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[FooFighters]

I'm thinking about building a PC (gaming, streaming, recording) but the budget may be tight. Like $300-$550.

Can you guys help me out or is a good PC (that's not prebuilt) at that price impossible?

 

[Negro Caesar]

I'm thinking about building a PC (gaming, streaming, recording) but the budget may be tight. Like $300-$550.

Can you guys help me out or is a good PC (that's not prebuilt) at that price impossible?[/

 

[StatUS]

So it's looking like Zen 3 with RTX 3000 and DLSS 3.0 is gonna be the wave for me. Just gotta be patient

 

[The Fukin Prophecy]

Thinking of a new computer

I9-9900k (or 10700k)
2070 rtx
32 gb ram

all parts (power supply, case, motherboard etc) came out to about $1700

i really want to hold out for 3000 series from nvidia but my computer on its last legs and I could always resell the 2070 for half price probably

im also not sure if the extra $500 ( ) For a 2080 And 10900k is worth the extra performance

im rocking a i7-3770k and 970gtx, very out dated hardware now and still get 150 fps constant in world of warcraft but i lock at 60 fps on fps games like apex and i can feel it kind of sluggish to my likings on warzone


Edit: motherboards have spiked up a lot in pricing

a good motherboard was $80-120, top end $150-200 before now its like $200-400

Bold is my current setup but the 2070 is a super...

Runs everything I throw at it at 1440p in smooth 60 FPS...

I play in 1440p primarily but I put RDR2 in 4k the other day and that shyt was still smooth on max settings....

My plan is to flip the 2070 when the 3080 is out and I should be set for another 5-7 year run...

 

[daze23]

with RDR2 a 2070 Super can't even maintain 60fps at 1080p using "max settings"

with the settings I use (a mix of med, high, and ultra), I can maintain 60fps at all times at 1080p. thing is most of the time my gpu usage is only around 60%, but during certain scenes (worst case seems to be at night by a campfire), it spikes to 90+%. this is just because it's a big open world game, with a lot of variable that can effect performance differently. I could turn up some settings, and still be at 60fps 'most' of the time, but I would see dips below that in certain scenes (totally unacceptable, amiright?)

any benchmark you look at confirms this

 

[kdslittlebro]

with RDR2 a 2070 Super can't even maintain 60fps at 1080p using "max settings"

with the settings I use (a mix of med, high, and ultra), I can maintain 60fps at all times at 1080p. thing is most of the time my gpu usage is only around 60%, but during certain scenes (worst case seems to be at night by a campfire), it spikes to 90+%. this is just because it's a big open world game, with a lot of variable that can effect performance differently. I could turn up some settings, and still be at 60fps 'most' of the time, but I would see dips below that in certain scenes (totally unacceptable, amiright?)

any benchmark you look at confirms this

RDR2 maxed out is gonna be GOAT visuals when it can run smooth. The settings are crazy future-proofed

 

[daze23]

RDR2 maxed out is gonna be GOAT visuals when it can run smooth. The settings are crazy future-proofed

and it still looks amazing, and better than pretty much anything out, without using max settings

 

[itsyoung!!]

with RDR2 a 2070 Super can't even maintain 60fps at 1080p using "max settings"

with the settings I use (a mix of med, high, and ultra), I can maintain 60fps at all times at 1080p. thing is most of the time my gpu usage is only around 60%, but during certain scenes (worst case seems to be at night by a campfire), it spikes to 90+%. this is just because it's a big open world game, with a lot of variable that can effect performance differently. I could turn up some settings, and still be at 60fps 'most' of the time, but I would see dips below that in certain scenes (totally unacceptable, amiright?)

any benchmark you look at confirms this

Whats your processor? Possibly bottle necking the gpu


Think i decided on amd ryzen 3900x and 2080 rtx

will be my first amd processor in like 15+ years

 

[daze23]

Whats your processor? Possibly bottle necking the gpu


Think i decided on amd ryzen 3900x and 2080 rtx

will be my first amd processor in like 15+ years

9700k

when I first started playing RDR2 I still had the 4670k, and it was the bottleneck in certain scenes. but that's not the case with the 9700k

 

[Rain]

So it's looking like Zen 3 with RTX 3000 and DLSS 3.0 is gonna be the wave for me. Just gotta be patient

If DLSS 3.0 is standard across PC gaming, I don't know the next time I'll upgrade. Legitimate game changer.

 

[daze23]

hopefully DLSS 3.0 will work with the 2000 series. 2.0 is great in Minecraft RTX

part of me is disgusted we're talking about upscaling methods though. native will always look better

 

[kdslittlebro]

hopefully DLSS 3.0 will work with the 2000 series. 2.0 is great in Minecraft RTX

part of me is disgusted we're talking about upscaling methods though. native will always look better

Yea but that high framerate >>> for me as long as visuals still look good. We gotta wait on more horsepower for the real good native shyt I can't wait until I can run 4k100+ at ultra toss some gsync on that thang and I'm probably set for the rest of my days

 

[Rain]

hopefully DLSS 3.0 will work with the 2000 series. 2.0 is great in Minecraft RTX

part of me is disgusted we're talking about upscaling methods though. native will always look better

The difference is nearly indistinguishable and it's only going to get better. Looking at Control, I can't see a difference. Give me the performance.

Especially when a lot TAA implementation in games is leaving me at the "native resolution" anyway

 

[daze23]

The difference is nearly indistinguishable and it's only going to get better. Looking at Control, I can't see a difference. Give me the performance.

Especially when a lot TAA implementation in games is leaving me at the "native resolution" anyway

yeah, I get it

I use the Nvidia Sharpening filter with RDR2, because otherwise TAA is a blurry mess

 

[The Fukin Prophecy]

with RDR2 a 2070 Super can't even maintain 60fps at 1080p using "max settings"

with the settings I use (a mix of med, high, and ultra), I can maintain 60fps at all times at 1080p. thing is most of the time my gpu usage is only around 60%, but during certain scenes (worst case seems to be at night by a campfire), it spikes to 90+%. this is just because it's a big open world game, with a lot of variable that can effect performance differently. I could turn up some settings, and still be at 60fps 'most' of the time, but I would see dips below that in certain scenes (totally unacceptable, amiright?)

any benchmark you look at confirms this

It can't maintain 60 fps, no rig can maintain 60 fps with this game on ultra max...

It doesn't have to maintain 60 to be smooth, not for me anyways...

I have never had it dip below 50fps on my rig...My settings are all on ultra with the exception of shadows which I have on high and 2 other advanced options I can't remember right now...