Nevrome

Nevrome, 2 months ago

I have the 7700XT. I game at 1440p/120fps quite easily with mid-to-high settings. I don’t regret it one bit; my previous GPU was a GTX1060 3GB variant.

Nevrome, 2 months ago

I watched the solo dev play it on Steam. Oh boy, that’s a steep learning curve. I might give it a shot but it definitely doesn’t target casual players.

Nevrome, 2 months ago

Apparently people didn’t get the notice. Mortgage interest rates are still >5% for anyone renewing now. Three new houses are being built right now in the street behind mine.

Weird how our neighbourhood didn’t see any new buildings from 2016-2022 but now it rains, it pours.

Nevrome, 3 months ago

Exactly the same here, we were renting up until 2018 at 900$CAD/month. Our mortgage is 950$CAD/month and our old apartment is now 1200$CAD/month. All expenses included, it’s s more expensive to rent than to own.

First time buyers can’t hardly get a mortgage now unless you were stashing cash or staying at your parents’ for a while.

Nevrome, 9 months ago

First, you want to play on high/60fps but at what resolution? Paying over 1700$CAD for a RTX4090 GPU seems overkill while a RX6800 or a RX7700/7800 would let you play at 1080p/1440p at high settings at a fraction of the price.

SSD is fine.

PSU could be reduced to 850W.

64GB RAM is overkill for gaming right now but potentially useful in the upcoming years.

Bottom line, you could save here and there and still have a capable AM5 machine.

If you want value for your buck, build yourself an AM4 machine. Yes, AM5 is out now but your rig could still last you many many years with the right AM4 components.