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    Posted: 20 Oct 2019 at 5:16pm
I am looking to upgrade the GPU of the Bolt II I bought 5 years ago. I was looking at the NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8GB. Would there be any issues in compatibility with my current system. This would be my first upgrade, so just want to make sure there aren't any problems. Here are my specs from the build.


Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Pre-built Digital Storm Bolt II
Exterior Finish: Onyx Black Matte Finish
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Processor: Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0 GHz (Codename Devils Canyon) (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII IMPACT (Intel Z97 Chipset) (Mini-ITX) (SupremeFX Impact, Sonic Radar)
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1866MHz Corsair Dominator Platinum DHX (Extreme-Performance)
Power Supply: 700W Digital Storm Bolt II Edition
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Optical Drive: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) (Slim Slot Loading Edition)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (512GB Samsung 850 PRO)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (1TB Western Digital - Black Edition)
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Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB (Includes PhysX)
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With that Z97 mobo, I7-4790K and 700 W PSU....you should be OK to use up to a RTX 2070 Super.     I’m sure you prob understand there will be some bottleneck issues from the older gear, but you should enjoy a big improvement in gaming for sure using a 2060 Super or 2070 Super.    
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Welcome back marmup.
The GTX 980 was a very nice card. The RTX 2070 SUPER is the sweet spot on the new cards. It is much larger physically. At least 1/2" longer. Make sure you have room. I don't think your Bolt came with a riser to install the card vertically but I don't know if you will need one. Keep us posted on your upgrade. Big%20Smile
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Thanks for the responses. Maybe the RTX 2060 might be a bit too much based on my current hardware. Maybe I should look at slightly less powered card. Something along that line that would also save me some money and not bottleneck as much might be better. Any suggestions? It would need to be a 2 slot card.

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Any new card you use will bottleneck a bit with your older hardware, but that just means you don't get all of the performance you would with new current tech mobo and CPU. It's still a very big improvement in gaming. I would concentrate on using the best card you can afford.   The RTX 2060 Super or stronger 2070 Super would be the best choices.    
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Posts: 7331 		  Quote Cretae Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 22 Oct 2019 at 4:26am
Agreed. The 2060 is very high performance at 1080p. The 2070 is very good performance at 1440p, and the overkill choice at 1080p.

You could also look at this:

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-RTX-2060-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1660-Ti/4034vs4037

for a more moderate choice.
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Thanks for the replies
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