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[Demigod Mac]

1440p @ 144 Hz is considered the "sweet spot" at the moment (price / performance ROi)

 

[PaintTinJr]

It would be fine, but to answer the "is it worth it?". Definitely no IMHO.

For that type of build price you should be getting higher class foundation components for Motherboard (chipset), higher end processor, high end power supply and case,, because at £1100-1200 spend, those are the key items you don't really want to replace for the next 7years. Two or three GPus in that time, a memory upgrade, a new faster nvme SSD, or a better cooler - although if you get the right case with 3-4 quality/silent big diameter fans, the cooler isn't such a big deal with the right fan profiles unless you are overclocking the CPU.

 

[proandrad]

That hardware config isn't going to hold you back. Shitty PC ports is going to hold you back.

 

[JRW]

An RTX 3060 12GB is 10-35% slower than a 3060 Ti , the Ti variant has faster memory bandwidth & uses the same GPU die as a 3070.

Recent video with various games benchmarked with a 3060 & 3060 Ti:



But yes it's silly Nvidia released a 3060 with 12GB & the TI variant with only 8GB, but 8GB has been a non issue for me at 1080P and even when using DLDSR 1440P

 

[SmokedMeat]

VRAM isnt that important at 1080p like at all, instead, i'd go for a better cpu/more ram, as at that resolution, cpu bottlenecks are more obvious.

Point is the card performs much better for the same amount of money, if not less.

Everyone just wants to go Nvidia because of the brand, even when there's much better options for the money.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Not true. I have a 3060ti and I was Vram limited at 1080p in Forspoken and in Hogwarts Legacy.

Hogwarts especially is a VRAM hog. Already maximizes an $850 4070ti.

You figure a PS5 has 16GB, and a lot of games are going to be targeting that as cross gen ends.

 

[EDMIX]

Look, I'm not saying its wrong to keep a system like that if you already own it for 1080p gaming, put it to some use as some HTPC or something, but going forward the majority of new titles will be targeting Series X and PS5 and it makes no sense to build using 1080p as a target.

proandrad agreed 1000%

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

If you respect yourself then yes upgrading over 1080p would be better. But I would rather buy a console, with all due respect.

fixed

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

That's slowly becoming the new 1080p, so I think all new builds should be aiming for that minimum.

Could just go cheap and get a 4k tv since you're probably not running at over 60fps with that setup anyway.

 

[Rossco EZ]

started ordering some parts for my pc build today, will probably post here again with photos if i get stuck during building it and need some advice.

been looking for a 27 inch 1440p 144hz monitor that isn't curved and reviews seem a mixed bag on most i see. any of you guys use one and what model?

 

[64gigabyteram]

If you're sitting close to the monitor 1080p is fine.

It's even worse when you're sitting close to the monitor

1080P only works with a bunch of antialiasing tech or DLSS, in some games like wreckfest though 1080p can look like garbage with all the terrible awful jaggies, it's like playing at 480i these days. Even on a 4k monitor 1440p goes a long way to drastically improve the image

 

[small_law]

There's something to be said about to going into graphics settings, maxing everything out, and getting 240 FPS without a dropping frame. That's 1080p right now. Nothing wrong with it. You can be frugal and have a blast.

Problem is 1440p is kind of table stakes when it comes to monitors and components right now. You can pick up a 27" 1440p 144 HRz gaming-branded monitors for a couple hundred bucks, less if you shop around. It's close enough to 4K resolution without needing a high-end card to push 120+ FPS even at high settings. Best of both worlds.

So my concern about focusing only on 1080p would be the fact that it's going to get very old very quickly, especially in the next few years. 1440p is where you should aim. Low end display tech tends to get very old very fast.

 

[Rossco EZ]

There's something to be said about to going into graphics settings, maxing everything out, and getting 240 FPS without a dropping frame. That's 1080p right now. Nothing wrong with it. You can be frugal and have a blast.

Problem is 1440p is kind of table stakes when it comes to monitors and components right now. You can pick up a 27" 1440p 144 HRz gaming-branded monitors for a couple hundred bucks, less if you shop around. It's close enough to 4K resolution without needing a high-end card to push 120+ FPS even at high settings. Best of both worlds.

So my concern about focusing only on 1080p would be the fact that it's going to get very old very quickly, especially in the next few years. 1440p is where you should aim. Low end display tech tends to get very old very fast.

i went 1440p in the end