Just how likely is it that the next generation of architecture will be availible for sale from either Nvidia or AMD by July of 2020?
The reason I am asking is that it is time to upgrade my 10 year old system and I debating on buying now vs waiting for next best. For the GPU my budget is $1,400. I can either set all the money aside and wait or spend it now. The Nvidia Ampere sounds pretty cool. And the AMD rDNA also sounds interesting.
The reason for the deadline is that World of Warcraft Shadowlands is coming out in August or September. My current 10 year old rig is good emough to hold me over for a while since I currently don't game much. But a mounth before the new WOW drops I'll be gaming alot. My plan is to either build a new rig now or wait until right before the new expansion drops and buy up the best i can for the budget. My total budget is $3,500 but i planned $1,400 of that on the gpu.
Current specs: Intel DH-55 motherboard. Intel Core i5 760. 16g 1333mhz ddr3 ram. Nvidia geforce gtx 550 ti. Both gpu & cpu are OC and water cooled. All in an old Koolance Fridged Case. You don"t see many of those anymore. Yes i know it is embarrassingly old. But I've put a lot of mileage on it and it has had a ton of server & region first kills on it.
If i had to buy a gpu now i would pick the EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XC ULTRA GAMING.