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Gamers Are Reportedly Skipping GPU Upgrades Due to Soaring Prices — Paying Bills Takes Priority Over Chasing NVIDIA’s RTX 5090 (wccftech.com)

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Well I am shocked, SHOCKED I say! Well, not that shocked.

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[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 49 points 1 day ago (4 children)

It doesn't help that the gains have been smaller, and the prices higher.

I've got a RX 6800 I bought in 2020, and nothing but the 5090 is a significant upgrade, and I'm sure as fuck not paying that kind of money for a video card.

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

I'm in the same boat.

In general, there's just no way I could ever justify buying a Nvidia card in terms of cost per buck, it's absolutely ridiculous.

I'll fork over 4 digits for a gfx when salaries go up by a digit as well.

[–] AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago

I just picked up a used RX 6800 XT after doing some research and comparing prices.

The fact that a gpu this old can outperform or match most newer cards at a fraction of the price is insane, but I'm very happy with my purchase. Solid upgrade from my 1070 Ti

[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

Not to mention the cards have gotten huge and you just about need a nuclear reactor to power them. Melting cables and all.

[–] arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 21 hours ago

I have a 6700xt and 5700x and my pc can do vr and play star citizen, they are the most demanding things I do on my pc, why should I spend almost £1000 to get a 5070 or 9070 and an am5 board+processor?