Whether you think you did, or think you didn't, you're right.

well if you play on 1080p i would say you are fine... how big is the gap between 9060 xt and 7700xt?

depends on your goal and the game

for 1080p60 its fine
for higher res a stronger gpu would be helpful
for higher fps a stronger cpu may also be needed

i have 1440p 144hz monitor, but my goal is >60fps for 1% lows

Yeah for 1440p 7700 XT kinda blows. Would want to have 9070 or 9070 XT.

I had a 5600X and 6800 XT on a 3440x1440 monitor for years. That seems roughly analogous to your PC. If you turn off the frame rate counters, I'm sure you'll feel satisfied. If you just want the 1% lows to be tolerable (above 60 fps), yes, that should be the case. You'd want something twice as powerful if you're a hardcore gamer, but I gave that old PC to my father, who is well into his 70s, and he's in heaven.

I mean, for 1440p you would want a faster card but I don't see your existing one being an issue provided that you are willing to adjust the settings for your target frame rate

But if you are happy with the performance of your current build then why change? new and better stuff will always keep on coming up and if that's the best your budget could afford then I see nothing wrong with that. besides, you can always swap the GPU or CPU for something else in the future if you would like to.

Since 8K monitors are just touching in. Wouldn't have mattered. The ultra wide screens are just 2 4Ks and the ppi is not any different. 12GB means using 75% resources and possible there are few settings degrading over time? GPU hardware accelerator on or off?

Put the 80 to the next screen and see how the new OS(s) and mainstream gaming optimizations change everything over just having an updated driver that kept up with the times.

I'd just go and get a 16K/8K hdmi cable or try out usb c to display 40gigabyte port and so forth IT for issues with 80 and see if anything gets better.

As long as you're not hobbling it with Windows, it's perfectly adequate.

Considering that you can still sell a 7700XT for ~350+ bucks two years after launch...



You know what "blowing it up" is? Buying a GeForce 3 Classic for lotsa Dollars in the Summer of 2001. Only for Nvidia themselves to release product priced 100% lower a couple months later -- and surpassing it all in terms of performance on top.

Generally, entire generations don't know anymore how fast hardware became outdated. And how quickly it dropped its worth. (They also don't know how hard actual PC games used to be on then recent hardware, completely spoilt by running PlayStation games on PC at a gazillion frames per second, but that's another matter). :D

#GrandpaTellingStories

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5gEjW2lFgM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46j6fDkMq9I&t

7700xt is a decent gpu, so I don't think you "blew it" per se. It just sounds like you really wanted the 7800 and compromised, and regret compromising.

personally i would have spent the little bit extra, but a 7700xt isn't a bad gpu
though it may struggle in new games at 1440p without some FSR.

Just accept it. If you had coughed up the little bit extra, you would have been just short of coughing up a little more for a slightly better gpu and if you had, then you would still be just short of coughing up a bit more for a slightly better one...

Woerst kind of speculation ever. Why cry into the spilled milk? You made your choice, enjoy what you have. does it play your games as you want?

And if not, then figure out a solution that is executable and will work for the future. Rather than playing what-ifs on the fixed past.

If you care about decent 1%lows then AMD is the wrong choice unless you opt for the 9800x3d. Oddly enough zen5 x3d doesn't have the same issues as zen4 x3d.