I have an 11700K and a 3070ti. Both of these were panned by GN and others as somehow pointless. "Pointless" in the context of the hardware that already existed

I have an 11700K and a 3070ti. Both of these were panned by GN and others as somehow pointless. "Pointless" in the context of the hardware that already existed at the time of it's release. Not "pointless" as in it doesn't function as a processor.