Hohenheim
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You definitly won't need to deal with this in a long , long time.
Digital Foundry: Why We Recommend Buying a GPU Now
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LiquidMetal14
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Finally procured a 5090 after offloading ther 4090. No regrets. At the minimum I'll have the most expensive card to sell and offset a good amount of the cost for the next one.
yamaci17
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I will wait for the official PS6 specs
if that thing ends up with at least 32GB VRAM, then I'd feel really bad owning an RTX 5070 Ti or an RTX 5080
I'm someone who tries to keep GPUs as long as possible (I have limited budget). I've kept my 3070 for 5 years now, but not being able to use PS5 equivalent textures in many games is just sad. if I get a 5080 now, I'd expect to get at least 6-7 years out of it. and if a situation happens where I cannot use PS6 equivalent textures on an RTX 5080 in 2029, it wouldn't be any different from what I've experienced with 3070 in 2022
if that thing ends up with at least 32GB VRAM, then I'd feel really bad owning an RTX 5070 Ti or an RTX 5080
I'm someone who tries to keep GPUs as long as possible (I have limited budget). I've kept my 3070 for 5 years now, but not being able to use PS5 equivalent textures in many games is just sad. if I get a 5080 now, I'd expect to get at least 6-7 years out of it. and if a situation happens where I cannot use PS6 equivalent textures on an RTX 5080 in 2029, it wouldn't be any different from what I've experienced with 3070 in 2022
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Xbox 360 slim
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I thought about gettinga 5070ti to replace my 3080. But, then I realized PS6 is probably 2 years away. And it'll prob have 20-24GB of VRAM at minimum. Holding out until 2027. Who knows what memebox Xbox will put out.
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balls of snow
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The knock on effect from all these is gaming graphics will probably not advance more than what they are now. Path tracing only games will remain a pipedream thank god. Means system requirements will remain static until probably even 2030.
If your card can run unreal engine 5 games at an acceptable perf than you are good to wait it out until the bubble burst.
If your card can run unreal engine 5 games at an acceptable perf than you are good to wait it out until the bubble burst.
NeonDelta
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been going back and forth all week about whether to upgrade my 3070 to a 9070 or not. Think I'm going to hold for now and reevaluate when the new consoles are out.
If it had more VRAM i wouldn't even consider upgrading it at the moment. Am also tempted by a 9060xt as a stop gap but probably not worth it.
If it had more VRAM i wouldn't even consider upgrading it at the moment. Am also tempted by a 9060xt as a stop gap but probably not worth it.
and it supports phys-x 32 bit as well. Don't forget that.Just bought a 4070ti last week. Wasnt planning to but i was in CEX and someone literally brought in a brand new unopened 4070ti to sell. They were building a new gaming PC bit by bit, and something came up so they needed to sell it.
Anyway even though it was brand new, CEX have to sell at used prices. So i got it for £430.
After testing the card over many games over the last few days, i expect the card to last me years. The advantage of playing on a 60hz tv.
CrustyBritches
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I agree that this black friday season was a good time to buy. I bought 2 cards: 5060 Ti 16GB for $369($300 after PayPal cashback) and 3060 12GB ebay refurb for $189. The deals were good enough on their own regardless of shortages. I think that applies to PS5 as well.
But I mean, only buy if you actually want a card and just haven't been feeling motivated to upgrade.
But I mean, only buy if you actually want a card and just haven't been feeling motivated to upgrade.
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RainblowDash
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Buy now before things get even more expensive.
Durin
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Pretty much Captain Hindsight levels of advice, but yeah if you were thinking of a new GPU...tis the time, unless you're running modern games fine..
Quite a few of them are discounted below MSRP, when a year ago they were above MSRP. It is the best time since pre-pandemic.
Or get a console now (PS5 best deal now), because in a year when Sony goes through their vram they stockpiled earlier this year...they'll all get more expensive until AI bubble pops/deflates, because they all compete for the same silicon foundries.
Quite a few of them are discounted below MSRP, when a year ago they were above MSRP. It is the best time since pre-pandemic.
Or get a console now (PS5 best deal now), because in a year when Sony goes through their vram they stockpiled earlier this year...they'll all get more expensive until AI bubble pops/deflates, because they all compete for the same silicon foundries.
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Celcius
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I'm still running an RTX 3090 and it's still getting me by at 4K but it's definitely showing it's age in the more demanding titles.
I'd prefer not to spend so much on a 5090 and have so much heat dumped in my room/case (600w) but it's the only card in the Blackwell lineup that doesn't have less VRAM than I have now. Sometimes I think about just grabbing a 5080 FE and using that until the rtx 60 series comes out to play around with the new technology and have a little more power but I dunno at this point. The gap between the 5080 and the 5090 is huge.
I'd prefer not to spend so much on a 5090 and have so much heat dumped in my room/case (600w) but it's the only card in the Blackwell lineup that doesn't have less VRAM than I have now. Sometimes I think about just grabbing a 5080 FE and using that until the rtx 60 series comes out to play around with the new technology and have a little more power but I dunno at this point. The gap between the 5080 and the 5090 is huge.
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Buggy Loop
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Holy shit, Nvidia is not gonna bundle VRAM to partners anymore?
Yea guys if you were looking for a GPU, its now !
I'm quite satisfied with a 5070 Ti with its 16GB, no reason to go on the hunt. Anything with memory will be hit hard in coming months anyway, it won't just be GPUs.
LavitzSlambert
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Holy shit, Nvidia is not gonna bundle VRAM to partners anymore?
Yea guys if you were looking for a GPU, its now !
I'm quite satisfied with a 5070 Ti with its 16GB, no reason to go on the hunt. Anything with memory will be hit hard in coming months anyway, it won't just be GPUs.
Nothing ever gets better anymore, it's just a consistent downward trend. No more good deals, so get one now before it gets worse.
Quantum253
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It will be a double-hit, finding stock with the elevated cost and resellers working overtime to hord what they can until the market caps. So now might be the time, but it's probably already too late.
Holy shit, Nvidia is not gonna bundle VRAM to partners anymore?
Yea guys if you were looking for a GPU, its now !
I'm quite satisfied with a 5070 Ti with its 16GB, no reason to go on the hunt. Anything with memory will be hit hard in coming months anyway, it won't just be GPUs.
larrybrady
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Guy on the right ever say how he got that Wolverine sized cut on his face?
Larxia
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Similar here with a 1080, but I'm really starting to see it struggle on newer games.
Buggy Loop
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I still see a ton of GPUs in Canada under MSRP, no idea for USA though but yea, under MSRP or even MSRP?
If anyone was thinking of getting a GPU
Buggy Loop
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I think a ton of products in 2026 will be fucked. Steam machine, all ~5-8 VR headsets planned from multiple companies, etc.
Majima Everywhere System
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There is another option for people who want to sell games drop UE5 requirements, and are basically able to put out games for any system PS4 onwards. Everyone wins, whereas the alternative leads to everyone losing (in the near term for unstable UE5 performance and the long term for inability to contain price on components and dev costs).
Omnipunctual Godot
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Seriously. I finally came to that conclusion after waiting through 20, 30, and 40 series for cheaper prices or better performance. But they just kept getting more expensive each time.
//DEVIL//
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Holy shit, Nvidia is not gonna bundle VRAM to partners anymore?
Yea guys if you were looking for a GPU, its now !
I'm quite satisfied with a 5070 Ti with its 16GB, no reason to go on the hunt. Anything with memory will be hit hard in coming months anyway, it won't just be GPUs.
Imagine an AIB needing to secure 32 GB of GDDR7 for the 5090... lol
man these cards are gonna skyrocket soon lol
People really should secure a video card as soon as possible if they are in the market for one. Stop worrying about 50$ or 100$ less deals. It's gonna get ugly, you wish you paid that 100$
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Not just 2026
Really curious to see what MS and Sony will do, buy GDDR7 capacity now at inflated prices or wait for the bubble to pop but risk a 1-2 year delay to console launches if it doesn't?
Quantum253
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I don't know, I've never had a problem finding a console like I did with the PlayStation 5, and it felt like it was a long time before I ever saw an Xbox One X in the store. The 360/wii were scarce, but not like the 2020 launches.
We just ordered about 500 Dell Pro line laptops (replaced the Latitude series), and our rep didn't mention shortages directly. However, they did have to make a hardware revision for unavailable components. I would imagine Sony/Msoft already have the components provisioned for manufacturing. I would be concerned about quanity post launch. Another product we purchased in bulk were StarTech usb hubs. They were sold out everywhere, but ended up finding some and paying a very high premium.
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This situation is 100x worse than 2020, that was mostly silicon capacity being eaten by low end products (laptops that people bought during lockdowns) or embedded SoCs in cars. This time it's CSPs with infinite money all trying to outspend each other.
Quantum253
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Im concerned that its going to be nuts and places like Re-PC and other PC component salveging are going to selling RAM/CPU/GPUs at a premium. DDR4 might have to last longer. Im curious how long before we hear about what Taiwan manufacturing output will look like
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Didnt Nvidia just announce they arent a gaming company anymore?
I never bet on "wait" cuz the wait can last forever........but this time atleast right now.....it really is a dont bet on wait situation unless you are willing to to wait effectively a generation and still end up paying an inflated price.
Remember the cryptoboom people were willing to wait for prices to drop and instead we got thousand plus dollar xx80s (4080).......the 3080 MSRP was 700 dollars by the by.
If the AI bubble doesnt pop by the time the 6000 series is a thing you are pretty much fucked on pricing.
The cards on the market right now arent yet affected by the AI induced RAM price increases......but everything going forward will be.
So yeah if you are in the market for a GPU now'ish seems like a good time to buy cuz the AI bubble aint popping soon.
I'd really hate to be building a machine right now either way.
Celcius
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Prices may be high now but RAM, videocards, it's all in stock and buyable.
In 2020 during the pandemic you literally could not even find cards in stock anywhere.
Unknown Soldier
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DenchDeckard
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Supers are cancelled dude. But like you said they've never officially existed so Nvidia will just not talk about them and tell everyone " what's been cancelled, it never existed"
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Thebonehead
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DenchDeckard
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Holy shit, Nvidia is not gonna bundle VRAM to partners anymore?
Yea guys if you were looking for a GPU, its now !
I'm quite satisfied with a 5070 Ti with its 16GB, no reason to go on the hunt. Anything with memory will be hit hard in coming months anyway, it won't just be GPUs.
Honestly, man. I've been saying it for a few weeks.
I obviously can not speak openly about this situation but I PROMISE anyone who is remotely interested in a GPU or memory to buy it this weekend and do not hold up.
This situation is going to go nuclear in the new year if something absolutely drastic doesn't happen with AI. Even then we are talking months to resolve. If the AI stuff continues it's going to be a year or more.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
PC gaming is dead?
But yes, RTX3000s are still totally viable cards with DLSS and clever settings work.
If you are at RTX4000s you dont really need a 5000 and probably the 6000 wont be worth the entry price.
Skip 2 generations and get a real leap in performance at RTX 7000s.
But if you are in the market for a new machine, better buy current stock than wait for the inflated prices of the next set.
Von Hugh
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The middle one is going to come out as transgender. Mark my words.
DenchDeckard
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PC gaming is dead?
But yes, RTX3000s are still totally viable cards with DLSS and clever settings work.
If you are at RTX4000s you dont really need a 5000 and probably the 6000 wont be worth the entry price.
Skip 2 generations and get a real leap in performance at RTX 7000s.
But if you are in the market for a new machine, better buy current stock than wait for the inflated prices of the next set.
It's funny that all these none pc players think this isn't going to affect ps5s and switches.
Hudo
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I don't need a new machine right now. It's just that I find DF to be wrong enough times that usually their "advice" should be taken with a lot of caution.
DF are top notch when it comes to videos where they compare FPS of different versions of a game. Everything they do outside of this is highly questionable at best. Ask them how ray tracing works or global illumination is usually done and get ready to laugh your ass off.
JimmyRustler
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Fuck it, I just ordered a new rig. Going all in.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D (8x 4.7GHz / 5.2GHz Turbo)
64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 AMD/Intel 6000MHz Corsair Vengeance RGB CL30
32GB NVIDIA RTX5090
I don't think prices will get any better. My first rig since 2015.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D (8x 4.7GHz / 5.2GHz Turbo)
64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 AMD/Intel 6000MHz Corsair Vengeance RGB CL30
32GB NVIDIA RTX5090
I don't think prices will get any better. My first rig since 2015.
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DenchDeckard
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Great decision, if you have been seriously considering a PC. I think you will be able to sit very happy for months at what price you got the PC.
JimmyRustler
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Well, I just ran a calculation of the single components via Chat GPT and it already showed me a higher total price that what the shop offered for the entire rig.
So I figured, man, I'm not going to wait. Especially since I see how the AI market is growing exponentially. This stuff is going to get even more expensive next year for sure.
roosnam1980
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already got a radeon 9060xt 16gb a couple of months back.
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Radical_3d
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Nice advice but I don't think my i7-6700 is up to the task and it's an awful moment to buy an whole computer.
MMaRsu
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ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB GDDR7, is that a good card for my system? I have a MSI X470 Motherboard, a Ryzen 5700x, 32GB of ram, Windows 10, a 750 watt PSU I think, a big Coolermaster case, but Im not sure it'll fit in my PCI slot.. And also I dont know if I need to upgrade anything else in my case. Or my windows? Right now I have a 3070 Gigabyte Gaming OC 8GB. It's still serving me fine, in 2560x1440 I get about 100 FPS in Arc Raiders, when using DLSS Transformer model and all settings on High, RTGI is at medium.
Or a 5070ti??
Or a 5070ti??
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lh032
I cry about Xbox and hate PlayStation.
Rtx7000 7000 dollars
PC gaming is dead?
But yes, RTX3000s are still totally viable cards with DLSS and clever settings work.
If you are at RTX4000s you dont really need a 5000 and probably the 6000 wont be worth the entry price.
Skip 2 generations and get a real leap in performance at RTX 7000s.
But if you are in the market for a new machine, better buy current stock than wait for the inflated prices of the next set.