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w0mbatina t1_iv0bks3 wrote

Reply to comment by MorgrainX in Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 prices for the European market leaked by MorgrainX

I dont think thats quite true. Back in the day the top tier hardware was cheaper, but it also became obsolete much faster. 2-3 years and you were barely trudging along. Nowdays you can have a 10 year old pc that can still run pretty much anything with decent fps if you dont max all the settings out.

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mixedd t1_iv0ihtx wrote

>Nowdays you can have a 10 year old pc that can still run pretty much anything with decent fps if you dont max all the settings out.

Say that to my gtx 1070 from build i did in 2017, while technically it can run anything by reaching 60fps, theres no joy doing that on low settings

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PM_ME_GERMAN_SHEPARD t1_iv0un1s wrote

What games do you play? I have a 980 and I can play pretty much every game I have in 1080p 100+ fps.

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mixedd t1_iv0vfjb wrote

I'm on a 1440p screen, mostly either open worlds like RDR2, or simulators like MSFS, Elite, Star Citizen

1080p on 1070 is perfect still, it just looks like shit on 1440p screen

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mandelmanden t1_iv0wbr5 wrote

I'm pretty sure you don't need to run much on low settings with that card. Unless you want to play at 4k or something.

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mixedd t1_iv0wxfh wrote

1440p is kind off heavy on it in example of RDR2, on custom settings that replicate setting of xbox/playstation for that game its reaching only 50-55fps, while playable and it's fine, that graphical fidelity once put on higher setting adds to immersion.

MSFS and Star Citizen is way different story tough.

But in general yes, card holds pretty well for its age

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mandelmanden t1_iv11ybn wrote

Taking the most notoriously difficult to run titles as a benchmark is also pretty unflattering :p

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mixedd t1_iv12auj wrote

Well, but those are titles I'm playing, so that's why I'm saying that 1070 isn't suited for me personally anymore.

For someone who plays esports all the time on 1080p it would be perfect budget card.

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mandelmanden t1_iv0w7z4 wrote

Top tier hardware was always quite expensive, not quite as expensive as the last 3 generations, but quite expensive - the late 90s to mid 2010s was actually a bit of an outlier in that regard.

And as you say, the modern hardware lasts for years and years. Back in the day your system was outdated in 6-12 months and 2-3 years down the line you would be lucky if you could even launch a new game.

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