Back in around 2015 PC gaming was cheaper for better performance at literally every stage.
It's still actually cheaper despite all the bullshit inflated prices, it's just got a higher startup cost. Console gaming is so goddamn expensive over time where PC isn't.
Yeah this. I still believe it is better than consoles but they realized they can squeeze a lot of blood out of high end PC components. PC gamers need to stop being in denial that they're getting gouged especially at the top end.
A high-spec PC will be substantially more computationally powerful than a console, but 99% of games end up being built for the lowest common denominator anyways.
Yeah, the 3090 came out two years ago so if you got one then, a 4090 is really only ~$70/mo. If that's your only hobby, that's not bad. I have friends that spend way more than that on weed.
Gaming isn't the only gpu application, esp. as gpu compute workloads are on the rise. Also, if the top end is jacked up that means the low end is also jacked up, so even if you don't want a top end card you are still forced to pay inflated prices.
Yeah, but workstation cards are ridiculously overpriced. We use consumer grade cards in ours for running AutoCAD and ArcGIS
These are definitely marketed towards gamer tho, it's just that they do have use in workstations that aren't constantly rendering and just need a GPU for data processing or rendering large drawings with anti aliasing.
Buying top tier GPUs is absolutely silly unless you need it for work, and most of the people who say they need it for work don't really. If you're not waiting on renders for extended periods of time or doing AI stuff or whatever then you don't need it.
Yeah I had meant to add the caveat that I would be hard pressed to throw down that much money for a computer part, but piracy is the biggest plus for me.
I literally don't understand who buys these. You can literally buy all the consoles for way less than that
There’s probably people who need it for work.
Very very few people actually need this for work, it's basically only if you're doing fuckloads of graphics rendering without access to a render farm
20-year-olds who just got their first couple paychecks and finally want to build the best PC they can.
ok first of all :angery:
I was in this post once :agony-wholesome:
:yea:
pc that costs like 10k can run games slightly better than a console that costs $600 tho
(or at least i think that's the logic, idk i hate video games)
Back in around 2015 PC gaming was cheaper for better performance at literally every stage.
It's still actually cheaper despite all the bullshit inflated prices, it's just got a higher startup cost. Console gaming is so goddamn expensive over time where PC isn't.
Yeah this. I still believe it is better than consoles but they realized they can squeeze a lot of blood out of high end PC components. PC gamers need to stop being in denial that they're getting gouged especially at the top end.
A high-spec PC will be substantially more computationally powerful than a console, but 99% of games end up being built for the lowest common denominator anyways.
As someone who buys this garbage it's just having no other hobbies
Yeah, the 3090 came out two years ago so if you got one then, a 4090 is really only ~$70/mo. If that's your only hobby, that's not bad. I have friends that spend way more than that on weed.
Very few people actually upgrade every gen though, so its more like a new rig every 5 years for the people splurging
Agreed. That's what I do. My last card was a 780 until it died. Now I'm on a hand-me-down 1070.
Gaming isn't the only gpu application, esp. as gpu compute workloads are on the rise. Also, if the top end is jacked up that means the low end is also jacked up, so even if you don't want a top end card you are still forced to pay inflated prices.
Yeah, gamers on these cards are dumb. This is a workstation card for doing AI development and raytraced rendering.
Nvidia releases workstation cards already. These are marketed toward gamers
Yeah, but workstation cards are ridiculously overpriced. We use consumer grade cards in ours for running AutoCAD and ArcGIS
These are definitely marketed towards gamer tho, it's just that they do have use in workstations that aren't constantly rendering and just need a GPU for data processing or rendering large drawings with anti aliasing.
Buying top tier GPUs is absolutely silly unless you need it for work, and most of the people who say they need it for work don't really. If you're not waiting on renders for extended periods of time or doing AI stuff or whatever then you don't need it.
If you're playing on a console you usually either have to jail break it and probably lose network connectivity or you have to buy all the games.
i dont think pirates are buying $1600 graphics cards
Yeah I had meant to add the caveat that I would be hard pressed to throw down that much money for a computer part, but piracy is the biggest plus for me.