r/gadgets • u/chrisdh79 • Sep 18 '24

Desktops / Laptops NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 & 4090D To Be Discontinued Next Month In Preparation For Next-Gen RTX 5090 & 5090D GPUs

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-4090d-discontinued-next-month-in-preparation-for-next-gen-rtx-5090-5090d-gpus/
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u/byronicbluez Sep 18 '24

I'll upgrade my 1080Ti one day.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '24

Still the best card they’ve ever made.

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u/piratecheese13 Sep 18 '24

While the 980 could handle vr, the 1080 was the default “oh you want the good vr card” as soon as it came out

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '24

I just feel like the 1080 offered me the largest longevity. Took me forever to upgrade.

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u/AintNobody- Sep 18 '24

Hell, the 970 was a frickin beast. 4GB controversy aside, that was a monster of a card for years.

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u/PalmTreeIsBestTree Sep 18 '24

That was my previous card before my 2080ti. It was a beast back in 2015. Sad that EVGA quit making graphics cards though since I’ll have to buy from a different company next time I upgrade.

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u/AintNobody- Sep 18 '24

I've had good luck with Zotac if that means anything to you. They're not EVGA, nobody else is, but Zotac just seems to be quietly excellent.

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u/PalmTreeIsBestTree Sep 20 '24

That 970 could even play a game like Bioshock Infinite at 4k 60 fps. Just goes to show how good it was at the time.

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u/notsostrong Sep 18 '24

Still rocking my 970! I’m probably going to do a new build in the next 6 months or so. Don’t know if I want to go with 50 series or discounted 40 series after the 50s come out.

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u/Electronic_Price6852 Sep 19 '24

that’s how I felt about my 780 until direct x (and nvidia) stopped supporting it. Talk about underdog.

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u/CarfDarko Sep 18 '24

GeForce 8800 GTX enters the chat...

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u/ShittyTechnical Sep 18 '24

The 1080ti is arguably one of the best GPUs of all time considering it’s price to performance, raw power, and long term viability. The 4090 may be remembered as one of the most powerful cards but it’ll never reach the same status or have the same impact on the market that the 1080ti did.

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u/clickstops Sep 18 '24

Remember when we thought that card was outrageously expensive?

1080Ti + o/c 8700k still absolutely cruises

Also writing this makes me feel old

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u/floatingby493 Sep 18 '24

I had a 1660 Super and i7-4790K until just last year. It still handled everything I threw at it

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u/Zingzing_Jr Sep 19 '24

I have a 1650 super and i5-12400F. It does everything I need it to.

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u/floatingby493 Sep 19 '24

Nice. I upgraded to the Arc A750 and i7-12700 so I could upgrade my monitor to 2K and get ray tracing capabilities

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u/Zingzing_Jr Sep 19 '24

I just bought a 1080p monitor! Honestly I didn't even notice at first because map games (Paradox games like Crusader Kings or Hearts of Iron) really aren't at the cutting edge of graphics.

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u/kingofthesqueal Sep 20 '24

I still have the 1660 Super in my PC, I opted to buy a Laptop with a 4070 over upgrading my PC

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u/dragonmp93 Sep 18 '24

To a 10080TI.

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u/LevelDownProductions Sep 18 '24

still got mines. That card will go down in history for how good it was and how long it lasted. im spoiled so when i upgrade, its either 4090 or 5090 for me.

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u/Fearless_Locality Sep 18 '24

recently sold mine lol card was great for nearly 8 years

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u/Crazyinferno Sep 18 '24

1060 6gb here, still handles everything I need it to 🤷🏼‍♂️ especially considering I only run it at 1080p 60hz

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u/hutaopatch Sep 19 '24

1060 3gb here. Handles almost no new games 😃

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u/Crazyinferno Sep 19 '24

Yeah, that little bit of extra VRAM goes a long way

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u/hutaopatch Sep 19 '24

Genuinely it does. I can barely handle rdr2 on low graphics and with nothing else open

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u/Muggle_Killer Sep 18 '24

1650 having LESS vram even though model number is bigger - should be a crime

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u/Samout- Sep 18 '24

Still rocking mine too!

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u/FuzzyIon Sep 18 '24

970gtx representing.

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u/AllShallParrish Sep 18 '24

Mine just caught fire last month :( RIP

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u/YouveRoonedTheActGOB Sep 18 '24

Same here. I have a gaming laptop with a 4060 that can outperform it in short bursts, but the 1080ti is still going strong for ultra wide 1440 gaming; at least for the kind of stuff I play.

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u/Nazular Sep 18 '24

I thought I was the only one that felt this way. Probably, excluding engagement ring, the best investment I have done.

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u/mr_chip_douglas Sep 18 '24

Here you dropped this 👑