I don't bench nor overclock, I just enjoy top shelf graphics. I also enjoy visually appealing hardware, I'm currently working on a few projects, one of which is my own build called "The Doom Machine Project" which will make sense once it's done. My problem is that I always hate traditional, I try to do unique or lesser attempted stuff which is very hard because it's difficult to find what I'm looking for and once I do, it always ends up costing a lot more money.
I'm afraid to tell anyone what I paid for a simple decorative case item because people here would bash me, but if I want a certain look, I'm wiling to pay.
You're on an enthusiast forum and you're asking people if they care about about graphics card?
Always question the question. It solves everything.
I have gone through cycles of this. Don't play games if you are not having fun. Sometimes I have month long periods when I don't care to game. Right now I am hooked on Overwatch. I the next Deus Ex will pull me in too.
On the hardware side, similarly I get excited to learn about the new stuff and to upgrade from time to time but not always. If you are jaded by it, then step away and pick up a new hobby. Eventually you will come back and it will be fresh.
This happens in other areas of life too. Sometimes I can't read enough sports news. Last year I bought an apartment and went on a three month long home improvement spree and now I can't stand the sight of Home Depot.
That's me as well. I go through a phase where all I think about is one project, such as building an arcade cab, redoing my living room or even improving the audio system in my home/car. But after a few short weeks, i'm completely over it and go full 100% on something else.
Which was never a problem until this year, I took on too many projects and never finished. I started a new, upright arcade cab, dismantled my old one and spent weeks just to get the outer structure just right..then I started on my living room, got halfway, then started on something else.....I have yet to return to any of them.