Returning to ComfyUI with RTX 5080: Complex Workflows Are Killing Creative Drive
lazy-fighter890 · reddit · 2026-08-04
A creator returning to AI image generation after two years ranted on Reddit about the steep learning curve of the current ecosystem. Despite upgrading to an RTX 5080 and having an engineering background, they feel their creativity is being drained by endless troubleshooting, ComfyUI's complex nodes, and update-induced breakdowns.
They miss the "plug-and-play" simplicity of the early Stable Diffusion era. To get back on track, they asked the community for advice: What base model should they main for hyper-realistic images on an RTX 5080? What is the most reliable workflow for maintaining custom face consistency? And what is a good beginner-friendly image-to-video model?
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