Question Trying to determine if it is worth keeping my RTX 4090

[pcslookout]

I like it but not amazed by it. Maybe I am expecting too much idk.

Upgraded from a EVGA GTX 2060 super so yeah it should be a huge difference. It is but maybe it is because of my lower resolution ? 3440x1440

What do you all think ?

I can keep it but I wish there was a way to compare them side by side somehow. In person.


If you need to know the rest of my system I will post but it is not a old processor or anything.

 

[biostud]

What games do you play?

And how exactly are you hoping we can solve this dilemma for you?

 

[pcslookout]

What games do you play?

Dead Space (2023) remake, Witcher 3, Left 4 Dead 2, Red Dead Redemption 2, etc.

 

[Shmee]

What kind of performance are you getting in these games? Does performance seem sub par to you, or are there other issues?

 

[pcslookout]

And how exactly are you hoping we can solve this dilemma for you?

I don't.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

What games do you play?

And how exactly are you hoping we can solve this dilemma for you?

-He can give his 4090 to me. He'll appreciate it a lot more when he goes back to his 2060 $2000 poorer.

 

[Heartbreaker]

-He can give his 4090 to me. He'll appreciate it a lot more when he goes back to his 2060 $2000 poorer.

Nah, he should give it to me, I'm sure I'd be VERY impressed by the upgrade over my 8800GT (most powerful GPU I've ever owned).

 

[CP5670]

I found it well worth it in RDR2 at 4K, coming from a 3090. It's the first card that really runs it well.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Bruh, you trolling us?

 

[Golgatha]

Play Cyberpunk on your 2060 with RT and all quality settings enabled to Ultra and then try it on the 4090. Watch the slideshow become a playable game. Now it won't make the game any more fun, but it'll run smoothly at least.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

IMO if the game isn't smooth, it isn't fun. So it will be more fun too.

 

[gdansk]

No. Get rid of it before it is worthless

 

[Grooveriding]

How is this even possible? The 4090 must be what.. about four times faster than a 2060, even more at 4K?

For me, the 4090 is the most impressive GPU I've ever bought in terms of what it delivered over what I replaced. Feels like the 8800GTX did in terms of the performance uplift.

 

[Shmee]

Only issue with the 4090 is the melty smoky burny fiery explody connector. Otherwise it is a nice, high end card.

 

[gdansk]

My main issue is the price. If it cost $400 for that performance who cares if it burns your house down. You have insurance don't you?

(This is a joke, we take fire safety very seriously here)

 

[Jaskalas]

Only issue with the 4090 is the melty smoky burny fiery explody connector. Otherwise it is a nice, high end card.

Also doubles as a space heater in the winter.

 

[Tup3x]

I like it but not amazed by it. Maybe I am expecting too much idk.

Upgraded from a EVGA GTX 2060 super so yeah it should be a huge difference. It is but maybe it is because of my lower resolution ? 3440x1440

What do you all think ?

I can keep it but I wish there was a way to compare them side by side somehow. In person.


If you need to know the rest of my system I will post but it is not a old processor or anything.

So, what are the rest of the specs?

 

[pcslookout]

So, what are the rest of the specs?

i7 12700k

Two sticks of 16 GB of ddr 4 ram

2 TB SSD NVMe

 

[BFG10K]

OP has buyer's remorse. I know how they feel. Over the last few years I've found the more I spend on a PC component, the more likely I'm unhappy with it.

Lately my most satisfying purchases have been very cheap. I don't mean garbage, I mean exceptional value for money.

As an example, look at the case in my sig. It's a quality budget no-frills case I got at a great price, so I feel like it's the best case I've ever owned.

As for the 4090, if someone gave me one free, I'd sell it. Not because I need money, but because I'd never install a firestarter surfboard into my system.

 

[biostud]

Same reason I went for a 6800xt, I simply don't get that excited about gaming in it self. Good value and performance that is good enough for me.

And also deep down, I knew I would return playing World of Tanks 80-90% of the time.

 

[Leeea]

is it an early edition, before they updated the female connector?

if so, sell it before the heat cycling on the plug works the connector loose and burns your card up. Let some other poor sap pay for Nv$d$a's greed.

 

[Leeea]

OP has buyer's remorse. I know how they feel. Over the last few years I've found the more I spend on a PC component, the more likely I'm unhappy with it.

Lately my most satisfying purchases have been very cheap. I don't mean garbage, I mean exceptional value for money.

As an example, look at the case in my sig. It's a quality budget no-frills case I got at a great price, so I feel like it's the best case I've ever owned.

As for the 4090, if someone gave me one free, I'd sell it. Not because I need money, but because I'd never install a firestarter surfboard into my system.

I am going to push back on that.

Firstly, your right, that 100% can happen. And I have had it happen. A certain Samsung curved monitor comes to mind.


But with my last several expensive purchases it has not happened. I have done a lot of research, and purchased poorly anyway. No regrets.


My most direct comparison would be buying my rx6900xt off of AMDs website two weeks after launch. No regrets, none at all. One of my best buys. At the time everyone said buy the rx6800xt, but I have never regretted spending the extra $300 for the 6900. I don't care its only 3% more performance. It has glowy lights.

A very ill timed purchase was a Samsung nvme SSD I purchased. The price dropped right after I bought it. alot. But I am still very happy with the SSD. Knowing it is Samsung, its reliable, its 2 TB, that I will be using it for years, that it has its own heat sink, its pcie 4, that all fills me with the warm and fuzzy. Yea, it had the write age error, but that was flashed so quick by Samsung it was a non-issue for me.

Then there is the CPU. I should have bought a x3d. But I bought something inferior. And that is ok. What is 6% anyway? At some point it is just chasing silly numbers. I still really like the 5900x. So what if I spent more money for less performance?



My point is, I am very poor at making purchasing decisions. But I have grown to really love the parts I have anyway.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Same reason I went for a 6800xt, I simply don't get that excited about gaming in it self. Good value and performance that is good enough for me.

And also deep down, I knew I would return playing World of Tanks 80-90% of the time.

-Its funny how much of the hobby of building computers and playing games is tied up in hunting for a killer deal.

I could go out and buy a $10,000 hyper beast of a computer tomorrow if I wanted to, but really getting in there and hunting for deals new or used makes my $1200 sig rig feel that much more mine.

Not to discount anything @Leeea said, you can do a lot of research and still end up with "wrong" parts, but putting the work in definitely builds a stronger connection to the components.

 

[biostud]

-Its funny how much of the hobby of building computers and playing games is tied up in hunting for a killer deal.

I could go out and buy a $10,000 hyper beast of a computer tomorrow if I wanted to, but really getting in there and hunting for deals new or used makes my $1200 sig rig feel that much more mine.

Not to discount anything @Leeea said, you can do a lot of research and still end up with "wrong" parts, but putting the work in definitely builds a stronger connection to the components.

At a certain point you start to realize that it is not necessarily buying the best and most expensive stuff, that makes you most happy.

 

[Heartbreaker]

At a certain point you start to realize that it is not necessarily buying the best and most expensive stuff, that makes you most happy.

If I won a million bucks tomorrow, I still wouldn't get a 4090 for gaming. It's just too much overkill, with too much power draw.