Want to upgrade from GTX 660ti what to look at

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jacobbones

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So built my pc 4 or 5 years ago
I7 3.5 ghz, windows 7 64 bit 16 gb ram and a 660ti card
running 3 monitors and a LED tv off it. 1080 resolution

Recently bought player unknown and realized that my card is the bare minimum.
Thinking may be time for an upgrade but haven't looked into cards in a while.

Can anyone point me in a direction for a decent card. Not looking to get a $1200 beast but a modest upgrade that will get me through another couple years. I don't need to run everything on super high settings but want to be able to run on a higher setting than low.
 
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cryoburner
Unfortunately, the price of graphics cards exploded again in recent weeks due to shortages likely caused in part by cryptocurrency miners, so unless local prices are more normal in your area, I wouldn't bother with a GPU upgrade right now.

A GTX 1060 would likely be a decent enough upgrade for 1080p, but instead of being priced around USD $200 for a 1060 3GB, or $250 for the 1060 6GB, their prices online start around $400 to $500 respectively, if you can even find them in stock. The 1070 and 1070 Ti, which would normally appear in that price range, are priced $800 to $1000. The cost of upper mid-range video cards pretty much doubled in recent weeks, and unless the cryptocurrency market collapses, it may very well be months before...
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Unfortunately, the price of graphics cards exploded again in recent weeks due to shortages likely caused in part by cryptocurrency miners, so unless local prices are more normal in your area, I wouldn't bother with a GPU upgrade right now.

A GTX 1060 would likely be a decent enough upgrade for 1080p, but instead of being priced around USD $200 for a 1060 3GB, or $250 for the 1060 6GB, their prices online start around $400 to $500 respectively, if you can even find them in stock. The 1070 and 1070 Ti, which would normally appear in that price range, are priced $800 to $1000. The cost of upper mid-range video cards pretty much doubled in recent weeks, and unless the cryptocurrency market collapses, it may very well be months before prices return to something vaguely resembling normal.

A similar price spike happened for many graphics cards last summer, and while the prices slowly came back down, even after half a year they hadn't completely returned to normal. This time, the prices and availability are even worse.
 
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Another cheap option- since you're just trying to get a few more years- is to pick up a second 660 Ti and go the SLI route, assuming your PSU has enough power. It scales well in PUBG according to forums. I saw many listed on Ebay just now for under $100. Unfortunately, it won't give you a boost in VRAM (doesn't double in SLI).
 
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