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Written by Scalzi on 2025-01-07 at 21:28

(looks at the cost of a 5090)

Yeeeaaaaaah, skipping a generation here, maybe two

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Written by Jennifer Kayla | Theogrin 🦊 on 2025-01-07 at 21:32

@scalzi

Just put me in cryostasis, maybe when they thaw me out in 100 years the price of a current-gen video card might be lower than the return on one of my kidneys.

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Written by Maisie Summers on 2025-01-07 at 21:41

@scalzi

Holy mother of cash... $3.5k NZD... reckon I'll pass.

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Written by raphael on 2025-01-07 at 22:26

@scalzi it’s really getting ridiculous

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Written by Sam H (he/him) on 2025-01-07 at 22:35

@scalzi my 3060 is staying in my PC for several more years I think.

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Written by David on 2025-01-07 at 22:42

@scalzi I think I have skipped four generations so far, and it is doing wonders for my wallet. :-)

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Written by Marc Lepage on 2025-01-07 at 23:14

@scalzi I'd like to get one, but I'd also like to not sell a kidney.

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Written by P Stewart on 2025-01-08 at 00:33

@scalzi I've been having decent luck with "nab whatever looks solid in the year prior to The New Hotness" each time I do a major upgrade and it seems to be working out, between my needs and recent stuff's capabilities.

It's nice being able to look back that far, skip over the new-release price-gouging, and still usually get things that will work out just fine for several years. Definitely beats the era where if something wasn't brand new it was a doorstop tha wouldn't run anything.

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Written by Philomorph on 2025-01-09 at 21:07

@scalzi Yeah I feel ya - I was still on a 2070 until last year! When I finally decided to upgrade I got an AMD. Not my first AMD, but I'm usually an nVidia buyer.

No regrets about getting a 7800 for 2k and VR gaming though. I'm playing Star Wars Outlaws on max settings perfectly.

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