Uhh they did. And the card prices are still high, so what now, genius?
this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2023
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I’m doing my part! (with an all-AMD setup)
Yeah, but cuda tho
I was originally eyeballing to get 3080 pre-covid then everything goes to the moon with crypto, can't even buy 2080 under 1k. So I stuck with my 1080, some shit happened to my MB so I had to upgrade and that's where I decide to switch to all AMD, took me another couple months before I finally snatch a 6800XT at amd direct, it was not cheap($812 CAD after tax) but like almost 500 cheaper than what you can find on any other vendor tries to gouge you with their bundles.
Quite happy with that and their software. BUT, there are some weird crash related the screen sleep after certain version of driver so I turn off screen manually. A newer driver seems to fix that about a month or 2 ago. I will wait a couple update to revert my screen sleep policy again. Most modern game runs quite well.
Honest the newer 7900 ones are priced too high so I might either skip entire gen or wait until 8900 is out then get a good 7900 XT for cheaper price. Basically I have no intention to buy any thing priced higher than 800 pre-tax.
With cheap ram and everything else, there is really no reason for GPU to still keep at that price point. Remember 3080 was priced $699? Yep, that's where I get my budget number of <800CAD.
I'm looking at buying a gaming laptop, I have yet to find anything worth buying with an AMD card.
That's a decent option, but I could get a more powerful laptop with an Nvidia GPU for cheaper from System76.
Sure, but this has the AMD you requested, plus will last you much longer than the System76, since you can repair and upgrade it.
Both brands are still doing it, so I'm still not buying.
Sigh... maybe next year.
As a console gamer, I don't have to worry about it. Xbox Series X, PS5, Steam Deck are all AMD based. The Switch is Nvidia, but honestly, I can't remember the last time I turned the Switch on.