Graphic card replacement recommendations

[Kyle BArker]

I've made several posts over the past couple of months about a new PC build and with yall's help, I was recommended the Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card. However with the recent stock outage as well as increase in price, and finally with the drop of the 50 series Im curious if I should continue waiting or if yall have ideas for alternatives.

I have purchased all of the parts except for the case, additional fans, and the video card itself.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2qFrVF

 

[Millios]

Do you care about raytracing and or want to get into programs like Adobe suite and blender? You are SoL and borderline need nvidia cards

Do you want to just game? Try to find a 9070xt at around 700$ max, ideally near 600$ or a used 7900xt which should be around there in price as well

 

The 50 series is drop fed to us and wont see normalised prices for months and it barely is any better than the 40 series

[Why_Me]

Here's a board and gpu that both support PCIe 5.0 along with a SSD w/DRAM cache. This build is ideal for gaming at 1440P. If you require more storage then add a cheap 2.5" SATA SSD such as the Teamgroup Vulcan Z.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($265.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($37.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B850-P WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: *Acer Predator GM7000 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($132.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte GAMING OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card  ($969.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: *Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.90 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1865.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-03-17 07:14 EDT-0400

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-11-free-or-cheap 

 

A better look at those components.

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-B850-P-WIFI 

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-7700-non-x/ 

 

https://www.predatorstorage.com/products/predator-gm7000-pcie-4-ssd.html

 

https://www.msi.com/Power-Supply/MAG-A850GL-PCIE5

 

https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N507TGAMING-OC-16GD/sp#sp 

Recommended PSU: 750W 

 

https://www.montechpc.com/air-903-max 

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/montech-air-903-max/ 

 

 

[Kyle BArker]

16 minutes ago, Millios said:

Do you care about raytracing and or want to get into programs like Adobe suite and blender? You are SoL and borderline need nvidia cards

Do you want to just game? Try to find a 9070xt at around 700$ max, ideally near 600$ or a used 7900xt which should be around there in price as well

 

The 50 series is drop fed to us and wont see normalised prices for months and it barely is any better than the 40 series

Lowkey ngl, I dont know what SoL means but for the most part I am just looking to game, but I do use my computer to edit in premiere and Photoshop decently regularly. As for raytracing I'm not really sure, as I like the idea but can't remember the last time I played a game where raytracing was "needed" but as more games add it and I want this build to last for many years.

[Kyle BArker]

3 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

Here's a board and gpu that both support PCIe 5.0 along with a SSD w/DRAM cache. This build is ideal for gaming at 1440P. If you require more storage look at a cheap 2.5" SATA SSD such as the Teamgroup Vulcan Z.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($265.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($37.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B850-P WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: *Acer Predator GM7000 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($132.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte GAMING OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card  ($969.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: *Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.90 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1865.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-03-17 07:14 EDT-0400

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-11-free-or-cheap 

 

A better look at those components.

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-B850-P-WIFI 

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-7700-non-x/ 

 

https://www.msi.com/Power-Supply/MAG-A850GL-PCIE5

 

https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N507TGAMING-OC-16GD/sp#sp 

Recommended PSU: 750W 

 

https://www.montechpc.com/air-903-max 

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/montech-air-903-max/ 

 

 

I appreciate the help but I already purchased a majority of my parts from the listed pc part picker link.

[Donut417]

3 minutes ago, Kyle BArker said:

I dont know what SoL means

Shit out of Luck. Because the GPU market is a mess right now, well it's been a mess for the last few years. 

[Why_Me]

1 minute ago, Kyle BArker said:

I appreciate the help but I already purchased a majority of my parts from the listed pc part picker link.

Somehow I missed your previous threads or you would have had a better build for less.

[Millios]

1 minute ago, Kyle BArker said:

Lowkey ngl, I dont know what SoL means but for the most part I am just looking to game, but I do use my computer to edit in premiere and Photoshop decently regularly. As for raytracing I'm not really sure, as I like the idea but can't remember the last time I played a game where raytracing was "needed" but as more games add it and I want this build to last for many years.

SoL = Sh#t outta Luck ie Sh#t outta Luck

My honest is either move way from photoshop as Adobe is the devil incarnate and should be wiped off the face of the earth for their shitty practices and policies and search for alternatives like Davinci resolve Gimp Krita etc etc which will allow you to use other cards without issues and let you utilise your budget better

If you wish to stick with adobe then as @Why_Me suggested in his list a 5070 ti over a 4070 super is a no brainer