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GPU upgrade recommendations

Selenus

Selenus

Selenus

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Hi folks,

I'm looking for some GPU upgrade recommendations (for gaming) please. Currently on a 2080ti OC rog strix; thought of the 4090 but probably overkill since I play on 1440p / 144hz, and would likely be bottlenecked by the rest of my pc.

Current specs are:
PSU: Corsair RM750i
Mobo: Rog strix 570-E gaming
CPU (just upgraded): Ryzen 7 5800X 3D
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro Black 32gb 3600mhz

I know that to get a 4090 I would have to upgrade the PSU, and if I did that I might as well just upgrade the whole system and I'm not looking to do that just yet - Got my pc early in 2020 and was hoping to get at least another year or two out of it, though I've recently upgraded the CPU as I had a 3900X and it was not aging well. Now thinking of a GPU upgrade too, but not sure what to get.

The goal is to keep good performance for another year or two, and then get a whole new system and upgrade to 4K when the rtx 5k series comes out in 2024(?).

Thanks for the help!
 
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Well for a start there's no need to upgrade the whole system even if you do get a stronger psu, the 5800X3D is one of the very best gaming cpu's around and you shouldn't restrict even a monster of a card like the 4090. I say if you can afford it then do it unless you find a great deal on a 4080 (which should serve you well too). There's always the AMD option but it seems like you prefer green team for your gpu's going by your post :)
 
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Thanks. I know it's going to sound like a silly excuse, but replacing the PSU / cabling is such a chore that I would honestly rather not do it unless I'm also changing Mobo / CPU etc

So ideally something after something that is good value for money / a noticeable upgrade / won't require a new PSU, which is why I've excluded the 4090.

I do have indeed a preference for team green, guess I want to take advantage of dlss and have better results with ray tracing. I have been recommended the 3080, but wanted to see what others thought :)
 
Selenus said:
I have been recommended the 3080, but wanted to see what others thought :)
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It is an improvement, but enough of an improvement? Not for me. People are still upgrading to the level of performance you have for 1440p, so unless you're going to push the boat out (i.e. 4080 / 7900 XTX level of performance), then I wouldn't bother.
 
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It is an improvement, but enough of an improvement? Not for me. People are still upgrading to the level of performance you have for 1440p, so unless you're going to push the boat out (i.e. 4080 / 7900 XTX level of performance), then I wouldn't bother.
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ive got an old 3080 i need to shift cheap :D
 
Selenus said:
Thanks. I know it's going to sound like a silly excuse, but replacing the PSU / cabling is such a chore that I would honestly rather not do it unless I'm also changing Mobo / CPU etc
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In that case then try the 4090 with the existing psu, works with the ITX 750W ones so may do with yours.
 
3080 is around 30-40% performance increase over 2080ti, not massive but if you can sell the 2080ti and get a used 3080 it may be worth it for a small cost outlay and last you until the 5xxx series.
4080/4090 if you want a massive jump. 4090 is fine on a 750w psu if you undervolt, turns it into a 300w card.
 
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You don't really need a PSU upgrade for a 4090, just to be conscious of power. Given how efficient it is, it's very easy to undervolt/power limit it and have minimal perf. loss. Your CPU is also still very capable and won't be a notable bottleneck. Regardless, I'd definitely buy Lovelace over anything else even if not a 4090.

Honestly we'd really need a list of games to say anything more. That has a very big impact on what to buy.
 
I'd probably grab one of the 6800xt cards that just landed at OC for £600. Though a 3080 best case scenario for RT and DLSS (which you'll need), but no chance of getting one of those new.

A 4090 you'll be leaving performance on the table at 1440p.

I'm not sure how much your CPU upgrade cost you vs performance gain, lightly not great. So whilst i'd not upgrade until you're ready to go full 4k 4090, the fact you already spent out on the CPU shows money vs performance isn't priority. Did you record any percentage gains in gaming on the CPU?
 
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