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Motherboard | X670E Aorus Pro X/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero |
Cooling | Corsair h150 elite/ Corsair h115i Platinum |
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Video Card(s) | Evga FTW 3 Ultra 3080ti/ Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090 |
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Display(s) | A whole bunch OLED, VA, IPS..... |
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I'd say, that depends...
If you spend 2x on your GPU, and it lasts 2x as long, then it's the same deal as spending half and replacing it halfway through, isn't it? This is where performance-per-dollar figures come into play.
Another thing is keeping your needs in check. If you're ok with 40 FPS at 1080p, then you'll be happy with a 4060 Ti for years to come. However, if you want 120 FPS at 4K, then chances are, you're gonna be looking at replacing your 4090 as soon as Blackwell is out because it's just not good enough.
I think people get a bit too hung up over pricing just buy the best gpu you can afford and everything else will work itself out.
I've pretty much lived in the high end over the last 16 years and some cards were great for 4+ years other were struggling after 2 you never know and it really doesn't matter if it's entry level or 1600 usd just get the best card in your price range and live with it it's not like you could have purchased better in a way that would give you a meaningful difference long term.
I doubt any of the gpus will age all that different in the OP price range they'll all struggle in a couple years unless you turn down settings thankfully his requirements are 1080p/60 which give him the best chances of his hardware aging well.
And if he's OK with DLSS/FSR at that resolution maybe it will last 4-5 years.....