Man of Honour
Budget is whatever I think is worth the money, which in practice will probably top out at ~£600.
I got the 6700XT as a "tide me over" card because I didn't see anything better that I though was worth the money. It's OK at 1440, but I'm feeling an urge for better than OK and I'm sure requirements in games will only increase. Right now, I can conveniently sell the 6700XT for ~£200. It cost me £300 a few months ago, so not bad.
But I'm uncertain about what to replace it with. 4070 Super outperforms the 7800XT a bit in raster and a lot in raytracing, but 12GB and a narrow bus makes me think it might not have much in the way of longevity. 7800XT is cheaper and much better memory-wise, but a bit lower performance in raster and much lower in ray tracing. Which I might want at some point, maybe. Higher options don't seem to meet my "worth the money to me" test. I'm leaning towards a 7800XT, maybe the Sapphire Nitro+ as that runs cool and quiet and I think better cooling is worth more money. Or maybe the Sapphire Pulse because that's a fair bit cheaper.
Power shouldn't be a problem - I have a good quality 1KW PSU. Space shouldn't be a problem - I have a P600S case and that's pretty roomy.
Although at the rate I make decisions we'll probably have the 5000 series, the 8000 series and Battlemage out before I make a choice and then I'd have to make a new choice
I got the 6700XT as a "tide me over" card because I didn't see anything better that I though was worth the money. It's OK at 1440, but I'm feeling an urge for better than OK and I'm sure requirements in games will only increase. Right now, I can conveniently sell the 6700XT for ~£200. It cost me £300 a few months ago, so not bad.
But I'm uncertain about what to replace it with. 4070 Super outperforms the 7800XT a bit in raster and a lot in raytracing, but 12GB and a narrow bus makes me think it might not have much in the way of longevity. 7800XT is cheaper and much better memory-wise, but a bit lower performance in raster and much lower in ray tracing. Which I might want at some point, maybe. Higher options don't seem to meet my "worth the money to me" test. I'm leaning towards a 7800XT, maybe the Sapphire Nitro+ as that runs cool and quiet and I think better cooling is worth more money. Or maybe the Sapphire Pulse because that's a fair bit cheaper.
Power shouldn't be a problem - I have a good quality 1KW PSU. Space shouldn't be a problem - I have a P600S case and that's pretty roomy.
Although at the rate I make decisions we'll probably have the 5000 series, the 8000 series and Battlemage out before I make a choice and then I'd have to make a new choice