LazyParrot
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Sounds like next gen consoles so far lol
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Honestly what's the point of spending money on the highest gpu
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CuteFaceJay
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For good grafix and high FPS :/
ChorizoPicozo
Banned
For Gaming? is just Alex Battalgia levels of dumb. For Productivity/Research tho. I think it matters.
Manwithoutfear
Member
this guy gets it.
The focus on the new gpus is all dlss. A 4080 might be able to hit native 4k 60 fps but it won't be stable. Especially for games that are more cpu driven.
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I think high end PC gaming used to have reasonable prices. 1080Ti at $699? Fucking phenomenal value for such a high spec card (which can still play every game today).
The pricing for the new set of cards is straight up eye gouging. Nvidia charging scalper/mining prices. Retarded as shit.
The pricing for the new set of cards is straight up eye gouging. Nvidia charging scalper/mining prices. Retarded as shit.
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GymWolf
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Oh no i got your point since your first reply, i was just talking about your pics specifically.
I play almost everything on pc so no need to explain why we need better hardware.
GymWolf
Gold Member
Wait, i thought you were in the cyberpunk\rtx bandwagon, maybe i'm mistaking person.
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I have the money to buy a 4090 ti and have both a PS5 and Series X. I chose to buy a laptop instead since it's portable and I like having a gaming laptop and switch combo when i'm travelling and PS5 and Series X while i'm at home.
Mister Wolf
Member
Sometimes you just want what you want.
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sendit
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+ Increased visual fidelity. You're lying to yourself if you're marginalizing framerate. Framerate can literally make or break a game in terms on how responsive it is.
Say you can't afford it without saying you can't afford it.
ResilientBanana
Member
OP the point is to have those games look 10x better than what the console can produce. Which it does. You just haven't seen it in person.
Bonfires Down
Member
Some men just want to watch their PC burn.
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It's all about display tech. I play at 1080p 60 and sometimes down sample. But what if you have an Eyefinity setup? VR? Higher refresh rate monitors? Modded games? That's when that extra power is out to good use in gaming.
GTX 1060 level HW should be fine playing at Xbox series S settings as long as you pair it with a Ryzen 6/12 CPU and 16 GB RAM.
GTX 1060 level HW should be fine playing at Xbox series S settings as long as you pair it with a Ryzen 6/12 CPU and 16 GB RAM.
Negotiator101
Member
One is affordable the other is overpriced.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Wanna weird anecdote?
$600 in 2016 would be $650 in 2020.
The 3080 launched at 700 dollars.
Ampere treated us too well....basically only a 50 dollar increase over two generations.
I checked inflation on the 3080 to 4080'16G
$700 in 2020 would be $800 in 2022.
So we could surmise the 4080 should be around 850 maybe 900 tops?
How much is the 4080'16G......fucking 1200 dollars!!!!
Orta
Banned
We're the Master Race. It's what we do.
(We're also sad bastards but are very comfortable with that).
machine learning / AI applications and development, video rendering.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Better graphics, higher resolution, higher frame rate.
Might as well ask “why would you buy a PS5 instead of a PS4?”
Might as well ask “why would you buy a PS5 instead of a PS4?”
HTK
Banned
Because I run Warzone on the highest settings in 1440p at around 160-215 FPS. That's why. I like clarity in my image, beautiful visuals, and the greatest performance in FPS. I thought this was a no brainer.
Kacho
Member
Console gaming is all about compromising to achieve a respectable (often not) combination of graphics settings, framerate and resolution. In a lot of cases you can only pick one of the three at the expense of the other two.
Better GPUs mean you have to compromise less when it comes to graphics settings, while also running games at higher resolutions and framerates. Sure, you have to spend a lot more money to do that, but that's what ballers do.
Better GPUs mean you have to compromise less when it comes to graphics settings, while also running games at higher resolutions and framerates. Sure, you have to spend a lot more money to do that, but that's what ballers do.
Grildon Tundy
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It mean my pp bigger than ur pp lol
LazyParrot
Member
That's for the buyer to decide. You're not gonna talk someone who wants a Bugatti into buying a Jetta just because it makes more sense from a cost/performance perspective.
Negotiator101
Member
Hardly the same when neither is being held back by older tech. We aren't seeing the full potential of these GPU's because engines can only scale so much, it's basically horsepower being left on the table, but I'm not telling anyone not to buy as it drives the industry forward.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Try playing Cyberpunk at native (no DLSS) 4K, all settings on ultra and RTX enabled on anything but a 3080/3090, then come back and tell us how it went.
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
Icymanipulator
Gold Member
What’s the point of spending money on a nice car? A cheap car will get you where you’re going. /s
The Pleasure
Member
"turns off pc crossplay"
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Why get a HDTV? All it gives you is higher resolution and picture quality than SDTV.
Skifi28
Gold Member
An elitist after my own heart!
itsjustJEFF
Member
Cause we love pretty things, even if it's not our pretty thing.
It's a hobby and like all hobbies you have those who are at the most extreme. But most you have those who don't see the need to be that extreme, can't/won't fork out the money for that sort of extreme. If you're a low/mid just appreciate the dudes willing to go that EXTRA mile, you're living vicariously thru them!
It's a hobby and like all hobbies you have those who are at the most extreme. But most you have those who don't see the need to be that extreme, can't/won't fork out the money for that sort of extreme. If you're a low/mid just appreciate the dudes willing to go that EXTRA mile, you're living vicariously thru them!
TheRedRiders
Member
This.
I've had this discussion on other threads as well, I believe RTGI is one of the best RT features in terms of the visual results it delivers, however I also noticed it's the least implemented across titles, this is likely due to its high cost in CPU/GPU resources. However 4A managed to pull it off on consoles at 60 FPS in Metro Exodus which is an eye melting game. I'd love to see more of it on future titles.
As for the original OP, I think it makes sense to get high end PC GPU to get the best gaming experience...especially for those of us who have a passion for the visuals and the technology behind them. I used to own a PS4, then moved on to the PS5 when it launched and I remember playing AC Odyssey for the first time in 60 FPS and the experience is truly transformative, the world feels more alive, it looks much better and the controls and immersion just feel so much more "snappy".
I have no doubt that we'll get some visually stunning games within the next two years and it's a safe bet that both PS5/SeriesX will struggle to run such games in 60 FPS, so I'm going to invest in a relatively high end GPU and PC gaming rig...60 FPS is just way too good and it's hard going back to 30 FPS honestly.
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decisions
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I bought a $2400 gaming rig with a 3080Ti in it about a year ago. It was a waste of money. Not one game have I ever felt like used the 3080Ti to its fullest potential. You can get slight improvements compared to next-gen consoles on games that are optimized well for 5x the price.
Let’s not forget that most games are not optimized well for higher-end hardware and don’t scale at all past a certain point (ex. Escape from Tarkov where I get the exact same performance as my friend with a 2080).
Let’s not forget that most games are not optimized well for higher-end hardware and don’t scale at all past a certain point (ex. Escape from Tarkov where I get the exact same performance as my friend with a 2080).
geary
Member
Not to whine that CP2077 looks outdated. With an 1060 looks like random old gen game. With 3080 is the most beautiful game released in the last years.
nemiroff
Gold Member
People who can afford to "waste" their money are mostly immune against being told they are wasting their money by people who can't. It's ok, I'm sure you'll survive.
I got my 5950 because I have a 4K VR headset running flight simulators, and I like high framerates (which is why I also have a 240Hz monitor..).
I got my 5950 because I have a 4K VR headset running flight simulators, and I like high framerates (which is why I also have a 240Hz monitor..).
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Hydroxy
Member
Just say epeen
DeaDPo0L84
Member
I love the comments by obvious console exclusive players attempting to dunk on PC players but ironically it just reveals their own insecurities.
Play where you want to play within the budget you feel comfortable with. It's the reason their are options in the first place. You're not gonna convince a pc player who is willing to spend $2k+ on a high end rig that they should just settle on a $400 console, and vice versa, deal with it.
Play where you want to play within the budget you feel comfortable with. It's the reason their are options in the first place. You're not gonna convince a pc player who is willing to spend $2k+ on a high end rig that they should just settle on a $400 console, and vice versa, deal with it.