Well I'm pretty sure it'll still be better than my 3050 and I mostly focused on the kinds of games I play when doing my research. I can only think of one game I play that may be considered CPU-intensive which is BeamNG.Drive but there are settings in it which can bring literally any GPU to a crawl if needed.
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Meh I basically only play AAA games on this system. I have a separate machine for work and that kind of things.
Ok I'm pretty sure supporting such argument will get me banned for a few days but whatever. If you're so sure that there are better deals in my country, suggest me some options and I'll check them again.
Lemmy people seem to have the issue of completely forgetting the original topic. I noticed this earlier when asking about mouse compatibility on Linux and people started recommending mice for almost the price of a new PS5. I was asking about the potential bottleneck. I already did my research beforehand and confirmed that 3080 is indeed good value and suitable for my needs.
Meanwhile there are newer GPUs that will also render 1080p games with the same performance for less money
Like 5060 Ti for 1.5x the price and 20% less performance? Nah I don't think so. I think I know prices in my own country better ngl.
From quite an extensive research I did, I can surely say all of your points are wrong.
3080 is an overkill for 1080p but over time games get more intensive so it becomes only more of a viable option. Limited VRAM works against it but for now it's still fine in most titles unless you go 4k.
3080 made total sense. It had enough VRAM at the time and now is even considered one of the best NVidia GPUs ever made by some people. NVidia could make it more future proof but wouldn't it attract miners?
Prices depend on the area but I haven't seen one where anything beats the 3080 for the price. 6900 XT can beat it in some titles but it's actually slightly slower on average (if I'm not mistaken). And obviously the AMD card has way inferior productivity features.
Watch Dogs mentioned!
Btw the sequel is very enjoyable too though a bit heavy.
Well 3080 is probably like 70% faster (don't wanna check now) so it's a whole different story. Though my current CPU handles games at 120 FPS (or even 240 in competitive titles) so I think it shouldn't be much worse if I keep the same framerate and crank up the settings (specifically path tracing lol). And in older titles I can underclock the card I guess?
Unfortunately I can't upgrade the CPU due to some very important reasons. And I don't need it either as I'm planning to get a new machine next year.
Because developing country market. Also idc about the "features".
I mean, what's the point of getting a worse GPU (for example 5060 Ti or 3070 Ti) for the same price? 3080 seems to be of good value here and not too much of an unnecessary waste like 3080 Ti.
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Modding it is hard. You need to unpack game files, install mods in a specific order which you almost never know, repack it and hope that it works. Alternatively you can install a merge (modpack made by other people) if you find one you like. Btw every update deletes most mods afaik.
But besides that there are a lot of mods and even without them I found the game pretty enjoyable. Just don't screw up the tech tree and you should be fine.
If you'd like some mod recommendations, I'd say 2013 vehicle handling, alternate gun sounds and a graphics mod if your machine can handle it (some require at least a 3060 for smooth gameplay). There's also Living City which adds a ton of customizable random freeroam events and features but that one is up to personal preference. I personally prefer a more vanilla experience.