New Computer

Ian · March 11, 2023, 02:17:06 PM

You can get a Gigabyte 3060 on Amazon right now for $400 and it’ll come with 12GB of VRAM. I tried looking into 20 series cards with similar specs yet those all have some crazy ass VRAM tax in them and are well into the $1k prices which is absolutely bizarre to me.

EDIT: Gigabyte has an RTX 3060 Ti on Amazon for $430 right now.

Quote from: Aether on March 11, 2023, 11:13:37 AM

I only have a 1660. Don't know if I should replace it with the same or get an upgrade. Got about 500 bucks I could spend on one.

Aether · March 11, 2023, 03:22:57 PM

Quote from: Ian on March 11, 2023, 02:17:06 PM

You can get a Gigabyte 3060 on Amazon right now for $400 and it’ll come with 12GB of VRAM. I tried looking into 20 series cards with similar specs yet those all have some crazy ass VRAM tax in them and are well into the $1k prices which is absolutely bizarre to me.

EDIT: Gigabyte has an RTX 3060 Ti on Amazon for $430 right now.

Quote from: Aether on March 11, 2023, 11:13:37 AM
I only have a 1660. Don't know if I should replace it with the same or get an upgrade. Got about 500 bucks I could spend on one.

I was thinking about looking at a 3060. The 1660 has been perfectly fine for the stuff I play but it would be nice to have something at least a little more future proof.

I don't really understand GPU prices. Last time I looked at 20 series cards a few months ago I saw many priced much higher than newer gen cards with similar specs. I know crypto mining fucked GPU prices up, but I figured they would've returned closer to "normal" since the crash.

Ian · March 11, 2023, 06:26:24 PM

20 series cards are trapped in some bizarro world for some reason; I think it’s partially also due to their supply also being very low since we’re now in the 40 series. With that being said the 30 series isn’t much better; the 3060 and its Ti counterpart are really the only “good” deal and I use parentheses because they’re still above MSRP.

The next bargain card that’s currently out is the 4070 Ti which is way overkill for 1080p.

Ian · April 20, 2023, 08:54:09 AM

Looking at the 40 series cards, I must retract my earlier statement. The 4090 is literally the only good Ada Lovelace card and it costs as much as an old beater car.

Fuck Nvidia. Someone needs to tell Leather Jacket man no one is mining Ethereum anymore and Moore's Law isn't dead with Intel prepping 2nm processors.

Ian · June 29, 2023, 09:07:30 AM

New Battlestation

Due to an emergency situation, I immediately moved out of my apartment and moved back in with family. I will continue to stay here until a new opportunity presents itself, but I will not be moving in with strangers moving forward regardless of recommendations. On the upside, I have a much larger space right now, and my GIRLFRIEND helped me put a new desk together, it even has a hutch which I was quick to decorate with. Pics below:

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Ingy · June 30, 2023, 08:40:35 AM

Move in with me

Ian · June 30, 2023, 09:14:57 AM

How much you charging? I can pay you some old receipts and Ghibli movies on Blu-ray as rent.

Quote from: Coomer on June 30, 2023, 08:40:35 AM

Move in with me

Zonda · August 01, 2023, 03:11:18 AM

I only recently upgraded from the PC I built in 2011. Thing was on its absolute last legs to say the least lmao