• LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    We really need to get rid of this line-go-up mentality, because it translates directly into tech companies telling you to buy something new every few months. Phones, GPUs… Every time they can push for shorter replacement cycles, they will. Good on you to not cave in to the pressure, my 1050Ti still runs as great as day one for the games that I play since day one.

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      11 months ago

      Maaaan. My 1080 was chuggin for games I was playing three years ago. I’m lucky I got a sweet deal on some secondhand 3070tis for my partner and myself from someone my mum knows. I got a new game a couple days ago for us and we both had to drop down to “high” for 100FPS at 1440p.

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        11 months ago

        I have a 1060 with 3gb vram, my kids both have a 1080 and they still work great

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          11 months ago

          I don’t doubt they work great for a lot of games! But I’m not going to be able to use those to play Abiotic Factor at 1440p…

    • 7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 months ago

      My old computer died. I’m on a beelink minipc for now because I have a kid and don’t game anymore.

      You had better believe I packed my 1060ti away for future use. Even if it’s just for the kiddos computer and Minecraft years down the pike.