Shit I'm trying to find a $100 7600 as a catastrophic back up. I'm just talking about something that plays games. We're getting into uncharted waters fellas.
I beg to differ. At $560, my Hellhound 9070 non xt was a worthy upgrade over my 6900XT. Way better RT, FSR4, 220w vs 300w consumption (and living in FL with the pc in a closed office this is huge) while also performing better (easily uv/oc'ed it to about 9070XT performance).
Trust me, I keep my cards a long time (took a R9 290X from 2013 to 2019) but after the years of BS in the gpu space, buying a card with newer features when the price is right is absolutely worth it.