Nvidia RTX Discussion

Robert ninja · 02-06-2021 02:39AM

ironictoaster wrote: »

Out of curiosity, how long do people use their current GPU before replacing it?

2013: 660 Ti (died)
2016: RX 480
2021: 3070

Seems about 4ish years although the latest upgrade was the whole PC not just the GPU. I probably would've used the first GPUs about another year if it didn't die as well as the 2nd one if the computer didn't start crashing from lack of RAM (I don't use SWAP) so I'd probably be leaning on 5 years of use if the GPU was the only consideration.

Tin Man · 02-06-2021 09:59AM

ironictoaster wrote: »

Out of curiosity, how long do people use their current GPU before replacing it?

Feb 2013 - GTX680

July 2016 - GTX1070

Every three or four years seems to be the sweet spot. You also have to factor in the fact that most developers won't have the resources to optimize for every GPU. So while on paper the 680 should have been able to handle newer games for a little while longer, developers just stopped looking at it at a certain point.
Steam surveys are a good measure of how likely your existing card is going to hold up with new games. The 1060 is still in too many machines to be ignored.

I was waiting for the 3000 series as it was also a generational turnover with the consoles as well but I'll probably be skipping this year and try again next year with the inevitable 4000 series.
If my 1070 actually died before things stabilize then I'd probably overpay for a 2060.

I don't think the new LHR variants are going to bring prices down nor do I believe that a price crash is coming before Etherium switches to Proof of Stake. In theory once that happens and takes hold, there should be a flood of used GPU's on the market which would take out the scalpers.

But who knows, the whole point of price speculation is its all powered on hope. Maybe all miners will just start believing that some other random invented coin is the next big thing.

roosterman71 · 02-06-2021 10:17AM

I feel bad now that my GPU is on the go since 2012! A Radeon 6950

TitianGerm · 02-06-2021 10:21AM

I built my first PC in October 2018. And had a 6GB 1060.

I upgraded that in February 2019 to a 2060.

I sold my whole PC then in October 2020.

I built a new PC in September 2020 with the aim of getting a 3070/3080 at launch so had a RX580 as a temporary GPU.

Got a FE 3070 then 30th October 2020 and still using that at the moment.

If I can grab a 3080 for MSRP I'll get it as soon as possible.

Tin Man · 02-06-2021 10:29AM

TitianGerm wrote: »

I built my first PC in October 2018. And had a 6GB 1060.

I upgraded that in February 2019 to a 2060.

I sold my whole PC then in October 2020.

I built a new PC in September 2020 with the aim of getting a 3070/3080 at launch so had a RX580 as a temporary GPU.

Got a FE 3070 then 30th October 2020 and still using that at the moment.

If I can grab a 3080 for MSRP I'll get it as soon as possible.

Why?

TitianGerm · 02-06-2021 10:35AM

Tin Man wrote: »

Why?

Why not?

I've money saved up because I've barely left the house in 12 months, I don't drink bar two or three pints with my friends when they're home, my gym membership is paid for another 12 months, my golf club membership is paid for this year, bought new golf clubs last year so no need for anything new there, bought a new car last year so no need for an upgrade there, mortgage is small enough and we're talking to the bank at the moment about getting a lower rate and reducing the term, due a pay rise in work by the end of the year as well so as I said why not?

02-06-2021 10:42AM

TitianGerm wrote: »

Why not?

I've money saved up because I've barely left the house in 12 months, I don't drink bar two or three pints with my friends when they're home, my gym membership is paid for another 12 months, my golf club membership is paid for this year, bought new golf clubs last year so no need for anything new there, bought a new car last year so no need for an upgrade there, mortgage is small enough and we're talking to the bank at the moment about getting a lower rate and reducing the term, due a pay rise in work by the end of the year as well so as I said why not?

Because you have a 3070. Do you also do the same with phones etc. or is the 3070 too slow for you?

TitianGerm · 02-06-2021 10:46AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Because you have a 3070. Do you also do the same with phones etc. or is the 3070 too slow for you?

Yes I have a 3070 but a 3080 is better

I've barely played a game on my PC for the last 6 months because I'm working from home and sitting here all day and rather spend the evenings in the gym, walking the dogs or playing golf. When I'm back in the office I'll be spending an a few hours a week gaming because I can enjoy it again.

I used to change phones every 6-9 months but I've had the current one for 12 months now.

Tin Man · 02-06-2021 10:54AM

TitianGerm wrote: »

Why not?

I've money saved up because I've barely left the house in 12 months, I don't drink bar two or three pints with my friends when they're home, my gym membership is paid for another 12 months, my golf club membership is paid for this year, bought new golf clubs last year so no need for anything new there, bought a new car last year so no need for an upgrade there, mortgage is small enough and we're talking to the bank at the moment about getting a lower rate and reducing the term, due a pay rise in work by the end of the year as well so as I said why not?

Yeah all that is fantastic, so why wait for MSRP? Why not just pay more for one now. Why not just get a 3090 now?

I'll buy your 3070 at MSRP

TitianGerm · 02-06-2021 11:02AM

Tin Man wrote: »

Yeah all that is fantastic, so why wait for MSRP? Why not just pay more for one now. Why not just get a 3090 now?

I'll buy your 3070 at MSRP

Because I don't need a 3080 and I won't help a scalper profit. I wouldn't spend €1000+ on a GPU, that sort of money is reserved for irons for golf or a new woods :P

My 3070 will be going to a friend who's upgrading his PC from a 2070 but neither of us are in a rush so there's no hurry.

Tin Man · 02-06-2021 11:06AM

TitianGerm wrote: »

Because I don't need a 3080 and I won't help a scalper profit. I wouldn't spend €1000+ on a GPU, that sort of money is reserved for irons for golf or a new woods :P

My 3070 will be going to a friend who's upgrading his PC from a 2070 but neither of us are in a rush so there's no hurry.

To be fair I do get it. In the last year I've bought a fancy LG CX OLED and built a new small form factor(ish) PC. Over-payed on a few components but I wasn't spending the money on anything else. It was mostly for something to do and I've been tweaking with it ever since.

Tin Man · 02-06-2021 11:08AM

roosterman71 wrote: »

I feel bad now that my GPU is on the go since 2012! A Radeon 6950

Also completely fine. I don't know anything about your particular setup but you can get a lot of games up and running on that card targeting 1080p and 30fps. They would probably still look better then their console versions as well

Squidgy Black · 02-06-2021 11:40AM

First GPU was a 280x back in 2015, picked that up cheap off a mate, then got a 480 in 2017, that died so grabbed a 1650 super last summer a couple months before the 3000 series was set to be released, quickly realised I wasn't going to get one so got a 1080 off eBay for 200 quid before they ballooned in price, and then managed to get a 3080 FE back in October.

Unless there's some astronomical advance in technology in the next couple years that makes it almost necessary to upgrade I'd say it'll be another 2 GPU cycles before I look at upgrading again.

H3llR4iser · 02-06-2021 11:52AM

ironictoaster wrote: »

Out of curiosity, how long do people use their current GPU before replacing it?

I haven't posted here in a while but I was getting pissed off trying to get a 3080 using the discord stock checker for the longest time.

I just want to ensure my computer is capable running BF6, starfield, elder scrolls 6 etc.

Good question - looking back, the timing varies a LOT...in my case (that's one of the "computer jokes" book!)

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Lately, I've kinda kept up with the "updates" with upgrade cycles of 1.5-2 years (1070->2070 Super and then I'm hoping to get my hands on a 3090 asap). But at some point before, I've even been going 6/7 years with just a laptop that had a GT9600M on board.

I would say it depends on two factors - innovation (as in, how much are new GPUs improving on the old ones and how much is software making of these improvements) and the balance between PC and console gaming. Back when I only ran a laptop, for example, there were plenty of console exclusives worth playing and, on top of that, most PC games I like/liked didn't require a particularly beefy GPU.

Today in my view the balance has once again shifted back - console exclusives aren't really that many AND diminishing fast (Sony is porting many PS titles to Windows) so unless you are 100% sure not to do anything other than gaming with your platform, PC would be the way to go. I'm sure it'll switch back again at some point, seems to go in waves.

For example, the 2000-2004 period was INSANE. You'd literally buy a brand new graphics card or a CPU, and they'd be pretty much obsolete 3 months later, thanks to ATI/AMD/Intel/nVidia putting out fairly heavy "revisions" of their products at a breakneck pace. Coupled with the fact I was a 20-something lad in his first decent job and living at home, I don't think I could even remember all the hardware I went through.

Serephucus · 02-06-2021 12:11PM

I used to upgrade a lot more than I do now.

Back in the day it was 280 > 480 > 580 > 580 SLI > 670 > 780 > 780 SLI > 1070

After the 10 series things slowed. Mainly because I got into servers and started building secondary rigs, and because the 20 series was just such horrible value. We things more normal, I'd be on a 3070/80 by now.

AlmightyCushion · 02-06-2021 12:24PM

On my current PC, I've gone from 660 > 960 > 1060 3GB. I can't remember the years. Before that I was on a laptop for a while.

one armed dwarf · 02-06-2021 12:37PM

I would say if you're serious about 4k gaming in any way a 3080 at least is a must. I have a 3070 and primarily stick to 1440 cause the things you have to cut back on to get acceptable perf on 4k is a bit too much.

Puzzled why the 80ti only has 12GB VRAM

MidlanderMan · 02-06-2021 01:24PM

if anyone wants one and is insane there's a 3090 on CEX's website, instore in Athlone, for €3000...

Tin Man · 02-06-2021 01:32PM

MidlanderMan wrote: »

if anyone wants one and is insane there's a 3090 on CEX's website, instore in Athlone, for €3000...

That's a pretty standard price for a 3090 as far as I can tell. I'm more surprised someone accepted €1860 for it but I suppose that's still more than what they probably paid for it at launch

AndyOHart · 02-06-2021 02:05PM

Anybody have any idea where we can buy 3080TIs tomorrow? I haven't seen any info on what sites will be stocking them.
Do Nvidia sell the FE to Ireland or would need to buy elsewhere?

MidlanderMan · 02-06-2021 02:08PM

AndyOHart wrote: »

Anybody have any idea where we can buy 3080TIs tomorrow? I haven't seen any info on what sites will be stocking them.
Do Nvidia sell the FE to Ireland or would need to buy elsewhere?

Scan are the distributor for the UK and Ireland... but don't ship to Ireland post brexit and Nvidia haven't bothered finding a new partner so we're just ****ed.

MidlanderMan · 02-06-2021 02:09PM

Icyseanfitz · 02-06-2021 02:31PM

TitianGerm wrote: »

Why not?

I've money saved up because I've barely left the house in 12 months, I don't drink bar two or three pints with my friends when they're home, my gym membership is paid for another 12 months, my golf club membership is paid for this year, bought new golf clubs last year so no need for anything new there, bought a new car last year so no need for an upgrade there, mortgage is small enough and we're talking to the bank at the moment about getting a lower rate and reducing the term, due a pay rise in work by the end of the year as well so as I said why not?

More power to you, why not spend money on hobbies/interests that keep you going if everything else is covered.

K.O.Kiki · 02-06-2021 07:11PM

While we're talking GPUs:

ATI Radeon 9600 128mb (new but years late)
[...]
GTX 970 (new)
GTX 980 Ti (used)
GTX 970 (when I thought I'd killed my 980 Ti)
GTX 1080 (used)
GTX 2070 Super (new - had to wait 3 months to get an FE!)

Revoker88 · 02-06-2021 07:17PM

7870
7950 Crossfire
970
1080
3080

In all that time I've had a monitor capable of at least 100hz @1440p,current monitor is capable of 144hz @1440p so was always chasing frames till the 1080 really. Although the 7950 CF did a decent job at the time

Luck100 · 02-06-2021 09:04PM

670
670 SLI
970 SLI
1080ti
????

Nate--IRL-- · 02-06-2021 09:19PM

*Cracks knuckles*

Probably have the order and names of some of these wrong.

Voodoo 1
Voodoo 3
Geforce 2 GTS
Geforce 4 mx
Radeon 9800 pro
4870
670
2070 super. <

will probably be on this for a very long time : )

Nate

BloodBath · 02-06-2021 09:20PM

I like to nearly double the performance on cpu and gpu upgrades.

Last 4 gpus were 4870x2, 7970, gtx 970 and currently rx 5700. All pretty much doubled performance over the previous with the exception of the 970 which was only about 60% faster than the 7970 with only .5gb more memory. That was a reluctant upgrade.

Looking to get a 6800 to again double the 5700 and get my first high end card since the 7970.

Samuel T. Cogley · 02-06-2021 10:16PM

AGA Chipset Amiga 1200
S3 Virge
etc.

ironictoaster · 02-06-2021 10:51PM

Thanks to everyone who posted their GPU upgrade paths. Looks like I will be sticking to my 2070 for a very long time.

I think I just come to the point where I am longer arsed going out my way to get a new GPU unless I can simply add to basket and checkout easily.

Best of luck to everyone trying to bag a new card tomorrow.

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