I have been thinking about getting a new PC for some time, and if I do get one I would also get a new monitor, and so on.
The reason I am unsure is that I am far behind on games that are demanding. I still have not gotten to play Nier: Automata, Sekiro, Terminator: Resistance, Outer Worlds, Marvel's GotG, to name some that I plan to play at some point.
I have a 1070 now, which has been more, than enough to handle anything so far.
Even though prices have been going down, and might go down even further, the 30XX cards are still pretty expensive, and I don't see that I would really need one.
RTX also does not look like it's worth spending so much on a VGA.
So I could stick with what I have, as there are still many games for me to get to that runs just fine on the 1070, or maybe get a 2070 for example. With 40XX coming out and 30XX cards going down in price the 2070 might not be a worthwhile investment, even if I keep every other part of the PC.
Any thoughts?
I played nier atomato well on my old 980ti, 1070 is about the same, it'll be fine. But then the PC port was trash without that community mod, that's one for the console if ya can (needs console controllers really too).
2070s is what im running now yeah, and it handles my vr stuff just fine, I've yet to see the need to go further. But that doesn't mean I'd buy it again today
Buying old tech isn't always the best thing ya know, oh yeah sure my old 980ti is roughly equivalent to a 1070, but they do have important differences and it got to the point where even though I was meeting the specs a couple of things technically, the hardware just wasn't supported and the card wasn't able to do work for stuff that needed 'pascal', which is the 1000 series onwards, the old 900 series with maxwell simply couldn't run it. Just cause it meets the specs technically doesn't mean it'll still work, so I'm hesitant to buy 2 generation old stuff now.
"I'm hesitant to buy 2 generation old stuff now" - exactly why I have asked, does not feel like a smart move, even if it would be a lot cheaper.
Fair enough. And I agree, I ran into those issues about when the 3000 series came out on my 980ti. Older gens has unlisted drawbacks even if they technically meet the specs. And ure already sat on a 1070 too, I'd be hesitant to only go one generation newer. I think leapfrogging to the 3000 series is the best option now that prices aren't quite as insane, and the 4000 series is making them cheaper
I usually jump 2-3 generations too, especially with being years behind on anything demanding.