Is RTX 3060Ti worth waiting for? | Tales from the Scalper Pandemic

Upgrading a mid-range PC with a new RTX 3060Ti graphics card, to see if it's worth the long wait in 2021! It's a tough time for PC enthusiasts, with the GPU Shortage placing the latest graphics cards out of reach for many. For those waiting for the RTX 3060 Ti to come back into stock, or for AMD to release a competing card, is it worth the wait? Will you get the full benefit of a £400 graphics card installing it into a £300 PC? In this video, I test out a budget gaming PC in a selection of games, before upgrading only the graphics card to an RTX 3060Ti, and comparing the results 00:00 Intro: is RTX 3060Ti worth waiting for? 00:50 Background: The Scalper Pandemic 01:20 Premise: Should you upgrade your graphics card in 2021? 01:36 Methodology 02:03 The PC Build 03:01 Benchmarks: The Witcher 3 | Ryzen 3 3100 & GTX 1650 Super 03:25 Benchmarks: Fortnite | Ryzen 3 3100 & GTX 1650 Super 03:45 Benchmarks: Resident Evil 3 | Ryzen 3 3100 & GTX 1650 Super 04:05 Benchmarks: Call of Duty Warzone | Ryzen 3 3100 & GTX 1650 Super 04:25 Benchmarks: Rocket League | Ryzen 3 3100 & GTX 1650 Super 04:45 Benchmarks: Cyberpunk 2077 | Ryzen 3 3100 & GTX 1650 Super 05:05 Benchmarks: Apex Legends | Ryzen 3 3100 & GTX 1650 Super 05:25 Benchmarks: Crysis Remastered | Ryzen 3 3100 & GTX 1650 Super 05:45 The Switch: upgrading GTX 1650 Super to RTX 3060 Ti 06:36 Benchmarks: The Witcher 3 | Ryzen 3 3100 & RTX 3060 Ti 07:00 Benchmarks: Fortnite | Ryzen 3 3100 & RTX 3060 Ti 07:20 Benchmarks: Resident Evil 3 | Ryzen 3 3100 & RTX 3060 Ti 07:40 Benchmarks: Call of Duty Warzone | Ryzen 3 3100 & RTX 3060 Ti 08:10 Benchmarks: Rocket League | Ryzen 3 3100 & RTX 3060 Ti 08:30 Benchmarks: Cyberpunk 2077 | Ryzen 3 3100 & RTX 3060 Ti 08:50 Benchmarks: Apex Legends | Ryzen 3 3100 & RTX 3060 Ti 09:10 Benchmarks: Crysis Remastered | Ryzen 3 3100 & RTX 3060 Ti 09:30 Benchmark Summary: GTX 1650 Super vs RTX 3060 Ti 09:45 GTX 1650 Super @ Low/Medium vs. RTX 3060 Ti @ High 11:00 TL;DR version: Should you upgrade to an RTX 3060 Ti? S P E C S These graphics cards were tested on my "reasonably priced gaming rig", representing what I think is a good example of a mid-range system in 2021. Specs are as follows: Asus A320M Prime Motherboard AMD Ryzen 3 3100 CPU Team Group 2x4GB DDR4-3000 RAM Samsung OEM 128GB SATA M.2 SSD WD Blue 1TB 3.5" HDD Aerocool Aero One Mini Case Aerocool Integrator 600W 80 Plus Bronze PSU P A T R E O N Support Iceberg: http://bit.ly/3c8nNuz O T H E R V I D E O S Check out this tiny form factor Ryzen PC: https://youtu.be/XlS343-iPWs Warzone config fix- better CPU utilisation, doesn't fix 3000 series FPS! https://youtu.be/muSXmzm783s Remove FPS cap in Apex Legends: https://www.prosettings.com/apex-legends-remove-fps-cap-increase-frame-rates/ Subscribe at https://bit.ly/3nVCy6F Check out my other channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS2QvCRsraGIDIdz6kQiIOA A D S The following links are affiliated. Everything costs the same to you, but I get a commission. Please only click these links if you want to help me out! Get cheap game keys @ CDKeys: https://bit.ly/3c0Tu6j G E A R Audio: Behringer UM2 https://amzn.to/3aV17wq Behringer XM8500 https://amzn.to/3nCt2WY Generic microphone arm https://amzn.to/339yZRC Video: Fujifilm X-T3 https://amzn.to/3nGapRY Fujifilm XF 56mm f1.2 https://amzn.to/3aVRqO7 - don't buy this, buy the f2 instead https://amzn.to/3gUHsQR Fujifilm 23mm f2 https://amzn.to/3udXvgn FeiyuTech G6 Max Gimbal https://amzn.to/3nHndYs Interfit LM8 Video LED https://amzn.to/2SkESJL Neewer 120cm Softbox https://amzn.to/2RjlMDm Raleno Rechargeable Bicolour Video LED Panel https://amzn.to/3f2l7hV C O N T A C T Twitter/Insta @IcebergTop10s Email [email protected] #rtx #gamingpc #geforce