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The 'next gen is around the corner' trap: have you fallen for it?

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  1. Vera Varga
    @vvarga-1zf

    i'm torn. With up to 700 dollars i could buy a decent GPU now, or i could just keep my hand-me-down graphics card and wait. The games i play, mostly story games at 1440p, are not getting lighter :D Is there a smart way to time this, or is it always a gamble? i also wonder whether my monitor and power supply are part of the decision, or if i am ovrethinking this whole thing. seriously need help here 馃槶

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  2. Tess H.
    @tess_tiny

    what resolution and refresh rate is ur monitor?

    thinking

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  3. Vera Varga
    @vvarga-1zf
    in reply to @tess_tiny

    The CPU is a few years newer than teh hand-me-down graphics card, and GPU usage sits at 99 percent in story games at 1440p.

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  4. Nadia Larsen
    @nadia_solid

    if you can wait without being miserable, waiting is fine, if u are not enjoying your games right now, that cost is real too... time spent waiting is not free.

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  5. Soren Halvorsen
    @sorenh540

    been there man check your bottleneck before anything else. Watch GPU usage in an overlay like MSI Afterburner while playing. If teh GPU sits near 99 percent, the GPU is the problem. If it is low and one CPU core is maxed, a new card wont help as much as you hope. fingers crossed 馃

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