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A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
There's your answer then bud. Since you're at 1080p, perhaps something in the 6600xt/6650xt/6700xt area would be the sweetspot for you. Used those start around 220 bucks.
gpt
Those all are good choices. I think I'm going to shell out for a GPU around May when I graduate college, it will be my graduation gift. I'm also looking closely at RTX 3070 prices.