r/pcmasterrace 7800X3D | DDR5-8000 | RTX 4080 1d ago

Meme/Macro Ill just blame the economy

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u/Downtown_Boot_3486 1d ago

Bro is a literal PC addict.

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u/lolKhamul I9 10900KF, RTX3080 Strix, 32 GB RAM @3200 1d ago edited 1d ago

I really hope this is just a meme and not OPs real situation. If it is, lets hope they get the help they desperately need if this is even a question.

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u/econ_dude_ 1d ago

They don't need help; they need hot pockets.

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u/i_need_a_moment 1d ago

So that’s what HP is.

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u/Wallbalertados 1d ago

Nah Hp stands for Hinge Problem

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u/ExcitedDelirium4U 23h ago

They need a new bottle to piss in lol

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u/KaptainSaki R5 5600X | 32GB | RTX 3080 1d ago

The leather jacket and spatulas don't finance themselves

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u/LordTalesin 1d ago

As do I. No one needs a 5090. It is the very definition of a luxury good.

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u/TheGillos 1d ago

Having your own place is a luxury good.

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u/lolKhamul I9 10900KF, RTX3080 Strix, 32 GB RAM @3200 1d ago

depending on age, its really not. Having your own place is an important step of becoming a responsible adult. The learning experience of having to do everything yourself is invaluable.

Also important, but maybe not a Reddit problem, try dating in your late 20 or even early 30 when you dont have your own place. See what potential partners think about someone not having their own place.

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u/NadeemDoesGaming AMD Ryzen R7 5800X3D/RTX 3080 18h ago

Housing and rents have outpaced income growth for many decades and there's no sign of this changing. Also, you can still be responsible living with your parents, it's expected in many Asian cultures to take care of them and to contribute financially. With the way things are headed, I think Western culture will be forced to adapt this aspect of Asian culture.

Also how is dating important but simultaneously not a Reddit problem? The usual implication is that Redditors don't date and if you don't date you don't have to worry about meeting someone's standards. Standards seem to be getting higher and statistics show less people are dating then before, so it's arguable that dating itself is a luxury.

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u/MrSaucyAlfredo 1d ago

Help will come in the form of fancy new graphics

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u/rapaxus Ryzen 9 9900X | RTX 3080 | 32GB DDR5 1d ago

At least PC gaming is a cheap hobby.

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u/schu2470 7800x3d|7900xt|3440x1440 160hz 1d ago

Yeah, it could be cycling or cars.

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u/R0GUEL0KI 1d ago

Have you seen the TCG collectors? They are straight up gambling…

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u/protomayne i5 13400F | RTX 4080 Super | 1d ago

Most people who play tcg don't even open packs.. lmao

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u/Sebaceansinspace 1d ago

I wouldn't say most, in fact those types are probably a small minority

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u/ChrisRoadd 23h ago

imagine being into both, couldnt be me. ha. ha. ha. ha

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u/Etroarl55 1d ago

It’s cheap compared to some things yeah, hundreds or thousands of hours for a single purchase(games).

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u/boersc 1d ago

Also a nVidua addict, too hooked on the dopamine of owning the too expensive, underperforming gadgets.

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u/Kreeper125 Ryzen 5 7600 | RX 6800 XT 16 GB | 32 GB DDR5 6000MHZ 1d ago

OPs gonna live with his parents forever and still buy all the newest PC parts, aren't they?

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u/A_random_zy i7-12650H | 3070ti 1d ago edited 1d ago

I understand this is American culture to move out. But it's nice living with parents, cuts out a lot of expenses.

I am living away because of internship location, but I'd love to stay back like most others in India.

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u/ToastedEvrytBagel 1d ago

I do agree that American culture is flawed in the fact that you're expected to move out at a young age.

I'd like to set up my house for my kids so they can live with me but also have their privacy well into their 20's just so they can get established. Unless they are spending their money on unnecessary things. Then they can get the boot early

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u/Kahboomzie 1d ago

Remember back when it was so affordable that anyone could?

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u/spiritofniter 1d ago

Same in Indonesia. In fact, it’s expected for someone to say with their parents until married.

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u/Kreeper125 Ryzen 5 7600 | RX 6800 XT 16 GB | 32 GB DDR5 6000MHZ 1d ago

It's not so much that he's living with his parents, that's fine. But upgrading from a 4080 to a 5090 for 1440p gaming is just a horrible money decision

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u/oreofro 7800x3d | Suprim X 4090 | 32GB | DW/DWF 1d ago

There's nothing wrong with getting a high end gpu for 1440p if you can afford it. The problem is that OP seemingly can't actually afford it.

I use a 4090 @ 1440, 3440x1440 and 4k and certain games will still max out the gpu utilization at 1440p

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u/_Bob-Sacamano 1d ago

Same. 4090 pairs well with my LG 45" 3440x1440p. Can just throw everything on max and not worry about it.

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u/deefop PC Master Race 1d ago

Living at home for longer in order to save money, like I did, is different than mooching off your parents in order to work a menial job and waste what little money you make. And some people absolutely do that.

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u/BlackViperMWG Ryzen7 5800H | 32 GB DDR4 | RX6600M 1d ago

Not just American one. Plenty of people want some privacy and their own place.

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u/faplord2020 1d ago

Mommy and Daddy don‘t get you a wife just like that in the US. So it‘s not a bad idea to move out in order to get your live life going.

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u/A_random_zy i7-12650H | 3070ti 1d ago

Now now, no need to get defensive.

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u/tomo_7433 R5-5600X|32GB|GTX1070|1024GB NVME|24TB NAS 1d ago

As if he can afford the latest and greatest by flipping burgers

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u/Kreeper125 Ryzen 5 7600 | RX 6800 XT 16 GB | 32 GB DDR5 6000MHZ 1d ago

Well he wants to upgrade from a 4080 to 5090 for 1440p gaming so he's horrible with money and decision making, and either he's got an okay job and blows most of his money on gaming gear, or a shit job and blows all of his money on gaming gear while his parents feed him and house him

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u/Mysterious_Tutor_388 9800X3D|7900XTX|32GB 1d ago

It doesn't take long if you have no expenses. You could make 1k a month and have more spending money

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u/f8Negative Laptop 1d ago

1k a month...def a basement dweller.

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u/Radiant-Fly9738 1d ago

Could you name those plenty?

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u/YashaAstora 1d ago

When I was a dishwasher and living with parents I took home like 600 bucks a paycheck. With basically zero living expenses it would have taken a mere few months to afford a top of the line build (unfortunately it was during the COVID hell shortages and also I got fired after a month lmfao). 13 bucks an hour goes very far when it's all leisure money.

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u/jbshell Arc A750, 12600KF, 64GB RAM, B660 1d ago

1k 5080, 2k 5090. Are the rumors, true?

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u/Traiklin Traiklin 1d ago

In America it will be 1250 for the 5080 so with scalpers it will be 2k 5090 will be 2500 so scalpers will be 3500.

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u/Ssyynnxx 1d ago

1.3k 5080 3k 5090

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u/Crockpottins 1d ago

That's also a rumour, the 3k claim?

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u/GARGEAN 1d ago

Not even rumors, just some imaginary bullshit. People just want to be angry.

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u/Adamantium_Hanz 1d ago

Yep. It'll probably be between 1599 and 1899. A bunch of people threw out a lot of $3K talk before the 4090 release too if memories were a thing.

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u/DukeofVermont 1d ago

I heard they are releasing a special Warhammer tie in, it'll be 40k.

I'm here all day!

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u/coffeejn 16h ago

You forgot the 25% tariff. /s

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u/Far_Run8614 1d ago

All of this to just play the same shitty game at 4k which could easily run even with an RX580

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u/gamaliel64 1d ago

RuneScape has 4k resolution?

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u/ChrisRoadd 23h ago

you havent tried playing minecraft with 450 mods using shaders. 3070, the second i try to actually use tech mods my fps dips to below 80

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u/SenAtsu011 1d ago

This is why Nvidia will never change, so you lose all right to bitch about their shitty business practices.

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u/OldBMW 1d ago

That’s cringe

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u/jgarder007 i7,980,16gb 1d ago

OMG! [Brand] just released a new product! I HAVE to have it.

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u/DukeofVermont 1d ago

And then don't forget to go complain about how expensive it is on that brands subreddit! After all you had to buy it! No way you could have done anything different!

I see this behavior all the time on the Warhammer subreddits. If it is a ripoff don't buy it! You don't have to "keep up" with a company's releases.

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u/Sylvixor 1d ago

Saw a comment about some guy that said the PS5 Pro is way too expensive and that it doesn't offer enough value... yet he bought it.

If it's so expensive and so shit in regards of value, why buy it? The best thing you can do as a consumer is vote with your wallet.

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u/Firefly279 1d ago

Why are you guys acting like you need a new graphic cards every year? How privileged are some of you?

I buy a 3090 and for the next 10 years, i don't want to think about graphic cards anymore.

I also had my 1070 for 8 years and had no problems.

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u/joexmdq R51600AF+6650XT+16DDR4 1d ago

I just upgraded from a GTX 960 to a RX 6650XT and I'm done for at least 8 years lol

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u/GrassyDaytime 1d ago

I feel ya! This year I upgraded my trusty ole' GT 730 to an RTX 4070 Super and am hoping it will last me at LEAST 10 years! lol

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u/poweredbyford87 1d ago

Holy shit, that was a jump lol

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u/GrassyDaytime 1d ago

Yeah, it's been a DELIGHT! Graphics have came such a long way it's incredible!

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u/YoBorni 1d ago

I'm still running a 960m in a laptop that's so busted I can't even close the lid anymore. Can it run everything? Absolutely fucking not. But whatever. I can still play new indie games and older games I enjoy. I'll upgrade when it finally dies.

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u/Firefly279 1d ago

Happy for you mate

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u/howtokillanhour 1d ago

What do you think the newest game this guy plays even is?

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u/Firefly279 1d ago

Minecraft

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u/bt123456789 I9-13900KF RTX 4070 1d ago

Minecraft is cpu intensive. GPU doesn't matter as much until you get into modded and shader scene.

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u/ChrisRoadd 23h ago

and if you do get into modded and shaders, be prepared to constantly be at 100% gpu usage at bigger packs. 3070 here, can barely run at 100fps sometimes below 80, 100% usage constantly

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u/bt123456789 I9-13900KF RTX 4070 10h ago

Yeah I'm in ATM10 with some friends and run about 144 with shaders on an i9 and 4070.

It's on neoforge so it's a bit smoother than regular forge, but comparatively in atm9 I got like 40 because of minecolonies

Minecolonies is one of the most demanding mods on the scene, as bad as if not worse than create.

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u/Nathan_hale53 Ryzen 5600 GTX 1070 1d ago

Cs2 i have a friend like this. Has a 4080S but plays on Counter Strike and Wow when a 4060 can run those games at really high frames. His monitor only goes to 144hz.

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u/DukeofVermont 1d ago

I got downvoted here once for saying I'm happy with my 2060 super because I only play old games or indie games like Dredge that don't need very much to play.

Could I upgrade? Oh 100% but I don't need Stardew Valley to have 500 frames a second.

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u/Nathan_hale53 Ryzen 5600 GTX 1070 1d ago

I went 2k resolution last year and play some newer/newish games. Modded F4 and Skyrim also. My 1070 sweats with those and new games so I finally broke and got a 4060, I know the criticism with that card but it's double the performance of my 1070. I don't have to have 2 million frames to enjoy and I'd like to dip my hand in some RT. Plus i got other priorities, but I'm at least moved out lol.

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u/NeonArchon 1d ago

Because don't ask questions, just consume product, and then get excited for next product.

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u/sadxaxczxcw 1d ago

Tom's Hardware: "Just Buy It"

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u/the_fuego X-570, Ryzen 5 3600, ASUS TUF RTX 4070Ti ,16GB Deditated WAM 1d ago

Either OP makes enough money to contribute to the household and a new GPU is just another unjustified treat for themselves or OP has a mom who enables their behavior for whatever reason that may be.

In other words, super privileged.

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u/International_Sky916 1d ago

Im gonna retire my gtx 690 and change it for a rx 6700 xt

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u/Kepler-Flakes 1d ago

I mean I buy a new GPU every 4-6 years but I also live on my own.

It's all about what you can afford.

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u/AMDSuperBeast86 Ryzen 9 3900x 7900xtx 128gb 1d ago

I'm on a 5 year cycle but I also edit videos. If it was just for gaming I 100% would go 8 - 10 year cycles

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u/Firefly279 1d ago

And thats totally fine dude

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u/curt725 AMD3800X: Zoctac 2070S 1d ago

Same 4-5 year cycle. I also play games in my basement, but we own our house and kid is out and taking care of herself.

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u/Badbullet 1d ago

There's people that get new cars every year and they hardly drive. If you can afford it, sure, go crazy. But if it is actually preventing someone from moving out of their parent's house, they are making some bad financial decisions. Unless of course mom and dad want you there forever.

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u/DukeofVermont 1d ago

And a lot of people have very little in savings and no retirement fund. What you can afford vs what you should afford are not always the same things.

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u/ExcitedDelirium4U 23h ago

I agree with this statement lol. When I tell some people I have 3 different accounts for retirement and other investments, they look at me crazy.

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u/Steamed_Memes24 1d ago

I have a 4k monitor so I will probably need to upgrade. My 3080 can only do so much with it sadly.

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u/Impressive_Change593 1d ago

that's unfortunate but also understandable. OPs choices on the other hand...

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u/Steamed_Memes24 1d ago

Hoping the 5080 will be good enough. Heard mixed reviews on the leaks so far ):.

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u/Impressive_Change593 1d ago

or depending on what you need (Nvidia has the cuda libraries which others don't have) AMD or Intel might get you the same or better performance for the same amount of dollars.

I know a fuss is made about how little vram Nvidia chips have

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u/Nathan_hale53 Ryzen 5600 GTX 1070 1d ago

They're gonna be good, for sure better than a 4080S but, they're just lacking like the 4000 series. Unless this gen has some crazy optimizations it's gonna be a repeat of this gen, overpriced, low Vram. AMD next gen cards seemingly have a big jump in RT so I may go team red if they deliver.

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u/Traiklin Traiklin 1d ago

I need to upgrade mine because the card I got was for video enhancing and it didn't work the way I thought so I've just been using it as a game one but it doesn't have enough VRam but I am looking for the Intel option

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u/Environmental_You_36 Ryzen 5 3600 | RX 590 Fatboy | 16GB 1d ago

With the power draw of that card, I think it could be wise if you trade it for something else. Those extra 100w will cost you between 100 to 200$ after 10 years.

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u/Un111KnoWn 1d ago

depends on how demanding the games people play. 4090 is still overkill for a few years

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u/ComfortableAd7397 1d ago

This is the PC masterrace connoisseur.

I'm one of yours, Rx580 until 2022. Rtx 3070 until...2028? 2032? Don't matter using invented frames to play,the point is playing the new COD yearly.

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u/p5-f20w18x 1d ago

Had a 1070 from release until like a few months after the 7900xt released (temporarily had a 3070 in between)

Hate spending money on this stuff, just want computer on & game work

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u/-SMartino 1d ago

my next upgrade is prolly a 6000 series considering my cycles.

I went from a 980ti to a 3060ti. upgrading every six or so years and going midrange is good for the soul

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u/Nathan_hale53 Ryzen 5600 GTX 1070 1d ago

Getting a 4060 but I plan to flip it since Nvidia cards resell well and getting a 5070 or something next year. But before that I've had my 1070 since launch.

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u/JubeeGankin 1d ago

Where in the post does it say he already got a new graphics card this year?

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u/faplord2020 1d ago

That is not how it works. You buy the best in order to play new games on high quality. The 3090 stops doing that way before 10 years.

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u/zaccyp 1d ago

You're part of the problem.

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u/Kepler-Flakes 1d ago

If a GPU is stopping you from living on your own, you couldn't afford it to begin with.

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u/LightBluepono 1d ago

you dont need the last gpu.

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u/rhisdt 1d ago

grow up

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u/ToastedEvrytBagel 1d ago

At this point just get a 4090. 24gb of vram

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u/Conference-Spiritual 1d ago

Ppl in this sub nasty rofl

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u/ItsASecret1 1d ago

Not nasty, they mad. And they should be.

I mean, the cycle of complaining about shitty practices from Nvidia and people guzzling whatever overpriced turd they put out has to stop somewhere.

Maybe it should stop at rightfully calling out consumerist addicts who talk try to pass of their purchase of an overpriced turd as something to celebrate.

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u/Legitimate-Pumpkin 1d ago

Yeah, blame the system.

There is not much logical reason to buy the newest stuff when other financial areas of your life are not well attended yet. Also, given the games, there is no real logic neither in having the last gen top tier gpu.

And that my friend is what marketing is doing to our brains. It’s social engineering. It’s a system that doesn’t care about your wellbeing, life quality, fulfillment…

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u/dumbo17 1d ago

Probably because this sub and YouTubers do it for them mostly

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u/PWresetdontwork 1d ago

I would recommend buying some stocks instead. But my takeaway from your post is that you would follow every fad and end up buying every pump and dump

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u/Mm11vV R.I.P. EVGA 1d ago

Considering how garbage new games seem to be, I can't understand why anyone would want to upgrade.

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u/Fr00stee 1d ago

bro you do not need to buy the newest x090 card every time it comes out...

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u/SFDessert R7 5800x | RTX 4080 | 32GB DDR4 1d ago

Eh, no shame in living with the parents for a while. I lived on my own throughout my 20s, but moved back in with my mom in my 30s when my dad bailed on her. She couldn't afford the mortgage on her own with SS so I'm paying the mortgage now. I'm paying less on the mortgage than I was for rent elsewhere and I'll own the house someday. I was never going to afford a house on my own at the rate I was going. I'm saving money and eventually get a house out of it and my mom is saving money by having me pick up the mortgage so she's not living alone in poverty in her 70s.

We generally just leave each other alone and it's working pretty well for us.

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u/GoblinLookinBitch 1d ago

That's awesome man. Happy you're doing good.

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u/Arthur-Wintersight 1d ago

I hope you've accounted for Medicaid clawbacks.

You could end up paying off the mortgage only for the government to take the house, and you really need to speak with an estate lawyer if you haven't already.

There could also be problems with the will, that can force an expensive probate if you haven't had it reviewed by a decent attorney. In the worst case, some piece of shit with a history of committing crimes against their own family members can be entitled to a share of the estate.

Literally both of those things happened in my family.

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u/TakeyaSaito 11700K@5.2GHzAC, 2080TI, 64GB Ram, Custom Water Loop 1d ago

New parts haven't been exciting or even remotely needed in a long while, upgrade when you need too for an actual reason and leave it alone.

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u/project-applepie 1d ago

After reading OP's comments what he really needs is a thread ripper 7995 WX , 256 GB DDR5 8000 Mhz ram , 3 of rtx 4090 OC Edition cards in SLI (all water blocked) , 2 of 8 TB M.2 nvme pcie 5.0 ssds so a total of 16 TB nvme storage , everything custom water cooled inside a custom case that can fit 20 fans , 3000 watt psu , probably the most expensive mouse and keyboard money can buy , B and O luxury headphones All these hooked up to a 1080p 520 hz monitor since op wants the most frames and since op really likes spending money

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u/LER_FRONT Desktop 1d ago

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u/ToastedEvrytBagel 1d ago

The world has always been hellish. Its not an excuse to throw away money on a graphics card. Money is security and you better invest that money or at least save it.

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u/bulkasmakom PC Master Race 1d ago

"Drown yourself in useless spending, don't even think"

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u/DryClothes2894 7800X3D | DDR5-8000 | RTX 4080 1d ago edited 1d ago

For me having a 4080 (and I love it, had it since the launch of the 40 series) means that the only real upgrade from here is a 5090, the 5080 is probably gonna be around 4090 performance so nothing substantial enough to justify the cost.

The 80 teir was always the bigger scam anyways, only had got my 4080 instead of a 4090 due to case size limitations at the time, but even then i was happy with my 3080ti that it was replacing (as it kicked the bucket)

Loved the 3080ti so much I built a whole nother rig anyways with a beautiful founders 3080ti, the guy had the box and papers and everything

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u/Biter_bomber 1d ago

Me with my 1070 reading this comment

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u/Imperial_Bouncer / Win10 | 2010 Mac Pro | Xeon W3680 | RX 580 | 32GB DDR3 1d ago

“Let them eat cake” type shit fr

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u/DryClothes2894 7800X3D | DDR5-8000 | RTX 4080 1d ago

Oof I mean that was a good card at the time, although if you used the money to buy nvidia stock instead you'd be rolling in it right now haha, (pointing at myself too here)

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u/Biter_bomber 1d ago

I mean it's still working fine, I mainly play very non-demanding games (Factorio, League of legends), at least for GPU, so it's no issue. Perhaps I could use higher settings for league, but you know that would just make me able to see my missed skillshots in higher quality

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u/heickelrrx 12700K | RTX 3070 | 32GB DDR5 6000 @1440p 165hz 1d ago

Move out from America, seriously, the rent cost do not make sense

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u/TheBoobSpecialist Windows 12 / 6090Ti / 11800X3D 1d ago

Go and try some MMOs if you wanna see even a 9800X3D get bottlenecked in 4K.

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u/SoapySage 1d ago

5090 will easily be 3 grand, good luck with that.

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u/PolishedCheeto 1d ago

That's why I'm working two jobs

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u/Igor369 1d ago

Gets 2nd job to affod latest PC tech

Does not have time to play games with bought PC tech

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u/thatlightningjack Ryzen 5800x@4.7ghz | RTX 3070 | 32GB 1d ago edited 1d ago

Honestly, though, living with parents should definitely be less stigmatized. In Asian cultures, it's normal, especially if you're unmarried, child-free, or planning to take care of your own parents, or take over their business if they have one. (you're not living for free or "freeloading" - in many cases, you're also expected to be the one paying the bills & doing the chores, while taking care of your parents).

Also a good way to save money. At least if you do get along with your parents...

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u/bulkasmakom PC Master Race 1d ago

Just don't buy... useless stuff?

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u/Igor369 1d ago

Moving out after 30 is more or less normalized by now but buying a fucking 5090 while earning minimum wage (I assume)? That is fucking stupid.

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u/Drjonesxxx- 1d ago

gotta upgrade that rig somehow right

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u/ToastedEvrytBagel 1d ago

No lol. He has a 4080. Fucking chill

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u/Effective_Secretary6 1d ago

Bro you need to chill out too. Let him spend his money how he wishes. You are not his mom, and while a 4080 is already great for 1440p, in story games even a 4090 struggles with path tracing… I know he seems to wanna get 360fps stable and that’s just not doable in many engines, but a 5090 plus a 9800x3d would be an upgrade, I’m never gonna argue it’s a wise financial move, but that’s for OP to decide

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u/ToastedEvrytBagel 1d ago

I agree. He can spend his money how he likes.

But he also decided to post a meme about it his financial decisions on a subreddit. That was his choice lol

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u/Effective_Secretary6 1d ago

Fair enough xD

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u/_tobias15_ 1d ago

He gets to spend his money how he wishes. He just gets comments on the internet calling him an idiot. Is that too much too much nowadays?

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u/SmoothCriminal7532 1d ago

Unless the 5090 is hitting 144fps in everything at 4k im not upgrading.

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u/Candid_Worldliness50 1d ago

I'm just wondering who will buy from the resellers? Who will be the ones to keep them in business

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u/Environmental_You_36 Ryzen 5 3600 | RX 590 Fatboy | 16GB 1d ago

Op I think you are either very well off or addicted

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u/NDCyber 7600X, RX 7900 XTX, 32GB 6000MHz CL32 1d ago

Honestly I am tired of the high end of high end GPU. Wow so much power and wow a tiny amount of people can afford it. Idc

If I would buy a GPU it would be the Arc B580. Because that one at least sounds interesting

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u/Fox_SVO 1d ago

Is the b580 even nearly as powerful as a 7900xtx?

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u/NDCyber 7600X, RX 7900 XTX, 32GB 6000MHz CL32 1d ago

No, but that is also not why it would be interesting to me. I like it, because of the price to performance ratio and all the features you get, plus the 12GB of VRAM are great at that price point in my eyes (if it would go down to its msrp). I find it way more interesting what companies can push out at a certain price point, rather than high end

I would probably not completely switch to an Intel card, especially because of driver on Linux, but they are really interesting to me, but it probably couldn't replace my 7900 XTX, although I start to play older games + indie games more either way, than I did when I bought the 7900 XTX

Another thing I would like to try would be to learn optimisation of Game settings, but that is kind of a waste with my GPU and CPU combination, because if I optimise it more for my GPU it can happen relatively fast, that my CPU is the bottleneck. But that is kinda a luxury problem, so I can't really complain about it

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u/Hannibal_Leto i7 8700k | RTX 3080ti 1d ago

Yay, here comes another ridiculously overpriced offering from Nvidia. $2k? 2.5k? 3k? This gang will pay it anyway all the while bitching about it.

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u/Nathan_hale53 Ryzen 5600 GTX 1070 1d ago

You're gonna constantly chase this shit, and never be happy. But you are gonna keep living with your parents, while Nvidia keeps your money lol. I saw you run your games on low just to hit your refresh rate. Every big new game is gonna be insanely hard on even top end GPUs when pushing crazy frames or maxing them out, and you'll never consistently hit 360fps. I doubt you can even really tell the difference between that and something like 240hz. When I get a higher end card I wanna enjoy the visuals and hit at least 90 and be happy.

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u/Incelebrategoodtimes 1d ago

OP is the reason the 5080 has 16gb

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u/_-DeadFool-_ 1d ago

To anyone seeing this: Are any of you buying the 50 series cards? I'm still on a 4090 and I don't see a reason in sight to upgrade.

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u/Elf_lover96 1d ago

5090 just to watch YouTube and browse Reddit

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u/the5thusername 1d ago

The financially responsible thing to do is stay in the basement tbh.

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u/Consistent_Cat3451 1d ago

It's wild how Americans see children as something disposable, if I had children they would be able to be with me for as long as I live, I chose to bring them to the world so I'm responsible for their well being

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u/TheLaughingMannofRed 1d ago

I don't see myself ever going for an 80 or 90 series card.

Mainly because I've felt that the mid range had gotten real good with price/performance balance. Is this a weird thought to have when you have stuff like RX 7900 XT, or 4070/Super/Ti/Ti Super? Although calling those mid range may be pushing it vs high range.

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u/Another_Road 1d ago

I’m sticking with my 3070 until it can’t run Minecraft anymore.

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u/B33rtaster Ryzen 9 7950X3D | RTX 4080S | 32GB 1d ago

But I'm not ready to have my new 4080S to mid tier.

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u/Flying_Fox_86 my pc is made of masking tape 1d ago

dawg you don't need it

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u/mrloko120 1d ago

All of that to play fortnite lmao

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u/sp1cynuggs 1d ago

All this just to suck ass in fortnite lmao

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u/Wandering_Savage 1d ago

I hope this is just a joke.

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u/OO_Ben 1d ago

If you're like 18 or in your early 20s, or hell even mid-20s I don't have an issue with this assuming you have a good job. Not flipping burgers, but a career. If you're in your late 20s or 30s without a solid career path and you're doing this, my man you've gotta get your life together. I was late getting my life going, but I got my shit together in my mid 20s, and started my real career at 28 (I'm a BI Engineer and fucking love it). You've gotta work for it though. Don't settle for living with mom and dad working minimum wage your whole life.

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u/FallenReaper360 1d ago

I've been living in an apartment for 3 years. I want to move back into my mom's and save money 😭

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u/BlackViperMWG Ryzen7 5800H | 32 GB DDR4 | RX6600M 1d ago

Don't buy newest shit ffs

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u/xAsiNine- 1d ago

So have GPUs had issues after launch, or have they had successful launches?

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u/GasCute7027 1d ago

Basement ain’t so bad….. call it an underground speak easy.

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u/Silent_Reavus 1d ago

Fucking stop buying their dogshit

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u/Ok-Tax2930 1d ago

"I just upgraded. Can my PC specs stay relevant for like 2 minutes!" - Mr. PC Masterrace

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u/AussieBirb 1d ago

If OP or anyone else is in a similar situation and using humor to cope try simplifying things:

Need VS Want.

In the GPU example above you may need the part if you current card is on the way out and you use is for professional tasks as well as gaming.

Other wise you may want to have the latest shiny thing, in which case you could put of purchasing it to fast track something more important and get it later.

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u/HeloGuy36 1d ago

Relating someone who lives in their parents basement to Mr. Incredible in his Incredible-Mobile is the definition of PCMR

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u/YahyaGamer2012 Desktop 1d ago

"Simon shut your ass up I just bought you a 4080 super 2 days ago you fucking shit" is what a logical father would say atleast. I'm fatherless

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u/x33storm 1d ago

5070 Ti / 5080 is only somewhat irresponsible.

It's still an absurd amount of money, but compared to xx90...

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u/Sociolinguisticians RTX 7090 ti - i15 14700k - 2TB DDR8 7400MHz 1d ago

There are no games that require that kind of hardware. I don’t understand the people that plan to buy these things.

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u/NMN22 Intel i9-13900KS; RTX 4090; 32gb 5600mhz; 3TB SSD 1d ago

There are though…. A 4090 still struggles at 1440p from time to time. Flight sims and physics simulators struggle. VR is especially an issue. Consistent 60fps with higher fidelity or complexity games is not possible with that. Just because the games you play are fine doesn’t mean other people don’t have issues. Getting consistent 140fps+ gameplay in a lot of modern games at 1440p is not yet possible.

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u/EternalFlame117343 1d ago

Just get the 5050? 🙄

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u/Aristotelaras 1d ago

Why are you responding seriously to a meme post?

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u/BartTheLoner PC Master Race 1d ago

I'd rather suck a lemon than buy this overpriced bullshit

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u/UnsettllingDwarf 3070 ti / 5600x / 32gb Ram 1d ago

Bro the economy is bad. This may and probably is dumb ass math but here how I see it: where I live houses cost 1 million dollars and I and renting my parents place, buying a one time payment of a pc ain’t going to do shit on my ability to buy a house tomorrow.

My advice is put money away in a savings/ investment account and ensure you are on the up and up, saving for retirement and etc, but at the end of the day so damn many of us younger people are screwed for a long time.

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u/DisdudeWoW 1d ago

you have a 1+ dollar lying around for a gpu you dont even need?

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u/iitacoknight125 21h ago

Switch to Intel Arc bro. Let the competition humble Nvidia

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u/CrazyTechWizard96 17h ago

Great and I'm planning on building a setup in 2025 after building the living shit out of My main machine since 2013, but eh, GTA 6 needs something better than a GTA 5 built wich still runs a i7 3770 from mid 2012 (Surprisingly still holds up very well, paired with 32GB Ram and a GTX 1070 8GB VRAM GPU).
...
Eh, idk, might buy that card than or just built everything to peack and throw in a GTX 3080i or something from like 2 gens ago and get the 5090 Ti the following Christmas, idk.
Bet am not the only one in here but Hey, at least GPU swapping is the easit thing to do.

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u/HellBound_1985 12h ago

And guys like you are rhe reason that the prices of those products skyrocket, because you will pay whatever Nvidia wants just to get the newest and best tech.

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u/peter_the_bread_man Ryzen 7 5800x - 32Gb 3440hz - AMD Radeon Rx Vega 64 10h ago

Ddr 5 - 8000..... 4080! And is looking at 5000 series...ouff take time to appreciate your build. I worked so hard to get mine, and it was pieced together through marketplace deals. But you do you!

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u/CrypticTechnologist 1d ago

You’re investing in yourself bro.

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u/shushuwu 1d ago

You're dumb af lol

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u/Legitimate-Pumpkin 1d ago

Who needs a life anyway 😌

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u/Dev_Grendel <RTX 3070 FE | Ryzen 7 3700> 1d ago

No one should buy a 5090... Only a business should be buying a 5090.

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u/Asleeper135 1d ago

I have $1600 in credit card points saved up just so I don't don't have to feel the hit so much from that inevitable purchase. If you're going to be financially irresponsible you have to do it right!

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u/karrotwin 1d ago edited 1d ago

Is the joke that you think it's worth bragging about the fact that you're technically an adult but you have the willpower of a child? 

I can't imagine how anyone making less than mid six figures would even consider buying that 

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u/Ready-Brilliant3664 1d ago

Ah yes, let's be consoomers who buy $2000 600W space heaters.
What a great idea.

No Graphics card should take more than 250W of energy. It's a fucking joke.

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u/LBXZero 1d ago

I'll skip this generation on the GPUs, as well. Meanwhile, I am waiting for the 9950X3D.

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u/Dense-Tomatillo-5310 1d ago

It's only like 2k that's pocket change

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u/Bambuizeled 1d ago

Better buy it before the tariffs hit!

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u/G-A-L-V-E-N 1d ago

if what is separating you from moving out of your parents house is the $2k-ish the GPU will cost, you can't afford to move out, you'ren't financially responsible enough to have such short margins.

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u/Much_Program576 1d ago

Under orange Mussolini you'll never move out.