Getting ready for gta 6

SamyBoy13

SamyBoy13

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Hi guys, Im looking to upgrade my system but not sure where to start.

Current spec: 8700k @ 5ghz, 32gb ddr4 ram, gtx 1080ti

I want to be able to play gta 6 at high settings. My current monitor is acer predator ultrawide 1440p monitor. I have budget of 500 plus whatever i get for my parts. What wouls be the best line of upgrades, good gpu now platform upgrade later or lesser gpu now with platform upgrade? What are your suggestions?
 
I bought a PS3 in anticipation of the GTA 4 release, then it was delayed.
Your current setup is not 'crap' and can play many games at a decent level, however it is now significantly outdated.
If you want to get a new setup as gaming is your hobby, by all means go for it.
Otherwise I'd hold on until GTA6 actually comes out.
 
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I wouldn't buy now, given current DDR5 prices... You could go second hand AM4, as you already have some DDR4, but even then you'd probably get cheaper if you waited closer to release.

GTA6 is currently slated for console release in Nov 2026, based on the last couple, PC release is likely to be 12-15 months after that... I'd wait and hope that things have settled a bit by then
 
GTA6 isn't going to be out until the end of 2026 at the earliest, and that's assuming there aren't further delays.

With current price hikes for anything with memory attached to it, it's a very poor time to buy. Wait until the game actually comes out, then see where things stand in terms of how the game performs vs what's available on the market hardware wise. That said, £500 wouldn't get you far even before the insane price spikes and we've no idea how GTA6 will run.
 
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I have budget of 500 plus whatever i get for my parts.
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If you were desperate to buy something, I'd get a 9070 or 5070.

That would give you around twice the raw grunt and support for ray tracing and DLSS or FSR4. With your CPU, the 9070 is likely to perform better, but I haven't seen any testing on RDNA4 driver overhead, only previous cards.

Your CPU will hold those back, but your budget isn't big enough to do both CPU and GPU at once, especially with the price of RAM.


Problem is, whatever you buy now might be a bad choice for GTA6, since we don't know if it will be GPU or CPU heavy, or if it'll prefer one CPU/GPU brand or the other.

If the release is delayed for many years, the requirements could change significantly.

In 2-3 years time, maybe you could find a great upgrade for everything at half the price of today. Unlikely, but who knows.
 
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