Question Which GPU would you choose?

[Mattimanden]

I have played with my watercooled gtx 1080ti ftw3 for the past 5 years or so, but it suddenly decided to quit on me. So, I need a new one which I do not intend to watercool. My life has changed a lot and I am now working full time as an intern and will finish my master's next semester, thus I have drastically less time to play than previously. I almost solely play CS and strategy games like CIV and Total War, and only on 1080p. I am heavily debating what GPU to buy, as I have always gone for high-end, also way higher than I need, and always chosen NVIDIA and are now strongly considering going team-red. Which of these would you reccomend for 1080p gaming which will be used maybe 2 hours/week? Or would you pick someting else entirely?
I am running a I7-9700K, 32 gb ram if that plays a role for you.

Pricing is converted from my national currency and represents the cheapest version at this moment.

1. RTX 3060 12GB VRAM version - 400 USD​

2. RTX 4060TI 16GB VRAM version (my friends reccomendation, but I see it has gotten a lot of bad reviews) - 630​

3. RX 7700 XT 12GB VRAM (Gigabyte or Sapphire most likely) - 595 USD​

4. RX 6700 XT 12GB VRAM - 422 USD​

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[Mattimanden]

Oh no... I hope your dog is alright. I've had several dogs in my life and I know how worried you must be.

Yeah, unless you need CUDA, nVidia just isn't worth it for gamers these days.

I'm very glad I could help (I hate seeing people get fleeced).

As an aside, in case you're not already aware of it, you should use DDU to remove your previous driver package before installing the Radeon driver package.

DDU v18.0.6.9 <- Click Here (Instructions can be found here and on YouTube)
Radeon Adrenalin 23.11.1 (WHQL Recommended) for Win10/Win11 x64 <- Click Here

I really appreciate your help, thank you so much. I will wait until Black Friday even though I have that concept, just in case it becomes on sale!

 

[Avro Arrow]

I really appreciate your help, thank you so much. I will wait until Black Friday even though I have that concept, just in case it becomes on sale!

I'm glad to help and you're right, it can't hurt to see what Black Friday brings (especially since it's so close).

 

[nvidia_loyal]

I have played with my watercooled gtx 1080ti ftw3 for the past 5 years or so, but it suddenly decided to quit on me. So, I need a new one which I do not intend to watercool. My life has changed a lot and I am now working full time as an intern and will finish my master's next semester, thus I have drastically less time to play than previously. I almost solely play CS and strategy games like CIV and Total War, and only on 1080p. I am heavily debating what GPU to buy, as I have always gone for high-end, also way higher than I need, and always chosen NVIDIA and are now strongly considering going team-red. Which of these would you reccomend for 1080p gaming which will be used maybe 2 hours/week? Or would you pick someting else entirely?
I am running a I7-9700K, 32 gb ram if that plays a role for you.

Pricing is converted from my national currency and represents the cheapest version at this moment.

1. RTX 3060 12GB VRAM version - 400 USD​

2. RTX 4060TI 16GB VRAM version (my friends reccomendation, but I see it has gotten a lot of bad reviews) - 630​

3. RX 7700 XT 12GB VRAM (Gigabyte or Sapphire most likely) - 595 USD​

4. RX 6700 XT 12GB VRAM - 422 USD​

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Honestly, if you go with the 4060 Ti, maybe get a better CPU while the best option is the Team Red RX 7700 XT. The only thing is, the 4060 Ti has faster peak multi rendering, but in most other categories Team Red dominates. Happy shopping!