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[–] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 69 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Exactly. The best time to buy a graphics card is never

[–] wrath_of_grunge@kbin.social 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

really my rule of thumb has always been when it's a significant upgrade.

for a long time i didn't really upgrade until it was a 4x increase over my old. certain exceptions were occasionally made. nowadays i'm a bit more opportunistic in my upgrades. but i still seek out 'meaningful' upgrades. upgrades that are a decent jump over the old. typically 50% improvement in performance, or upgrades i can get for really cheap.

[–] schmidtster@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

4x…? Even in older cards that’s more than a decade between cards.

A 4080 is only 2.5x as powerful as a 1080ti, those are 5 years apart.

[–] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

What's wrong with upgrading once every 5-10 years? Not everyone plays the latest games on 4k Ultra

Admittedly 4x is a bit steep, more like 3-4x

[–] schmidtster@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Starfield requires a minimum 1070ti to play. It’s not just about fidelity, you just wouldn’t be able to play any newer games.

[–] wooki@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] SheDiceToday@eslemmy.es 2 points 11 months ago

Dude, there's dozens of us!

[–] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Graphics card. Not even once.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Real gamers use ayahuasca.