Upgrade from 3070?

[broona]

Thinking of treating my son to a new GPU sometime this year, any recommendations please? I'd prefer to stay with Nvidia if possible.

He games on a 165hz 1440P monitor, and plays just about every kind of game.

 

[Gray2233]

Budget, the rest of his pc specification including power supply?

 

[broona]

Budget, resolution, the rest of his pc specification including power supply?

RTX3070 FE
AMD Ryzen 5 5700X
Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4 CPU Cooler
MSI B550-A PRO
Corsair Vengeance 32GB 3200Mhz
Corsair MP600 PRO NH 2TB
Crucial 2TB SSD
Corsair RM750i
Gamemax F15M case

He games on a 165hz 1440P monitor, and I'm thinking £500-£600

 

[Gray2233]

RTX3070 FE
AMD Ryzen 5 5700X
Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4 CPU Cooler
MSI B550-A PRO
Corsair Vengeance 32GB 3200Mhz
Corsair MP600 PRO NH 2TB
Crucial 2TB SSD
Corsair RM750i
Gamemax F15M case

He games on a 165hz 1440P monitor, and I'm thinking £500-£600

4070S or 7900GRE, I'd lean towards the latter personally.

That said, unless he's struggling with games you might want to wait until next gen. Depending on his favourite titles you might actually be better off with a CPU update to an X3D chip.

 

[broona]

4070S or 7900GRE, I'd lean towards the latter personally.

That said, unless he's struggling with games you might want to wait until next gen. Depending on his favourite titles you might actually be better off with a CPU update to an X3D chip.

He hasn't complained about anything yet, so it must be running everything ok, I just tend to look at upgrades every 2 to 3 years, so I thought it might be about time.

I'll have a look at a CPU upgrade too, thanks for the reply.

 

[tommybhoy]

If he's fine with using DLSS@1440p then a 4070 Super.

But, Asus have an AMD cashback deal on 7800XT+2 Free games

Asus Dual OC AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6

Order Asus Dual OC AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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£519-£70=£449 with another possible £25 Asus review cashback=£425 and 2 free games.

Find a 58003D for £210ish=£630-£640 outlay, sell the 5700X for more cashback leaving a bigger upgrade than 'just' a 70 Super.

Bit more for a GRE but bigger gains, bit of a faff with cashback but doable.

 

[AgedIdiot]

7900gre would be my choice

 

[MCFC_ANDY]

would be my choice for value v performance, but for me not enough of a jump. if you can hold out 6moths(or less) to see what team red/green bring to mid range table with price vs performance wise

 

[dave28]

wait for the 5070, its always best to skip a generation in my opinion so from 3070 to 5070 is very sensible i feel

 

[Disco_P]

wait for the 5070, its always best to skip a generation in my opinion so from 3070 to 5070 is very sensible i feel

I've not consciously chosen to do this but my upgrade path has followed this pattern.

780 > 1080 > 3080

I must say I don't hold out much hope for the 5080 but that is ok, 3080 is still great for me.

 

[alec]

wait for the 5070, its always best to skip a generation in my opinion so from 3070 to 5070 is very sensible i feel

while this is the most reasonable way, I think 5070 is rumored to be released early 2025, so quite a while

 

[broona]

Thanks for the replies, may as well wait for the 5xxx cards and see how they do, guess I could pick up a cheaper 4080 or similar if they drop in price on release.

 

[bakes0310]

Thanks for the replies, may as well wait for the 5xxx cards and see how they do, guess I could pick up a cheaper 4080 or similar if they drop in price on release.

Sensible choice, worth noting if you happen in the meantime time notice a good price on the 5800x3d that would be a worthwhile upgrade. Not quite the same but I have a 7800x3d which was a monster upgrade over my 6700k (4x better) your son would notice the difference I'm sure.

 

[R3dRaven]

I'm currently in the same boat, but I have have a 3070Ti. Running it alongside a 5600x am4, rather than splurging out on a new GPU i'm considering going to a 5800x3d hoping it drops somewhere between £220 - 260 and i'll grab one.

From what ive seen this should give me an uplift on the rig till the 5xxx cards come out, but boy is it hard not to pull the trigger on a new GPU, i'm constantly watching vids on you tube and checking prices everyday its starting to become an addiction!!

 

[Rroff]

I've not really felt like anything sub 4080 performance a worthwhile upgrade from my 3070 and even then it would have been better earlier in the product cycle and I wouldn't have jumped at all if not for the fact I managed to pay substantially under the retail price as far as what came out of my own pocket went for a 4080 Super OC model.

 

[Disco_P]

I'm currently in the same boat, but I have have a 3070Ti. Running it alongside a 5600x am4, rather than splurging out on a new GPU i'm considering going to a 5800x3d hoping it drops somewhere between £220 - 260 and i'll grab one.

From what ive seen this should give me an uplift on the rig till the 5xxx cards come out, but boy is it hard not to pull the trigger on a new GPU, i'm constantly watching vids on you tube and checking prices everyday its starting to become an addiction!!

The 5700x3d is a much better value CPU.

As for GPU prices, there will not be a sudden price drop without new cards. Even then there might not be a price drop.

 

[MCFC_ANDY]

still a while to wait, doubt we see anything upper mid till Q1 2025. prices will fall a little if plenty of inventory near launch of new cards

 

[MikeLoader]

Thanks for the replies, may as well wait for the 5xxx cards and see how they do, guess I could pick up a cheaper 4080 or similar if they drop in price on release.

To be honest - never even look at AMD for GPU's!
You know nVidia own the market and their tech, just is lightyears ahead. Thats just a fact, so of course go nVidia again!

I myself is on old 2060S and will hold out for the 50X series. Do the same and im sure your son will be more then happy with the choice

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

To be honest - never even look at AMD for GPU's!
You know nVidia own the market and their tech, just is lightyears ahead. Thats just a fact, so of course go nVidia again!

I myself is on old 2060S and will hold out for the 50X series. Do the same and im sure your son will be more then happy with the choice

Which means nothing unless you spend a decent amount. As a person who owns an RTX3060TI,none of the Nvidia cards under £400 are now worth considering.

The cards are way too weak at RT and lack VRAM. So for example something like an RX7700XT is ahead in most scenarios.

Brand loyalty doesn't help with game performance - objective numbers do.

 

[Gray2233]

Which means nothing unless you spend a decent amount. An a person who owns an RTX3060TI,none of the Nvidia cards under £400 are worth considering.

The cards are way too weak at RT and lack VRAM. So for example something like an RX7700XT is ahead in most scenarios.

Brand loyalty doesn't help with game performance - objective numbers do.

Also worth pointing out that it's very dependent on the games someone plays. CoD heavily favours AMD, and for many Warzone is 90% of what they play. If they're not interested in RT or upscaling, AMD usually comes out on top.

Brand loyalty is a chunk of the reason the market is in the state it's in.