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They can't have more than like 1 phone line in canada, how are you going to game?
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VeteranXV Contributor
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I don't run my PC super hot so I prefer not to use water cooling. I use to have water cooling, then had it removed. I can live with the fans humming. I tend to get them built. 30 years ago I'd work on my car myself. **** that.
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VeteranXX
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Originally Posted by amRam
I missed this post.
Does your 5 year old 1080ti pc really run everything fine? What's everything? And what's fine?
My only real tossup now is price bracket versus how much I'll actually use this pc. Right now I've already jumped into shopping the 3080 arena without really considering what the additional performance means over a slightly older 2080 system. Yours is even older.
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Quick specs: i7-6700K @4 Ghz, 16 Gb Ram, 500 Gb SSD, 1 TB HD and a 1080Ti which is the only upgrade made in the 5 years.
Now, to be clear when I said it ran everything fine I was referring to games I've installed and played in the last couple of years such as: Red Dead Redemption 2, Elite Dangerous, Dying Light, Wasteland 3, Battlefield 5, Diablo III, Far Cry 5 and The Division 2. Can't say it will perfectly run the newest of games like Cyberpunk 2077 as I haven't tried and likely have no interest.
As for running "fine", the above games and others have not had any issues with stuttering, noticeable dropped frames, overheating or any other issues of note.
However, with more games coming online with ray tracing and larger demands for GPU power (but apparently not much need for more CPU cycles), it feels like about time to build a new PC. Just can't get hands on the GPU's of choice.
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Originally Posted by Groove
if only they sold PC parts in soviet canuckistan
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Lots of **** sold out. Im still looking though.
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VeteranXX Contributor
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Originally Posted by Risuli
Quick specs: i7-6700K @4 Ghz, 16 Gb Ram, 500 Gb SSD, 1 TB HD and a 1080Ti which is the only upgrade made in the 5 years.
Now, to be clear when I said it ran everything fine I was referring to games I've installed and played in the last couple of years such as: Red Dead Redemption 2, Elite Dangerous, Dying Light, Wasteland 3, Battlefield 5, Diablo III, Far Cry 5 and The Division 2. Can't say it will perfectly run the newest of games like Cyberpunk 2077 as I haven't tried and likely have no interest.
As for running "fine", the above games and others have not had any issues with stuttering, noticeable dropped frames, overheating or any other issues of note.
However, with more games coming online with ray tracing and larger demands for GPU power (but apparently not much need for more CPU cycles), it feels like about time to build a new PC. Just can't get hands on the GPU's of choice.
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Cool that sounds pretty good actually. I'd probably do fine with an i7+2080 type build.
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I'd build a future proof (3-5 years) mobo/cpu/ram combo and try a 1080. Upgrade the gpu when it makes sense. 1.5-1.8K.
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Originally Posted by amRam
If a 2080ti doesn't pan out what's a good alternative? Any AMD stuff worth putting on my radar?
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2080Ti is still a beast. Only the 3080/3090 are better (or the 6800XT from AMD).
Unfortunately none are really available.
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VeteranXX Contributor
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Originally Posted by amRam
I kinda forgot about the monitor part lol ... Holy **** the marketplace is flooded with widescreens
34 ultrawide 1440p good, i think... What about refresh rate? 90 minimum right?
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1440p is going to really hinder your FPS. You lose about 30% of your performance for that jump btw, let alone the ultrawide (even more pixels).
I'd personally recommend 1080p still.
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I want a big monitor with lots of real estate, for things other than gaming.
Thoughts on that? Would a 2080 (non ti) or lets say a 3070ti push 1440 21:9 well? It must....
Gaming in non-native res is ****, and a 1080p monitor is out of the ****in question. 2560x1440 is the minimum.
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3070 Ti isn't out yet as far as I know, and it'll have availability problems as well.
I don't know what the cost of some of these rigs you've been posting, so it's really hard to give advice.
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Originally Posted by Validuz
3070 Ti isn't out yet as far as I know, and it'll have availability problems as well.
I don't know what the cost of some of these rigs you've been posting, so it's really hard to give advice.
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There's no sense talking about prices specifically since I'm in Canada.
You're right, the rig i saw was a 3060ti actually. Which looking at benchmarks is roughly equal to a 2080. Will that **** drive rdr2 at 1440p 20:9żż?
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Originally Posted by amRam
There's no sense talking about prices specifically since I'm in Canada.
You're right, the rig i saw was a 3060ti actually. Which looking at benchmarks is roughly equal to a 2080. Will that **** drive rdr2 at 1440p 20:9żż?
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2080 Ti is only beat by the cards I listed. It's better than the 3060 Ti and 3070 by anywhere from 5-20%, depending on the title. It's not the end of the world difference, but the availability of all new cards is. I imagine the 3070 Ti will be on par and marginally better than the 2080 Ti once it's out if you can get it.
1440p (plus ultra-wide -- more pixels == less performance) with a 2080 Ti completely depends on the title and graphics settings. You definitely won't be ripping hundreds of frames in any new game that's for sure, but it should be easily playable on high/ultra, just not HIGH fps.
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In digging around further it seems a 3060ti will run 1440p rdr2 at high settings over 60fps easily.
I'm focusing on the 3060ti because I found a nice deal and it's in stock. Good value proposition.
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VeteranXX Contributor
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As long as it's significantly cheaper than the 2080 Ti rig you posted, sure, go for it. It's definitely not a bad card or anything.
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Sour++ Contributor
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it's mid-grade
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VeteranXX
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Please reconsider "needing" 1440p!
Watch some videos about fidelity and such. You may change your mind!
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VeteranXX Contributor
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1440p is basically mandatory minimum for the 30-series
running 1080p on them bottlenecks them so badly they perform at or below 20-series level cards
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VeteranXX Contributor
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Is playing 1080p on a 1440p monitor as ****ty as I assume it would be?
I absolutely have to have a 1440 screen minimum.
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VeteranXX Contributor
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theres just no reason to run in 1080 unless youre still on a 900 series or whatever crap AMD is putting out
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VeteranXX Contributor
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I like your optimism.
I might buy this (usd 1400) Welcome - Canada Computers & Electronics
Reasonably cheap, and I can write off the purchase instead of paying someone cash locally.
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