Age and PC specs
Hi Guys, I've been playing Apex Legends for a couple of months now, and first of all congrats for such a cool and addictive game! I will be the first to admit that I'm a lousy player. I'm 50 years ...
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you want a gaming monitor with at least 120fps for a technical advantage, i watched a youtube video on it ill see if i can find it;
We still need a list of games you want to play besides Apex, because it will really help out for figuring a graphics card.
The Nvidia RTX might be nice, but if you're never going to need Ray Tracing, then the cost can be a waste, granted there might be faster ram and clock speeds, but depending on the games you want to play, there comes a point where it's not needed and becomes overkill, again, it depends on your Gaming needs.
You might do just fine as an example with a GTX 1060 or the 1660ti, if you want to stick with Nvidia.
I have a GTX 1060 6GB and it's perfect for all my gaming needs.
Also to better help you see and feel the differences in hardware changes, just get the monitor for now and see how you like playing with that, alongside the GTX 970. As far as all your other hardware goes, what PSU(Power Supply Unit) and RAM do you have?
You are better going amd as nvidia are more expensive and they gimp the drivers down to make you buy new gpu's
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I'm mostly into Apex at the moment. Other potential games would be similar stuff like Titanfall, Battlefield, Call of Duty, etc.
Plus, I'd like to try a few sniper games.
I did buy Forza Horizon 4 six or more months ago but got bored of it quite quickly.
My PSU is a Silverstone SST1000-P.
RAM is 32 Gigs (2 x 16) Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200.
And my main drive is a Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB.
I know I'm rather old, but if I was going to go for the 240hz, 2080ti route in the future I'd probably consider 4000mhz RAM.
I think the 1660ti is seen as the ideal bang for the buck for 1080p.
I also saw some second hand/pre-owned 1080ti (11GB) GPUs too for around 500 bucks. Thanks.Without making it complicated, the only thing you have to consider now and in the future is if the hardware you are purchasing, you will be taking advantage of it, otherwise you are just throwing away money.
So to explain it another way, 2080TI, will any game you play take advantage of ray tracing and and of the changes to the card...
A lot of people think that getting the latest and fastest is the best, it's not, it's only the latest technology, which a lot of people will not be taking advantage of, and then when you look online and see the actual benchmarks on these specs, many times we are only talking small percentages in difference, which sometimes, don't amount to much.
All your hardware is already overkill for a game like Apex, also as I pointed out, you have to figure what you are playing, because if you also don't balance it correctly, then many games as example you can't play on Ultra settings, but of course wanting a 2080Ti would put you in high resolution ranges, if that is all you are thinking about with a card like this.
Some people might play Apex on 1440P, but to be really competive it's best to stick to 1080P.
The MSI monitor and the 1660ti will make a big difference, it's the next step you should take, and the reason why, it's a fairly big step up and you should see what this is like before going any further, otherwise you will not know what this step is like and you might find out for your needs it's enough without throwing away money.
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P.S. Go with one of the EVGA 1660ti; (Research the Dual Fan Models, over the single fan models)
Thanks for your advice. I'll keep an eye on the prices of everything here and see how it goes.
I'm looking forward to (and hoping) that the switch up from 60hz to 144hz is a very noticeable difference and advantage.
For those people who have enough money, a 240hz monitor can also be set to a lower hz I think, until they can get a faster GPU, etc.
I agree that for now it could be ideal to get a 144hz one.
I originally liked the idea of a 1660ti (for 1080p). I know that the MSI ones are nice and quiet, which is good for me here in my small (wooden) apartment in Japan.
Maybe the EVGAs are quiet too. It would be nice to enjoy a decent overclock, etc. and still have a nice quiet system for gaming through the night or whatever.
Cheers mate. Never too old to talk about computers !
If you can get a good used 1080Ti for <600, then that's your best option by a very large margin. And by good I mean one that won't die within a couple of months. If it looks unburned (no discolorations, burn marks, bloated condensators, etc), doesn't make weird noises (well fan replacement is not terribly expensive, so it's always an option) and can hold during stress tests - it should be fine. Don't buy one if you can't look at it and run the tests though.
1080Ti was so extremely powerful and ahead of the previous cards, that it's still going to be one of the best cards after 2-3 years.
The bitcoin mining boom and collapse ensured that the 2nd hand market is way oversaturated with 1080Ti's (the main choice for mining), so the pricing is lower than normal.
For the same price you could get something like new 2060, which is noticeably weaker. 1660Ti is not worth the price, since it's on the level of a 1070 - buy a used 1070 for pennies instead then.
2080Ti and 2080 are most definitely not worth the price, unless you simply need the best.
P.S. Got my used 1080Ti a year ago for 400 eur and it's still working like a bee.
The thing with nvidia cards go look on ebay and second hand ones for parts or not working and there is loads.
Its a massive risk buying nvidia second hand.
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