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The Nvidia RTX 5070 is bound to be popular with system builders with its $549 price point (assuming you can actually buy one at that price). But what if you’re looking to upgrade a PC… what kind of performance can you expect? And is it worth it instead of buying a brand new PC instead?
But first… What am I drinking???
Asbury Park Brewing (Absury Park, NJ) Sea Dragon IPA (7.0%)
*Links to items below may be affiliate links for which I may be compensated*
*Test Bench*
Ryzen 9800X3D on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4hCHsBR
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5: https://amzn.to/3NPw9J5
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870e Hero: https://amzn.to/3C8zT5G
G.SKILL Trident Z Neo RGB DDR5-6000: https://amzn.to/48AY219
2TB Samsung 990 Pro Gen4x4 NVMe: https://amzn.to/40wqwXD
Cooler Master V1100 SFX Platinum Power Supply: https://amzn.to/4jzqEN5
*NOTE – This supply includes a Right-Angle 12VHPWR, and will need to be replaced for the RTX 5090 Founder’s Edition GPU*
Fasgear 16-Pin 12VHPWR 70CM Replacement 600W Cable: https://amzn.to/4gcKfju
*Other parts from today’s video*
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X: https://ebay.us/itQllV https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oleWUUc
Intel Core i7-12700K: https://ebay.us/dL81Kt https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oFX9B0C
*NVIDIA RTX 5070 MSRP Cards*
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Prime at B&H:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1875953-REG/asus_prime_rtx5070_12g_geforce_rtx_5070_prime.html
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5070 Windforce OC at B&H:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1882292-REG/gigabyte_gv_n5070wf3oc_12gd_geforce_rtx_5070_windforce.html
PNY NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 OC Triple Fan at B&H:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1874641-REG/pny_vcg507012tfxpb1_o_nvidia_geforce_rtx_5070.html
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Prime at ASUS direct:
https://shop.asus.com/us/90yv0m11-m0aa00-asus-prime-geforce-rtxtm-5070-12gb-gddr7.html
ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 SOLID at ZOTAC direct:
https://www.zotacstore.com/us/graphics-cards/geforce-rtx-50-series/geforce-rtxtm-5070
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