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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Just don’t buy a new card unless you really need to.

I bought a 3080 because that gen seemed like a pretty solid bump in performance for the price. The new Nvidia gen is underwhelming so just wait.

Or if you really need one now buy a 30 or 40 series card.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is the way. Have a 3090, 980ti before that. Really no need to get anything new yet.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

Similar for me too, had a 980ti and then got a 6800xt a few years ago and I'm fine until about 2030 probably

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I got a 3070ti but my old one was something like a 780? I don't remember exactly. Before that I had a Radeon 5970. That's an upgrade roughly every 7 years I guess.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I waited like 6 months to get a 5080.

Im glad I waited, now I can get a 4080 for a good price.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

That's fair. I'm on an all AMD system with no need to change, tbh. 7800XT.