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Re:Apple’s M1 Positioning Mocks the Entire x86 Business Model by strictnein on Friday April 23, 2021 @11:35AM (#26915802)
Yeah, I'd like to upgrade my gaming system (4970k and a GTX1080ti) but past wanting to play at 4k and experience ray tracing there is almost no reason to do so.

Now, if the 3080 was actually available at MSRP I'd probably have upgraded, but that's at least a year away from happening.

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Re:Apple’s M1 Positioning Mocks the Entire x86 Business Model by pdimitar on Friday April 23, 2021 @11:45AM (#26915906)
IMO go big or go home in this case. For a gaming machine I'd aim for some of the Ryzen 5000's (likely even the 5700 is an overkill) and an RTX 3090 so I can play 3440x1440 @ 144FPS (or maybe even 4K @ 120FPS).

As it is, I almost have no reason to upgrade my gaming machine right now. Playing on a 21:9 wide display (2560x1080) and never go below 70-80 FPS in any game. Usually it's 100-120 FPS.

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Re:Apple’s M1 Positioning Mocks the Entire x86 Business Model by notJim on Friday April 23, 2021 @12:50PM (#26916633)
The problem with these cards is actually being able to get one. Even if you've got the $2k to spend for a 3090, good luck with finding stock.
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Re:Apple’s M1 Positioning Mocks the Entire x86 Business Model by pdimitar on Friday April 23, 2021 @12:55PM (#26916690)
True. Right now I could only buy an RTX 3090 for 3100 EUR (~3740 USD) and I am not willing to pay that much.

But I am happy to wait. Upgrading my gaming machine is a very low prio.

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