I have a client that has a gaming pc. The current graphics card is an RTX 3090 Ventus 24GB. It has kicked the bucket after 2 years. My client is looking for a potential upgrade. They want it to be able to handle any current game at max res. I am not really up on the current top graphics cards these days. I would love some nibblers recommendations on top-of-the-line graphics cards. While they don't have unlimited money they do understand the price of a good graphics card. TIA
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YeOldeStonecat
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I know my son is about to get an RTX 3090ti....it's about 1800 bucks. Good grief, back when I was gaming, my whole computer didn't cost that much!
Yea the one he has is 1500. yikes
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For now probably stick with the 3090 or 3090ti. There's also rumors that nvidia and amd could have new gpu's releasing later this year but I haven't found 100% confirmation on that or what the pricing would be, here's a link to an article about it https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/amd-rdna-3-right-around-corner/
Looks like MSI has a warranty of 3 years for their gaming graphics cards- your client should look into that before throwing down another 1500-1800!
Looks like MSI has a warranty of 3 years for their gaming graphics cards- your client should look into that before throwing down another 1500-1800!
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Just saw this pop up:
EVGA 3090Ti FTW - $1150
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EVGA 3090Ti FTW - $1150
EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 24GB GDDR6X Graphics Card $1150 + Free Shipping
Best price for ppl to doesn't want to wait for 4000 https://www.evga.com/products/pro...P5-4983-KR
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If the governments of the world don't smack the nVidia monopoly? Yes... They've been illegally manipulating prices since the 20 series launch.
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Personally I am a huge gamer, I own a Gigabyte Nvidia GeForce 2070 RTX. This card rocks, I play at 1920x1080 over x3 monitors at 144Hz.
I got in just before the crypto crazyness, so scored this card new @ $AUS640.00.
@Sky-Knight no not really AMD have just been lagging and is across the board; due to supply as others so no real deal there.
Another of personal note, and Nvidia took over 3DFX whom I was a fan of and still own some Voodoo's! Though 3DFX where going downhill.
I got in just before the crypto crazyness, so scored this card new @ $AUS640.00.
@Sky-Knight no not really AMD have just been lagging and is across the board; due to supply as others so no real deal there.
Another of personal note, and Nvidia took over 3DFX whom I was a fan of and still own some Voodoo's! Though 3DFX where going downhill.
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Hasn't Intel just entered the GPU space? I recall reading that they had products coming to market this summer.
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Intel GPUs are more budget end and not in the US market. The 3090 and 3090ti are basically the top end at this time not sure when the 40xx series will land. I haven't bought a top tier GPU in over a decade few games really need it and right now the biggest strain is 4k gaming. I am not sold on the value of 4k it does not provide as noticeable improvement to me on my TV and for my PC there are little to no 16:10 monitors with resolutions better than 1920x1200 and I have a strong preference for 16:10 monitors.
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@frase NVidia doesn't make their money on GPUs... in the GPU market they do not have a monopoly. But in the markets that matter, they most certainly do, and they are using that leverage to manipulate the GPU market. The 20 series launch was the experiment, they got away with the price hike and now they're plowing forward.
There's a reason why the EU and US said no to nVidia buying ARM. And it has NOTHING to do with GPUs.
There's a reason why the EU and US said no to nVidia buying ARM. And it has NOTHING to do with GPUs.
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Also some recent news articles have said Intel may axe the GPU, so it's a bit uncertain. Also Gamers Nexus tested the cards and although they work, driver support is, well..... embarassing.
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I hope they don't throw in the towel, Intel needs a GPU to maintain its position in the market. But yeah, current drivers are REALLY bad. But then again, so were AMD's right after they took over ATI. Not that ATI drivers were terribly good back then either... nor were nVidias really. It takes time to build up a code base, but you can't do that without hardware, and you don't want hardware that doesn't sell because you lack a code base.
If this crap was easier, any one of us could do it. But we can't, because it's hard.
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Intel's issue is just on the driver front and they do seem to have a good plan to move forward on improving that. Some might argue Intel has a general performance issue but based on the indicated MSRP for their cards the performance is really in line with competitors at the price to performance ratio. Their cards will also have a piece of the Encode/Decode market for things like Plex, JellyFin, & Emby as testing in that realm has shown them to out preform nVidia.
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@Blues Agreed, I'm liking what I see. They tried to be lazy and use a unified code base for their discrete and integrated GPUs and it blew up in their faces. Now that they've got their brains screwed in and properly separated the two projects we should see some very solid progress.
And if they can use the discrete tech to improve their integrated GPUs while getting creative with their high and low efficiency core concept we see in the 12th gens... things will get VERY interesting indeed. Because you're right, there are many applications for a relatively low power GPU that's very electrically and thermally efficient that exists at a low price point.
Intel's GPUs used to fill that void nicely 5-6 years ago, but they've fallen behind on that price to performance curve. Fixing it will go a long way to stabilizing the market with entry level options. It's nothing but benefits for the consumer if they stay in this fight.
NVidia telling us an entry level card is $350 is utterly bonkers.
And if they can use the discrete tech to improve their integrated GPUs while getting creative with their high and low efficiency core concept we see in the 12th gens... things will get VERY interesting indeed. Because you're right, there are many applications for a relatively low power GPU that's very electrically and thermally efficient that exists at a low price point.
Intel's GPUs used to fill that void nicely 5-6 years ago, but they've fallen behind on that price to performance curve. Fixing it will go a long way to stabilizing the market with entry level options. It's nothing but benefits for the consumer if they stay in this fight.
NVidia telling us an entry level card is $350 is utterly bonkers.
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