Don't worry gamers, you can have the 6500XT, these movie enthusiasts won't touch them. So go now, catch 'em all!
And that 580 has probably been pulling crypto duty for years now. I sold a 580 8GB here in FS/FT for $100 years back, I'd like a take back please.Trust me, I'd rather find something older but when 580 8GB or 1060 used are selling for more, leaves little options. The only other option is to spend $600+ on a 3060 or 6600XT.
For $250, an RTX 3050 is kind of a deal, when you consider the current price of the GTX 1650 4GB cards, and the 3050 has 8GB.You won the lottery, because the rest of us got this - https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=video+graphics+card&quicklink=true&N=100007709 8000 601399335&isdeptsrh=1
For $250, an RTX 3050 is kind of a deal, when you consider the current price of the GTX 1650 4GB cards, and the 3050 has 8GB.
I can't believe that people paid $480 for that card in the shuffle. At that price, it should collect dust on a shelf for all eternity.
Simple: Don't buy any card and spend your money on something else instead.When no video card is the alternative, what choice do people have?
Simple: Don't buy any card and spend your money on something else instead.
The whole shortage / pricing on computer components has killed off my desire for all upgrades over the last two years. I'm fairly confident I will use the CPU's integrated graphics going forward instead of a discrete GPU.APU/iGPU if you just need a computer to work.
For Gaming, a console is looking like a better option every day this nonsense continues.
I'm fairly confident I will use the CPU's integrated graphics going forward instead of a discrete GPU.
Don't worry gamers, you can have the 6500XT, these movie enthusiasts won't touch them. So go now, catch 'em all!
When no video card is the alternative, what choice do people have?
The whole shortage / pricing on computer components has killed off my desire for all upgrades over the last two years. I'm fairly confident I will use the CPU's integrated graphics going forward instead of a discrete GPU.
I just refuse to pay these insane prices. And by the time (if ever) things ever get back to "normal", I'm not sure I will ever get back into computers like I had been in the preceding 25 years. I rarely even look at components or their pricing anymore as I have kind of just moved on to other things.
When no video card is the alternative, what choice do people have?
Looks like a basic OEM card, but performs well. You got a good deal -I managed to snag a close to MSRP Palit StormX (ITX) 3050 (£249, £10 over MSRP, £20 over cheapest 6500XT) as a HTPC upgrade.
The whole shortage / pricing on computer components has killed off my desire for all upgrades over the last two years. I'm fairly confident I will use the CPU's integrated graphics going forward instead of a discrete GPU.
I just refuse to pay these insane prices. And by the time (if ever) things ever get back to "normal", I'm not sure I will ever get back into computers like I had been in the preceding 25 years. I rarely even look at components or their pricing anymore as I have kind of just moved on to other things.
I've always liked NV's AIBs a bit more than AMD's. I really appreciate companies like Zotac and Palit putting out pint sized ITX cards or generally just offering a solid range of sizes and cooling options across the stack.
This modern trend of slapping a 3 slot, 3 fan, 14in long cooler on freaking everything has to stop.
... by instead adding $0.50 worth of random rainbow LED lights?Yeah, but how else can they justify selling the card for $200 over MSRP, then?
I've always liked NV's AIBs a bit more than AMD's. I really appreciate companies like Zotac and Palit putting out pint sized ITX cards or generally just offering a solid range of sizes and cooling options across the stack.
This modern trend of slapping a 3 slot, 3 fan, 14in long cooler on freaking everything has to stop.
Against that, of recent reviews on TPU - that is the 6500 xt and the 3050 - this Palit's cooler performed pretty poorly in its group while the 20mm longer Sapphire pulse printe performed really well. I know, the 3050 used 30W more than a 6500Xt but still Palit don't make the best cards.I've always liked NV's AIBs a bit more than AMD's. I really appreciate companies like Zotac and Palit putting out pint sized ITX cards or generally just offering a solid range of sizes and cooling options across the stack.
This modern trend of slapping a 3 slot, 3 fan, 14in long cooler on freaking everything has to stop.
Sold by Fun.PowerPSA: MSI RTX 3050 available right now on Newegg for $689.00.
I wonder how many folks are planning to mine crypto on these. It seems that the miners have already found ways to get around the LHR block:
Crypto Miners Found A Clever Workaround To NVIDIA's GeForce Hashrate Limiter
It was only a matter of time before someone would figure out a way around NVIDIA's hashrate limiter on its GeForce RTX 30 cards.hothardware.com
The 6500 XT won't have this "problem"... 4 GB of VRAM isn't enough to Mine Ethereum.