If you don’t also want to afford a rather expensive CPU and a good 4k monitor, I wouldn’t worry about it in the first place.
A decent HDR (VESA HDR 1000 or better), high refresh rate (120Hz+), 4k monitor makes a bigger difference with a good-enough GPU. Although that is also to be taken with a grain of salt, because many games don’t support HDR and some don’t even 4k or more than 60 Hz
My monitor is pretty new, though only mid-market, bought with Black Friday discounts (below €300). 4K 144Hz.
My CPU however is an 8086K. Was quite a beast when it came out but nowadays has noticeable issues pulling certain loads.
GPU is a 2080ti, which would still be perfectly ok for HD gaming but not so much for 4K…
Before I’d buy something like a 5090, I’d definitely swap out that entire platform. There are AAA games where you’ll definitely end up CPU limited before you reach anywhere near 120 FPS. Spending 2k for 60 FPS feels wrong imo. Even if you take it to 120 or 240 with frame gen, you’ll get a worse image in return and then why even bother with 4k?
This makes me feel marginally better about never being able to afford a 5090. Marginally.
If you don’t also want to afford a rather expensive CPU and a good 4k monitor, I wouldn’t worry about it in the first place.
A decent HDR (VESA HDR 1000 or better), high refresh rate (120Hz+), 4k monitor makes a bigger difference with a good-enough GPU. Although that is also to be taken with a grain of salt, because many games don’t support HDR and some don’t even 4k or more than 60 Hz
My monitor is pretty new, though only mid-market, bought with Black Friday discounts (below €300). 4K 144Hz. My CPU however is an 8086K. Was quite a beast when it came out but nowadays has noticeable issues pulling certain loads. GPU is a 2080ti, which would still be perfectly ok for HD gaming but not so much for 4K…
Before I’d buy something like a 5090, I’d definitely swap out that entire platform. There are AAA games where you’ll definitely end up CPU limited before you reach anywhere near 120 FPS. Spending 2k for 60 FPS feels wrong imo. Even if you take it to 120 or 240 with frame gen, you’ll get a worse image in return and then why even bother with 4k?
I thought you were joking about an https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_8086 as your CPU. I didn’t realize Intel had reused the number for an i7.
They were like 100 bucks more expensive than the regular kind for about 1Ghz boost out of the box without any tinkering. Worth it imho.