Bad time to upgrade ?

[2013]

This and I want to add something I feel some might disagree with:

Going for a 4K resolution on anything shy of a 32" screen is utterly pointless, perhaps for desktop/office or design use but for anything media related (gaming specifically) I'd defy anyone to tell the difference in blind testing for raw visuals. You just do not have the screen real estate to genuinely show off the pixels, there's a point where density vs screen size needs to be considered and imo that's 32" minimum for 4K.

You're just making things massively harder to run at native res for no benefit with a 24-27" 4K monitor.

I'd rather run a 32" 1440P monitor than a 27" 4K for pretty much any usage scenario.

This is one thing I remember from years ago, early 4k in monitors.
I use to have a 30" Samsung SyncMaster 305T , resolution of 2,560x1,600. but the screen quality was not great.

 

[Tetras]

as for Gpu I was thinking I would need something at the level of a 2080/6700 to be a worthy upgrade, your thoughts ?

TPU's GPU database has those cards as twice as fast, so sounds reasonable.

I would want something better than that for 4K, more like equivalent to a 9070 non-XT, 5070 or better. If you're mainly playing older games then that level of performance is not necessary, even at 4K, but you never know when a new game might catch your eye.

Awhile back, 9060 XT 16GB could be had for ~£300-£350 depending on the model, but they've gone up a lot since then. When they're north of £400, the £519 9070 non-XT @ OCUK is better value (price to performance).

 

[2013]

TPU's GPU database has those cards as twice as fast, so sounds reasonable.

I would want something better than that for 4K, more like equivalent to a 9070 non-XT, 5070 or better. If you're mainly playing older games then that level of performance is not necessary, even at 4K, but you never know when a new game might catch your eye.

Awhile back, 9060 XT 16GB could be had for ~£300-£350 depending on the model, but they've gone up a lot since then. When they're north of £400, the £519 9070 non-XT @ OCUK is better value (price to performance).

Thanks/
I just wanted a better idea of what i should aim for, All I can do is keep a Eye out at this point, to see if right parts come along.

 

[tamzzy]

Thanks/
I just wanted a better idea of what i should aim for, All I can do is keep a Eye out at this point, to see if right parts come along.

post a wanted in the MM

if you wanted to save some money, 9060xt 8gb = 3070ti
last 3070ti went for £200 on the MM

 

[Gray2233]

post a wanted in the MM

if you wanted to save some money, 9060xt 8gb = 3070ti
last 3070ti went for £200 on the MM

He might even luck out if he spent a bit more, the last 4070 went for £280 last I checked and would be a massive improvement.

This is one thing I remember from years ago, early 4k in monitors.
I use to have a 30" Samsung SyncMaster 305T , resolution of 2,560x1,600. but the screen quality was not great.

Resolution should be considered vs screen size, but after that it's budget vs panel technology.

Around £300-400 for an OLED 27" 1440P is a good deal and should offer a gigantic leap in image quality.

 

[tamzzy]

He might even luck out if he spent a bit more, the last 4070 went for £280 last I checked and would be a massive improvement.

Or a 3080 for £240 (I bought it )
Paired it with a 5500x3d from China and 32gb of ram...flies...

 

[Gray2233]

Or a 3080 for £240 (I bought it )
Paired it with a 5500x3d from China and 32gb of ram...flies...

I've historically been a tad iffy with the Chinese imports, but tbh I'm sold at this point when it comes to the X3D AM4's as they've rarely done anyone wrong.

I actually purchased some hilarious looking anime girl RAM about 2-3 weeks ago and its been spot on for (relatively) cheap.