Should I upgrade my computer?
IF that upgrade bug has bitten you hard, and that urge to upgrade is burning a hole in your pocket, then I'd suggest:
1. Change that case, what you have is terrible for airflow. Look a round for a case that suits your sense of aesthetics and post a link to it here for opinions.
2. Perhaps a more powerful CPU if your mobo supports them, like a 3700X or 3900X (check if your mobo support them, prolly need a BIOS flash)
You don't have to upgrade your GPU as the GTX 1080 Ti is still a very good card, but really depends on the resolution of your monitor and your expectations. Now is NOT a good time to buy GPU due to the crazy prices due to so many factors (COVID-19 affecting shipments, worldwide shortage of chips, $%#@ crypto-miners, $%#@ scalpers) forming the 'perfect storm'. You don't need an RT capable card for now, wait till hardware gets better and able to handle RT at high res RT gaming natively.
Other than that, I don't see a real need to do anything else till chip supply and prices have stabilized (prolly in a year or two). I happen to have an RX 6900 XT only because I'd gotten it earlier when prices, crazy as it was then, aren't at today's mind numbing levels. I got it at the beginning of the year at about 1350USD, which seems very reasonable by today's standard actually.
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