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[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Might just be a personal perspective, but the majority of Nvidia cards that I've seen purchased in my community (Not in germany tho) are second hand - most aren't buying the 50 series due to their horrible pricing. People are buying AMD cards new though due to their good value proposition.

[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The power consumption of the 50xx cards is just insane, and this makes it a bad choice in Germany where electricity prices are very high. This means I have to pay a premium for the card, extra for the excessive power demands and potentially extra in summer to keep my gaming room cool.

[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

That is an important aspect I didn't consider, good catch.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 0 points 19 hours ago

American don't think about that. Same reason poor people buy V8 pickups then complain about being poor.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

While nobody is talking about the Intel B580, which was actually spectacular for the price.

[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

I think the limiting factor for that one is availability depending on region. In the US the B580 is an amazing budget card, but AMD has a better distribution network in say LATAM nations.