What to do with overkill GPU ?

[Protomesh]

I bought 6900XT a while ago but I only play CPU heavy games with low graphic settings (I prefer low graphics so I don't really want to crank my settings to max, and even then it wouldn't add much utilization)

 

My GPU utilization is less than 10% so I am wondering what I should use my GPU for ? 

 

I want the card to last me at least 10 years so mining crypto is out of the window. I already undervolted too to add longevity and cut power consumption.

 

I don't do any productivity work either. I'm kinda lost with my purchase. I don't mind too much but wondering if people here have any suggestions as to what I should do with it to kinda justify the purchase ?

 

First world problems I know.

[Blqckqut]

4 minutes ago, Protomesh said:

I bought 6900XT a while ago but I only play CPU heavy games with low graphic settings (I prefer low graphics so I don't really want to crank my settings to max, and even then it wouldn't add much utilization)

 

My GPU utilization is less than 10% so I am wondering what I should use my GPU for ? 

 

I want the card to last me at least 10 years so mining crypto is out of the window. I already undervolted too to add longevity and cut power consumption.

 

I don't do any productivity work either. I'm kinda lost with my purchase. I don't mind too much but wondering if people here have any suggestions as to what I should do with it to kinda justify the purchase ?

 

First world problems I know.

give it to me and ill trade u my 6750xt

[Ripred]

Run games in 4k high settings

Download and play with Blender

Try your hand at video editing

Or trade with me and keep running low settings

[YoungBlade]

If you have no other uses, and I you actually want to use it for 10 years, then I suppose you should just use it as you do now. In about 5 years, updates to the games you play will probably see that utilization rise to fairly high levels. By the 10 year mark, I'm sure the 6900XT will look like the R9 290 does today: about on par with a low-end card like the GTX 1650 with no support for new drivers.

[Dedayog]

14 minutes ago, Protomesh said:

I bought 6900XT a while ago but I only play CPU heavy games with low graphic settings (I prefer low graphics so I don't really want to crank my settings to max, and even then it wouldn't add much utilization)

 

My GPU utilization is less than 10% so I am wondering what I should use my GPU for ? 

 

I want the card to last me at least 10 years so mining crypto is out of the window. I already undervolted too to add longevity and cut power consumption.

 

I don't do any productivity work either. I'm kinda lost with my purchase. I don't mind too much but wondering if people here have any suggestions as to what I should do with it to kinda justify the purchase ?

 

First world problems I know.

You prefer low graphics?  Why did you buy a top end GPU when you like Commodore 64 graphics?

 

Turn them up.  Done.

 

Sell it and get something more akin to your needs, hopefully make some money. 

 

 

[Protomesh]

44 minutes ago, Ripred said:

Run games in 4k high settings

Download and play with Blender

Try your hand at video editing

Or trade with me and keep running low settings

I can't do video editing or blender. 

 

I also don't have a 4k monitor and don't plan on buying one.

[Protomesh]

41 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

You prefer low graphics?  Why did you buy a top end GPU when you like Commodore 64 graphics?

 

Turn them up.  Done.

 

Sell it and get something more akin to your needs, hopefully make some money. 

 

 

High quality graphics distract from the important aspects of the game. It's a visual overload and to me and the games unironically look uglier to me at higher settings.

 

I just got tired of my 1060 not being able to run any games. Overwatch keeps dropping below 100 fps and even League of Legends that super easy to run is dropping below 50 fps on my 1060. 

Even games built on mobile, like Tower of Fantasy drop below 20 fps.

 

So yeah I guess in the heat of the moment in pure frustration I just wanted the best of the best available at the time of purchase.

[Ripred]

9 minutes ago, Protomesh said:

High quality graphics distract from the important aspects of the game. It's a visual overload and to me and the games unironically look uglier to me at higher settings.

 

I just got tired of my 1060 not being able to run any games. Overwatch keeps dropping below 100 fps and even League of Legends that super easy to run is dropping below 50 fps on my 1060. 

Even games built on mobile, like Tower of Fantasy drop below 20 fps.

 

So yeah I guess in the heat of the moment in pure frustration I just wanted the best of the best available at the time of purchase.

Id say just enjoy it as is then, another 5 or so years it'll be mid range card 

[Sarra]

Get a really high refresh panel, and game at high FPS.

 

The way you're using it now, it will easily last 7-10 years, just make sure you clean the dust out of it frequently.

[Takumidesh]

3 hours ago, Protomesh said:

I can't do video editing or blender. 

can't? or just don't have interest?

 

You can do folding@home, or any related tasks.

[Dedayog]

4 hours ago, Protomesh said:

High quality graphics distract from the important aspects of the game. It's a visual overload and to me and the games unironically look uglier to me at higher settings.

 

I just got tired of my 1060 not being able to run any games. Overwatch keeps dropping below 100 fps and even League of Legends that super easy to run is dropping below 50 fps on my 1060. 

Even games built on mobile, like Tower of Fantasy drop below 20 fps.

 

So yeah I guess in the heat of the moment in pure frustration I just wanted the best of the best available at the time of purchase.

Interesting.  I'm having trouble wrapping my head around it, but we've all done foolish things.

 

Your logic is flawed here:

 

I want the card to last me at least 10 years so mining crypto is out of the window. I already undervolted too to add longevity and cut power consumption."

 

Mining doesn't kill cards as a rule.  No reason it won't last 10 years if you mine on it.  My 1080Ti is still rocking after mining Bitcoin to pay for itself, and I expect it'll do another 5 years.

 

I seriously say you should sell it, get a much cheaper card that will serve you for your actual needs, and then in 5 years replace it.  $200 now, plus $300 in 5 years is $500 over 10 years.  How much did you pay for that 6900XT?  Minimum $600 (and up to $1200), and they're going for $800+ now.  

 

If money isn't an issue, then just use it.  It's a GPU.  Enjoy it.

[Protomesh]

12 hours ago, Takumidesh said:

can't? or just don't have interest?

 

You can do folding@home, or any related tasks.

Can't. I have interest but I don't have the talent for it so no point trying to learn.

[Protomesh]

13 hours ago, Sarra said:

Get a really high refresh panel, and game at high FPS.

 

The way you're using it now, it will easily last 7-10 years, just make sure you clean the dust out of it frequently.

The issue is even if I get 500Hz+ monitor, I won't be getting 500 frames in any game lol. Even in the easy to run games I'll just run into poor game optimization or CPU bottleneck before reaching those numbers.

[Protomesh]

12 hours ago, Dedayog said:

Interesting.  I'm having trouble wrapping my head around it, but we've all done foolish things.

 

Your logic is flawed here:

 

I want the card to last me at least 10 years so mining crypto is out of the window. I already undervolted too to add longevity and cut power consumption."

 

Mining doesn't kill cards as a rule.  No reason it won't last 10 years if you mine on it.  My 1080Ti is still rocking after mining Bitcoin to pay for itself, and I expect it'll do another 5 years.

 

I seriously say you should sell it, get a much cheaper card that will serve you for your actual needs, and then in 5 years replace it.  $200 now, plus $300 in 5 years is $500 over 10 years.  How much did you pay for that 6900XT?  Minimum $600 (and up to $1200), and they're going for $800+ now.  

 

If money isn't an issue, then just use it.  It's a GPU.  Enjoy it.

Selling it isn't an option since used market sucks and no one will pay more than 50% of its value and then I couldn't even afford to buy a downgraded card new.

[Takumidesh]

4 hours ago, Protomesh said:

Can't. I have interest but I don't have the talent for it so no point trying to learn.

cmon, you can't be serious, if you have interest then you can learn how to do it. it's not like you need to be the next Stanley Kubrick or something.

[Dedayog]

5 hours ago, Protomesh said:

The issue is even if I get 500Hz+ monitor, I won't be getting 500 frames in any game lol. Even in the easy to run games I'll just run into poor game optimization or CPU bottleneck before reaching those numbers.

 

5 hours ago, Protomesh said:

Selling it isn't an option since used market sucks and no one will pay more than 50% of its value and then I couldn't even afford to buy a downgraded card new.

 

5 hours ago, Protomesh said:

Can't. I have interest but I don't have the talent for it so no point trying to learn.

Those are all very defeatist.  

 

Looks like you're going to come up with a counterpoint to anything we say.  

 

So just enjoy the card as is, work on impulse control for future purchases.  It's a nice card, no shame in simply using it.

[Protomesh]

On 2/7/2023 at 3:38 PM, Takumidesh said:

cmon, you can't be serious, if you have interest then you can learn how to do it. it's not like you need to be the next Stanley Kubrick or something.

No, it doesn't work like that. Just because you have interest towards something, doesn't mean you can learn it.

[Protomesh]

On 2/7/2023 at 3:48 PM, Dedayog said:

 

 

Those are all very defeatist.  

 

Looks like you're going to come up with a counterpoint to anything we say.  

 

So just enjoy the card as is, work on impulse control for future purchases.  It's a nice card, no shame in simply using it.

The more I work on impulse control, the more impulsive I get. I plan my purchases for several months in advance, but one day something just clicks and all that planning goes to waste.

[Dedayog]

5 hours ago, Protomesh said:

The more I work on impulse control, the more impulsive I get. I plan my purchases for several months in advance, but one day something just clicks and all that planning goes to waste.

Yeah, that's just planning.  That's not impulse control working   Impulse control is initiating a sequence of events between the want and the doing.   Like starting out counting to 5, then making it to 6, then 7 over time.

 

We all got those issues tho!  I've got 2 Microcenters here, I don't know how I'm not poorer!