Marketing I image. My company just released a new service that is too expensive and too useless and expects almost nobody to actually buy it. The only reason it was released, internally, was to brag we're the first company to ever do it.
Well to be fair management there probably figures "Why don't you just cash out some of the hundreds of thousands of dollars you made off Nvidia stock and pay a scalper."
According to the report, this is the first time Nvidia employees are unable to purchase GPUs internally. That’s not a good look for Nvidia, as their staff must include some of the most hardcore GPU enthusiasts on the planet. Internal availability for GPUs will not start until “widespread stabilization” is achieved.
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Steve from Gamers Nexus reported the same thing a few days ago, so it’s probably true. It could even be that MLID stole this from him and is passing this off as his own insiders feeding him information.MLiD?
Well, this rumor is quite common to be true.MLiD?
Always trust that metal head.
That's still putting the cart before the horse. How easily something could be leaked if it was true tells us nothing about whether or not it actually is true.
IDK why people devalue themselves by posting this moron.
I agree with you. But also: There are a lot of fucking retards who will pay any price. We've seen it with the 4000 series already. That shit was (and still is) overpriced as well.
That’s a small part of it, but the bigger reason is that nvidia simply cares little for gamers…they won’t completely abandon them since they will need them when (if?) the AI bubble collapses….
People that call others names for how they spend their money just come across as jealous imoEh, I have a hard time calling people retards.
I am on a 3080 (5800x3d, QHD monitor). All the games I'm playing still run above 60 with the settings I like, so I don't quite need a new card yet. But looking at benchmarks, there are new games on my wishlist that I won't be able to maintain 60 on. So I'd like a new card at some point.
Despite having two unimpressive generations in a row, the 5080 is typically about double the average frame rate of my 3080 in most games. Also, I can afford to spend the money on it. So would I be a retard for buying one (assuming I could find one in stock)?
Well what's the alternative?
There's no good answer here. Those of us who like the higher performance cards but don't want to keep upping our spend are over a barrel. We will be stuck here until a competitor comes along, or the AI bubble crashes and Nvidia has to come back to gamers with more enticing products/prices.
- I can buy a weaker card, but the 7900XT and 4080 didn't get me to bite, so why would I do that now?
- I don't have much interest in the 9070XT because the leaks suggest it's around a 7900XTX, but with less VRAM.
- I could hold out longer and wait for a 5080 Ti, but you know that's going to be $1500 MSRP, so the "frames-per-dollar" value won't be any better.
- I could wait for a 6080, but what if it's even more expensive and just as disappointing relative to the previous generation?
- I could also go kamikaze and get a 5090 since it's a little better value than the 5080 given the extra VRAM, but then Nvidia is winning by getting me to spend way more on a GPU...but then the 5090 is like 3x my 3080 and I'd be maxing out everything at 165hz which sounds pretty sweet.
For me, I've got a bunch of unfinished games on my desktop. My goal this year is to work on finishing them out with my current hardware. I'll revisit the hardware side probably in late summer. If at that time we're still looking at $1200 for the 5080 and $2400 for the 5090...ugh...
eh most people are retarded with money
The best option is to see how the 9070 XT plays out.Eh, I have a hard time calling people retards.
I am on a 3080 (5800x3d, QHD monitor). All the games I'm playing still run above 60 with the settings I like, so I don't quite need a new card yet. But looking at benchmarks, there are new games on my wishlist that I won't be able to maintain 60 on. So I'd like a new card at some point.
Despite having two unimpressive generations in a row, the 5080 is typically about double the average frame rate of my 3080 in most games. Also, I can afford to spend the money on it. So would I be a retard for buying one (assuming I could find one in stock)?
Well what's the alternative?
There's no good answer here. Those of us who like the higher performance cards but don't want to keep upping our spend are over a barrel. We will be stuck here until a competitor comes along, or the AI bubble crashes and Nvidia has to come back to gamers with more enticing products/prices.
- I can buy a weaker card, but the 7900XT and 4080 didn't get me to bite, so why would I do that now?
- I don't have much interest in the 9070XT because the leaks suggest it's around a 7900XTX, but with less VRAM.
- I could hold out longer and wait for a 5080 Ti, but you know that's going to be $1500 MSRP, so the "frames-per-dollar" value won't be any better.
- I could wait for a 6080, but what if it's even more expensive and just as disappointing relative to the previous generation?
- I could also go kamikaze and get a 5090 since it's a little better value than the 5080 given the extra VRAM, but then Nvidia is winning by getting me to spend way more on a GPU...but then the 5090 is like 3x my 3080 and I'd be maxing out everything at 165hz which sounds pretty sweet.
For me, I've got a bunch of unfinished games on my desktop. My goal this year is to work on finishing them out with my current hardware. I'll revisit the hardware side probably in late summer. If at that time we're still looking at $1200 for the 5080 and $2400 for the 5090...ugh...
Are you sure about that, rich?
Rich or not yeah it comes across as jealous
“why we’re screwing over gaming so bad this time around?!?”
According to the report, this is the first time Nvidia employees are unable to purchase GPUs internally. That’s not a good look for Nvidia, as their staff must include some of the most hardcore GPU enthusiasts on the planet. Internal availability for GPUs will not start until “widespread stabilization” is achieved.
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