BadThad
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What is going on with the Intel cards? Dead already? I haven' see one for sale and nobody's talking about them anymore.
Only Gordon at Pc World stil cover this subject. There is also a monthly driver review by Brad.What is going on with the Intel cards? Dead already? I haven' see one for sale and nobody's talking about them anymore.
Various people, including experts in the industry, have been saying that for years. So far, it has failed to materialize. IMO, PC is far more flexible than consoles, and is also more capable. PC gamers are here to stay, IMO.PC gaming is probably going to die a slow death.
I hope you are right.Various people, including experts in the industry, have been saying that for years. So far, it has failed to materialize. IMO, PC is far more flexible than consoles, and is also more capable. PC gamers are here to stay, IMO.
I don't think that death is going to happen any time soon - if it ever does happen. If it did, it would hurt companies like Nvidia, AMD, and, yes, Intel. Before that happens, I think they will all rethink how much money their customers are willing to spend on GPUs (and other semiconductor products) and lower the prices on their products.
It was certainly a lot higher in the past, before datacenter really revenue took over:I think numbers where 2021
How will multiple violations of intellectual property rights in software and economics (since the software was developed through investment) help lower the price of hardware caused by the complexity of manufacturing processes and lack of competition in chip production?What if the government passed a law forcing NVIDIA to open up the CUDA code and make it available to anyone that makes a video card?
In a similar way, force Microsoft to open up the code that runs the applications and make it available to anyone who makes an operating system.
This would make competition work efficiently (or more 'violently', if you like) and lead to lower prices and greater innovation. ⚡
Various people, including experts in the industry, have been saying that for years. So far, it has failed to materialize. IMO, PC is far more flexible than consoles, and is also more capable. PC gamers are here to stay, IMO.
I don't think that death is going to happen any time soon - if it ever does happen. If it did, it would hurt companies like Nvidia, AMD, and, yes, Intel. Before that happens, I think they will all rethink how much money their customers are willing to spend on GPUs (and other semiconductor products) and lower the prices on their products.
It won't, anything above 4k makes little to no difference, and some recent titles already make the 4090 barely hit 60-70fps in 4k.Not if 8K is going mainstream, and 16K is the new top-of-the-line gaming requirement
But have you seen 8K, it's mesmerizing, almost automatically 3D.It won't, anything above 4k makes little to no difference, and some recent titles already make the 4090 barely hit 60-70fps in 4k.
I also have a 1060 6GB with a very old i5-3570K. Normally I would of built a new PC by now but GPU's simply cost too much for what they offer - or at least what I expect. Without a decent GPU, there's just no point in upgrading anything else. I just spend my money on other stuff.I paid $273.95 back in August of 2016, for my GTX 1060 6GB from B&H. I think it is beyond ridiculous how NVIDIA is pricing the RTX 3060. They have pushed people like me out of the market. Might be time to look at the Radeon 6650XT, since it is in a price I can live with.
Hope, the ambrosia of monopolization and the cure for the predations of the corporation.But I really hope prices will get better until end of the year.
Exactly. Going on year 3 of 'the skip'.All the high prices do is make me skip a generation that I normally wouldn't.
If you can snag a 1080Ti for $200 it is still a great card.I paid $273.95 back in August of 2016, for my GTX 1060 6GB from B&H. I think it is beyond ridiculous how NVIDIA is pricing the RTX 3060. They have pushed people like me out of the market. Might be time to look at the Radeon 6650XT, since it is in a price I can live with.