I decided to get a new graphics card for my PC.

I'm thinking of building a whole new PC around the time the new consoles come out, which is still likely about two years away. My current PC I built in the summer of 2012, just before the current gen kicked in...and I gotta say; the fucker is still pretty damn great as long as it's 1080p. I got the best gaming parts I could at the time, without going totally oveboard on unnecessary fluff because honestly, there's a lot of hype around the uber best of the best with PC tech that most of the time is overkill. As long as you build a PC that is beyond the current console tech, you really don't need to get too much crazier than that, and certainly don't need to upgrade beyond that until a substantial tech increase comes along.

It seems like we're getting to that time now. You have the new CPU lines out now, and they're going to be used in the new consoles which means the tech will actually be put to use. If the consoles can't keep up with a certain area, it's just not going to be fully utilized in the PC space either...that's just the way it is. So that's great news. Also, the new GTX 2080 line just came out which is honestly overkill at this point and will go down as an in between card; great now, obsolete two years from now when new consoles and new PC cards release.

So I've had the same GPU since 2012...the mighty GTX 680 4gb. The card is still to this day able to run every game around high settings at 1080p. Definitely can't push resolutions beyond that though, and from this point until the new consoles release in a few years, it's going to really begin showing it's age. So I decided to trade it in and pick up a nice cheap stop gap card, the EVGA GTX 1060 6gb. It's not a 1080 ti or anything, but at 1080p, it's more than good enough for a few years of gaming.

That brings me to another point. The whole resolution fad is so overblown. While 4K is nice, it doesn't come close to the jump from SD to 1080p. I have a PS4 Pro and a 4K TV, and I still think 1080p is more than fine. Especially when 4K comes at the cost of frame rates and actual graphical upgrades. I just don't think the need is really there yet for 4K. Just trying to run at that resolution takes up so many resources it's insane. Maybe when the new consoles come out, by that time it will be the best of both worlds.

So that should be cool having a new beefier GPU to mess with...kind of like going from an Xbone to an Xbone X. It should be great for new games like Resident Evil 2 or Cyberpunk. In terms of building a whole new rig...to me now is a bad time. Maybe others feel different, but I've always felt a great time to build a PC is when new consoles get announced. You know the specs to shoot for, and high end parts are cheaper. You build one now, in the middle of a generation, and it's behind the curve in a few years.

So here's to my EVGA GTX 680. You served me well from the time Witcher 2 came out until now. R.I.P.

gamingeek said:

Initially hated the Ancho V games changes as they ruined the choke point I used to defend like Gandalf.

You hold your ground for a while but then fall in the water and have to respawn?

SupremeAC said:

You hold your ground for a while but then fall in the water and have to respawn?

Nah, I bubble shield and wreck em. Or I used too.

Sadly that game will probably bomb. I've always thought it looked pretty neat though.