I wonder if the 10gb 3080 is just going to stop being made now.
That's my assumption, kill the $700 10GB card in favor of the $1200 12GB card. Basically the Super replacing the original but at almost twice the price.
I wonder if the 10gb 3080 is just going to stop being made now.
That's my assumption, kill the $700 10GB card in favor of the $1200 12GB card. Basically the Super replacing the original but at almost twice the price.
I was considering going after a 3080 depending on my annual bonus in the next few months. Maybe I should start looking now.
Yep, there's simply no argument (not that it stops people trying) that GPU overpricing isn't due to cryptomining now. CPUs, RAM, motherboards, SSDs, screens... basically everything else involved in personal computers is more or less normal. Prices a notch up from pre-covid, but only a notch. Availability fine. Meanwhile GPUs are like 20 notches up, when you can even goddamb find one. 19 of those notches are crypto notches.
And that's where we will be till they can't print money any more. Who wants to post an encouraging yet vague message from the Etherium guys that PoW will be going away "in 6 months"?
If my GPU ever dies maybe I need to become a console gamer
I've converted mostly to a console gamer at this point, playing most of my games on a Series X. I do have a Steam Deck coming, I'm allegedly in the first batch due in February. That might be my PC gaming for the forseeable future. I have a PC based on a 4790k and a RX 580. I could update the processor and everything else, and the 580 is still acceptable for 1080p gaming, if that dies and prices are still where they are, I'm done.
I'll also say that I'm in Canada, where prices are higher than US prices. Just looking at memory express the first 3080 Ti I came across is $2000. a 3070 Ti is $1200. RX 6600 and RTX 3060's are $650.
I too have enough disposable income that I could buy cards at those prices and deal with it. But that isn't the point. I just can't justify it.
Keep in mind that AMD has to supply two console manufacturers that are also starved for product.
There's no real reason to buy a 6800XT over a 3080 right now other than "Fuck Nvidia" because they aren't better or even equal products. It's definitely not comparable to Intel/AMD's CPU fight.
I bought a 6800XT over a 3080 for about a thousand reasons.
If my GPU ever dies maybe I need to become a console gamer
Last year I actually tried to convince myself to do this, or just quit gaming overall. I even looked at board games and tabletop games instead (which is why I bought a bunch of Battletech stuff).
Edit: Forgot the "punch line". I ended up buying one of the Newegg Shuffle 3080s that I put myself in for.
Keep in mind that AMD has to supply two console manufacturers that are also starved for product.
There's no real reason to buy a 6800XT over a 3080 right now other than "Fuck Nvidia" because they aren't better or even equal products. It's definitely not comparable to Intel/AMD's CPU fight.
I bought a 6800XT over a 3080 for about a thousand reasons.
Keep in mind that AMD has to supply two console manufacturers that are also starved for product.
There's no real reason to buy a 6800XT over a 3080 right now other than "Fuck Nvidia" because they aren't better or even equal products. It's definitely not comparable to Intel/AMD's CPU fight.
I bought a 6800XT over a 3080 for about a thousand reasons.
You got it at MSRP, right?
Not even close. My 6800XT cost me $2000au, 3080s were $2800au+ when I was buying.
Keep in mind that AMD has to supply two console manufacturers that are also starved for product.
There's no real reason to buy a 6800XT over a 3080 right now other than "Fuck Nvidia" because they aren't better or even equal products. It's definitely not comparable to Intel/AMD's CPU fight.
I bought a 6800XT over a 3080 for about a thousand reasons.
You got it at MSRP, right?
Not even close. My 6800XT cost me $2000au, 3080s were $2800au+ when I was buying.
So how do you go about buying a PS5 these days? I figure I'll ask here since there's people that have figured out how to buy 3080s, and that is goddamn nuts.
You buy an xbox one x, and stick a PS5 sticker on it :bigfrown:
I am in the same boat of wanting a PS5 and not being able to find one.
Keep in mind that AMD has to supply two console manufacturers that are also starved for product.
There's no real reason to buy a 6800XT over a 3080 right now other than "Fuck Nvidia" because they aren't better or even equal products. It's definitely not comparable to Intel/AMD's CPU fight.
I bought a 6800XT over a 3080 for about a thousand reasons.
You got it at MSRP, right?
Not even close. My 6800XT cost me $2000au, 3080s were $2800au+ when I was buying.
Man this is the dumbest fucking timeline
Prices have at least settled a bit since then (it was about 5-6 months ago). At the same store, the 6800XT I bought is now down to $1849 and 3080's range between $2200 and $2500.
Honestly, given how happy I am with the one I got, I'd probably still have gone with the 6800XT.
Mostly because I'm still not very impressed with ray tracing and don't even turn it on if I have the option, and since I game at 1440p and the card is kind of overkill for that, I haven't needed to turn on FSR. I did turn it on in Horizon Zero Dawn to see what the fuss was about, and didn't notice much of a drop in visuals, but turned it off because I was already getting 100+fps on Ultra.
So how do you go about buying a PS5 these days? I figure I'll ask here since there's people that have figured out how to buy 3080s, and that is goddamn nuts.
Probably by joining Discord channels that monitor stock pages like some of us did/still do for 30xx cards.
I have yet to even bother trying to buy either console and there are no exclusive games that warrant the hassle yet. Many of the games are also available on PC, and with a 3080 I have even less reason to need either console. If I do get one I'll likely get the Series X because of Games Pass.
So how do you go about buying a PS5 these days? I figure I'll ask here since there's people that have figured out how to buy 3080s, and that is goddamn nuts.
Hot Stock app can be really helpful for this. It's how I got my Series X. Following the Wario 64 Twitter for drops is another thing I've seen recommended but that seems slow in comparison.
I was checking into upgrading the power supply in my Alienware Aurora R7. It turns out that you need some special adapter cables because Dell has to be annoying.
This guy found that out.
It seems like a real pain in the butt to hook up, but power supplies always are.
Still, video cards are at absurd prices. I will probably hold off on this. I went ahead and ordered the special adapters in case they become hard to find.
Also, the prices on power supplies are inflated on Amazon. New Egg has them cheaper. https://youtu.be/7vuHCLZe1aA
They still have them for that price on their website, but they are sold out.
It is just crazy that the old models and the new models are about the same price. It is like performance does not matter.
I have a card that I am eyeballing, but it is just over a grand.
Really, I don't have any games that are just begging for an RTX card. Control is just fine without it. Control even looks great at low quality on my laptop.
I got a 6700XT in both my wife and kids computer that I got relatively cheap, but my kid only uses my PC (or her switch) for gaming - Fortnite, some Mine and my wife basically does internet and Excel on her PC.
My kid was playing Fortnite today on my 3950x / 3070 system and mentioned to a friend her frames were 50 fps so clearly I need to look into that because she should be 80-120 fps for 2k gaming.
It is hilarious how much of an advantage a good gaming PC with KBAM is over the cross platform switch people. She uses a controller though so maybe the kids are wrong.
In wondering if she turned ray tracing on or something. I should check.
I got a 6700XT in both my wife and kids computer that I got relatively cheap, but my kid only uses my PC (or her switch) for gaming - Fortnite, some Mine and my wife basically does internet and Excel on her PC.
My kid was playing Fortnite today on my 3950x / 3070 system and mentioned to a friend her frames were 50 fps so clearly I need to look into that because she should be 80-120 fps for 2k gaming.
It is hilarious how much of an advantage a good gaming PC with KBAM is over the cross platform switch people. She uses a controller though so maybe the kids are wrong.
In wondering if she turned ray tracing on or something. I should check.
KBAM beats the shit out of every other control combo I know of for precise absolute targeting. So it owns face at things like shooters and RTS. It sucks butt for things that need precise relative targeting, so you know pain if you've ever tried a flight sim or driving sim with a KBAM.
I would also say anything that requires really precise left stick/WASD stuff like third person games, controllers are better.
FPS's are KBAM all day every day, but I don't do games like Monster Hunter or Dark Souls with a keyboard.
Depends on the third person game. I'm playing Horizon Zero Dawn right now and KBAM is just so much better.
I have a controller for HZD for one single, solitary purpose
Aloy walks slower than every NPC, and runs faster than every NPC, so you can never just fucking walk during talking parts without pressing halfway forward on the godforsaken analog stick
Depends on the third person game. I'm playing Horizon Zero Dawn right now and KBAM is just so much better.
I have a controller for HZD for one single, solitary purpose
Aloy walks slower than every NPC, and runs faster than every NPC, so you can never just fucking walk during talking parts without pressing halfway forward on the godforsaken analog stick
Weird. I find she still walks faster than every NPC, even with walk toggled I have to keep stopping for them top catch up.
It's annoying, but not ennoying enough for me to go to a controller for those parts.
Is 8GB GDDR6 good? That is what is on this RTX 3070 card.
You are likely more than fine unless you're trying to play 4k anything. A 3070 still nearly goes punch for punch with a 2080ti which was like the ultimate card about a year ago.
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That's my assumption, kill the $700 10GB card in favor of the $1200 12GB card. Basically the Super replacing the original but at almost twice the price.
I was considering going after a 3080 depending on my annual bonus in the next few months. Maybe I should start looking now.
And that's where we will be till they can't print money any more. Who wants to post an encouraging yet vague message from the Etherium guys that PoW will be going away "in 6 months"?
I've converted mostly to a console gamer at this point, playing most of my games on a Series X. I do have a Steam Deck coming, I'm allegedly in the first batch due in February. That might be my PC gaming for the forseeable future. I have a PC based on a 4790k and a RX 580. I could update the processor and everything else, and the 580 is still acceptable for 1080p gaming, if that dies and prices are still where they are, I'm done.
I'll also say that I'm in Canada, where prices are higher than US prices. Just looking at memory express the first 3080 Ti I came across is $2000. a 3070 Ti is $1200. RX 6600 and RTX 3060's are $650.
I too have enough disposable income that I could buy cards at those prices and deal with it. But that isn't the point. I just can't justify it.
I bought a 6800XT over a 3080 for about a thousand reasons.
Last year I actually tried to convince myself to do this, or just quit gaming overall. I even looked at board games and tabletop games instead (which is why I bought a bunch of Battletech stuff).
Edit: Forgot the "punch line". I ended up buying one of the Newegg Shuffle 3080s that I put myself in for.
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You got it at MSRP, right?
Not even close. My 6800XT cost me $2000au, 3080s were $2800au+ when I was buying.
given how the difference between the existing 3080 and ti is like 10-15%...
Man this is the dumbest fucking timeline
You buy an xbox one x, and stick a PS5 sticker on it :bigfrown:
I am in the same boat of wanting a PS5 and not being able to find one.
Prices have at least settled a bit since then (it was about 5-6 months ago). At the same store, the 6800XT I bought is now down to $1849 and 3080's range between $2200 and $2500.
Honestly, given how happy I am with the one I got, I'd probably still have gone with the 6800XT.
Mostly because I'm still not very impressed with ray tracing and don't even turn it on if I have the option, and since I game at 1440p and the card is kind of overkill for that, I haven't needed to turn on FSR. I did turn it on in Horizon Zero Dawn to see what the fuss was about, and didn't notice much of a drop in visuals, but turned it off because I was already getting 100+fps on Ultra.
Probably by joining Discord channels that monitor stock pages like some of us did/still do for 30xx cards.
I have yet to even bother trying to buy either console and there are no exclusive games that warrant the hassle yet. Many of the games are also available on PC, and with a 3080 I have even less reason to need either console. If I do get one I'll likely get the Series X because of Games Pass.
Hot Stock app can be really helpful for this. It's how I got my Series X. Following the Wario 64 Twitter for drops is another thing I've seen recommended but that seems slow in comparison.
Obviously that means I'll be waiting a good while, but by then maybe there will be a few good games on it and it won't just be a PS4 upscaler.
This guy found that out.
It seems like a real pain in the butt to hook up, but power supplies always are.
Still, video cards are at absurd prices. I will probably hold off on this. I went ahead and ordered the special adapters in case they become hard to find.
Also, the prices on power supplies are inflated on Amazon. New Egg has them cheaper.
Fucking hell. I got my 10gb 3080 XC3 for 769, and the upgrade is $1300? luuul
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You could put two 6800XTs in Crossfire for that.
If, you know, AMD still supported Crossfire at all.
Also only a few hundred shy of what I paid for my entire PC.
Well they're kinda sorta going to with RDNA3's upper tier SKUs, as long as you don't mind buying both GPUs at the same time in a $2500* package
*Or less. Or more! Who knows? There are no reasons any more! But it'll be a lot.
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I don't think things have improved enough that I would get less now. It was a great card but still stupid anyone paid that for it.
I got my 3070 from Best Buy last February for $650 and it was a god damn lucky miracle.
It is just crazy that the old models and the new models are about the same price. It is like performance does not matter.
I have a card that I am eyeballing, but it is just over a grand.
Really, I don't have any games that are just begging for an RTX card. Control is just fine without it. Control even looks great at low quality on my laptop.
I got a 6700XT in both my wife and kids computer that I got relatively cheap, but my kid only uses my PC (or her switch) for gaming - Fortnite, some Mine and my wife basically does internet and Excel on her PC.
My kid was playing Fortnite today on my 3950x / 3070 system and mentioned to a friend her frames were 50 fps so clearly I need to look into that because she should be 80-120 fps for 2k gaming.
It is hilarious how much of an advantage a good gaming PC with KBAM is over the cross platform switch people. She uses a controller though so maybe the kids are wrong.
In wondering if she turned ray tracing on or something. I should check.
I would also say anything that requires really precise left stick/WASD stuff like third person games, controllers are better.
FPS's are KBAM all day every day, but I don't do games like Monster Hunter or Dark Souls with a keyboard.
I have a controller for HZD for one single, solitary purpose
Aloy walks slower than every NPC, and runs faster than every NPC, so you can never just fucking walk during talking parts without pressing halfway forward on the godforsaken analog stick
Weird. I find she still walks faster than every NPC, even with walk toggled I have to keep stopping for them top catch up.
It's annoying, but not ennoying enough for me to go to a controller for those parts.
You are likely more than fine unless you're trying to play 4k anything. A 3070 still nearly goes punch for punch with a 2080ti which was like the ultimate card about a year ago.