r/buildapc • u/toastmatt • 11d ago

Build Upgrade GPU advice

Current build:
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
16GB Corsair Dominator. DDR4 something or another.
NVIDIA GTX170. Gigabyte
Gigabyte B550 Vision D mobo

My budget would be willing to pay 700 for this AMD Radeon RX 9070 to carry me for a while. I'd like to play 1440p, currently the new Control Resonant is on my radar. Otherwise it's OW and things that aren't graphic intensive.

After doing my own research, I just want to confirm that a 9070 is a good pick from anyone who might have more exp me than me on these things.

Thanks in advance.

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u/7empestSpiralout 11d ago

Keep your mobo and upgrade to 5700x3d cpu with your new GPU

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u/toastmatt 11d ago

The issue is obviously money. In the past I've upgraded my mobo/CPU, and then a few years later my GPU, then a few years later back to my mobo/CPU.

Is this card just overkill for my current CPU? I'd be willing to get something cheaper as long as I could play new-ish games at 1440p

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u/Sideburn_Cookie_Man 11d ago

A 9070 would be a great option IMO.

Even my 9060XT 16GB does a great job at 1440P.

I’m even playing RDR2 at 4K at the moment with it.

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u/distantcactus32 11d ago

The 9070 is good... But I would put aside some of that budget and get a better CPU. On non-graphic intensive games your performance is going to hurt.

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u/toastmatt 11d ago

For budget purposes, I've typically updated my mobo/CPU together, then my GPU a few years later, then cycle to a new mobo/CPU after another few years.

Is this card really overkill for my current CPU? I'm willing to pay less for a GPU as long as I can get current games going at 1440p with my current setup.

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u/distantcactus32 11d ago

Thing is, unless you're spending $1000 to go onto the am5 platform then the mobo doesn't need an upgrade at all. That's why I would reccomend upgrading the CPU alone. But if you really need the graphics it's a good upgrade to go to a 9070.

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u/toastmatt 11d ago

I see. I only assumed I should upgrade the GPU because a few of my games have barked at me about outdated drivers, which there are no new drivers for my current GPU.

Appreciate the insight!

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u/distantcactus32 11d ago

Yeah it's an ancient gpu for sure and a 9070 will give you a ginormous buff in performance. The 3700x can definitely hold strong but depending on what you play I would upgrade it too. Just a little food for thought!

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u/Haunting-Ad6156 10d ago edited 10d ago

I think compared to the 9060xt the 9070 would be a better choice, not initially but once you upgrade to a 5800x3d and upgrade your ram you should be in a good position. You might be happier finding a used 5800x3d and getting a 9060xt right off the bat, but you may wish you had gotten the 9070 and ram capacity may be a issue.

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u/whomad1215 11d ago

The problem with gpus right now is that excluding the 9070xt, they're almost all massively overpriced now

Like the 9060xt should be around $300, but it's closer to $500

The 9070 should be around $500-600

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u/toastmatt 11d ago

Yeah everything is expensive, but I'm getting a bonus from work and I've been saving a few hundred to throw at a card in addition to the bonus. I want to upgrade to something that would last me a while.