Stealthlobo Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 On 5/11/2023 at 1:58 PM, retrofade said: My 1660 Ti that I bought as a stopgap over three years ago is finally dying on me. I'm running a 980 right now, and it has its own issues. I'm really looking forward to this thing getting here tomorrow though. Then I'll end up just playing Final Fantasy XIV instead of trying to push it in a taxing game. I'm still running a 1080 Ti, not sure when to pull the trigger to upgrade... You gotta tell me if ray tracing is worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridgeview2 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 On 5/11/2023 at 1:12 PM, Stealthlobo said: I'm still running a 1080 Ti, not sure when to pull the trigger to upgrade... You gotta tell me if ray tracing is worth it. It honestly varies from game to game. There are games where it looks great, but also others where there's no significant difference. Resident Evil 4 Remake already looks very good without ray tracing, but Cyberpunk 2077 looks like an entirely different game with it. When is the best time to pull the trigger? I would think now would be the best time while everything is still relatively available and before summer hits. High school kids and college students will be getting out for the summer and will be looking to upgrade their rigs. A few of my students have been asking me about what cards to get because they have summer jobs lined up and will be saving for one. I'm currently running on an Intel i9-10850k with a 3070Ti and it's been able to handle everything I throw at it with ease. The biggest problem I've been seeing lately are terrible PC ports for games. The Last of Us has been out since March and it still has performance issues and Jedi Survivor had a really rough launch as well. It just sucks to spend all this money, but the quality of release for a game is a total crap shoot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
son of a gun Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 On 5/11/2023 at 1:39 PM, madmartigan said: It was always a tease. EA is a total disaster anyway. Perhaps they used the same engine as Madden did? Because that got a lot of blowback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealthlobo Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 On 5/14/2023 at 9:55 AM, ridgeview2 said: It honestly varies from game to game. There are games where it looks great, but also others where there's no significant difference. Resident Evil 4 Remake already looks very good without ray tracing, but Cyberpunk 2077 looks like an entirely different game with it. When is the best time to pull the trigger? I would think now would be the best time while everything is still relatively available and before summer hits. High school kids and college students will be getting out for the summer and will be looking to upgrade their rigs. A few of my students have been asking me about what cards to get because they have summer jobs lined up and will be saving for one. I'm currently running on an Intel i9-10850k with a 3070Ti and it's been able to handle everything I throw at it with ease. The biggest problem I've been seeing lately are terrible PC ports for games. The Last of Us has been out since March and it still has performance issues and Jedi Survivor had a really rough launch as well. It just sucks to spend all this money, but the quality of release for a game is a total crap shoot. We're planning on moving next year and my CPU (i7 8700k) is also underperforming, so I might just wait until the RTX5xxx series comes out and get a new CPU top of the line CPU with it. Probably less demanding games over the summer when I have the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealthlobo Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Played Tears of the Kingdom for a couple hours today and wow. I'm still in the tutorial area, but what little I've seen, the amount of customization and creativity they've added is insane. I'm so excited to delve deeper into the mechanics of this game while exploring a cool new world. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmartigan Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 On 5/14/2023 at 4:13 PM, son of a gun said: Perhaps they used the same engine as Madden did? Because that got a lot of blowback. They haven’t done shit with madden in years. It’s a cash cow for them with minimal effort. I sound bitter- sorry. They’re the BORG of video game development. They and activision are very disappointing to me lately. 3 Quote There are only two things I can't stand in this world: people who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridgeview2 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 On 5/14/2023 at 4:18 PM, madmartigan said: They haven’t done shit with madden in years. It’s a cash cow for them with minimal effort. I sound bitter- sorry. They’re the BORG of video game development. They and activision are very disappointing to me lately. It's been widely known that they reuse assets from previous games. In Madden 20 practice mode you can see Madden 19 banners on the bleachers and goal posts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridgeview2 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 I finished up Jedi Survivor and wow what a game! Really great story and I'm very excited to see how it ends. I had to buy it on my Xbox Series X though because the PC version was nearly unplayable. Even on my Xbox I had significant FPS drops in certain sections and I had my system on performance mode with other graphical options turned off. Respawn has been rolling out updates but it's still rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornontheblue Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 On 5/14/2023 at 4:30 PM, Stealthlobo said: Played Tears of the Kingdom for a couple hours today and wow. I'm still in the tutorial area, but what little I've seen, the amount of customization and creativity they've added is insane. I'm so excited to delve deeper into the mechanics of this game while exploring a cool new world. My wife got that game. She's been loving it. Not my style, but I like watching her play through it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornontheblue Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 On 5/14/2023 at 8:24 PM, ridgeview2 said: I finished up Jedi Survivor and wow what a game! Really great story and I'm very excited to see how it ends. I had to buy it on my Xbox Series X though because the PC version was nearly unplayable. Even on my Xbox I had significant FPS drops in certain sections and I had my system on performance mode with other graphical options turned off. Respawn has been rolling out updates but it's still rough. I'm holding off on that game for further review . I hated the first one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornontheblue Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Anybody else played Cyberpunk 2077 after the latest patch. I was one if the suckers that preorders and quit playing it on the first day because of the absolute debacle at launch. Seems they fixed a lot of issues. You can get free 5 hour trial on PS5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrofade Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 So I actually ended up with a 4070 Ti instead. My 4080 order got cancelled because I’m guessing they realized they were selling a $1,500 card for $850. So I got an MSI 4700 Ti. The lower card is my 1660 Ti that I figured out the issues on and will be sending to my 16 year old in California to replace his awful Radeon card he got from my BIL that’s barely better than his onboard. I’ve only played FF14 with it so far, but that game is so “taxing” on it that the fans never even spun up. Now I’m going to load up Cyberpunk tomorrow, turn Ray Tracing on, and see how it does at 1080p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WYO1016 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 On 5/14/2023 at 9:01 PM, bornontheblue said: Anybody else played Cyberpunk 2077 after the latest patch. I was one if the suckers that preorders and quit playing it on the first day because of the absolute debacle at launch. Seems they fixed a lot of issues. You can get free 5 hour trial on PS5 I played the CRAP out of Cyberpunk on Stadia. It ran pretty smoothly on that from day 1. Haven't picked it back up on my PS5, but it's on my list. Luckily I was able to transfer my save so I don't have to start V from scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
son of a gun Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 On 5/14/2023 at 8:59 PM, bornontheblue said: I'm holding off on that game for further review . I hated the first one Is it the RPG aspect? The no fast travel? Which the second one fixed. For a power fantasy version, check out Force Unleashed 1, and to an extent, 2. Older games, but still fun. From the pre-Disney era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmartigan Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Any of you nerds going to get Diablo 4? D1 and D2 are all time greats for Me but I so thoroughly hated D3 I’m waffling. Quote There are only two things I can't stand in this world: people who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealthlobo Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 On 5/15/2023 at 4:18 PM, madmartigan said: Any of you nerds going to get Diablo 4? D1 and D2 are all time greats for Me but I so thoroughly hated D3 I’m waffling. There are 2 articles on pcgamer today that have me wary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WYO1016 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 On 5/15/2023 at 4:18 PM, madmartigan said: Any of you nerds going to get Diablo 4? D1 and D2 are all time greats for Me but I so thoroughly hated D3 I’m waffling. My wife is a HUGE Diablo fan. I'll pick this one up day 1 for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmartigan Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 On 5/15/2023 at 4:50 PM, WYO1016 said: My wife is a HUGE Diablo fan. I'll pick this one up day 1 for her. But what if she hates it Quote There are only two things I can't stand in this world: people who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AztecSU Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 I've only managed a few hours of TotK but somehow it feels familiar and like a new game all at the same time. Plus from what I have gathered from the story so far it feels like they are about to wrap bow on the lore in a way they haven't before. If they don't do an OoT remake after this I will be shocked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrofade Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 On 5/15/2023 at 6:18 PM, madmartigan said: Any of you nerds going to get Diablo 4? D1 and D2 are all time greats for Me but I so thoroughly hated D3 I’m waffling. Screw Blizzard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
