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Say brehs. I got a noob question.

I recently copped this pc i5 8400 and gtx 1050 2gb

When I run this gears of war 4 benchmark test, for vram it says total 2gb and 1.45 available, and usage 1.58

Is it normal for available and usage to be lower than total ?
 
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is 2080ti worth the upgrade, thinking I might sell my 1080ti gaming x and cop it
Yes, Ray-Tracing is a legit game changer. And you can run most games at 4K, 60 fps, ultra, even with Ray-tracing on. Also, DLSS is amazingly efficient, in terms of barely hurting performance. It’s kinda amazing.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Metro Exodus look outrageously good :wow:
 

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Yes, Ray-Tracing is a legit game changer. And you can run most games at 4K, 60 fps, ultra, even with Ray-tracing on. Also, DLSS is amazingly efficient, in terms of barely hurting performance. It’s kinda amazing.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Metro Exodus look outrageously good :wow:
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In Tomb Raider I’m all maxed out and have much better benchmarks than that. There was a big driver update a few weeks ago that bumped up performance big time in Shadow of The Tomb Raider.

With Metro, I also have much better performance. Not sure what “worst case” means, but that seems like a situation that is outside of normal operations :yeshrug:
 

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With Metro, I also have much better performance. Not sure what “worst case” means, but that seems like a situation that is outside of normal operations :yeshrug:
the Metro Exodus benchmark is pretty harsh. it doesn't really represent the performance you'll see 90% of the time
 

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In Tomb Raider I’m all maxed out and have much better benchmarks than that. There was a big driver update a few weeks ago that bumped up performance big time in Shadow of The Tomb Raider.

With Metro, I also have much better performance. Not sure what “worst case” means, but that seems like a situation that is outside of normal operations :yeshrug:
Facts. So far my performance has def been exceeding benchmarks.
 

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Yes, Ray-Tracing is a legit game changer. And you can run most games at 4K, 60 fps, ultra, even with Ray-tracing on. Also, DLSS is amazingly efficient, in terms of barely hurting performance. It’s kinda amazing.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Metro Exodus look outrageously good :wow:
i disagree, especially upgrading from what dude you quoted got. to each their own tho:manny:
 

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Alright y’all, Imma finally build a pc. I want to play any game that’s out/coming out in the next 2 years at 1440p/60 FPS at max settings; as well as stream.

With the info above, can I get all of that(monitor included) for $1500 or $2000. If so, what build and monitor should I cop.
 

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Wonder if I should sell my current Ryzen build and my old PC build and start anew.

Also sell the unopened Z370 motherboard I have lying around.
 

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This is my new build for my bday next week:

Thermaltake View 71 4-Sided Tempered Glass Vertical GPU Modular SPCC E-ATX Gaming Full Tower Computer Case with 2 Blue LED Ring Fan Pre-installed CA-1I7-00F1WN-00 - Newegg.com - $154



ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q Black 27" 165Hz 2560x1440 2K 4ms NVDIA G-SYNC, 350cd/m2, 1000:1, DP, HDMI, IPS Built-in Speakers, Tilt, Swivel, Pivot, Height Adjustable, VESA mount - Newegg.com - $699



MSI GeForce RTX 2080 DirectX 12 RTX 2080 VENTUS 8G Video Card - Newegg.com - $699 (might upgrade to the GIGABYTE AORUS AIO card for $899 or the black edition for $749)



G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-32GTZR - Newegg.com - $209



MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z390 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.com - $188



Intel Core i7-8700K Coffee Lake 6-Core 3.7 GHz (4.7 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 95W BX80684I78700K Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630 - Newegg.com - $369



Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite ML120L RGB AIO CPU Liquid Cooler, Sleeved FEP Tubing, 120mm RGB Air Balance MF, RGB Software compatible, Dual Dissipation Technology - Newegg.com - $57



SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series 2.5" 1TB SATA III V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-76E1T0B/AM - Newegg.com - $147


EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 220-G2-0850-XR 80+ GOLD 850W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode - $149




ill probably buy another SSD with like 500GB for extra shyt. all in all with tax this comes to $2900.


@Ciggavelli or whoever knows shouod i stick with the ASUS Rog Swift minitor i posted her or go with the
Aorus AD27QD 27" 144Hz 1440P FreeSync Gaming Monitor with HDR with this build?

 

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@Ciggavelli or whoever knows shouod i stick with the ASUS Rog Swift minitor i posted her or go with the
Aorus AD27QD 27" 144Hz 1440P FreeSync Gaming Monitor with HDR with this build?
I'd consider a better cpu cooler. Instead of a 120mm water cooler you can buy a better performing air cooler at 60 dollars, like an nhu 14 s. Would perform better without risk of pump failure over time.
Or maybe get a cheaper power supply (around 100) and but the extra 50 dollars towards a 240mm water cooler.
 

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@Ciggavelli or whoever knows shouod i stick with the ASUS Rog Swift minitor i posted her or go with the
Aorus AD27QD 27" 144Hz 1440P FreeSync Gaming Monitor with HDR with this build?
Does the Freesync monitor have g-sync support? If not, stay with the g-sync since you’re getting an Nvidia gpu
 
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