XesqueVara
Member
Still have my 1070ti from 5 years ago, won't change it it until 2025, probably.
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Pasta la Vista
Member
2080 and I use a 1440 display. Don't see myself upgrading for awhile.
onnextflix5
Member
gtx 960, not gonna upgrade until they sell me something reasonably priced,
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
7900xtx.
Didnt like being cpu bottlenecked at 1440p so upgraded from the 12700k to 7800X3D.
Didnt like being cpu bottlenecked at 1440p so upgraded from the 12700k to 7800X3D.
Elder Legend
Banned
I have 2 PCs. One with 1080 other is 1660 Ti.
GreatnessRD
Member
MBA Radeon RX 6800 XT
- Ultra/High Settings
- 1440p
- 120-225 FPS depending on the game (RDR2 I think is the only thing sub 100 like 85-90 something if I remember correctly. Still beyond playable)
- Paired with 5800X3D and 32GB 3200Mhz DDR4
Elder Legend
Banned
Which card of the 4000 series you have?
GreatnessRD
Member
Hi, dad. I'll take an upgrade each generation as well. High mid-range will suffice. Thanks, dad. <3
Lucifers Beard
Member
Rocking a 3080 and it’s amazing. No issues running any of the games I play at 1440p 100fps.
PC is my main platform so will probably look into getting a 50XX card when they drop, unless they are absurdly priced.
PC is my main platform so will probably look into getting a 50XX card when they drop, unless they are absurdly priced.
Elder Legend
Banned
Knowing Nvidia, they absolutely will be overpriced.
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Guwop
Neo Member
i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz
16 Gig memory
GTX 1070
1 TB HD ( I regret not getting a SSD instead )
Sound blaster Z ( installed separately )
600 Watt PSU
oji-san
Banned
RX 590, don't think it's on the list.. Anyhow had a cool 2 years or so with it running 1080p 60fps, some game weren't available at 60fps or not even now like Sunset Overdrive and i had alot of fun but now with PS5/XSX i hardly use it, tho i do want to try Kingdom Come Deliverance to see if it can hold 60fps while looking decent as i never finished it on PS4 and it locked to only 30fps on consoles.
Elder Legend
Banned
People still use sound cards? What's the benefit of a sound card these days? And yeh, I am being serious. I never ever see or hear anyone talking about sound cards anymore.
Low Moral Fibre
Member
I went from 2000 series to 4000 series since the prices are dropping well under RRP here.
Frame rates went up an insane amount especially in RT games where stuff has gone from completely unplayable to often 120-140fps.
I'm most surprised by the temps and power draw. Even in pathtraced Cyberpunk temps are in the mid 50s and for anything less stressful the fans often don't even come on. My 2070s was a three slot card but was always hot and loud but the 4080s and 4090s I've tried have all been super cool and quiet.
Frame rates went up an insane amount especially in RT games where stuff has gone from completely unplayable to often 120-140fps.
I'm most surprised by the temps and power draw. Even in pathtraced Cyberpunk temps are in the mid 50s and for anything less stressful the fans often don't even come on. My 2070s was a three slot card but was always hot and loud but the 4080s and 4090s I've tried have all been super cool and quiet.
winjer
Gold Member
Just pick the option RX 5000 or older.
Celcius
°Temp. member
EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra. I'm still very happy with it so I won't upgrade until the 5000 series most likely.
I use a Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD. Sounds better than onboard audio and also has various outputs that my mobo doesn't have like RCA style stereo outputs.
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Laptop1991
Member
Ampere, I'm not paying the prices they want for an RTX 4 series, by Nvidia anyway, there isn't a game i need it for as yet
Mister Wolf
Member
4090. Always buy the strongest GPU when they start a new generation.
Elder Legend
Banned
PayPal me some cash please - so I can follow in your footsteps and preach your name to the GPU gods.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
nightmare-slain
Member
4080. Huge upgrade and amazing card. I do wish I had went for a 4090 now but no big deal as this card will last me a long time.
hinch7
Member
There's loads of benchmarks and comparisons online I've seen they come so close to one another with 5600 pulling ahead in select titles. Those Ytube videos are usually BS as well. The 9700K is still a good CPU today, for a 8 core CPU with no hyperthreading.
Also have a 5800X3D and yeah its decent. Really powerful CPU that sips power when gaming. Same goes to Ada Lovelace GPU's. Shame about the prices for the latter. About Jedi Survivor, yeah that was so shittly optimised but UE engine games like the extra frequency I guess. I think they improved utilisation somewhat with the latest patches but its still lacking.
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Mister Wolf
Member
Naw, I work hard for this cash. I can't just trick it off like that. Inside Wireman Electrician.
Guwop
Neo Member
Absolutely. Sound cards are a million times better than the trash sound on motherboards. It's night and day.
For example. Using a sound card I hear sounds in music that I never knew existed. The clarity, the highs and lows etc. are so much better in every way.
Also If you are running high end sound equipment a sound card is mandatory.
Personally I don't see how people use generic motherboard sound and be ok with it.
Of course everyone has different preferences, to each its own.
Grildon Tundy
Gold Member
Normal people love to talk about their kids and pets. Gaffers love to talk about their PC builds lol
I have a 3080 with a Ryzen 5600x CPU. Got it in late 2020. I play on a 240fps/1440p monitor and I can usually max out games and get at least 60fps Before the 3080, I had:
2012-2015: GTX 650m laptop
2015-2018: GTX 970
2018-2020: GTX 1070
I'm looking to upgrade again once NVIDIA offers a respectable price-for-performance card, so who knows when that'll happen.
I have a 3080 with a Ryzen 5600x CPU. Got it in late 2020. I play on a 240fps/1440p monitor and I can usually max out games and get at least 60fps Before the 3080, I had:
2012-2015: GTX 650m laptop
2015-2018: GTX 970
2018-2020: GTX 1070
I'm looking to upgrade again once NVIDIA offers a respectable price-for-performance card, so who knows when that'll happen.
Yes, I believe you can vote in polls after posting 50 messages.
ShadowkillXNA
Member
gtx780, whichever gen that gpu belongs in.
Guwop
Neo Member
Thanks for letting me know.
winjer
Gold Member
Just pick the option Geforce 1000 or older.
nightmare-slain
Member
You must buy shit cheap motherboards. I bought a dedicated sound card and yeah over the board I had at the time (a £100 board) it was much better.
Upgraded to a £300-400 board and the onboard audio was better. Got rid of the sound card. My current motherboard (again in the £300-400 range) sounds better than my old one.
I do agree if you have high end gear or doing music work then get a sound card but for most people the onboard audio is enough. If you buy cheap boards and care about audio you should just use the money you'd need to spend on a sound card and get a more quality motherboard. You can go from a £100 board to a £200-300 board depending on what soundcard you were going to get and that's just basic internal cards.
Plus in my experience sound cards can cause issues. Getting rid of it reduces potential problems. My sound card was literally unusable when I was using Linux. Even the drivers on Windows were old and buggy.
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marquimvfs
Member
Still rocking a 1060. But I'm mostly a console player nowadays
Gamerguy84
Member
3070,3060, and a 3050ti laptop.
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Guwop
Neo Member
You must buy cheap shit sound cards.
It don't matter how much your motherboard cost, the trash sound on your high end motherboard will never be good enough to power high end sound equipment like a dedicated high end sound card.
I been using sound cards for the last 25 years and have never ever had a single problem with any of them.
As I have already stated, if you don't use high end sound equipment then the generic trash sound on your motherboard ( including any high end motherboard ) will be good enough.
If you use high end sound equipment then a dedicated sound card is a must.
Kataploom
Gold Member
RX 6700 XT
That's probably why most problems on recent PC versions don't affect me at all. Most have to do with lack of VRAM and AMD is the only smart choice if you care about future proof at mid range... Though Nvidia Ampere wasn't even present proof when they released lol.
That's probably why most problems on recent PC versions don't affect me at all. Most have to do with lack of VRAM and AMD is the only smart choice if you care about future proof at mid range... Though Nvidia Ampere wasn't even present proof when they released lol.
Daneel Elijah
Gold Member
1060 6GB. Waiting for when it will be "safe to upgrade". First PC was 750€. Second was 1350€. So I was thinking of putting 2000 in the next. But I can't put in good conscience 2000 in just the graphic card. Not when I am not really a PC gamer, and will use it mostly on indies. I hope that the 5000 series or the next one will be good enough to upgrade to something clearly superior to my PS5 but not too costly. When will Nvidia do a gen like the 1000 series? With good spec, cost effective and long lived?
FunkMiller
Gold Member
3070 in a ROG Zephyrus G15 gaming laptop.
Which I never play games on
Which I never play games on
RickMasters
Member
Asus RX6800 OC16GB. .....So I always need GPUs with multiple display ports and HDMI ports for my studios screens.....But sometimes I like to play stuff on steam when nobody is in the the studio too! PC gaming is my dirty little secret. 
I play mostly returnal and G darius collection at the moment...tempted to build a dedicated rig for racing games at some point....the full fat thing with VR and force feedback wheel. I think ill be wanting to get new studios gear long before I get round to that though. namely, the new akai MPC, A neve channel strip, SSL UC1 and UF8 control surface (full set up) and a pair of ADAM S5Vs. then maybe Ill build amore gamer centric rig with a new top tier GPU.
I play mostly returnal and G darius collection at the moment...tempted to build a dedicated rig for racing games at some point....the full fat thing with VR and force feedback wheel. I think ill be wanting to get new studios gear long before I get round to that though. namely, the new akai MPC, A neve channel strip, SSL UC1 and UF8 control surface (full set up) and a pair of ADAM S5Vs. then maybe Ill build amore gamer centric rig with a new top tier GPU.
