That one is on my wishlist and I do have a Lenovo Explorer. Perfect, thanks for the info!
What GPU?
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Buy a second hand 1080Ti, it will carry you effortlesly untill nvidia's (future) 7nm cards became affordable. RTX is currently an overpriced devkit, sorry. Maybe the new Radeons 5000 just around the corner will be the GPU to go with? Anyhow, it is advisable to wait.
I couldn't find the right place to ask this so, if a mod is reading and judges it's better placed elsewhere, that'd be great
Currently have a GTX980ti running at 2560 x 1440 and it seems fine. But I have a hankering to upgrade - an itch in my geek gland if you will. The two cards that are interesting me are the GTX1660ti and the RTX2060. Given my main game is ED and I don't really buy any new stuff, which would you choose?
IF you're upgrading just for ED save your money and keep what you've got!
Otherwise I'd go for the 1660Ti. The ray trace 2560 is an nvidia gimmick. Great technology but is it necessary? Are developers going to spend the time, effort and even more important the money to make it a feature in new games? Who knows.
Unless you're one of those early adopters then for now, keep what you've got.
With regards to gaming laptops, I'll never buy one again. I have one that I purchased specifically to play E: D when I went away for a couple of months. I didn't play it once, and got to lug a huge heavy laptop around the world (instead of an ultrabook). And of course, it's out of date now and I can't do anything about it ((unlike my real gaming PC, where I upgrade components quite regularly).
Though of course, I do realise that the above is an entirely personal view. I'm sure gaming laptops are preferable for some.
Though of course, I do realise that the above is an entirely personal view. I'm sure gaming laptops are preferable for some.
I am an independent truck driver, so a laptop is what I use to run the business, all communications and after I bought this one games during my down timeWith regards to gaming laptops, I'll never buy one again. I have one that I purchased specifically to play E: D when I went away for a couple of months. I didn't play it once, and got to lug a huge heavy laptop around the world (instead of an ultrabook). And of course, it's out of date now and I can't do anything about it ((unlike my real gaming PC, where I upgrade components quite regularly).
Though of course, I do realise that the above is an entirely personal view. I'm sure gaming laptops are preferable for some.
I am an independent truck driver (...) games during my down time
Might I interest you in an OCULUS QUEST?
I bought the Oculus Go, works fine but I have to use my hotspot on the phone that has a limitMight I interest you in an OCULUS QUEST?
so can't use it for the game but still ride the rides. 
Pretty much what I said (Tho I did just say I'm very happy with my RTX2080 and EDH maxed out!); but correct me if I'm wrong but, I don't think there are currently many/any? graphics cards with more than 8GB of onboard memory? or if there are then they have appeared within the last three months since I purchased my RTX2080 with it's 8GB GDDR
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AMD are releasing the Radeon RX 5700 series(NAVI) on the 7 July. The two SKU's will compete with the RTX 2060 and RTX 2070. AMD are usually cheaper.
Poignant topic for me, because I'm currently agonising over whether to buy a totally new PC plus a Rift S.
However, from what I can glean from multiple sources - for around your budget I'd be more tempted by a RX Vega 56 rather than the 2 you've listed, for the simple reason that (according to UserBenchmark) it rocks a "similar" performance level to the better performing of your 2 options above, the 2060, for similar money to the less expensive of your 2 options, the 1660Ti.
Alternatively, a RX Vega 64 could be had for similar budget to the 2060. (If you're UK there is a deal on a Gigabyte Veg 64 on amazon right now...)
Food for thought? Or maybe just adding to your dilemma...
However, from what I can glean from multiple sources - for around your budget I'd be more tempted by a RX Vega 56 rather than the 2 you've listed, for the simple reason that (according to UserBenchmark) it rocks a "similar" performance level to the better performing of your 2 options above, the 2060, for similar money to the less expensive of your 2 options, the 1660Ti.
Alternatively, a RX Vega 64 could be had for similar budget to the 2060. (If you're UK there is a deal on a Gigabyte Veg 64 on amazon right now...)
Food for thought? Or maybe just adding to your dilemma...
Ok for E: D @ 1080p. Maybe not ultra, but high (I used to have a GTX780, used slightly tweaked ultra settings with it @1080p).
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No, there aren't that many consumer graphics cards available with more than 8GB RAM: Titan X (Maxwell), Titan X (Pascal), Titan Xp, Titan RTX, 1080Ti, 2080Ti and Radeon 7.
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A 680 has a bit more GPU power (hardly noticeable), but only 2 (most likely, since there were only very few custom model with 4GB available) instead of 3GB video memory. So if a game demands less than 2GB, you won't notice any difference. If a game demands more (and ED most likely is, since it allocatest about 7GB of video memory), you might experience performance drops, like stuttering and detailed textures being loaded late or not at all. This is dependent on the game engine.
In general higher resolution requires more video memory.
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I use a msi gtx 1660ti gaming x with a i5 2400 8gb ddr3 and the game runs rock soild at 1440p all day I wish to install more ddr3 ram soon as the game eats it like candy
To unlock the full potential of the Thargoid bio ships, you need RDNA.
maybe someday but right now there is no dna but I hope it works well for them I wish to buy a ps5 when it comes out
I got the impression that the 1660 is fine if you don't expect fancy ray tracing to be added any time soon since it pretty much does everything the 2060 will minus they dedicated ray tracy bits.
I'd probably bet against ray trace stuff in ED any time soon so (or many other games to be honest) so I suspect the 1660 would be the better bet. That said it would always bother me not having that option..
Still your 980ti seems more than up to the job so perhaps hold off and see what happens?
I'm waiting to hear more about AMDs Navi GPUs which might mix things up in an interesting way too. I'm still running a 770 at 1080p though so in a rather different boat to you
I'd probably bet against ray trace stuff in ED any time soon so (or many other games to be honest) so I suspect the 1660 would be the better bet. That said it would always bother me not having that option..
Still your 980ti seems more than up to the job so perhaps hold off and see what happens?
I'm waiting to hear more about AMDs Navi GPUs which might mix things up in an interesting way too. I'm still running a 770 at 1080p though so in a rather different boat to you
Technology is like a fast-moving locomotive. If you want to get on you just jump at some point. It doesn't matter when you jump because something is going to happen where you were after you jump and you won't be there to see it. Technology is going to keep moving forward and unless you were right on the precipice of some game-changing Market disrupting technology being introduced, just go with your gut feeling. I have a 1080Ti Founders Edition, I think it was made right there on Founders world to be honest. I wouldn't even think of updating but if I was where you are I might update to the latest and greatest but it would come with a complete PC update not just a GPU.
You should try to play on a computer that has a super-fast GPU to see if the graphics are so much better than yours to justify the cost. Otherwise you can buy some really cool virtual reality stuff and totally bypass the flat screen.
You should try to play on a computer that has a super-fast GPU to see if the graphics are so much better than yours to justify the cost. Otherwise you can buy some really cool virtual reality stuff and totally bypass the flat screen.
I agree VR is the future of gaming- it's that simple.