EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti XC Gaming, 08G-P5-3663-KL, 8GB GDDR6, Metal Backplate, LHR

I've been running my system build for a little over a year with a GTX 1660 ti. I just could not pull the trigger on buying a new GPU in light of the price gouging that had been going on. I remained patient, saved my money, and continued to tweak settings while being very aware of the bottleneck in my system. I am now in 1440p heaven while running my favorite games. Hell Let Loose looks stunning with everything maxed and averaging a smooth 120fps. If you are patient, budget conscious, and work hard for your extra money, now is the time. You can enjoy your hobby without having a nightmare about your latest purchase.

At this point it'll be beating a dead horse to tak about the price, becasue everyone knows it's overpriced. About the card, it's a 3060ti, of course it's going to be good, much better than a 3060 and just a hair off of 3070 levels of performance. I have heard complaints about this specific model's noise level, but I've had no such problems; it's silent for me. If you have gift cards lying around or are willing to spend the price, this is a solid gpu.

After doing months of research trying to find the right card for my setup, I decided on this one. There's always a worry with 3rd party/marketplace sellers that the product (especially GPUs these days) won't be as described and/or you hear of people getting "used" product. Not the case. This one was brand new in box sealed and has been performing amazingly well for my rig. Additionally, I got it the day after I ordered it despite choosing the cheapest shipping. Amazing!

Since GPU prices might not "normalize" for a long time, I bit the bullet and bought this one. I've been using it for about a week now and I'm very impressed with its performance. Coming from a 1660 Super, I'm getting more than double the FPS and that's on a 1440p monitor that I bought at the same time. With the 1660 Super I was gaming at 1080p.The card runs cool and quiet, I have no complaints. I upgraded my PSU to a 650-watt just to make sure it gets the power it needs. The card is not "crippled" as another reviewer wrote, it is simply an LHR (Lite Hash Rate) card which means it's not for crypto-miners. It is NOT crippled at all for gaming. Nvidia created these LHR cards to make more cards available to folks who want to game, not run mining rigs for crypto-currency. Without these cards, you probably wouldn't be able to get one at all.At present, I think the 3060 Ti is the sweet spot where you get the most performance for the money, taking into consideration the current supply-chain problems and chip shortages.

After what feels like 2 years of hawkishly watching GPU prices, they finally dropped to a level I felt were fair-ish, and I obtained this 3060 TI at $525 after crypto took a hit. As a 3D artist and gamer, I'm very pleased with this GPU. I game on a ultra wide monitor at 3440 x 1440, a bit more demanding then your average 1440 experience. Before I was using a 1660 GTX, so gaming on a ultra wide was only possible after nuking all the graphic settings or playing in 1080p windowed mode.However now with the 3060 TI, I seem to be able to play all the new games on high to ultra settings at around 70-120FPS, with Cyberpunk being the exception requiring medium graphic settings for a still great looking gaming experience. Other older games from 5 years ago like "Prey" I get around 120-200 FPS. For VR games like Pavlov, Alyx, or Boneworks, this card offers flawless performance. For 3D rendering in Adobe Substance or Blender's Cycles, this card has cut my render times in half from my 1660, which has greatly improved my workflow.The only complaint I have is this card runs hot, but that seems to be in trend with newer CPUs and other components that seem to be able to take more heat today while still dishing out high performance. I also think I might cry (not really) when the price of a 3070 TI drops to what I bought my 3060 TI for. I wouldn't let that stop you from buying this card though, as it's still overkill for most of your needs, the 3070 TI would only offer a quarter of a performance boost, nothing that noticeable on the surface.