The Best GPUs for your Gaming PC! 🏆 Nov 2024 Best Graphics Card Tech Deals

[@Pbpandolfi]

I love when Paul does gpu talk, that’s what got me into his channel

[@hankarmstrong3681]

And Paul likes beer!🍻

[@Pbpandolfi]

@@hankarmstrong3681 lol

[@w0mblemania]

The "for just $10 more" route always leads to a 4090. Better just to stick to a budget.

[@hankarmstrong3681]

Exactly. Budget for an RTX4090 and you won't look back. I didn't.

[@w0mblemania]

@@hankarmstrong3681 Lol. No.

[@infamousTEXAN]

@@hankarmstrong3681you payed 1000$ more for 40fps LOL

[@junko4166]

​@@hankarmstrong3681"Just spend 2000 dollars" ah post 😂

[@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter]

@@infamousTEXAN Yep, I feel kinda sorry for those that did, but hey, if they're happy with their choice, so be it.

[@cracklingice]

It's absolutely bonkers that the cheapest proper 70 class card is still $800 when it's so very close to being replaced. Nvidia really screwed up the 40 series bad.

[@TuBiscochito]

In my opinion, Nvidia is becoming what Intel used to be and AMD in the old Nvidia

[@XBnPC]

The 6700 XT/6750 XT have been $300 for 5 years and they've been the best GPU for that money the entire time. That's amazing and sad 😔 💯

[@Mr.Genesis]

it really is.. it blows the 3060/3060Ti/4060 away from its own prices 😅

[@tuwapatrick]

DLSS is a killer feature

[@how2pick4name]

I got my RX 6800 for 400 euros used around this time two years ago . That was during the miner panic, this guy was mining with 4 GPUs and he just had gotten them too. 😂

[@TooBokoo]

@@tuwapatrick It is, but FSR has come a long way. I'll bet you could do a double-blind test with a dozen games, half using DLSS and half using FSR 2.0/3.1 and most people wouldn't be able to definitively tell which is which 100% of the time.

[@OrilliousTyr]

​@@tuwapatrickso is having vram

[@Aitch-102]

11400 + 6800XT 4 year old covid build, no complaints.

[@alistermunroe4955]

I’m a sales associate at a Best Buy and the 6750XT was on sale to $219.99. I sold two of them because of how great GPUs they are. I like to inform customers looking for GPUs to never skip on AMD GPUs. They are great for the money you pay for them. The customer wanted a 4060 that was $279. So I am happy that and I know the customers will be completely satisfied with the 6750XT

[@nobody-bt7mu]

Salute!

[@notavailable9919]

Bought a used 6700xt for $200 a year ago, couldn't be happier.

[@DailyThingsInLife]

Where you find that deal?

[@DROBOYCA]

Is that an amd?

[@williamwallace5707]

What size/type monitor are using? Just got a 27" 240hz monitor and my 6700 XT is having FPS issues

[@JustBeelo]

@@williamwallace5707still having problems I was just thinking about getting the monitor and the gpu lol I already have 165 monitor and 3060

[@idkwhattohaveasausername5828]

Had a dream the other day that I had come into some money and had bought myself a 7900XTX and a 9800x3d. Still mad I woke up from it lol

[@jamesdoranto9013]

don't stop dreaming, finally bought my 7900 xtx yesterday at microcenter. for me, worth every penny.

[@nphil93992]

Still loving my 6800XT that i bought 3 years ago

[@aaronscrewface]

Those Lexar NVMe drives in your sponsor spot are excellent, I use one as my video editing drive and it will absolutely hit claimed speeds no problem at all

[@boooyaaababy651]

Crazy how if you want 200+ fps at 240hz with smooth game play and good graphics you need to spend almost 2k cad…. What a time to be alive

[@djsnowpdx]

As a reminder, RTX 4090 money could also be put toward another hobby.

[@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter]

^ This.

[@lordsulaco5009]

I just purchased an RX 7700 XT for 389.99 at micro center to pair with my Ryzen 7700X. Super happy with that myself

[@Metamine0]

Nice. What settings do you usually run?

[@TheLoki1983]

Was there a 770 mobo with it? Lol

[@Aleksey-vd9oc]

you won't be happy for long))

[@lordsulaco5009]

@ why?

[@lordsulaco5009]

@@Metamine0 I’ve been running ultra setting with no issues so far

[@reubenmorris487]

Before you start buying used video cards, watch a video about how RTX3080s and other video cards are repaired. Sometimes they're only operating at 8X bandwidth because the traces couldn't be repaired, something with the memory chips, or the CPU resolder didn't go well.

[@emanueldumea8217]

AMD GPUs are so good but nobody is buying them. I upgraded three months ago from an RX 6600 to an RX 6750 XT and it is amazing. Nvidia has better features such as DLSS and ray tracing but are way too expensive. I just don't understand why people go for RTX 4060, it has worse rasterization and it is useless for ray tracing at 1080p.

[@Dynasty1818]

Because reality is, Nvidia cards are better. Not for value or power consumption etc, but in raw power and convenience and more importantly compatibility. The overwhelming amount of PC games are made with Nvidia in mind. What's interesting though is AMD's performance on console ports, as consoles are AMD-focused. So do the ports on PC run better on AMD or Nvidia. And devs are lazier and lazier, hence the ever-increasing demand on higher specs for new games. Unreal Engine 5 for example is absurdly hungry and a lot of devs are building on it now. STALKER 2 will barely hit 85 FPS at max settings on a 4090 at frigging 1080p without DLSS 3.0. That's insanely bad, but it's built on Unreal Engine 5.0.

[@liebkraft9950]

it's dlss. it's still far superior to the amd alternative and it can make a game look better than with native resolution. also in terms of overclocking and undervolting, and i don't know if this has been improved since about a year ago, but i bought a 6700xt and tested some undervolting. with unstable settings, in completely resets the entire driver. with nvidia you just get a crash to desktop. also power consumption in non gaming related scenarios. amd gpus still use quite a bit of power when you're watching a youtube video and when you spend more time on the internet instead of gaming, you may want a more power efficient solution. but i feel like amd is closing in and in a couple generations it'll be a true alternative.

[@TooBokoo]

@@Dynasty1818 The 7900XTX beats the 4080 Super in a majority of games, and it's $150 less. It's definitively the more powerful card in pure rasterization. If you like DLSS and Raytracing, though, you'd be forced to go 4080/4080 Super.

[@willn8664]

​@@Dynasty1818 I have a used RX580 that I got pre-covid for only $89. Am still able to play recent games like Diablo 4, Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, and The Finals. All with zero issues. Now I'm going off of common sense here and wondering if something already works, why pay for more? How will DLSS benefit me here? Will it make me a better player and competitor? 🤔

[@zaofactor]

​@willn8664 It will benefit you if you want to play games like Cyberpunk and The new stalker. Competitive multiplayer games shouldn't be a problem for red or green, or sometimes even blue.

[@UnsaltedCashew38]

I was thinking of getting a PC with 9800X3D with a 4080S but seeing that we're so close to the 5080 release, I'll take your advice and wait till Feb. It's not fair that 2 year old 4080 tech is still so expensive.

[@dark666razor]

Get ready to pay 1.5k for a 5080 lol

[@funkyp6534]

How come no one mentions AMD RX 6800 ever? It's the best budget mid range card out there.

[@korosoid]

Shhh 🤫

[@lukefilewalker9454]

lol! I have the 6800xt and still a beast

[@Xenoray1]

bought one in 2021, still going beast in 1440p, can play anything🎉

[@jamesdoranto9013]

my 6800 saphire pulse kicks arse at 1440. And drivers have never been an issue for me.

[@Son37Lumiere]

Because they're hard to find and so often not much or any cheaper than a 6800 xt.

[@TogonzoMedia]

The sweet spot, IMO, is either the 7800XT and the 7900GRE. I had a hell of an inner debate earlier this year when I was building Edna and the 7900GRE won out because Sapphire had a white one in stock for just a little more. Hell, Eizen is still rocking an RX 6600 and it's still a solid GPU, but there's better options out there for $350 - $400 ...

[@tomalexander4327]

Is your rig named Edna?

[@nickb.249]

Just so you know, it's a bit strange to refer to your PCs pet names like everyone knows what you're talking about.

[@TogonzoMedia]

@@tomalexander4327 Two rigs. Eizen is a B550/5600 and Edna is a B650e/7800x3d. Since I'm not about to type systems specs all the damn time, I use their pet names and let people figure it out. If they can manage. Obviously, not all of them can.

[@tomalexander4327]

@TogonzoMedia thanks for making me smile

[@sohaibarif2835]

A big reason for buying Nvidia is Cuda but if you have the 7900 gre and can install dual boot linux you get a seemless version of AMD's Rocm 6.2. Below that or on windows it is a bit more difficult.

[@techluvin7691]

The 8 gb 4060 with its 128 bit memory bus is pure garbage

[@RobertFromEarth]

Please stop buying 8GB GPU so the gaming community can move on and have better textures !

[@techluvin7691]

@ Not so much the 8gb of vram as it is the very narrow memory bus that is the problem.

[@curie1420]

​@@RobertFromEarth 6600 is fine, 8gb vram gpu for under $180..... 4060/ti is another problem tho since it is basically the reason why 8gb vram gpus has been getting bad rep

[@chaoslord8918]

@@techluvin7691 This. My GTX 560 had 256-bit VRAM, my GTX 960 has 128-bit. This was the moment I realized that nVidia's mid-range GPUs were going downhill.

[@jwest88]

I got my gtx 1080 during the first ethereum boom. It's been overall great for all I do, but upgrading from a 32" 1440p 75hz monitor to a LG B4 48" with a 120hz panel has made me want to upgrade. I can wait until the next cards are released. I really hope amd releases something good.

[@JohnHoggard_aka_DaddyHoggy]

I just built a 5700X3D based system moving on from my aging i7-4770. I moved my GTX 1080Ti into the new machine and it's holding up surprisingly well. However, I'm hoping I can pick up an RX 7800XT for sub-400 come Black Friday/Cyber Monday because I was horrified at 40-series cost v VRAM+bus width compared to my ancient 1080Ti.

[@Nofutureguy26]

I remember years ago 6700XT especially the ROG one costs like what, 700 dollars? Now I got the ROG Strix 6700XT used for 250 bucks, upgraded from a RX580 and the jump is so significant.

[@Xenoray1]

5800x and rx 6800 custom watercooled going strong, might change it with new gen amd gpu coming up, letse😊 thinking about 4k oled so thats why😅

[@warrenbuitendag5286]

im still rocking an i5 4690k and gtx 970 with 16gb system ram that i built for DOOM 2016... might be time to upgrade.

[@The666Pickle]

Me too :) exactly the same system, and planing to buy everything new in the near future...

[@xuexxiong]

My 6700k finally gave out. Ran it overclocked 24/7. I think my 1080 is still ok though.

[@warrenbuitendag5286]

@@xuexxiong the pc gods are telling you to get a 9800X3D....

[@xuexxiong]

@@warrenbuitendag5286 I just needed it to last a little longer for a 9950x3d

[@warrenbuitendag5286]

@@xuexxiong To quote Shrek... "That'll Do Donkey, That'll Do" XD

[@shady420buddy]

thank you for this video, just ordered a 4070ti to replace my 1080ti

[@nolan71]

My wife is needing an upgrade soon, and this video was a super helpful overview of the good GPU buys right now. For a future video, adding what resolution you would suggest these cards be used at would be even more helpful. Thank you Paul and team!!

[@Sonicstillpoint83]

Does resolution recommendations I’m more of a rule of thumb to get you in the ballpark, but they really don’t serve any purpose than that. It all depends on what programs or games you’re planning on running, what frame rate you would like to achieve in the quality settings You’re using. All of that is compounded by the infinite number of CPU/GPU combinations one could have I can take a high-end graphics card and make it the bottleneck if I target low quality settings at 7:20 P I can make high-end CTU the bottle neck by playing at 4K with all the bells and whistles. Even though that’s not a perfect analogy because it depends on title and what sort of environment variables it’s trying to load. The only thing actionable that you can do is try to find testing with something comparable to the set up. You’re planning on running or look at a whole bunch of charts to get you in the ballpark.

[@paulshardware]

Glad I could help Nolan, and thanks for the great idea for next time!

[@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter]

If you want to game or run fairly intensive software at 1440p or higher, then realistically, look at the 7800 XT and above and from Nvidia, about the 4070 ti level and above. The 7900 GRE and the 7900 XT are the best bang for the buck at the moment, but that can change at any time.

[@chewbacca7305]

So calming. Thanks Paul. And Joe. Studs.

[@stayedfaded]

Any thoughts on possible tariffs? 50 series with a X0% tariff could be a big yikes.

[@sts3118]

This is getting me worried of a new supply shortage and price boom just like in 2021. US retailers might panic buy and pay for priority shipping to US before new tarrifs. Great if you live in US but sad if you are like me and are located in europe. Just speculation at this point tho.

[@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter]

@@sts3118 The tariffs will affect those in the US, not the EU.

[@sts3118]

@@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter it might affect eu due to US pulling much of the supply. That can result in higher demand than supply for eu witch then leads to higher prices and scalpers. Just speculation ofc.

[@nikolowolokin]

@@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter where did critical thinking skills go

[@2000mightymegatron]

The best graphics card is the one I have. They are too expensive nowadays.

[@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter]

^ This.

[@slartybartfast6868]

Awesome as always Paul.

[@fateunleashed9680]

A good note is to always check Jawa for used gear! I just checked and they have tons of 3070's for $300-$350. There's 2 6900XT's for $420, and a few 3080 TI's for under $600.

[@tomalexander4327]

Always good to hear Paul chat tech

[@ernstt1616]

Just got the 7900XT for 649. First pc ever hope it lasts

[@Dynasty1818]

Should we tell him?

[@ernstt1616]

@Dynasty1818 Stop scaring me. What is it

[@Dynasty1818]

@@ernstt1616 Nah just playing mate. The 7990xt is a great card and it's crazy how it has 20gb of RAM, Nvidia's comparison cards have less RAM so handle 4K worse by a massive margin. Only way Nvidia wins is when DLSS is turned on, THEN it matches the 7900XT's performance when it's NOT using FRS, so AMD wins big time for a similar price to, say, a 3080. Only issue is AMD's drivers are always worse than Nvidia's, and most games are made with Nvidia in mind so AMD cards get shafted on some games, and destroy Nvidia on others. Same the other way around though so...depends what you play and your resolution target ie monitor you use.

[@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter]

You can smile to yourself every time someone raves about their 4070 Super, or 4070 ti come to that, since you have a better card, for less. AMDs drivers, which did indeed have issues until just a few months ago, are also much more solid now.

[@baddestmofoalive]

I just fired up my new build; 7950X3D and 4080 super. I splurged a little, but It’s replacing a 1050ti i5-8300H gaming laptop from 2018 😅

[@Solruc_]

W congrats

[@Sonicstillpoint83]

4080 Super is going to be considered a deal once Nvidia releases its replacement. They’re absolutely not going to let the 1080 TI ever happen again and so far they’ve been able to rebrand cards getting higher than expected backlash while simultaneously hitting that balance point between demand and availability, which ensures prices only go up. This will be compounded by Intel contemplating abandoning dedicated graphics and AMD already surrendering high end and enthusiast classes.

[@Joshua-pr9vg]

Nice. I am in the process of building a similiar PC. And yea it has gotten a bit pricey lol. But I feel a 7900X3D, x870e Taichi Lite with the MSI Expert 16GB 4080 super is gonna be impressive and hold me over for years to come. Fingers crossed.

[@baddestmofoalive]

@ Hell Yeah Brother 👍

[@IslanmGeiHomo]

1k GPU, Rock on. A bit Overkill on the CPU, congrats Bro

[@FullaEels]

Bought the 7700xt and it absolutely blazes at 1440p. Sure is a hell of an upgrade from integrated vega lol.

[@itsdeonlol]

I remember the time when GPUs were overpriced and we didn't have any good options at all to choose from lmao.

[@lucasrem]

is deon lol You need a cheap GPU for the 8k 300 FPS monitor ?

[@FDFANATIC541]

Yup...dark times...I'm sure we'll see those days again soon enough

[@idkwhattohaveasausername5828]

Still are overpriced, just not as bad.

[@davevan9150]

Last time I built a PC the new midrange GPU was 25% of the total system cost. We need to get back there.

[@ZachLDB]

Just wait until the new expanded tariffs come next year. Better buy 5xxx ASAP.

[@lazarustenebrae]

Thank you Paul. Hope that you get to feeling better soon!

[@KyleCollective]

Got my 4090 for 1700 a month ago. I know the 5090 is coming out but I upgraded from a 2060 and I think it’s safe to say it’s never smart to buy new graphics cards as soon as they release since they always tend to have some issues that need sorted and devs need to time to leverage the hardware beyond just brute forcing

[@RobSchwabRandom]

The RX 6750xt has pretty much been the GTX 750ti of the current generation for a while now. Happy to see the RX 7700xt start to take that spot.

[@Adreno23421]

Why not the RX7600XT 16gb for the 300 dollar bracket?

[@AvroBellow]

Because the RX 6750 XT is a much better deal, why else? Why would you recommend an inferior product at the same price point? That's just stupid.

[@TruTrae]

Because its performance is not great, it gets beat by the RX 6700, RX 6700 XT, RX 6750 XT, and the RX 6800 which can all be found at similar prices.

[@Adreno23421]

@@TruTrae @AvroBellow I see! That makes sense. Thank you!

[@IslanmGeiHomo]

ewww No, not the 7600XT, look it up, you better stick with a 6000 series for the same price

[@Adreno23421]

@@IslanmGeiHomo yeah, I ended up checking out reviews and stuff and I got baffled of how AMD mishandled their current low and midrange GPUs. And it looks like Intel might be coming with great price to performance with the new battlemage,if rumors are true.

[@dvornikovalexei]

Here Intel Arc 750 - 240$ RX 6600 - 270$ RTX 3060 - 330$ Which one is the better option?

[@InfiniteEnthusiast]

wait for CES nvidia announcement than scaplers buy all the stock in a few hours upon release - then no stock thru spring - then pay inflated pricess for 5000 series thru the summer- been thru this before...

[@xBINARYGODx]

5000 series is not worth it till after 6000 comes out, been through that before too, for about half a decade if not longer. Well, they fool plenty of people with some refresh, of course, but those can just be another form of "newer out means newer-1 is way more affordable".

[@Mr.Genesis]

i remember when someone told me to "wait" in 2020 and i didn't and i got a 5700XT for $375. If i waited. I would've had to pay $800. If you "Wait" too long eventually waiting hurts you. Also "Been through this before" Crypto Mining isn't GPU bound, it's not a Pandemic.. anything else?

[@flech3025]

If a person does the thing they said they wanted to do next year, In the US, GPU and some other PC parts in general could get +60% more expensive. This holiday season might be the best time to build a PC for next 4+ years.

[@Mr.Genesis]

@flech3025 oh cmon don't bring that here. and let's be real GPUs we're over priced in 2021 as well don't pull that here TSMC makes chips in Taiwan not China. Tariffs don't impact Taiwanese products. Try again. Further more Chinese tariffs on chips and semiconductor imports have increased just this year. So if you're gonna make a comment at least be correct

[@flech3025]

@@Mr.Genesis Do you really not remember the 2018 China tariffs he did last time that caused gpu prices to go up $100+ dollars.

[@sport0182]

I went from a 1080ti to a 7800XT a couple months ago, pretty satisfied so far.

[@JerrySpringfield1]

Honestly anything with Nvidia lower than a 4070 ti super is kind of terrible.

[@jclosed2516]

I honestly think the 4070 Super is absolutely not bad at it's price point. Sure, the 4070 ti Super is great, but very expensive too. If you have buckets of money it's not a bad card card, but not everyone has (or is prepared) to fork out that much money for a graphic card. I think the 470 Super is just in the sweet spot. That said. If you are prepared to wait a little, it's possible that the new 50 series give a better deal. Knowing Nvidia, however, I would not get hopes up too high in the department.

[@Dynasty1818]

Pfft, 50 series will arrive soon and the 40 series will become irrelevant.

[@JerrySpringfield1]

@@jclosed2516 The biggest problem for the 4070 super right now is the 7900xt. For $50 more you can get a significantly stronger card. The second problem, is that 12gb is just not enough for rt so again the 7900xt is just a better option when rt is take off the table.

[@Son37Lumiere]

@@jclosed2516 The 4070 super is one of nvidia's better cards for the money but the 7900 GRE is on par for around $100 less.

[@tacoponcho]

4070 ti super just had a sale for 730$. Blows everything else out of the water performance/dollar​@@jclosed2516

[@sesquey]

Need a 9800x3d build guide or two! Thanks Paul…get well soon.

[@zaph9819]

Thanks Paul for the upload, your honest opinions have made it easy to shop this season

[@HenryAveretteIII]

My current rig has a TaiChi 7900XTX. Couldn't be happier!

[@stage6fan475]

NVIDIA seems to be shorting on ram, etc. They seem to be trying to rig it where you will need a new card every 2 years or so. Unfortunately for them, AAA game studios are putting out crap that many people can live fine without.

[@Balnazzardi]

Well its not only that, but also keep in mind that game developers are primarily designing games with also console hardware in mind. So until next consoles come out and their GPU VRAM is increased from current ones, well there isnt much pressure to put more VRAM to their GPUs. Also good thing to remember that VRAM isnt everything, its also about clock speed and memory bus and Nvidia has also really managed well with their DLSS tech too. So for example their RTX 4070 super with 12GB of VRAM performs more or less as well as their previous flagship model 3090 with 24GB of VRAM. Ofc ultimately the amount of VRAM is gonna be the limiting factor for the lifespan of the GPU but lets say you would get 16GB AMD GPU now, they would propably be quite low on performance with their memory bus and clock speeds when 12GB becomes standard for Nvidia lower end cards and 16GB becomes standard for their mid range cards. Overall what Im trying to say that while ofc VRAM is important, lot of ppl are focusing too much on it and forgetting that other things have to take into account too Anyhow it also comes down to much what kind of games you are playing and what kind of resolution. I managed to do just fine with my GTX 970 for nearly 10 years because I was playing at 1080p and mainly older games or games that arent the most system heavy, atleast for the GPU (like strategy/tactical games) so I would assume and I am hoping that now that I got RTX 4070 Super it can last me for better part of next 10 years as well 😂 lot of that comes down to next generation consoles specs and how long Nvidia plans to support DLSS 3 I guess

[@ChatBot1337]

Just ordered everything for my first build in 16 years. That said, I signed myself up for a pain in the ass. A project zero build in a C5, 7 fan case, plus 360 AIO. Probably good that I got a dual chamber because I have a feeling wires are going to get shoved in there eventually. 😅

[@1996connor]

It feels like the GPU market has been the same for the past 5 years

[@bertblankenstein3738]

I have a number if cards: two RX580, Radeon 5700, Nvidia 1650, 1660 and a 3060Ti. I don't game (I did some distributed competing at one time), so I'm good for a while as I'm not using all of them. Always good to keep up w the news.

[@zestyfg]

Grabbed a Powercolor Fighter RX 7900 GRE for 433 USD during the 11/11 Aliexpress madness. I already got it and confirmed its validity.

[@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter]

That is such a great deal for a really solid card.

[@LiCensored]

I bought same card, but shes coil whine is atrocios😢

[@IslanmGeiHomo]

oh man, I don't trust Aliexpress that much, Cheers make thats a great deal

[@TheRealSkeletor]

@@LiCensored Turn on frame limiting (or Radeon Chill) to combat the coil whine. Coil whine only happens when you let max framerates run rampant.

[@wingflex5367]

Switched to a 4070Ti Super from a 3070Ti a few months back, very happy with it.

[@lucasrem]

WingFlex 5367, You should have waited for the 5070 launch now.

[@ZachLDB]

@@lucasremThey said they bought it months ago, they would’ve been having a subpar experience for that entire time and the next 2 months until release of 5xxx. And that’s assuming they’re able to 1, afford the new GPUs, and 2, get hold of one during the limited availability at launch.

[@mikecampbell1669]

​@ZachLDB I'm in this boat too, I can't decide between getting a 7900xt for around $600 on black Friday, or around that time, or waiting for the launch in January and seeing what both AMD and NVidia have to offer in that 600-800 dollar range. But then I'm waiting and sitting with my newly built pc that had my old 1070 until I get a new gpu. I just bought the AOC 1440 mini led monitor after months of debating on 4k or high refresh rate 1440. My goal is to have the new gpu before Monster Hunter Wilds comes out at the end of February.

[@lucasrem]

@@mikecampbell1669 Yeah, we understand, i was GTX 1080, RTX 4070 now, i waited 8 years. It's just enough for 4 k on a high FPS monitor. old GTX failed there a bit.

[@Xsuprio]

@@lucasrem There's always a "should have waited" situation going on. At some point you just gotta buy and maybe upgrade later. Pop the "old" card in a secondary PC or something. I've waited 9 years to get a new PC. Kept postponing because something new was coming out or the prices were gonna drop later or the prices were too high at that point. My last (big) build was in 2014 (GTX970 and an i-6700). This week I got a 4070S and R9 9900X. Maybe I'll upgrade in a couple years or maybe we'll be in the next decade when I get a new PC... who knows?

[@TheLastTater]

I still don’t know what to get for 3d modeling and video editing for around $1000? 7900xtx? 4070ti Super? 4080 Super? To me the 4080 doesn’t offer much more over the 4070ti super for the price. I’m doing a new white build so it kind of limits my selection. I appreciate any input.

[@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter]

Unless you really want ray tracing so badly that you'll pay for that and lose out on some other performance, then the 7900 XTX would be the best value for your use case at the moment. Definitely not the 4070 Super. However, if ray tracing is super important to you, then the 4080 and above Nvidia cards fit that bill (and bill is the operative word here). Asrock do the Tai Chi 7900 XTX in white but, bear in mind that you'll be paying about $100 just for that difference.

[@gbixby3453]

I have mostly been doing VR with my system... I'm wondering if VRAM capacity (i.e. AMD) or ray tracing is more important (i.e. Nvidia). Opinions?

[@jfh2112]

I'd go with VRAM over RT (I did, in fact)

[@MattSmith-ks2lc]

VRAM is a better investment. RT is fine for the current or past games. But future games usually require the future video card generation to run RT well.

[@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter]

Definitely VRAM. If you also want good RT performance, then nothing below a 4080 is really worth it. On the other hand, if you don't care that much about RT, then the 7800 XT and above are all solid. The 7900 XT in particular has come down in price quite a bit recently.

[@nascarben]

Thanks Paul. feel better.

[@Druac]

My Strix 3080ti is still going strong 💪I will be waiting for the 5000 series, at least.

[@DagobertX2]

Bought Sapphire 7800 XT after 7 years with my Sapphire RX 580 4Gb.

[@XykcTepa]

Still rockin' the founders edition of the 6700XT +1440p monitor. No complaints (yet).

[@thedragong]

Im looking forward to replacing my old card and have a bugget of 900$. Im looking for stability and longevity. What graphics cards are good to buy.

[@Caderynwolf]

Yay, another video from my spirit hamster!

[@josephbaker1905]

Got a 6800 for under 300 dollars 5 months ago. Have not been disappointed.

[@resistnonexist]

Crazy thinking that I spent $550 for a Gigabyte 6600xt at Best Buy in 2022. Prices crashed so hard since then.

[@RobSandman]

Thank you so much Paul!, have a glitch and artifact free Xmas!(if you celebrate it, otherwise happy holidays!) I think I was being catfished for the 4090 I was gonna buy second hand...the money can go on a 50 series instead.

[@Cairam0101]

I'm very happy with my 7900XTX, my first AMD! A bit skeptical about idle power, but happy haha

[@warrenskeen9203]

Nvidia Ray Tracing does not matter at $300 the cards are not fast enough to make the nice ray tracing that actually makes the game better work properly they are too slow.

[@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter]

Ray tracing is largely nonsense below the level of the 4080.

[@mtg1022]

I just got a 6950 for under 500 usd pretty happy with gpu used market at the moment

[@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter]

You can get a 7800 XT new for less than $500 by the way. It has newer features and, with driver optimization, performs on par or better than the 6950.

[@VincentAmadeus]

Buy 7800xt now or wait for January? 🙏

[@StjepanKralj]

I bought a Zotac 4070 Super for 450 Euro which I hope was a good pick. I didnt have time to go on a GPU bang for buck refresher

[@how2pick4name]

Here's a fun fact you might enjoy. On Netherlands biggest tech site the used PC AMD GPUs are 5700 XT and 6700 XT. No other AMD GPUs for sale in a used system. Tons of Nvidia for sale.

[@sergentboucherie]

1:04 double Paul!

[@-Good4Y0u]

If you need VRAM I usually recommend the 3090, it sits around the 4070ti and is $500-650 on the used market.

[@JD-ef1jb]

Just got a 3080 12gb off eBay. I'm still a fan of getting last gen used for a reasonable(ish) price.

[@Mr.Genesis]

the 6750XT is a fantastic GPU. Call of Duty 1440p High 75fps. with a 12600KF, 6750XT

[@anuroopvk]

The prices are high for this old GPUs and also the next generation release is right around the corner, worst time to buy a new GPU.

[@daj246]

Awesome recommendations per usual Paul! My upgrade will be for Content creation/VM management/streaming & gaming! Part list jus waiting for the 9900x3d or 9950x3d.

[@davidwilliams187]

You the best, Paul!

[@jayallen7368]

I got a used 7900xtx zero problems . I have in my other computer a 6800xt just fantastic at running 4k .

[@stephenmeinhold5452]

i would not recomend any card with 8gb its not enough these days even 12 is not going to be enough soon thats not just my opinion it is shared by DF. but thanks for putting in all the work you did a stella job apart from that omishion.

[@UwishUknew-fy5qy]

got the 3060 12gb used like new on amazon for $200, its awesome, huge upgrade for me. use my pc on my 4k 50in 60hz tv, so as long as i'm getting my 60 fps thats all that matters. the card can play slightly older titles at 4k fine, everything i can throw at it in 1440p high/epic and 1080p maxed of course. dont use ray tracing or frame gen so dont care lol, only use dlss if its quality but not at all is best. i highly recommend as best budget used card right now. when the 60 series comes out ill get a 40 series card. its just not worth it to spend a lot more for a slight bump in anything to play the same games. keep it 💯. ✌

[@guildpilotone]

I love my 7900GRE Challenger.

[@TALPOKEYASHA]

Planning on building a new pc after using my current one for almost 8 years now (GTX 1080 & i5 8600K). I'm planning on going for the R7 9800X3D with Gigabyte X870E AORUS PRO (I'll use my 1080 until I can buy a 5070 \ 5080). Any suggestions \ comments?

[@lucasrem]

TALPOKEYASHA Smart, wait till we have 5070 card on shelves now. I do suggest CU DIMM memory Board then, if prices are stable, you need that for that 9800X3D to get high memory speeds on AMD.

[@TALPOKEYASHA]

@@lucasrem I don't think I'll need any higher than 6000mhz (CL30) RAM. I may get the Corsair Dominator Titanium, depends on the price. The CUDIMM modules are also really expensive and aren't mainstream yet (so not many available products use it).

[@Hjorth87]

I'm a bit salty that the GRE came out 1 month after I got my 4070 Super. It was an amazing deal, especially in the beginning

[@derwinraymond8358]

How long should you wait to upgrade your pc components when new ones come out every year?

[@euphobone]

1080s and 1080tis are pretty hard to find for under $100. Quick eBay search for example gives 1080s looking at around $100 to $120, and 1080 TI's anywhere from $150 to $200. But RX 500 series, easily under $100.

[@fabrb26]

6700XT/6750XT should be 199$ by now...

[@CigarGhost]

Powercolor hellhound 7900 xtx just hit $765 for Black Friday on Amazon. Score.

[@IslanmGeiHomo]

RX 7800XT sapphire nitro + for $579.99 /usa tax* , currently using a r 5800x playing on 1440p, Best decision ever, upgraded from RX 6700 10gb. Sold it for $210

[@slamminx3]

You forgot to mention the 3080ti. Thing is a beast and can pick up an Asus rog strix for around 500-600.

[@stevensmith6445]

I have a 4090 and a 7900X3D but I've been going through motherboards left and right! I'll never buy Gigabye ever again. And motherboards from Amazon are all cycled. They only work 30% of the time! 😮‍💨

[@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter]

If you have a Microcenter near you, they are pretty solid with customer support generally.

[@stevensmith6445]

@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter Nope, I wish. I'm in Florida. All I have is Best Buy, Newegg, and a hope and prayer with Amazon.

[@waynestorton1875]

Great video 🙂

[@REEMIKS]

Is it wise to build a PC? These prices are still too high and with so many options is hard to say yes. The newest PS5 is 700, you couldn’t build a PC with those specs.

[@jacobkelley257]

Just today I speced out a PC for my work since they need a PC to start some AI vision work for our engineering projects. They basically just came to me since I'm the PC guy and am in the know of tech news thanks in part to you. That being said, they gave me essentially an unlimmited budget so I just got them a 4090, particularly because it's amount of VRAM which is good for AI stuff.

[@Wiggly-g2h]

RTX 4060 Ti 16GB is my favorite card. good price, high efficiency / low power consumption and 16 GB vram

[@dlkjAENFadlkfj]

Currently still stuck on a 1080 with a 5600x, really hoping that the 5000 series will be worth it and that I'm able to upgrade the CPU whilst I am at it!

[@arcayne5814]

Feel better soon, Paul. Oh, and by the way, if you were ever going to miss a CPU release due to RLS (Real Life Stuff), you rolled at nat20 on your d20 Evasion roll. I am sad that my EVGA GTX 1070 SC2 iCX did not make your list, but I understand why 😒

[@zifoxx1895]

I miss EVGA cards, my first card was an EVGA GeForce 8400 GS.

[@Masna_]

I have a 5800x and a 3080. Is it worth getting a 5….x3d cpu, or just keep plugging away and build a new system in another year or two?

[@XiONDiGiTaL]

Keep using the 5800x and then jump to an AM5 full upgrade later on. (7800x3D, 9800x3D, .etc)

[@ZenAndPsychedelicHealingCenter]

@@XiONDiGiTaL ^ This pretty much. When present CPUs such as the 7800X 3d come down in price, then they'll be a good deal and your 3080 is still a really good GPU.

[@SkylerB17]

I have yet to be able to find a used 12gb 3080, buy it now, in working condition, for less than $420. That's just too high in my opinion. Thats probably a $350 card these days. $400 tops. Maybe others have had better luck. eBay also has the issue of listing 10gb cards while specifically using their own filters for 12gb cards. makes finding the good deals harder.

[@KVAR42]

Feel better Paul!

[@DROBOYCA]

Thabk you for that breakdown. How big is the difference between 4070 ti super and 4080 super?

[@AggressiveSushi]

i currently have a radeon rx 6600 and i am looking to upgrade to my next long term card, any suggestions? I am a pc noob and bought my current rig pre built from a gamer who was building a new one.