Forget RTX 50-series — why I'm in no rush to upgrade from my 8-year-old graphics card

[admin]

Even though my GTX 1060 graphics card is more than 8 years old, I’m in no rush to upgrade it to the RTX 50-series.

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[jinxster247]

Yea well I had a 1070 was a great gpu but I just upgraded mu whole setup and there is a huge difference between the 2 setups.

 

[Tristancg]

You should get a 1080 ti

 

[freestate99]

I’m assuming your current setup is based on economic means, rather than choice. If you can’t afford a newer setup, I hope you get paid much better to experience an upgraded gaming world someday, but it seems there’s way more to this article than what you typed out.

My intel based laptop without a graphics card has a higher graphics output than that 1060 card. A modern AMD/Intel CPU can do anything your current setup does with ease. A SSD doesn’t really do much when the backend is so slow.

 

[PabloK1971]

Even though my GTX 1060 graphics card is more than 8 years old, I’m in no rush to upgrade it to the RTX 50-series.

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I am the same, GTX 1080 though, but not gonna buy a new GPU until my games, software titles, etc., do not work anymore.

 

[SLiM1647]

Most gaming rigs built 8 years ago might not have a motherboard that could even capitalize on modern SSD tech. My PC is rocking an RX480 that's nearing about 8 years of use, but the PC was actually built several years before that. As a result my motherboard doesn't even have an m2 slot or anything more than a SATA3 interface for any type of storage device.

Sure a SATA3 SSD is considerably faster than an HDD, but by no means is that going to improve gaming performance in a truly noticeable or meaningful way. I don't have the means to upgrade my PC any time soon, but even with the SSD I have installed I can't run most modern games even on lower settings. Act 1 of Baldur's Gate 3 chugged along, but as soon as I hit Act 2 the game is unplayable.

I'd argue that perhaps for most ppl keeping an 8+ year old GPU going might be fine if you aren't playing modern games, but don't tell me you can run a new AAA game even on lower settings without a hitch.