GPU Recommendation for 4K Gaming

[Klenex]

Hi guys,

 

For reasons that don't really matter right now, a couple of months ago I had to sell my 6700XT.

I've been using the iGPU of my 11400 for basic task since, but I'm now able to get another GPU.

 

And that's where you come in, I need advice on what to buy since I've been "off the market" for a while.

 

I play a variety of games, from the lightest like Assetto Corsa, to the heaviest like Metro Exodus and similar good looking SP games.

 

My PC:

CPU: i5 11400

RAM: 16GB 3200MHz 

PSU: Seasonic Focus GX-650

Case: Fractal Torrent Compact

 

I play on a 4K TV.

 

I'm in Europe, and I'm not looking to spend over 700-800€ on a new GPU.

 

I've always had AMD GPU's but I honestly don't have a preference, if the best deal right now is NVidia I'll take it.

 

If I missed any bit of essential information to help in your reccomendations, I'm sorry but please let me know 

[filpo]

5 minutes ago, Klenex said:

I'm in Europe, and I'm not looking to spend over 700-800€ on a new GPU.

your gpu would probably be bottlenecked unless it's something like a 4070 but I wouldn't really go higher than that. You could get a 4070 ti but that wouldn't really pair great

 

5 minutes ago, Klenex said:

I've always had AMD GPU's but I honestly don't have a preference, if the best deal right now is NVidia I'll take it.

you could get a 7900 xt but that might be quite taxing for power consumption since the bills are quite high in europe XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card (RX-79TMERCU9) - PCPartPicker

You COULD get a 4070 ti but I'm quite sure there'll at least be a bottleneck of some kind, same with the 7900 xt Zotac GAMING AMP AIRO GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card (ZT-D40710F-10P) - PCPartPicker

Maybe a 4070 would be the best pick if you don't want to upgrade your platform just yet Palit Dual OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card (NED4070S19K9-1047D) - PCPartPicker

But if you get a 7800 xt a platform upgrade is possible 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  (€216.83 @ notebooksbilliger.de) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (€153.90 @ Alza) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card  (€547.99 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €918.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-24 11:50 CEST+0200

 

Btw if you wanna stay in budget then swap out that 12600kf for a 12400f

[Klenex]

3 minutes ago, filpo said:

your gpu would probably be bottlenecked unless it's something like a 4070 but I wouldn't really go higher than that. You could get a 4070 ti but that wouldn't really pair great

 

you could get a 7900 xt but that might be quite taxing for power consumption since the bills are quite high in europe XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card (RX-79TMERCU9) - PCPartPicker

You COULD get a 4070 ti but I'm quite sure there'll at least be a bottleneck of some kind, same with the 7900 xt Zotac GAMING AMP AIRO GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card (ZT-D40710F-10P) - PCPartPicker

Maybe a 4070 would be the best pick if you don't want to upgrade your platform just yet Palit Dual OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card (NED4070S19K9-1047D) - PCPartPicker

But if you get a 7800 xt a platform upgrade is possible 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  (€216.83 @ notebooksbilliger.de) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (€153.90 @ Alza) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card  (€547.99 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €918.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-24 11:50 CEST+0200

 

Btw if you wanna stay in budget then swap out that 12600kf for a 12400f

Thank you for your help!

 

You raise an interesting point in regards to bottlenecking. 

Do you think it would be an issue if I bought the best GPU I could right now, like a 7900XT or 4070Ti, with a platform upgrade in mind for January?

 

Would it be a matter of just not getting the full benefit of those GPU's, or would I run into some kind of stability issue?

[filpo]

2 minutes ago, Klenex said:

Do you think it would be an issue if I bought the best GPU I could right now, like a 7900XT or 4070Ti, with a platform upgrade in mind for January?

I'd say it should be fine but that you should crank up the settings to really make the gpu work and maybe even increase the resolution scale to more than 100% if the game allows it just so you utilize the gpu more

3 minutes ago, Klenex said:

Would it be a matter of just not getting the full benefit of those GPU's, or would I run into some kind of stability issue?

no stability issues on either platform, just the fact of the full potential of the gpus not being used

[Klenex]

9 minutes ago, filpo said:

I'd say it should be fine but that you should crank up the settings to really make the gpu work and maybe even increase the resolution scale to more than 100% if the game allows it just so you utilize the gpu more

no stability issues on either platform, just the fact of the full potential of the gpus not being used

Then I think I'll get a 7900XT, and do a platform upgrade in January, maybe to a Ryzen X3D.

 

Thank you for your help!

[filpo]

1 minute ago, Klenex said:

maybe to a Ryzen X3D.

 

Thank you for your help!

of course no problem

 

If you need any help next year just be sure to make another thread in the New builds and planning section

[xtremecris]

Hi @Klenex

 

From my own experience you should be fine with the 7900XT, there would be an obvious bottleneck but if you are planning to upgrade the cpu in the near future you'll be fine.

 

I am running a 4070 for 2K gaming and it's just perfect and in games with dlss + frame generation I have no problem to run 4K titles so a 7900XT should be okay.

[Klenex]

1 hour ago, filpo said:

of course no problem

 

If you need any help next year just be sure to make another thread in the New builds and planning section

Will do, thank's!

1 minute ago, xtremecris said:

Hi @Klenex

 

From my own experience you should be fine with the 7900XT, there would be an obvious bottleneck but if you are planning to upgrade the cpu in the near future you'll be fine.

 

I am running a 4070 for 2K gaming and it's just perfect and in games with dlss + frame generation I have no problem to run 4K titles so a 7900XT should be okay.

Thank you for your input!