I don't care. My 1080gtx is still perfectly fine for 1k and 2k gaming.
I don't care. My 1080gtx is still perfectly fine for 1k and 2k gaming.
I guess, therefore, even though I bought last-gen cards, I see why @bigboxes said that I was part of the problem.Most gamers are limping along on much less than a 1080.
I'd be wary of believing in anything that technological utopians promise the masses. And 15 transactions per second with 34 KWh required per transaction is horribly inefficient and wasteful.For the record, I believe that one aspect that led to Crypto-currency's creation, was the belief that the "current banking system" was a "waste of resources", and they chose to "innovate them out of existance".
For sure though, I mean, sending thousands (millions) of diesel trucks around between bulding to building, hauling cash, and burning fossil fuels, is so much more efficient than a computer network and PCs running it. Right? It's not like the current banking system has no overhead, as far as resource usage, and it certainly has a LOT of downsides, when dealing with banks and whatnot.
Why not use a hassle-free electronic system, where citizens contract with citizens DIRECTLY, and cut out the (bloated, IMHO) middleman layer.
The internet allows us to communicate around-the-world, at the speed of light (nearly), for such a low price that consumer network connections are usually mostly "unlimited" (well, aside from Comcast)... why not do the same thing with our system of money, that the internet did to the postal and parcel services?
Or do you want to make the internet illegal, because it's a "waste of resources", and "we already had the postal system". Because that seems to be your position on this matter.
Another option is to play one of the tens of thousands of other PC games that don't don't require high-end hardware.Dear Friends, I refuse to pay $2K or more for a single graphics card, especially since the original MSRP for Nvidia's RTX 3080 was $700, but I've seen prices for it as high as $2,700K. That's ridiculous.. I'll take up some other hobby/ies in the meantime. I wish you, who are still on this ever-inclining treadmill, that you'll find what you want. Good luck.
I guess, therefore, even though I bought last-gen cards, I see why @bigboxes said that I was part of the problem.
My farm is mostly GTX 1660 Super/Ti and RX 5700/XT cards. A couple of RX 5600XT and GTX 1650 too.
I had sold / gave away most of my prior cards, like my Polaris cards. (I didn't understand under-volting at the time, so I mistakenly believed that Polaris cards were in-efficient.)
Edit: Important note!
Although I ratcheted up the hyperbole to make an arguement, I harbor no ill will towards bigboxes, and I ask that you all do the same. Don't read the prior and decide to "take sides" please. I don't mean to diminish bigboxes's good reputation in any way due to our heated exchange either.
In fact, we just virtually shared a drink. So, he good, I good, and readers should be too.
- Damn, I love happy endings *wipes away tears*
I also like when stories have happy endings too, like Larry & Boxes
That video was wrong. Look at Nvidia's financial reports. They are shipping more big dies GPUs than ever before.Nvidia said they sold a record number of cards, but I saw a video saying production was something like 1/4 of normal levels. Makes sense. Doesn't seem like they are making any cards to be honest.
That video was wrong. Look at Nvidia's financial reports. They are shipping more big dies GPUs than ever before.
I decided to jump on a premade with a price that was reasonably close to MSRP.
Almost a month in, and no regrets. 3060Ti is a beauty.
Simply put a shortage is relative to demand and there is far more demand for Ampere than the previous generation. As an example Q1 was up over 100% in gaming revenue compared to pre-Ampere. Normally it dies down in Q1 but that didn't happen and Nvidia's Q2 guidance didn't expect demand to reduce either.That sounds very strange to hear. Not saying it's false or anything, but very strange. GPU's still don't exist, so where are they all going? Is the entire generation of 3000 series GPUs in mining warehouses and on ebay? Because most gamers like me certainly don't have them. They are priced so high as if they are some sort of alien technology that reverses aging or something.
Also, I thought Nvidia was affected by the global chip shortage issue. If they are shipping more GPUs than ever before, then certainly the chip shortage has no effect on them, right? How can they be making more GPUs during the worst of times than they made during the best of times?
Simply put a shortage is relative to demand and there is far more demand for Ampere than the previous generation. As an example Q1 was up over 100% in gaming revenue compared to pre-Ampere. Normally it dies down in Q1 but that didn't happen and Nvidia's Q2 guidance didn't expect demand to reduce either.
They don't get two consecutive record quarters by not shipping GPUs, especially when Ampere barely increased MSRPs.
That sounds very strange to hear. Not saying it's false or anything, but very strange. GPU's still don't exist, so where are they all going? Is the entire generation of 3000 series GPUs in mining warehouses and on ebay?
Bitcoin won't overtake the dollar as the legitimate form of currency. If that could happen, bitcoin will be banned.Enjoy your Fiat dollars, when the Fed prints so many and devalues them into nothing. Enjoy brings a wheel-barrow full of money to walmart to shop for milk.
Or embraced, like in El Salvador. No capital gains taxes on buying and selling Bitcoin! It's legal tender in El Salvador.Bitcoin won't overtake the dollar as the legitimate form of currency. If that could happen, bitcoin will be banned.
Or embraced, like in El Salvador. No capital gains taxes on buying and selling Bitcoin! It's legal tender in El Salvador.
I thought that you just "hated" mining? You are against Crypto-currency in general? Sigh.Well, move to effin' El Salvador. I hope it's soon illegal here.
!I thought that you just "hated" mining? You are against Crypto-currency in general? Sigh.
I read that as "maybe a 12-gauge could help you quit". Final exit style indeed!You can stop at any time. Maybe a 12-step group can help you quit.