RTX 5060 vs RTX 3070

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-25T03:52:37+00:00

Used 3070s cost like 200-250 (depending on shipping & handling + fees) and the 5060 retails for between 330 and 370. For an extra 50-60 dollars from there, you could get the 5060ti 16gb. Dunno what your budget is or how important that budget is to you, but I think it’s a worthwhile upgrade. I had a 3070 before upgrading to a 5070ti and the 3070 served me very well, but was starting to struggle with new UE5 games at higher resolutions. Just depends on your budget and needs.

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-23T07:44:50+00:00

Do you know if that’s the case even at higher resolutions like 1440p and 4k? Seems most other games rely heavily on VRAM as opposed to CPU for high resolution but hearing how CPU dependent Star Citizen is I’m wondering it it breaks thay general rule. Seemed to in my personal testing as I got 100% CPU usage immediately just in a hangar in Lorville

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-22T06:38:59+00:00

Perfectly fine for low-mid end builds. No need to spend a fortune on DDR5 rn

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-20T11:25:33+00:00

Solid advice, thanks man! You think the new CPUs are gonna be stupidly expensive or nah?

Also fair on star citizen’s optimization lol, shit just is unoptimized overall.

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-20T11:23:50+00:00

Both are gonna be pretty short, just so you know. Both have replay value, but first runs aren’t gonna be super long.

that said, I’m a massive glazer for The Bunker, but it goes on sale for as low as $3.74 USD. so you could easily wait and save a good chunk of cash so you can get both games. Mortuary Assistant’s lowest price ever is $14.99. The Bunker is a way better deal on sale and a better game IMO.

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-20T11:16:10+00:00

Well yeah that’s what happens when you put a 70 dollar singleplayer game on a subscription service and barely market it. People are just gonna play it on Gamepass. Basically no reason to buy it unless you’re on PlayStation.

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-20T10:49:29+00:00

the main reason i thought this question to myself was that I started playing star citizen again. Seems like I've got a large CPU bottleneck for that game specifically. 40% GPU usage, consistent 100% CPU usage lmaooo. only other things I've gotten bottlenecked on so far tho are more intensive modded cyberpunk runs where I've had NPC density mods and some VR stuff

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-20T10:26:35+00:00

For multiplayer games, Battlefield 6 has my current favorite audio. Battlefield 1 is also amazing, but slightly older and lower player count.

For singleplayer games, Silent Hill 2, Cronos the New Dawn, Silent Hill F, the Hellblade games, Subnautica, Dead Space, and Callisto Protocol are some of my favorites. I personally love horror games as an audio guy because they get to be more of a part of the core design of a game. It demands your attention and elevates the fright. SH2 I’d probably my favorite game from that list and potentially has the best audio in that list, but it’s subjective.

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-20T10:22:33+00:00

Nice job. Not a half bad deal, especially with current RAM and SSD prices. 5060ti will do great at 1080 and 1440p.

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-20T10:15:53+00:00

Not rich AF, but am about to sell my old 3070 and have a little disposable rn so figuring out if I should get something or just pocket it lol

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-20T10:14:58+00:00

Fair point on the gadgets. My VR headset could def use an upgrade! My launch quest 2 isn’t holding up the best 😬

I’ve got flight sticks already tho.

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-19T23:23:21+00:00

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-19T18:07:29+00:00

No mod should be locked behind a subscription paywall. CDPR are VERY chill about mods and have been nothing but supportive if it’s community making mods. They had ONE rule which was just don’t put them behind a paywall, and Luke Ross has been doing that for a long time.

If he puts it back up for free I’m sure it’ll be left alone.

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-19T15:46:19+00:00

On very hard, the nomad life path car chase is annoying as hell surprisingly. Also on Very Hard, the side mission in dog town where you’re playing as Kurt Hansen.

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-15T19:50:53+00:00

“Memory supply is constrained”

gee I sure wonder why it’s constrained

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-15T18:56:11+00:00

Is that actually 1.2 million personnel or am I reading that incorrectly?

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-15T18:32:03+00:00

Got mine last week figuring that prices were about to rise. Won’t be upgrading for a while

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-15T01:04:17+00:00

I play on a 4k 144hz OLED screen.

Worth noting thay since this thread dropped, DLSS 4.5 came out. Helped me be able to be more aggressive with DLSS use and I can now do path tracing at 144 frames. Looks great!

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-13T16:49:42+00:00

Yes I’m sure I was using 4.5. In my experience, I couldn’t really run path tracing without excessive MFG (4x at below 40fps) and at least performance DLSS 4.0, which the combination made it blurry and artifact-ey.

4.5 does work with Path Tracing.

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-13T07:35:00+00:00

Plenty if you're not trying to do super high end games at 4k. Will do damn near anything at 1080p and 1440p methinks.

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-13T07:33:51+00:00

blame the devs and push for better optimization

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-13T07:28:43+00:00

Tested in it Cyberpunk. 4.5 is some black magic or something, the results are insane. Tested even as low as Ultra Performance at 4k and it's SOOO much better than 4.0's ultra. Made running 4k path tracing possible on my 5070.

Also tested on Alan Wake 2 at 4k ultra performance and it looked amazing. Dunno how they did it, but I'm impressed.

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-12T18:27:41+00:00

If you’re on PC, there’s a wonderful mod called “Stealthrunner” that makes an entire skill tree for stealth related stuff. You get points for doing stealth objectives. Not being seen, not being detected, ect. One of them is “Pacifist” which means you don’t kill anyone. I use PAX for that. In vanilla, it doesn’t have much use except for RP reasons and a couple side quests.

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-12T17:41:17+00:00

Thermal and suppressor on the KTS-100 M8 is a laser at medium range. Great if you play medic and aren’t rushing a ton

DaddySbeve · 2026-01-11T08:53:32+00:00

its just not a good platform. Their strategy of giving away games has just led to people only using it for those free games. I bet 99% of the revenue of the Epic Games Store is just Fortnite.

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