I really don't like the trend of PC components getting more power hungry- the cost of electricity is one thing but also the added heat output, bigger/more complex coolers, PCBs, components etc will rise the costs (especially weird in the world where going green, sustainability, efficiency are big talking points). Basically anything below 150-200W can be soon considered low end. In mid 2000's the top end cards barely reached 100W and back then it seemed like a lot.
As for overall pricing I think many people will be in for a shock. My current expectation (Nvidia/AMD):
60/600 series ~500$ MSRP
70/700 series ~700$ MSRP
80/800 series ~1000-1200$ MSRP
90/900 series ~1500-2500$ MSRP
-Agreed, the size of the heatsinks are the most distressing element of the creeping power trend IMO.
These 3.5 slot coolers are already absurd, I'm not enthused about what the future has in store for us.
Might need to update the PCI-E spec to build in an offset GPU brace on the motherboard to distribute card weight.
Yes, but I'm glad sufficient coolers come stock on AIB cards, so no more modding to get silence. I'm also glad we've gotten completely away from blower style coolers.
Yeah, if anything it has ended the reign of the blower cards.
Really, there just needs to be another x16 PCIe slot (electrically connected or not) at position 3 on all gaming motherboards. Then a PCB tab could connect to a mechanical structure on the AIB and help support the weight. That was pretty universal when SLI/Crossfire were common place.-Agreed, the size of the heatsinks are the most distressing element of the creeping power trend IMO.
These 3.5 slot coolers are already absurd, I'm not enthused about what the future has in store for us.
Might need to update the PCI-E spec to build in an offset GPU brace on the motherboard to distribute card weight.
AMD cards are "budget trash". Prove me wrongAmazon (and others) now have many AMD cards listed for below MSRP. So if you have been holding out, or you need one before 7K series comes out, now is the time.
People don't buy AMD cards. They just don't. The only reason miners bought them is because the Nvidia cards were all sold out and most gamers just don't want them at all. It's like Nvidia cast a spell on people or something, but they always buy Nvidia no matter what. When I think of an AMD GPU being in my system, I imagine a cheap white square menu for the GPU settings that I'm not familiar with and probably doesn't even work right anyway, stuttering game performance with lots of people saying "they're working on it", VR just not working at all, random mystery crashes that seem to only apply to my specific hardware configuration because of the GPU that no one can help with (including AMD because their driver team consists of 5 dudes in a trailer office with no A/C), random glitches and programs not working that I always assumed would work no matter what, aaaand more.
You couldn't PAY me to use an AMD GPU. I might as well stick a pancake in my rig and hope for the best.
So, you actually haven't had one in you rig? Anyway, AMD has a very large team in China compared to the smaller one they had in the US. They seem to be making good headway from what I've read. That said, NV had the lead in driver developments and dev support so long, it'll be hard to reach parity. I'm willing to go AMD with my next upgrade (hopefully in the next 6 months if prices drop a bit more), and I've been a nvidiot for ~20 years.People don't buy AMD cards. They just don't. The only reason miners bought them is because the Nvidia cards were all sold out and most gamers just don't want them at all. It's like Nvidia cast a spell on people or something, but they always buy Nvidia no matter what. When I think of an AMD GPU being in my system, I imagine a cheap white square menu for the GPU settings that I'm not familiar with and probably doesn't even work right anyway, stuttering game performance with lots of people saying "they're working on it", VR just not working at all, random mystery crashes that seem to only apply to my specific hardware configuration because of the GPU that no one can help with (including AMD because their driver team consists of 5 dudes in a trailer office with no A/C), random glitches and programs not working that I always assumed would work no matter what, aaaand more.
You couldn't PAY me to use an AMD GPU. I might as well stick a pancake in my rig and hope for the best.
So, you actually haven't had one in you rig? Anyway, AMD has a very large team in China compared to the smaller one they had in the US. They seem to be making good headway from what I've read. That said, NV had the lead in driver developments and dev support so long, it'll be hard to reach parity. I'm willing to go AMD with my next upgrade (hopefully in the next 6 months if prices drop a bit more), and I've been a nvidiot for ~20 years.
Lol! Well, that as some time ago…I had a 9700 Pro.
Lol! Well, that as some time ago…
It's a trap! You will regret it if you buy any of these. 4080 is what you want. Repeat after me. (waving my hand in front of you) 4080 is what I want.I'd like to get a 12GB RTX 3080 or 16GB RX 6800 XT.
I really hope the crypto crashes lasts until the 4090 release, so i can actually get one at MSRP without a stupid lottery, queue 9.0, or doing some dumb package deal where they throw in a exploding PSU with it.
It's probably going to be so expensive that there will be plenty of stock to satisfy you and the other 5 dudes buying one.