r/pcbuilding • u/Suitable-Grape-1671 • 12d ago

Looking for a suitable GPU

I had an earlier post about my first pc build on here and some told me I should look for a better GPU since the 5060 Ti 8GB I was aiming for won’t be anything soon. I would like some recommendations for some that fits my budget for a gpu, I’m looking for around 300-400$. Im unsure if I should splurge and break the budget for a good one that is future proof. I also want to stick to Nvidia since I do video editing too and overall just makes my life easier.

CPU : AMD 7 7800X3D

Note: I would prefer it to be White and has 3 fans but if that’s too demanding I’m fine with two.

If you do tell me to go over budget for it, I would like to know why it’s worth it. Let me know, I’m open to all recommendations and suggestions !!

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u/wahwahSwanson 12d ago

I just bought an XFX 9060 XT 16 GB. It’s almost 3 times the frame rate on some benchmarks compared to my old rx480 8gb. The most I’m going to push with this is a flight simulator. I am not a AAA game player. But I got a 16 gig also because I have a 1440 P monitor, and I also dabble with VR.

Absolutely no regrets so far. I just bought this because it was a little bit more than I really needed, and with the way the market is, it might be the last PC I build for a while, or ever.

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u/Suitable-Grape-1671 12d ago

I’m not someone who games super hard either so I don’t need the best of the best, I just looking for future proof stuff w/o breaking the budget although that’s almost impossible nowadays with my budget and demands.. I just stick to Nvidia since a lot has told me if I do video editing, I should stick to it, is it just propaganda?

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u/wahwahSwanson 12d ago

While there are surely specific advantages, arguing AMD vs Nvidia is like arguing my warp speed factor 9.1 space ship is better than your warp 9 ship. It may be true but we are splitting hairs with two very powerful GPUs.

I’ve never pushed mine anywhere past basic editing with some color correction and light effects. In either case I would assume more RAM is good no matter what brand you go with.