If you can hold out longer and not upgrade your GPU, you'll be able to squeeze Nvidia and AMD some more.
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If you're eligible for the Amazon Prime store card, you can get a $200 gift card on approval. Then you could snatch up a 3060 for $200-$250ish. And if you flip your old card, as much of a hassle that is, you can bridge the gap more.
Doubly so if you grab one of the "used" cards from Amazon Warehouse.
I agree that those cards are fine in 4 years if you don't max out, but a GTX 1070 (from 6 years ago, which is the same as the RX 3070 in 4 years since it was released 2 years ago) is not really good right now.
Would love to have a conversation again in 4-5 years with people that have an RTX 3070 (ti). I know how it felt owning a GTX 680. Everyone said 2GB is enough for the next 6 years. Spoiler alert nobody was using a GTX 680 anymore in 2018/2019.
But I do think we are kind of arguing two different things. I am well aware it is easily possible to run a card for a long time. I survived 6 years with an R9 290X. Some few people with 1080p and 1440p monitors will still game in 2026 on their 3070.
At that time again the power draw in relation to performance might even make the 3070 a more expensive product then. At least for me in europe where I no with an absolute smile on my face can pay 4x the electricity prices that people in the US pay.
what about the high end (i think the 1080ti was high end) was it fairly priced? im going high end (7900xt/4090) cause im going 4k animation and game design as well as playing games at 4k (or if possible 8k) in at least 60
People going crazy about power consumption as if NV was only gonna release a 4090 and nothing else....
Sure it may or may not increase across the whole range but let's not act like we won't get more perf/W.
All the comments along the line of "I got a 3080 now because next gen cards are gonna be power hogs" I read on various sites make no sense.
Sure it may or may not increase across the whole range but let's not act like we won't get more perf/W.
All the comments along the line of "I got a 3080 now because next gen cards are gonna be power hogs" I read on various sites make no sense.
I'm not sure if I should wait or just give in now. I'm still running a 970. XD
Even a 3060 Ti would be a big upgrade for ya!=O But yeah if you can wait for a 4060/4070 that would be great as well.
Not sure, though I wouldn't be surprised if 4060 is in early 2023.
Just checked to see how much my 3080 Ti Hybrid is going for. Ouch lol. D:
i want to upgrade my pc but i've honestly had zero issue playing what i want to play on a 980/now 1080. I'd like a 3080 but considering there aren't even really games taking advantage of the tech I feel like what's the point? by the time I need that kind of power it's going to be half the price. it helps that I have next gen consoles already so I can use those for most titles. I need a new PC next year latest anyway so I'm hoping they will at least be sub-400. Even saying that out loud hurts, it's so expensive.
No.
Unless you're aiming at a 4090Ti OC AIB model with unlocked vBIOS retailing for $2500.
It has 192 bit memory bus which means that you can have either 6 or 12 GBs of RAM on it.
6 is too low for a 3060 with its raytracing capabilities so they went with 12.
1.2 years ago I managed to snag a 3070 Aorus for $675+tax from BH Photo. I feel like it should've been $450-$500, but considering I managed to pick it up new and at close the height of the craziness I don't feel too bad, it's been a good card.
Got a decent undervolt on this, with reasonable ambient temps it never gets over 71c and draws like 215 watts. My 550watt Seasonic PSU runs it just fine.
The fact these new cards potentially can be pulling sustained 800 watts... That's literally insane to me.
Got a decent undervolt on this, with reasonable ambient temps it never gets over 71c and draws like 215 watts. My 550watt Seasonic PSU runs it just fine.
The fact these new cards potentially can be pulling sustained 800 watts... That's literally insane to me.