Hey everyone! I'm finally upgrading my setup after 14 years. Currently, I'm using a GTX 960 with 20GB of DDR2 RAM, and while it handles two 4K monitors okay for trading, it's really slow for photo and video editing in Lightroom. I need to be able to run four 4K monitors for tracking charts, but when editing photos and videos, one 4K monitor will do. Here's what I've chosen so far:
- **CPU:** AMD 7700x
- **Motherboard:** MSI PRO B850-S WIFI6E ATX
- **SSD:** Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 5.0
- **PSU:** MSI MPG A850G 850W
- **RAM:** Sending in multiple orders for 32GB-64GB at 5600MHz-6400MHz, will use whichever arrives first.
Now, I'm stuck on which GPU to get with a budget of around 300 euros. Here are my options:
1. Asus GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 Dual V2 OC
2. Sparkle ARC A770 16GB ROC
3. ASRock ARC A770 16GB GDDR6 (just $50 more than the Sparkle, but are they really the same?)
I'm also open to any other suggestions for my build. Thanks in advance for your help!
2 Answers
Honestly, I think the RTX 3060 is the way to go for your needs. It should handle your four 4K monitors like a champ and give you decent performance for editing as well.
I would definitely lean towards one of the ARC GPUs over the 30 series. The A770 has some fantastic features like Intel's built-in video transcoding, which makes a big difference in video editing. Plus, since you're using an AMD CPU, you'd benefit from that Intel integration. If the B580 is similarly priced, I'd go for that instead since it's newer and typically better supported.
Thanks for the info! The prices of B580 and A770 are similar here. Would you recommend the B580 still if both are priced the same?