Hi All,
I am building my own rig and although I have 90% of the parts, I am divided on what GPU to get. I designed my new system around the RTX3080, I know stupid me thinking I could get one right? But after reading reviews about CPU bottlenecking for playing games on a monitor that isn't 4K, I am now stuck as to whether I should get a different GPU.
I have processor i7-10700k, a motherboard that can handle that and the RTX3080, a PSU of up to 750w and I started off with 16gb RAM.
I am looking to upgrade my monitor, but my budget is limited, so I may only be able to afford 1080p at the moment, although I would like to get a 1444p.
So my question is, should I forget about the 3080/3070 and just buy a 2070 super instead to use on a 1080p monitor?
Or should I still wait for the 3080?
I will be using my system for normal day to day stuff, but also for gaming; like MSFS2020 and other games on the horizon. I wanted to future proof my system to handle game releases in the future.
I do want to be able to run MSFS2020 at most Ultra settings and have it run smooth without frame stuttering, etc, hence the new build since my current build is Dell from about 10 years ago which has the first i7 core, with me upgrading RAM and having a GTX960 in it and running on a Dell 20inch 900p monitor. So as you can see I am due for an upgrade
Any thoughts?
Wayne
I am building my own rig and although I have 90% of the parts, I am divided on what GPU to get. I designed my new system around the RTX3080, I know stupid me thinking I could get one right? But after reading reviews about CPU bottlenecking for playing games on a monitor that isn't 4K, I am now stuck as to whether I should get a different GPU.
I have processor i7-10700k, a motherboard that can handle that and the RTX3080, a PSU of up to 750w and I started off with 16gb RAM.
I am looking to upgrade my monitor, but my budget is limited, so I may only be able to afford 1080p at the moment, although I would like to get a 1444p.
So my question is, should I forget about the 3080/3070 and just buy a 2070 super instead to use on a 1080p monitor?
Or should I still wait for the 3080?
I will be using my system for normal day to day stuff, but also for gaming; like MSFS2020 and other games on the horizon. I wanted to future proof my system to handle game releases in the future.
I do want to be able to run MSFS2020 at most Ultra settings and have it run smooth without frame stuttering, etc, hence the new build since my current build is Dell from about 10 years ago which has the first i7 core, with me upgrading RAM and having a GTX960 in it and running on a Dell 20inch 900p monitor. So as you can see I am due for an upgrade
Any thoughts?
Wayne
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