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

It's been 6 months since buying the card and it's still chugging along fine.

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.

The small form factor EVGA RTX 3060 Ti XC is perfect for a small case. With an unbelievably small footprint and low fan noise, can't believe theres that much power under the hood. I mainly purhcased this item to use for video rendering and wasn't disappoited when it came to Hardware Encoding NVEnc. Brought my renders up from 5fps to 20fps on a six year old Intel i5 CPU/PC. This reseller had one available at a time when it was nearly impossible to get and the price was still reasonable given the market.

Games look pretty good. also has h.265 decoding / encoding for movies. works well with FPS like call of duty vangard, a good 1080p card. with fast motion i don't really notice a difference with higher resolutions. I'd rather have the features over the resolution. by the time you sit back you don't even notce a resolution difference. works well with nintendo switch and other emulators also.

Very good card, does heat to about 70 on cyberpunk Ray tracing medium settings. But if you got a good case with a lot of efficient cooling it keeps it stable at the temperature. Your glass panel will get hot but don't worry lol

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!