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Considering buying new graphics card

uknorthboy

uknorthboy

uknorthboy

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Hello guy’s

Thinking about upgrading my graphics card to a RTX 4070. About £500

Just not sure if it is worth it?

Any advise welcome.



Current spec.

MOTHERBOARD: MSI Z390-A PRO: ATX w/ RGB, USB 3.1, SATA3, 1x M.2



CPU: Intel® Core™ i9-9900KF - 8-Core 3.60GHz, 5.00GHz Turbo - 16MB Cache, Ultimate OC Compatible (No On-board Graphics)



VIDEO: MSI GeForce® RTX 2070 Super 8GB - Ray Tracing Technology, DX12®, VR Ready, HDMI, DP - 4 Monitor Support



MEMORY: 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4/2400mhz Dual Channel Memory [+58] (Corsair Vengeance LPX w/Heat Spreader)

Thank’s.
 
Depends on the monitor you have the performance you want in the games you play. If you are already maxing out your monitor then there would be much gain from upgrading.
 
Whatever you do if you go Nvidia then get the Super, it's a LOT better (20%+ faster). They start quite reasonably too;

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Also your sys may bottleneck it a bit but you know once you change your cpu etc then you'll get another good boost overall :)
 
The 7900gre and 4070 super are the simmlar price point which makes it more difficult but I would take the 4070 super with Better ray training performance and dlss.

This mite help you decide

gamersnexus.net

AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE GPU Review & Benchmarks vs. RX 7900 XT, 7800 XT, RTX 4070 Super | GamersNexus

GPUs AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE GPU Review & Benchmarks vs. RX 7900 XT, 7800 XT, RTX 4070 Super March 11, 2024 Last Updated: 2024-03-11 Previously only released in China, the 7900 GRE is now available more widely. We put it to the test. The Highlights With 80 Compute Units, the 7900 GRE has less CUs...
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uknorthboy said:
Thinking about upgrading my graphics card to a RTX 4070. About £500

Just not sure if it is worth it?

Any advise welcome.
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What do you use it for, or plan to use it for?

Or even more helpful, what can't you do now, that you want to?

If you're playing at 1080p and you're happy with the performance then there's not much point spending £500.

If you're playing at 1440p or 4K and struggling to make games playable then a 4070 Super is nearly twice as fast overall, assuming you're primarily GPU-bottlenecked in the games you're playing.
 
Hello guy’s, thank you for the replies.

I’m torn between just upgrading my graphics card on the system I already have, or buying a new PC.

I’m basically a gamer and I like the thought of better graphics, my current PC can cope with all I need to do so far but it’s getting long in the tooth. Had my system since June 2020.

My monitors resolution is 3840x2160.

Thanks’
 
Well if you decide on a new system @uknorthboy then it's worth waiting a few months, the new gen stuff is due soon and it'll give you more options :)

I'd be tempted to slap a 4070Super in there in the meantime tbh and see if it does you (unsure if you build your own systems?) and then you can upgrade the platform down the line. But you also might *just* get away with it, at least for a good while (you game at 1440p I'm guessing).
 
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uknorthboy said:
Hello guy’s, thank you for the replies.

I’m torn between just upgrading my graphics card on the system I already have, or buying a new PC.

I’m basically a gamer and I like the thought of better graphics, my current PC can cope with all I need to do so far but it’s getting long in the tooth. Had my system since June 2020.

My monitors resolution is 3840x2160.

Thanks’
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This sounds like a case of upgraditus.
 
Absolutely agree with waiting if you can. The current generation is... meh. I'm still waiting with a 2060 for something that doesn't leave a bad taste in my mouth!
 
If you’re gaming at 4k then you’d be best off trying to get a 7900XT when it comes on a deal at around £600, that is probably the minimum for a decent 4k experience, Nvidia’s 12gb cards at around those price points are already on the edge for 4k with 12gb not being enough in some new games already and certainly won’t hold up going forward.
 
If the op is playing old ass games at 4k I get it. Not worth the expense, if he's wanting to play modern games with anything other than 30fps/low-med settings he needs to reconsider.
 
JediFragger said:
4K welcome to ******* Pain Town for graphics cards :D
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I use my 4k TV a lot for gaming on a 4070S, it's my second monitor. I mostly emulate or play old ass couch type games that work well with a pad, nothing newer than PS4 gen in terms of requirements.

I'd not consider playing anything modern for a moment even with DLSS.
 
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