Cooling Optimus Block, HWLabs Copper 240/40 + 240/30, D5/Res, 4x Noctua A12x25, 1x A14G2, Mayhems Ultra Pure
Memory 64 GB Dominator Titanium White 6000 MT, 130 ns tRFC, active cooled
Video Card(s) RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition, Conductonaut Extreme, 18 W/mK MinusPad Extreme, Corsair XG7 Waterblock
Storage Intel Optane DC P1600X 118 GB, Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB
Display(s) 32" 240 Hz 1440p Samsung G7, 31.5" 165 Hz 1440p LG NanoIPS Ultragear, MX900 dual gas VESA mount
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Workstation or gaming?

For a workstation it's best to stick with NVIDIA, for gaming AMD can be cheaper for similar FPS, but you lose out on RT, DLSS/DLAA, efficiency and productivity software.
 
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Memory 16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s) AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s) NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s) Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software Windows 7 Pro 64
dgianstefani said:
Workstation or gaming?

For a workstation it's best to stick with NVIDIA, for gaming AMD can be cheaper for similar FPS, but you lose out on RT, DLSS/DLAA, efficiency and productivity software.
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Motherboard ASUS ROG Strix X670E-I, chipset fans replaced with Noctua A14x25 G2
Cooling Optimus Block, HWLabs Copper 240/40 + 240/30, D5/Res, 4x Noctua A12x25, 1x A14G2, Mayhems Ultra Pure
Memory 64 GB Dominator Titanium White 6000 MT, 130 ns tRFC, active cooled
Video Card(s) RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition, Conductonaut Extreme, 18 W/mK MinusPad Extreme, Corsair XG7 Waterblock
Storage Intel Optane DC P1600X 118 GB, Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB
Display(s) 32" 240 Hz 1440p Samsung G7, 31.5" 165 Hz 1440p LG NanoIPS Ultragear, MX900 dual gas VESA mount
Case Sliger SM570 CNC Aluminium 13-Litre, 3D printed feet, custom front, LINKUP Ultra PCIe 4.0 x16 White
Audio Device(s) Audeze Maxwell Ultraviolet w/upgrade pads & LCD headband, Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, Razer Nommo Pro
Power Supply SF1000 Plat, full transparent custom cables, Sentinel Pro 1500 Online Double Conversion UPS w/Noctua
Mouse Razer Viper V3 Pro 8 KHz Mercury White & Pulsar Supergrip tape, Razer Atlas, Razer Strider Chroma
Keyboard Wooting 60HE+ module, TOFU-R CNC Alu/Brass, SS Prismcaps W+Jellykey, LekkerV2 mod, TLabs Leath/Suede
Software Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2
Benchmark Scores Legendary
eidairaman1 said:
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TheSnubberMan said:
I'll mention here that despite building this pc as a workstation in 2017, I have no real idea what I am doing. That is why I am here.

My current rig:
Motherboard - Asus Rog Maximus X hero (WIFI AC)
CPU - Intel i7-8700K (factory 3.7 GHz)
GPU - Nvidia Quadro P4000, 8 GB (roughly 1660 equivalent)
RAM - Gigastone Black RGB Game Pro Desktop RAM 32GB (2x16) DDR4-3200MHz.
PSU - EVGA SuperNova GOLD 80+ 1000 watt.
Storage - three 2TB hard drives and a 500GB solid-state for a boot drive.

The motherboard is equipped with a 1x16 pin connector which I believe can power anything I throw in it. I want to install a Radeon rx6800 graphics card. Is this a poor pairing? Should I look for a different card? I was also considering an RTX 3070, but I cannot locate an available card locally.

I get the CPU is very old, but from what I can tell it holds up alright. I've read I can overclock the 8700K fairly easily to or close to 5 GHz, though I don't actually know if that'll help. I play all my games at 1920x1080p, 60fps.
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You can use a computer for more than one thing. OP states he built the system as a workstation.
 
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TheSnubberMan

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System Specs
System Name Maleficent
Processor Intel i7-8700K (3.7 Ghz)
Motherboard ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero (WIFI AC)
Cooling Noctua Nh-D15
Memory Gigastone Black RGB Game Pro Desktop RAM 32GB (2x16) DDR4-3200MHz
Video Card(s) NVIDIA Quadro P4000
Storage 6 terabytes in hard drives and a 500 gigabyte ssd
Display(s) Two 24" generic Dell displays
Power Supply EVGA SuperNova GOLD 80+ 1000 watt.
The original intent for the pc was a workstation but that flip-flopped and now I just run it for games. I do run blender very* occasionally but nothing extensive. Thanks for your replies.
 
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