PC Build Upgrade (primarily GPU)

Raelzaryn · February 13, 2023

Budget (including currency): 1000-1500€ (could potentially be higher if I need to replace multiple parts - depends on what needs upgrading)

Country: Germany

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mostly gaming of a variety of games. Some recent, some not so much. Hard to go specifics here as I play different things based on mood.

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc):
Current Setup:
CPU: Ryzen 9 5950x
Mobo: Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming
GPU: GTX 1080 for primary function (gaming, movies, etc.), GTX1050Ti for 2 additional screens primarily used for browsing, discord, notes and spreadsheet (I use 4 1080p screens)
RAM: GSkill 32GB 3600MHz
I am unsure which my powersupply is but it likely needs upgrading either way (would have to unplug a whole lot just to check)
The reason for the upgrade is that in a lot of games I play these days which are GPU heavy and somewhat recent (Cyberpunk, Elden Ring, Spiderman, Baldur's Gate 3 to name a few), my FPS has been suffering more and more at medium to high settings. And while I don't mind using lower settings, it's been getting more and more toward the lower side. So I think and upgrade might be in order.
Unfortunately due to work I haven't really been keeping up to date with current releases nor how the current ones compare to last year and so on.
I general it is also important the GPU provide a good idle power draw since I also work a lot on my computer and having the GPU draw too much power without doing much is not what I want.
I prefer having multiple screens over having one with a very high resolution, so it's just 1080p gaming for now with a 144hz monitor (which I barely ever get to use properly anymore due to low fps).
I would like something I could potentially use a bigger screen with though. Not 4k though.

I would be thankful for any advice or any suggestions you might be able to provide.
Thank you

Zomeguy · February 13, 2023

On the low end of your budget you can get a RTX 3080 or Radeon 7900 XT. The 7900 XT is faster but no so much if you turn on ray tracing. You can get a Radeon 7900 XTX or a RTX 4080 on the higher end of your budget but once again the 4080 beats the 7900XTX in ray tracing. Any of those options at 1080p will easily do max settings with plenty of FPS. Even at 1440p if you if upgrade a monitor to that any of these will be able to handle it.

Hinjima · February 13, 2023

Agreee with the post above. I got a 4080 and it absolutely destroys 1440p gaming. I love it so much, expensive but worth it as I game a lot. You might see a slight bottleneck from the 5950x but it should be alright. I had to upgrade from my 9900k as it couldn't keep up with the 4080 at all.

TPCEA · February 13, 2023

1 hour ago, Zomeguy said:

On the low end of your budget you can get a RTX 3080 or Radeon 7900 XT. The 7900 XT is faster but no so much if you turn on ray tracing. You can get a Radeon 7900 XTX or a RTX 4080 on the higher end of your budget but once again the 4080 beats the 7900XTX in ray tracing. Any of those options at 1080p will easily do max settings with plenty of FPS. Even at 1440p if you if upgrade a monitor to that any of these will be able to handle it.

Another point to consider is how many of your games support FSR vs DLSS vs both.

Since you're seeing a slowdown in performance, have you used any hardware programs to keep track of your components speeds, temps, etc? Have you checked your boot drive to see if there's enough empty space? Are you running multiple things simultaneously when you see a decrease in performance, or even when you only have a game open? Or, is this just because you're playing more resource-demanding games?

Raelzaryn · February 14, 2023

16 hours ago, RevGAM said:

Another point to consider is how many of your games support FSR vs DLSS vs both.

Since you're seeing a slowdown in performance, have you used any hardware programs to keep track of your components speeds, temps, etc? Have you checked your boot drive to see if there's enough empty space? Are you running multiple things simultaneously when you see a decrease in performance, or even when you only have a game open? Or, is this just because you're playing more resource-demanding games?

it's a bit of both. I do multiple things at the same time and yes, if I do that with some of the recent games, they become unplayable. But even if they are the only thing I play, I have to reduce the settings too much for my liking. Temps aren't super great anymore but they are still okay. I have a dedicated boot drive which doesn't really fill up, so that's not an issue. The main issue should be the resource-demanding games. especially GPU wise.

TPCEA · February 14, 2023

32 minutes ago, Raelzaryn said:

it's a bit of both. I do multiple things at the same time and yes, if I do that with some of the recent games, they become unplayable. But even if they are the only thing I play, I have to reduce the settings too much for my liking. Temps aren't super great anymore but they are still okay. I have a dedicated boot drive which doesn't really fill up, so that's not an issue. The main issue should be the resource-demanding games. especially GPU wise.

What's your storage?