PC build

Whats the cheapest Nvidia GPU should I buy to make sure that it is still relevant in the next 5 years? If so, what CPU should I pair with it?

cheapest Nvidia GPU
still relevant in the next 5 years

these are mutually exclusive

i3 12100F

either used 1080 ti ($300), used 1080 ($200) or 3060 ($350)

personally i would go for 1080 ti

gtx 1660ti is a good budget one tbh
that or like an rtx 2050 or 3050 other than that you might as well not buy one imo

RTX 3060 if you can, but if you cannot i guess RTX 2060 would do just fine. Wait tho because its been rumored that both Nvidia and AMD is slashing prices off the 30- and 6x- respectively

Also any new 12th gen cpu would do fine i3-12100F is a good choice

Found a 3060 12gb OC for $500 canadian(380 usd), i think this is the one for aaa games

If u only play competitive then 1660ti or 3050 is enough

edit: 12400F or 12600KF for cpu. Always get the F so u dont spend extra money for the integrated gpu

A RTX 3060Ti. Pair it with a 12400F or get a 5600X. AM4 socket will still be relevant as AMD promised to release more of the X3D CPUs in future.

get a 3060 GPUs arent crazy expensive anymore so just try to get that or a 3060ti and for a cpu get a 3700x or a 5600x

Forgot to put a price point and games that i play. My current budget is 1.5k pounds excluding the monitor. Games: Val, csgo, r6s, Overwatch, monster hunter rise and genshin impact. I might play some campaign based games in the future like tom clancys ghost recon and lego star wars skywalker saga.

go for RTX 4060 or 4070 cheapest brand

these card is perfomance same or better than 3080/3090 (rumored) but takes a lot of power lol