Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWe all deserve better than thiswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1381arrow-down14cross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
arrow-up1377arrow-down1external-linkWe all deserve better than thiswww.pcgamer.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square109fedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 days agoYeah. I bought a 3060 on eBay for $240 a few weeks ago. Works great.
minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoBrand new Intel ARC B580 puts up numbers in the 4060 range and only costs around $250
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 days agoI usually buy AMD for their open-source support. I wanted nvidia this time around to fiddle with AI stuff, which is better-supported on nvidia right now.
minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down12·2 days ago fiddle with AI stuff I.e. one of the same things that causing gouging on GPUs and the market to be pushed out of gamers hands.
minus-squarefmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 day agoThis person is a consumer, just like you. Your gaming is no more important than their fiddling. Your angst is pointed in the wrong direction.
minus-squareAngryMob@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoPeople at home using their gpus for a mix of gaming and local ai are not really the source of that issue
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 days agoI was upgrading anyway. My RX 580 wasn’t cutting it for games any more.
Yeah. I bought a 3060 on eBay for $240 a few weeks ago. Works great.
Brand new Intel ARC B580 puts up numbers in the 4060 range and only costs around $250
I usually buy AMD for their open-source support. I wanted nvidia this time around to fiddle with AI stuff, which is better-supported on nvidia right now.
I.e. one of the same things that causing gouging on GPUs and the market to be pushed out of gamers hands.
This person is a consumer, just like you. Your gaming is no more important than their fiddling. Your angst is pointed in the wrong direction.
People at home using their gpus for a mix of gaming and local ai are not really the source of that issue
I was upgrading anyway. My RX 580 wasn’t cutting it for games any more.