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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Im genuinely of the opinion that GPU manufacturers need to take a gap year. Stop prioritising in game performance development and focus on efficiency and cost for just 12 months.

Actually Id be happy if consumer PC hardware as a whole went this way for just a little bit.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can tune down the power draw yourself and get that efficiency you need.

Besides that, you should buy AMD Radeon. They are the ones with a reasonable production strategy to lowering die cost and also have the lower price on their cards.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I did buy AMD, doesnt mean I dont want the rx9700xt to be cheaper when it comes out.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Still can't afford afford one.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

It hurts so bad, you said it twice.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)

1080ti reporting for more 1080ti use.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

2080TI, running Starfield at max settings with 4k texture mods, reporting in.

I want a top of the line GPU, I just can't find a good enough reason to shell out the money. It keeps plugging away, runs smooth as butter with a slight overclock, and I have no complaints. I heard lots of complaints about the 4*** series cards though.

I've saved up for a top of the line GPU twice now, and I'd rather spend it spoiling my wife and doing the nice things we can't usually afford.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

My R9 390 is still going strong, and hopefully it'll stay they way until the price fixing stops.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One day we'll see ray tracing...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i have a rt capable gpu and its over hyped

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

i hear this since launch, and i got a capable card partly because of this

still waiting

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey in all honesty good on you for being an early adopter, someone has to. The first cars were not much of an upgrade over the horse and buggy either.

I wouldnt touch the 40 series, it feels like a stopgap. Theres a lot going on with AI cores and frame generation and new methods that arent just "raw power" processing. I think all this frame gen and ray tracing and so on is going to come together in the next series.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

my point is that they have been saying that for years now, all the rt gpus are feeling like stopgaps rn, and you aint losing much by staying on say a 1080ti

i think worthwhile rt is still a while off. I do agree that its potentially great whenever they can figure out better tech to run it like you mention.

also they need to calm the fuck down with pricing already

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

But Doctor Evil, such a number doesn't even exist!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

I'll believe it when I see it. Still won't buy one... but I'll believe it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Yawn… Waiting for Intel Battlemage to get 4080 performance for a realistic price.