Buy replacement GPU now or hold off

[dlf]

1. Budget & Location - For a GPU alone $550 seem reasonable? US (Texas if it really helps with parts choosen)

2. Aim

• Play games (Steam/GOG) 
• - DOOM (2016)/eternal /newer wolfensteins
• - Skyrim/Oblivion/Morrowind (all heavily modded) /other
• - Baldur's Gate 3/2 / 1
• - The Witcher 3/Cyberpunk 2077
• - Batman: Arkham (Asylum/City/Origins/Knight)
• - System Shock 1 (Remake)/SystemShock 3
• - Grim Dawn / Titan quest
• - Divinity Original sins (series)
• - Others (Tomb Raider, Dishonored . . . . . . . . .)
• - Emulation/older games (last decade/decades before)
• Browse the web as well. I may try to fold proteins a little (folding@home)

3. Monitors

• BenQ EL2870U 28 inch 4K HDR
• ASUS PB278Q 27 inch
• May want try 144 hz although I may continue to wait for prices to come down more.

4. Peripherals

• No need for a mouse, or OS (using Linux, not windows). I may want a new keyboard since this current one (Microsoft Keywinder) is losing some of the look of the keys

5. Why are you upgrading?

• A (few) weeks ago my 7970 apparently died (too much dust in the fans, overheated) currently using the HD 4000 from my 3770k. Had the 7970 not died, or went later (like September or November) this year I'd probably have waited to change the CPU/motherboard/RAM/GPU (/powersupply) to play some of the newer games I couldn't get to with the 7970 . . . . .)  And yes I know I will apperently be bottlenecked by the CPU (3770k) by the GPU, as long as the games are still reasonably playable and don't hitch, freeze, stutter.

Misc:

• https://steamcommunity.com/id/DlfC/games
• https://www.gog.com/u/dbzlotrfan/games?sort=recent_playtime&order=desc&comparedUserId=46988614724296672

Current specs
PCPartPicker Part List

• CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor
• Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
• Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (x4, 32 GB total)
• Storage: SanDisk Extreme 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
• Storage: WD Blue 4TB PC Hard Drive - 5400 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD40EZRZ
• Storage:  Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-76E500B/AM)  Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-76E500B/AM)
• Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7970 3 GB Video Card {replacing this}
• Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case
• Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply

I would like eventually replace the CPU/Motherboard/RAM (/Powersupply?) with:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 3.9 GHz 8-Core Processor
• Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ULTRA ATX AM4 Motherboard
• Memory: G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
• Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
• Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
• Storage: Western Digital Blue 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
• Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card
• Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case
• Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" 2560x1440 60 Hz Monitor
• Monitor: BenQ EL2870U 28.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor

[Snowarch]

i don't know on motherboard and cpu if they will go down, but, maybe wait on gpu? amd is releasing the nvdia killer soon, and nvdia the 30x0 eries cards. since you're going a high end card, its possible the 2070/80 cards may become less expensive when the new ones come. 

[Bombastinator]

You have no GPU other than the iGPU at the moment, yes?  So the question seems to be do you buy the 2070s in you planned build and put it in your current machine or buy a cheap GPU and wait for new releases.

 

The problem with new releases currently is their actual dates are even more unknown than usual, and the claimed capacities of upcoming navi21 GPUs have a lot of conflicting information surrounding them of very questionable quality.

[boggy77]

Get the 2070s now. Get the rest whenever you have the money. Get the 3700x, as it's the same as 3800. Get a cheaper motherboard. A asus tuf x570 should do. Samsung drives are overpriced. Get hp 950, sabrent rocket, silicon power a80 or inland premium

[dlf]

I should also probably ask would my 550 watt power supply be enough for the 2070 or get a 650?