I've decided on a 3060 12GB for my build but I need recommendations on what one to get. Ideally want to spend less than $600. Happy with second hand if it's in good condition and less than $300. If there is little to no price difference after coupons, I'd prefer eBay for easy returns if I change my mind.
It will primarily be used for productivity related tasks including video editing.
Thanks
There all around $400ish second hand on eBay and I've seen lower, just need some patience to grab a great deal, prices are certainly falling👍
They have been as low as $499 new. I got this deal for what would be considered a better 3060 and am insanely happy with it https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/717346
Currently running it at 11.5/12gb for machine learning purposes which wouldn't be possible if I'd gone for an 8gb 3060 Ti like I was aiming for. Been using it all day every day for a few months now and it's easily the best purchase I've ever made and has massively improved my income. Though if you don't have special use cases like that, an AMD card would probably be much better value.
Yeah, machine learning is a use case for me. Would the ASUS RTX3060 12GB DUAL OC V2 for $539 be good enough?
Seems a very good deal. It's a really nice dual use card which also stays within budget.
Yeah. Is there much point spending extra for a TUF or ROG Strix card?
@thisusernameistaken: The extra cooling doesn't seem necessary, even at full use I haven't seen the KO break 60s temperatures. The dual and KO seem about identical with a different paint job. They might be better for over clocking but I don't think there's much difference.
@CodeExplode: Thank you. I'm glad it's basically the same. What sort of machine learning are you doing?
Get whatever is cheapest, they are pretty much the same.