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[Gaming, Mute] Is it bad that I want a new video card just to play Oblivion Remastered on Ultra...
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my usual strategy is to buy $200-$250 GPUs because I don't usually play the newest AAA games when they come out. My current video card is one I bought in 2023 for that price... it meets the minimum requirements but not recommended
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currently I play the game on High with textures on Ultra and... it is just not the best it could be
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BUT I was looking around Newegg and I could upgrade to a card that is above the recommended requirements for $400-$450, AND the cards at that price range include raytracing, which my current card does not have
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I think right now my cons are:
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1) slightly more expensive than my usual price range
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2) Oblivion Remastered is clearly not optimized to run very well yet and that might get patched
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but the pros are:
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3) GPUs are currently excluded from tariffs but might not be in the future, I'd be upgrading at a good time
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4) Raytracing and a card that could potentially last me the next 4 years at least
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5) I currently don't have any GPU backups, I could keep my current card as a decent backup if any new one I order dies
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luckily everything else in my computer is fine, my CPU is actually right at the recommended specs and I have plenty of memory etc
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and honestly if I can find a deal and get one of these cards at under $400 I'd be a fool for passing it up
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(I'm running with AMD Radeons btw, I have never been an Nvidia girlie but if there's good arguments for switching I'd be glad to hear them)
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mmph I do wonder if my CPU is getting old, it's one you can pick up for $70 now... it was $200 in 2021
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shit I already found one for $390 lol. I'd be upgrading from a 6650 XT to a 7600 XT... a pretty big jump
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and it has double the amount of memory too
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squints doubtfully at Tom's Hardware charts...
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now that I found the right chart!
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I could get a 7700 XT for $430, which is a very reasonable extra $40 for better performance
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damn I think I gotta snatch up this 7700 XT, it's the cheapest price I'm seeing for it
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sorry for all my technical rambling! I just needed to talk myself into this
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gotta buy 'puter now to have a good distraction from the world being increasingly on fire 👍
yaoicutioner
It's definitely a good investment!
yaoicutioner
I did something similar with grabbing a 3060 to upgrade my 1660 when the 4060 came out
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yeah, esp since the tariffs have been so unpredictable, now is the time to upgrade. I literally had to look up online if video cards are affected or not
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(right now there's a tech exception, but there's also been social media posts from the administration saying that the exception is temporary soooo who the fuck knows in the future)