Is it worth it to take the RTX 3060TI?
Is it worth it to take the RTX 3060TI?
"The GeForce 3090 Ti is the best gamer's choice for the money," Captain Hindsight said with an index finger. However, speaking out, the Captain did not take into account the fact that for many people 3090 remains a pipe dream, the purchase of the year, and even utopia. In addition 3090 even at the time of writing this article is too powerful for the widespread majority of gamers. GeForce 3090 Ti reaches its full potential only with a 4K monitor. A bunch of 4K monitor and 3090 Ti will cost a pretty penny even with the fact that the aftermarket is overflowing with these graphics cards.
However, dismiss the idea of buying a graphics card thirtieth series is not worth it. There is a tolerable 3080, there is a 3070 Ti ranked lower, but with similar functionality for work. But there are also 3050s that aren't worth the money, or even the time. The 3050s aren't terrible in and of themselves, but for the same money you can get a much better video card...
And there's the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with about the perfect combination of price and quality, but there are nuances...
Hynix - Black label
As an alternative to AMD Radeon RX 6700XT take RTX 3060Ti reluctantly. It is connected with the notorious GDDR 6 video memory version - Hynix. In the first batches the manufacturers made a defect, did not notice the catch in time and released video cards for sale.
The most common problem with Hynix is that the video card does not hold overclocking and load, it displays a black screen after loading drivers, and sometimes it even displays a blue "screen of death". There is only one solution - replacement of all Hynix video memory with video memory from Samsung or Micron manufacturers.
The RTX 3060Ti has 8GB of video memory. If at least one GB out of eight dies, it will pull the rest with it.
Manufacturer and versions are important
But if you dare to blindly buy a video card online without looking closely at the video memory version, then you are a face madman, either lazy or a very lazy madman. But you can be helped, too, because Hynix video memory is a pathogen that the manufacturers are spreading. You can find out the manufacturer's brand by looking at the video card coolers.
Do not buy KFA2 GeForce RTX 3060 CORE (LHR) and GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 EAGLE OC (LHR) 12GB - do not be fooled by the price. A miser pays twice. There is a 90% chance that you will end up with a video card from the defective Hynix from the early 2021 batch. Pay attention to the markings. If you see "H56G32CS4DX 055", think twice, that is a Hynix video memory marking. Image artifacts, video card chip failure, and overclocking problems are not a complete list of problems you may encounter in the future.
Another nuance - the manufacturer of the video card, with this, all too ambiguous. Most of the problems are noticed from the manufacturer Palit. Identifying the ugly duckling is simple - just look at the coolers of the cooling system:
The second questionable RTX 3060Ti manufacturer is GIGABYTE. The problem is still the same - risky Hynix.
Criticizing? - Suggestion. A reasonable alternative to GIGABYTE and Palit would be video cards from MSI. MSI has much better cooling; hence the durability increases by an order of magnitude.
The ray tracing dilemma
Despite the fact that the RTX feature in the RTX 3060TI is present, in fact visible beams start at 3070 and above. The very fact that you can proudly flip the slider in the game menu is just marketing fiction a la "Refrigerators from $199" when for $200 you can only afford a 1978 refrigerator. RTX to RTX 3060Ti will only take you 10-30 fps, it won't help with DLSS turned on either. The dilemma is closed.
Conclusions
RTX 3060Ti will provide you comfortable ultra settings in almost all gaming innovations until 2021, but the card has more interesting counterparts. AMD Radeon RX 6700XT looks better than RTX 3060 ti and even RTX 3070, especially from Sapphire.
