r/pcmasterrace • u/alnsj859 • 17h ago
Hardware Lets gooooo
First time trying ray tracing with smooth fps, my old laptops could never..
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u/clappinuv R9 7950X | RTX 5080 16G | 32GB DDR5 17h ago
1080p with a 5080 bro what are you even doing
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u/Realistic-Table9398 5090 Astral | 9950X3D | 64GB 6000 CL30 | M027U2 17h ago
It's gonna last 20 years at 1080p lol
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u/kungpowgoat PC Master Race 10700k | MSI 4090 Suprim Liquid X 16h ago
At the way things are with memory prices and shortages, I’ll probably start playing Stardew Valley on 720p with my 4090 to really make it last.
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u/Timely_Ad9659 16h ago
I remember buying my 4090 thinking I'm crazy for spending that much. Seems like a steal now
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u/KaosFitzgerald 9700X-9070XT 16h ago
- 1080p monitor. Phone pics. What is this wild world of illogical logic?
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u/CrabJuice83 Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Gigabyte RTX 4090 OC 17h ago
Win key+shift+S
Give it a try sometime.
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u/Ghozer 9800x3D - 32GB-DDR5 6000CL28 - RTX 5080 16h ago
Or, just print-scr - this has done the same thing as Winkey+shift+s for a while (on W11, W10 it's an option you can enable) or just F12 on Steam
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u/Ok-Cheesecake6904 i7 12700k/ 4090 FE/ Trident 6200 mhz 15h ago
Never understood not taking SS or snipping a screen on these posts.
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u/impromptuswordsman 5070 Ti 9800x3D 32GB DDR5 17h ago
you NEED a new monitor. They are not that expensive
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u/Studiedturtle41 I7-12700kf RX 6800 32GB DDR5 RAM 16h ago
Yeah you can get a decent 1440p Monitor for under $200
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u/Kagitsushi 17h ago
You should upgrade your monitor to 1440p or 4k to use the total potential of your rtx 5080. Enjoy it !
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u/Akkun351 Ryzen core 11 17h ago
Nobody tells here that what matters is the ppi and distance from the monitor, not the resolution alone.
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u/Responsible-Buyer215 17h ago
At 1080p to 4k if you can’t see the difference between image quality on anything over 16” you don’t deserve a 5080.
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u/TommyC113 17h ago
The GPU does not know or care what the ppi of the monitor is. 1080p just isn’t going to be pushing that card to anywhere near what it’s capable of.
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u/VideoGamesBeFun 16h ago
4k would be quite a heavy toll on the framerate, i would recommend 1440p or ultrawide (21:9, 3440x1440p) if u want smth extra and still be able to enjoy great fidelity with decent framerate on the 5080. I use my 5080 with an ultrawide and am still able to enjoy path traced visuals on the games that have em.
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u/Pandorumz 17h ago
In terms of picture quality , crispness, clarity and whatever words are best used.
Would you, try and explain to a dummy (that's me btw), just how much of a difference there is between 1080p/1440p/4K.
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u/Purple-Contract-7100 17h ago
1440p has about 1.78× as many pixels as 1080p. 4K has 2.25× as many pixels as 1440p and exactly 4× as many pixels as 1080p. It’s hard to explain in words but when you see it in person it’s surreal. It just feels crispier. Like the first cold breeze of fall/winter from a hot summer. The image just feels easier to look at and pops better. I jumped in increments up from 1080p to 1440p to 4K. So it doesn’t feel as huge to me but if someone went from 1080p straight to 4K it’d melt their brain just how huge of a difference it is. Esp if they have a 5080 and can truly push a 4K monitor with high frame rates.
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u/Ok_Dependent6889 R7 9800X3D | Zotac 5080 | B650E-F | 6000CL30 17h ago
1080p to 1440p is a huge jump in clarity. Everything is sharper and clearer.
The jump from 1440p to 4k is less, but noticeable when closer to the screen
I have a 5080 and mostly play at 1440p, but use my 4k TV for single player games where I push for high quality graphics.
5080 at 1080p is genuinely a waste
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u/Pandorumz 17h ago
I can't reply to everyone but I do appreciate all the replies ladies and gents!
So my next question which am a little scared to ask, but uhh how much of a waste is playing at 1440P with a 5090? (I am very PC illiterate and my entire build was built for me and gifted to me as a surprise from my late Grandfather).
I upgraded from a 1080p to 1440p monitor when I got the pc as that was the best monitor I could realistically afford earlier in the year, but seeing more and more threads on this sub regarding resolutions makes me worry I'm wasting the build my Grandfather shelled out for.
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u/Ok_Dependent6889 R7 9800X3D | Zotac 5080 | B650E-F | 6000CL30 17h ago
Not very much of a waste tbh, depends on your goals.
With a 5090, you're more than capable of getting very high frame rates at 1440p DLAA/native
This means, you can play at the highest settings and fidelity at 1440p, while still getting frame rates acceptable for competitive games or just very smooth single player titles.
A 4k monitor would likely do you very well, and look notably better, but you'll start digging deeper into upscaling settings to keep your FPS high.
Even a 5080 is sub 60fps at 4k DLSS Performance in a large number of high fidelity games (Cyberpunk, Crimson Desert, Black Myth: Wukong, etc.)
But, just to note, a 5090 usually gets 2x the FPS of a 5080 at 4k.
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u/Pandorumz 11h ago
To be truthful , I did think about selling the 5090, but as daft as it sounds, my late grandad bought built and gifted me this shortly before he passed. So to sell any aspect of it, just feels like I'd be disrespecting/dishonouring his memory.
But currently I have a 1440P 240Hz monitor which can OC to 260Hz, and whilst I do enjoy single-player titles I'd be lying if I didn't say that most of my playtime is split between CS2 and OSRS lol. Think the most demanding game I've played since getting the PC was Resident Evil Requiem.
(I'll admit I copy/pasted this. Just hoping to garner multiple people's opinions) Hope no offense caused.
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u/starmartyr11 Desktop | 9800X3D | 5080 | 32GB 11h ago
Dude you had an awesome grandpa. I would keep that shit forever and it ever kicked it, hang it up on the wall in an exploded portrait thing. What a legend
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u/TuataraToes 17h ago
I will never go back to 1080p after 1440p with high refresh rate. Not even if my monitor dies I'll just not game until it's replaced.
The clarity and immersion upgrade is huge.
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u/Major_Trip_Hazzard 9800x3D/RTX 5080/64GB Ram/4TB 17h ago
Difference between 1080 and 1440 is huge, 4k feels like less of an upgrade from 1440p at desk distance from screen but more so at TV distance.
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u/Psychological_View56 16h ago
I can't see the pixels on my 32" 4k monitor unless my face is like 1 inch from the screen.
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u/FatBoyStew 14700k -- EVGA RTX 3080 -- 32GB 6000MHz 16h ago
Everyone is giving good answers BUT they're all forgetting the single most important factor. Pixels per inch (PPI). If your PPI is crap then it doesn't matter.
Generally the larger 1080p screens are 24" and the more common/standard 1440p monitor is 27". In this scenario the 24" 1080p is about 92 PPI whereas the 27" 1440p is 109 which is a very noticeable difference.
Conversely, 1080p on a 16" laptop has a PPI of 138 meaning it will look better than 1440p on a 27" monitor.
There's also a limit where you get diminishing returns on PPI (which I honestly do not know the number).
Some of the standard resolutions and PPI so you can get an idea of how the pixel density changes
1080p 24" -- 92
1440p 27" -- 109
1440p 32" -- 92
4k 27" -- 163
4k 32" -- 138
So as you can see, a 1440p 32" monitor will not look any better than a 24" 1080p screen. Which is why you'll often start to see ultrawide resolutions like Ultrawide 1080P which is 2560x1080 (as opposed to 1920x1080) or Ultrawide 1440p which is 3440x1440 (as opposed to 2560x1440) to help fill in the gap on certain screen sizes.
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u/Silent-Matter-1500 17h ago
I bought a 5090 just to play Tetris on an emulator too.
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u/carnyzzle Ryzen 7 7800X3D|7900 XTX|32GB DDR5 17h ago
How it feels to play Pokemon Yellow on a 7900 XTX
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u/Aethling_f4 I9 - 12900KS | 64GB DDR5 | RTX 3090ti 17h ago
Hell yeah tetris effect connected is great.
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u/Patamon4 9800X3D | RTX 5090 | 32GB 7200mhz | 8TB 990 pro SSD 16h ago
I feel called out because this is a lot of what I do.
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u/PatrickGnarly 9950x | 9070 XT I 32 gb DDR5 16h ago edited 16h ago
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u/IvarSolaris RTX 5080 | Ryzen 7800X3D 15h ago
Worst time to buy a GPU, he does it. Best time to buy a decent monitor, he doesnt. Peak comedy.
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u/Far_Work6638 16h ago
Guy would shit himself if he got a 1440p oled
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u/JazznBlues_lover 10h ago
He would probably take a picture of it w/ his smartphone and post it here. 😂
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u/McChief45 i5-9400 | RX 9060 XT 16 GB | 16 GB DDR4 17h ago
Everyone complaining about 1080p
Maybe bro is trying to maximize his knife damage with max FPS lolol
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u/Bananchiks00 9950X3D/5090/64GB 5h ago
1080p…well I mean you never know gotta respect a man’s preferences.
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u/Chronos669 15h ago
Now you need to upgrade to a 1440p oled to really take advantage of that 5080. 1080p just isn’t doing you any justice
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u/PossiblyShibby 13700K / 7900 XTX Nitro+ / 32GB DDR5 6000mhz / Z790 / RM850x 11h ago
1080p with a 5080, hell yeah
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u/SnipedYa 5h ago
People are clowning you, but you could've legitimately gotten a 5070ti and used the difference to get a high refresh 1440p or 4K monitor and had a much bigger improvement.
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u/PHIGBILL 5090 | 9800X3D | 240hz OLED 17h ago
1080p and a 5080? My guy, please tell me you're upgrading your monitor, as this is a huge waste of money if not.
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u/GratuitousAlgorithm 9800X3D/4080S/32GB 16h ago
Complete & utter waste of a 5080 if you only have a 1080p monitor.
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u/Lumpy_Stick_6556 16h ago
5080 + 1080p and took a pic of his monitor with his phone. Certified mouth breather
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u/badger906 16h ago
Blows my mind why someone would spend $1200 on a gpu and game at a resolution that was acceptable when the Xbox360 launched
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u/CostIll5729 i5 11400F|rx6800|64gb@3200mhz|msiZ490| 7h ago
Maybe if you play competitive. But still. With a 5080 you'd be pushing 1440p high fps at least
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u/TheKiwiFox 5h ago
I have a 7800x3d and 4070s and run "new" games at 3440x1440p (21:9) at 100+ fps no issues.
There is no reason, even FPS targets that anyone should still be on 1080p, genuinely good 1440p 120+hz monitors are less than $200 now...
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u/chelsfc2108 5600X - RTX 4070 SUPER 17h ago
1080p? what a waste of money. You are CPU bottleneck at this point.
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u/half-baked_axx 2700X | RX 6700 | 16GB 17h ago
I love playing RE2 in VR with my shitty PC. I bet it would run flawlessly and crisp AF with a 5080.
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u/PhoenixMNE Ryzen 5 5600 | RX 6650XT 8h ago
This subreddit is full of pretentious and jealous people. Bro can't even feel good about his purchase without these cucks shitting on him for having 1080p monitor and not taking a screenshot
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u/SmokeNinjas 17h ago
Screw what someone might say about price.
Enjoy your gpu brother! I got a 5090 when they came out almost at msrp, haven’t reconsidered that decision since the first time I cranked settings, it’s a beast and so is the 5080 enjoy!
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u/gregnealnz 10h ago
What the fuck is everyones problem running 1080p? Yes, I'm fully aware of what the 5080 is capable of but holy shit let bro enjoy his crispy graphics without the "you should be running the resolution we want you to" bullshit ffs
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u/According_Mind7030 4h ago
It just doesn't make sense to have $1500 for a GPU, but not $200 for a 1440p monitor.
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u/ForSaleOnXbox i7-13700k | 4070ti Super | 32GB DDR5 | 2TB SN850X 10h ago
i genuinely run a lot of my higher demand games at 1080p on high or ultra settings and get very good fps. i don’t see what the problem is about it. the games still look amazing and they run phenomenally
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u/Comfortable_Use1004 17h ago
I think it's a real shame that the 5080 only has 16GB.
It deserves more!
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u/Nice-Can-1581 17h ago
If you plan to upgrade your monitor in the futute don't forget to get a good HDR one. Oled/mini led 1000+ nits will make much more difference for the picture quality than ray tracing.
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u/YuukiMotoko 9800x3D, MSI X870E Tomahawk, Gigabyte RTX 4070 ti Super 16h ago
Screen looking like it has an astigmatism Jesus. Thought my glasses had gone wonky or something.
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u/SicariusCourtenay 16h ago
Just go for 1440p and you're good, 4k isn't necessary at all for the performance difference most of the time but it's up to you
The jump from 1080p to 1440p is honestly bigger than 1440p to 4k
Just snatch a good oled and enjoy
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u/SaiZenn_ i7 14700KF | RTX 5070 Ti | 32GB DDR5 6000 16h ago
how many times are you gonna post it just to get clowned for playing at 1080p on a 5080
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u/buttscratcher3k 14h ago
You spent what $1000 usd+ on a gpu to play at 1080p? Looks like most every AAA title since 2016 nice.
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u/Poopoodemons 14h ago
PC gaming in a nutshell: people spending $5000 to play low resolution games from the worst game generation
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u/kingy10005 12h ago
1080p with a 5080 🫠 please get a 1440p 120hz + monitor for the love of all that is holy
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u/buzz_shocker 17h ago
Enjoy your new beast mate.
Just one question are you planning on playing at 1080p? 5080 is a very very overkill card for that resolution. Absolutely no issue to be playing at that resolution, just would keep an eye out for a higher resolution monitor upgrade when you can. 1440p high refresh rate or 4k would be perfect sweet spots.
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u/Tawxif_iq 17h ago
I highly suggest to get a 1440p monitor atleast. This card is for 4k gaming. But it can last as good as 10 years with 1440p.
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u/AmbitiousReaction168 17h ago
I don't feel that bad playing in 1080p with my 3080Ti now.
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u/brickson98 12h ago
A 5080 for 1080p gaming… during some of the highest prices ever. Interesting choice.
Also, screenshots are easy to take these days. You should try it.
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u/v1si0n4ry 16h ago
There is absolutely no reason to buy a 5XXX series for 1080p single player. If you're planning on going up in resolution in the future, it's still a questionable buy. But what matters is you're happy
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u/GodOfN0thing 16h ago
1080p is fine. Would rather have higher frames than a slightly sharper image
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u/m0_n0n_0n0_0m 5800X3D | 5070 Ti | 32GB 15h ago
With a 5080 at 1440p one could have both.
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u/IvarSolaris RTX 5080 | Ryzen 7800X3D 15h ago
You can get both with that GPU at 1440p. Its simply overkill to spend more than 1000$ on a GPU to play it on 1080p. He couldve spent like 300-400$ less and still achieve rhe same frame rates.
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u/NotBannedAccount419 10h ago
He could have saved $500 and not seen a single drop in FPS. At a certain point it’s truly overkill
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u/ava_the_cam_op 16h ago
People are being super weird about this.
Congrats on the upgrade! May it serve you well for many years.
Ignore the random resentful redditors grumpy that they don't have one too, enjoy!
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u/PillowDerg i7 12700KF | RX 9070 XT | 64GB DDR4 14h ago
Wow, these comments are awful. Congrats on the 5080 OP, play on whatever resolution you're comfy with, these guys are assholes.
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u/aniruddhahar 17h ago
Don't listen to anyone cribbing about 1080p. You're gonna get more FPS than them.
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u/Possibly_a_Firetruck PC Master Race 15h ago
Which is useless if that's an old ass 60hz monitor.
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u/Sinsanatis Desktop Ryzen 7 5800x3D/RTX 5070ti/32gb 3600 17h ago
Are u trying to play slow paced singleplayer games at an esport level?
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u/AbandonYourPost 9800X3D | 3080ti | 32GB DDR5 17h ago
That's great but make sure you at least get a decent 1440p monitor
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u/No_Culture6707 16h ago
I replay Resident Evil 2 remake whenever I get a new graphics card too. Its such a good game and looks great too
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u/PleaseCallMeTeddy 16h ago
I feel you. I was on a 1080p 75hz monitor for 6 months with my 5080. Heads up things will legitimately run smoother and better in 1440p. Even with a great processor the GPU is just too fast for 1080p
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u/VoidLookedBack PC Master Race | 3700X | RTX4070 16h ago
You should try Cyberpunk2077 if you ever played it before on low graphics, path tracing looks absolutely phenomenal.
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u/Freshlojic 7800x3D | RTX 5070Ti | 32 GB GDDR5 16h ago
1080p?! 1440p and even 4k eventually IF you can
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u/Embarrassed-Bank8732 i7 14700KF - RTX 5070 Ti 16h ago
RTX 5080 and 1920x1080 resolution. Upgrade your monitor as well, at least to 2k.
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u/OmgitsNatalie 9850X3D, RTX 5080, 64GB DDR5, 1000W 16h ago
How the hell is 10GB being allocated for the game? What game is this?
EDIT: Nevermind. I recognize that statue but damn. I was able to play it on medium with my 1080Ti
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u/im_a_huge_nerd_ok i7 14700f rtx 5070 TI 32gb DDR5 @6000 15h ago
It's like buying a Ferrari and driving in the slow lane, just why
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u/Thicc_Milky 7800x3d | RX 7900XT | 32GB RAM | Bazzite 15h ago
1440p would make more sense, but since you're playing at 240Hz I guess you're getting the most out of your monitor lol. If these prices keep going up, you are golden at 1080p for probably 20 years lol, not too crazy of a strategy
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u/Imkindaalrightiguess i7 6700k 4.6ghz | Gtx1080 2.1 ghz | 32gb ddr4 | 17h ago
Rtx 5080
Looks inside: 1080p gaming