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Reportedly, GPU prices are falling. In reality, 3070ti is hard to find for whatever is cost in August, 3070 still makes no sense given the price of ti, and we've all seen 3060ti for less than it asks now. Perhaps 3060 and 6600XT are more accessible. There was an outburst of cheaper used 1080s, but they've gone up at least 10% since.
The problem is, meanwhile my 1070ti has died. It looks like I applied excessive pressure when mounting Accelero, which was all fine until I tried to install Windows 11, at which point the extra current from Secure Boot essentially bananized my GPU. I still have the Accelero, though for obvious reasons I've grown somewhat shy of using it again.
I need a GPU, and the HD7850 I have on loan from a friend won't cut it. So I wonder what to buy in the light of the current situation and what's likely to happen in Q3 and Q4, though the last months have taught us a thing or two about forecasts — sigh.
Bottom line:
My CPU is a 9600K. I game in 1440p, and my monitor can go up to 75 fps, though for the time being I want to focus on slightly older / less intense games, such as Pathfinder, Divinity: Original Sin, maybe Dirt 4 or 5, Outer Worlds, perhaps something else from 2018 or 2019, such as Jedi: Fallen Order. And maybe a bit of Tropico 6 or Crusader Kings 3. None of these games support RT or DLSS for all I know.
Would it thus make sense for me to simply buy a best-bang-for-the-buck 1080 and hope it lasts me until 4060 arrives / AMD and/or Intel ups its game and catches up / Mass Effect 4, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Dragon Age 4, Fallen Order 2 and Dirt 6 (or whatever's the current number) come out? I really would hate to pay the current inflated price for a 3060ti only to not really use it and watch it lose its value until it sinks to like 200 euros? On the other hand, I'd rather grab something reasonably strong like 3060ti before it runs out or starts costing an arm and a leg again, and 1080 is a really old card. So perhaps I should compromise and settle on a 6600XT for basically the same performance as 1080 but with warranty and perhaps Crossfire support in case I can get another one on the cheap at some point down the road and/or my finances improve? Obviously, 1080/ti supports SLI, but with a 750W PSU and OC'd CPU I can't pull that off.
Here's the ladder after converting from local currency to EUR:
I've even considered buying a 580 4GB for €170 just to survive in isometric RPGs etc., but I might as well fork out 50% extra for 1080 to avoid half-measures if already buying used.
I appreciate you guys being patient with me and reading through my text wall. Now I need to ask your advice: what would you buy in my situation? And I need to buy something.
The problem is, meanwhile my 1070ti has died. It looks like I applied excessive pressure when mounting Accelero, which was all fine until I tried to install Windows 11, at which point the extra current from Secure Boot essentially bananized my GPU. I still have the Accelero, though for obvious reasons I've grown somewhat shy of using it again.
I need a GPU, and the HD7850 I have on loan from a friend won't cut it. So I wonder what to buy in the light of the current situation and what's likely to happen in Q3 and Q4, though the last months have taught us a thing or two about forecasts — sigh.
Bottom line:
- used 1080 starts from €300 for a respectable model, but the thing is what… 6 or 7 years old?
- used 1080ti commands a hefty 33% extra, at which point it gets so close to the price of a NIB 3060 with full warranty that it no longer makes any sense
- 3060 costs about 60% more than a used 1080 for a precious little better performance
- 3060ti is more respectable but costs 40% or even 50% more than a plain 3060, which is double the price of a used 1080
- and then there's 3070 for just 15% extra compared to 3060ti
- and then there's 3070ti for like 10% more than a plain 3070
- 6600XT is slightly faster and cheaper than 3060 but worse with RT, and FSR is worse than DLSS, so it's like 1080ti or 2060 super with warranty
My CPU is a 9600K. I game in 1440p, and my monitor can go up to 75 fps, though for the time being I want to focus on slightly older / less intense games, such as Pathfinder, Divinity: Original Sin, maybe Dirt 4 or 5, Outer Worlds, perhaps something else from 2018 or 2019, such as Jedi: Fallen Order. And maybe a bit of Tropico 6 or Crusader Kings 3. None of these games support RT or DLSS for all I know.
Would it thus make sense for me to simply buy a best-bang-for-the-buck 1080 and hope it lasts me until 4060 arrives / AMD and/or Intel ups its game and catches up / Mass Effect 4, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Dragon Age 4, Fallen Order 2 and Dirt 6 (or whatever's the current number) come out? I really would hate to pay the current inflated price for a 3060ti only to not really use it and watch it lose its value until it sinks to like 200 euros? On the other hand, I'd rather grab something reasonably strong like 3060ti before it runs out or starts costing an arm and a leg again, and 1080 is a really old card. So perhaps I should compromise and settle on a 6600XT for basically the same performance as 1080 but with warranty and perhaps Crossfire support in case I can get another one on the cheap at some point down the road and/or my finances improve? Obviously, 1080/ti supports SLI, but with a 750W PSU and OC'd CPU I can't pull that off.
Here's the ladder after converting from local currency to EUR:
- €300: GTX 1080, used, something good like Strix or GameRock.
- €365: cheapest blower 1080ti to use with my Accelero
- €390: GTX 1080ti, used, something decent that doesn't need a risky cooler swap
- €460: 6600XT (Fighter, maybe Mech)
- €490: semi-decent 3060 (like KFA)
- €650: semi-decent 3060ti (like MSI Gaming X (not Z, not Trio, etc.))
- €730: cheapest 3070
- €815: cheapest 3070ti (it does have 3 fans at least)
I've even considered buying a 580 4GB for €170 just to survive in isometric RPGs etc., but I might as well fork out 50% extra for 1080 to avoid half-measures if already buying used.
I appreciate you guys being patient with me and reading through my text wall. Now I need to ask your advice: what would you buy in my situation? And I need to buy something.
