Digital Foundry: Why We Recommend Buying a GPU Now
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CentralScrutinizer
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Developers better learn to optimize because next gen adoption will be sloowww if the pricing doesn't get reigned in.
Hohenheim
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Definitly. But as things stand, I wouldn't be suprised if the 60-series won't be around until late 2027. And by then the 6080 will probably be 5090-level, But with lower power consumption. Maybe.
LavitzSlambert
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Not who you quoted, but GPUs are probably a decent purchase now if you can get a good BF deal, but the people panic buying 64GB of RAM now are just feeding into the stupidity. PC gamers have no sense of value though, they are told to jump and do. They're willing to spend absurd amounts of money on components because they're "saving" by not "having to pay for online".
Omnipunctual Godot
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Upgrading from my i7-6700k gave me a few extra years to hold out before upgrading from my 1080 ti. Going from an i7-6700k to an i7-12700k made a world of difference not just with games, but everything.
Omnipunctual Godot
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Congrats. With that setup you might last another 10.
simpatico
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I agree. I'm checking FB daily waiting for a good one to pop up.
Here's the facts:
- this hardware gen still has a decade to go. Switch 2 and PS6 specs guarantee this. Valve knew this when they spec'd Steam Womb
- Memory is cheaper today than it will be tomorrow. Don't be overconfident because we've had RAM spikes in the past. AI didn't exist and Nvidia wasn't feeding planet earth back then. This is a new era and anything is possible.
I think we're in the beginning of the end of home computing. Where the processing happens at home I mean. For a myriad of reasons, cloud computing just makes sense for the future. When physical market realities, like needing people to dig up more RAM hit us, it's worth looking at what we're asking for.
32GB PS6's in every home is an expensive endeavor. And what's the upside? Carving up gaming 6xxx series chips sounds equally implausible. Far more important customers want those chips and it'll be a bitch to get the vRAM. Just use GeForce Now.
Here's the facts:
- this hardware gen still has a decade to go. Switch 2 and PS6 specs guarantee this. Valve knew this when they spec'd Steam Womb
- Memory is cheaper today than it will be tomorrow. Don't be overconfident because we've had RAM spikes in the past. AI didn't exist and Nvidia wasn't feeding planet earth back then. This is a new era and anything is possible.
I think we're in the beginning of the end of home computing. Where the processing happens at home I mean. For a myriad of reasons, cloud computing just makes sense for the future. When physical market realities, like needing people to dig up more RAM hit us, it's worth looking at what we're asking for.
32GB PS6's in every home is an expensive endeavor. And what's the upside? Carving up gaming 6xxx series chips sounds equally implausible. Far more important customers want those chips and it'll be a bitch to get the vRAM. Just use GeForce Now.
Unknown Soldier
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Valve getting into artificial womb technology sounds kind of awesome TBH
simpatico
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Imagine Gabe carrying your clone forever on his yacht. Rubbing belly while watching the sunset. It's the real Death Stranding 3.
RafterXL
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Only if you already have a decent PC. If you're already struggling then waiting is a shit proposition. I just built a new one and put a 5800x3d/5070 system on CL for $900 to see if I could unload it fast, but if doesn't I'll probably get more for it in 6 months and even more a year from now. The PC hardware market is looking bleak and I don't see it getting better any time soon.