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Budget (including currency): <$750 USD

Country: United States

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Looking towards upgrading my 3060 Ti within the next year, just wondering if i should upgrade now or wait for Nvidia or AMD to drop the next one? I really don't need it, just looking for a possible upgrade solution, but my B450 board is kinda holding me back right now, but I really am kinda too lazy to disassemble and get a new motherboard lol

 

Anything helps, you can even roast me for being so lazy that I won't upgrade a near 5 year old motherboard because I don't want to

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i think the best upgrade you can get would be a 5070 16gb, if you sell your current 3060ti MAYBE you can get it otherwise a 40 series is probably the better option  

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46 minutes ago, ebprince the computer nerd said:

my B450 board is kinda holding me back

How so...?

 

46 minutes ago, ebprince the computer nerd said:

if i should upgrade now or wait for Nvidia or AMD to drop the next one?

The new generation recently just came out, I'd say sit comfy for another year or two before next full release, maybe a refresh of some card in that time but no new "drop" as such.

 

RX9070XT is a safe bet that you'll play 1440p with ease.

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PCPartPicker Part List

Video Card: *Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($719.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $719.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: *MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($125.99 @ MSI) 
Total: $125.99
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Motherboard: *Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $129.99
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Motherboard: *Gigabyte B550 EAGLE WIFI6 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $129.99
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4 hours ago, ebprince the computer nerd said:

Budget (including currency): <$750 USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Madden, Minecraft, Roblox, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Causal browsing

Other details: Current PC: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XnL7sh

 

Looking towards upgrading my 3060 Ti within the next year, just wondering if i should upgrade now or wait for Nvidia or AMD to drop the next one? I really don't need it, just looking for a possible upgrade solution, but my B450 board is kinda holding me back right now, but I really am kinda too lazy to disassemble and get a new motherboard lol

 

Anything helps, you can even roast me for being so lazy that I won't upgrade a near 5 year old motherboard because I don't want to

When you want to upgrade, then look.  Within the next year is so vague in tech terms as to be someday in the infinite future.

 

If you have a Microcenter near you, watch their pricing and Hot Deals as well.

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