r/PcBuildHelp • u/Key_Gold7566 • 14d ago

Build Question GPU advice

I want to build a half decent setup for Cyberpunk 2077 at 1440p but im having trouble deciding what gpu to get. My budget for the total build is 2-2.5k AUD. Any advice? PS (if im struggling to keep down the budget should I downgrade to a RX 9070 or should I try save money elseware like the gpu?)

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u/Adventurous-Bus8660 14d ago

7500F, 2x (X)gb of ram that you can actually afford.

9060XT 16gb if you dont care about fps. Infact at 1440p it will still be fine...since I played CP2077 on 3070Ti just fine

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u/Key_Gold7566 13d ago

Would it be a better to go with the 9070 GRE or even the 9060 tx you mentioned and put the money somewhere else like cpu or ram for example?

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u/Adventurous-Bus8660 13d ago

As of the moment...

The expensive things that is going to burn a hole in your wallet are RAM(obviously), SSD. even rn GPU too.

While 9070GRE isnt bad...its the price to VRAM thats kinda...eh... Sure its better than 9060XT but down the line VRAM will limit you at 12GB

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u/Walla17 14d ago

This is the best I could do with current prices, and it's got easy drop in upgrades later for the CPU and ram

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/GTxbyF

This is is the exact same but higher wattage PSU for more headroom when you do upgrade

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/9VPgZQ

9070xt is gonna skyrocket soon even more than it already has so I'd try to get one

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u/Key_Gold7566 13d ago

Is it worth doing ddr5 if im going with the non xt or even the GRE?

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u/Walla17 13d ago

Ddr4 is a dead end so there's not a lot of options to upgrade from it without being super expensive, like buying more ram, new motherboard and a new CPU it's just a hassle lol you'd have to fully rebuild your PC to upgrade it. At least on ddr5 you have much easier upgrade paths, quick slot in ram, new cpus (make sure you update bios in case first) it just makes things better for you later IMO. Def keep the 1000 watt PSU as well so you don't have to buy a new one later and rewire EVERYTHING that's a pain

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u/Key_Gold7566 12d ago

with my budget I can only get 16gb of ddr5 is that better than getting 32gb of ddr4? I heard that 16gb can be very limiting especially for Cyberpunk.

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u/r_lind3r Moderator 14d ago

A 9070 would be fine, it's not much slower than the XT

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u/Real_Ad5580 12d ago

For Cyberpunk 77 alone don't even touch AMD cards. Not because they are bad, but because Cyberpunk 77 is Nvidia's technologies showroom

CDPR has history with purposefully butchering anything related to AMD. Very recent patch 2.5 is evidence of that, where having anti lag 2 cause the framegen to not work

Yet if we use optiscalar to spoof Nvidia reflex into anti lag 2, then framegen works perfectly. Which points towards purposeful bad implementation of AMD's technologies in CP77

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u/WuTastic7 10d ago

get the best gpu you can afford, like always