Out-of-touch old gamer looking for 3090-compatible components
Out-of-touch old gamer looking for 3090-compatible components
Title pretty much tells you all you need to know about my situation. In a turn of events tonight I've been gifted a used but working EVGA 3090 card to replace my seven year old 1070.
My current system hardware specs are:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core (upgraded from Ryzen 5 last year)
GPU: MSI 1070
MoBo: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK
PSU - Corsair CX-550 550 Watt
x4 8GB Installed Memory
I also have a 2tb SSD drive with my OS and games installed, and 4 8tb HDD for media.
My main concern is with needing to replace my MoBo with a x3 PCi board and worries about my PSU not being powerful enough. I'm not particularly worried about my tower is a Phanteks Enthoo Pro PH-ES614PC_BK.
Thanks in advance!
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Sorry for off topic, but I just had a little panic.
1070
seven year old
Am I old?
Haha you should've seen the look of pity my brother in law gave me when I told him my PC's specs. I thought a 10-series was still a respectable card to have.! Oh well, I got a hand me down 3090 out of it, so can't complain
10 series still hold up fairly well for a ton of things, and the 1080ti is good enough to still be relevant for even new games with fancy graphics.
Yeah i have no complaints with my old og build 1080ti and 4790k. I typically play 1440p 144hz and do have to drop the graphics a bit on some newer titles to keep my frames up in the 120-140 range, but otherwise i can crank them.
I built it so i could process the hair in Witcher 3
I found my Riva TNT 1 in the attic the other day.
I am pretty sure I had a Riva 128 before that one, though.
Fortunately you go through this enough times and you just start to accept that yeah, you're pretty old. The constant joint pain helps.
How do you think I feel still rocking my GTX 770.....
I use a laptop now, but my old rig that I use occasionally has a GT640 lol.
Honestly been impressed with this card. Started making a buzzing noise after mining doge coins but that was many years ago and it still buzzes away. I can't play modern AAA games on max but I can keep up with many good games and indie titles.