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[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 weeks ago

MSRP is just a bullshit number with no meaning at this point when even vendors themselves are fucking greedy scalpers...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago

"Quietly"

They still show the old prices, but charge the new ones?

/rant Even with a press release or something, people say stuff happens quietly, just because the info wasn't beamed directly into their heads.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago

The same MSi that refuses to carry AMD cards because NPP eh 😅

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm never going to be able to get a new graphics card. :')

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What card do you currently use?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

EDIT: forgot to add that I’m a 1080p gamer since 1440 and 4K are more demanding.

I currently have a 2080ti that I got all the way back in 2020. It’s been a fantastic card, but with some of these newer games, I’m struggling to get an even 60 at the least.

I’m sure that’s largely in part to developers/publishers not even remotely trying to optimize their games.

I’m lucky enough to play mainly all the older games in my Steam library, so it will last me a few more years I’m sure, but the sooner I can upgrade (at a reasonable price) the better so I can not worry about it for another 5 years. :’)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So I had a 2070 in mine, and updated last year to a 4070ti. I'm not going to lie to you here, the difference hasn't been earth shattering. I mean it's obviously better, but if you are gaming in 1080p, you should still be good for a bit yet. Games are released so horrendously optimized anymore, it doesn't matter if you have your own personal nuclear power plant powering a video card the size of Texas, it's still going to suck.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

That’s what I was afraid of. I was hoping to at least get a big generational upgrade.

I’m going to wait and see how AMD handles this new GPU, and if it continues to be available in a few months at a good price, I might consider moving to them since nvidia is more focused on fake frames.

Sigh… PC gaming used to be a little more accessible. :’(

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Years and years ago (yes I'm old) you could add memory to graphic cards, maybe this is the next step.