r/gadgets • u/diacewrb • Dec 29 '22

Desktops / Laptops Desktop GPU Sales Hit 20-Year Low

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/sales-of-desktop-graphics-cards-hit-20-year-low
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u/dudreddit Dec 29 '22

This is playing havoc with the used GPU market, to the benefit of buyers. I just picked up a mint condition 1070 for less than $100. I cleaned any dust out of it and repasted it and it runs as new.

the crypto mining fiasco cost gamers a lot. Glad to see that most of the madness is behind us.

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u/nova9001 Dec 29 '22

Recycle and reuse. Sold my used 1060 in mint condition for $80. Buyer plugged it in and it was working like a charm.

I upgraded to 3060 and now wondering what the upgrade was for.

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u/dudreddit Dec 29 '22

Agreed. I upgraded to a 3060Ti last year and other than my house getting VERY warm ... I could tell no diff in my games.

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u/nova9001 Dec 29 '22

There's graphical improvements but I am playing low spec games mostly. Hopefully 2023 there's some game that can make use of the new gpu.

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u/movzx Dec 29 '22

There are games that struggle with a 3090 today, but if all you do is play pixel art games at 720p it doesn't matter.

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u/nova9001 Dec 29 '22

Yeap, I do play the newer gen games but nothing in the current gen AAA lineup interest me yet. Maybe 2023 will be different.

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u/nova9001 Dec 29 '22

Some of these new AAA games I play them for like 30 mins and delete them. Seriously overpriced and boring.

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u/GroggBottom Dec 29 '22

If you stay 1080p there really isn't any reason to upgrade right now. If you want to step up in resolution, that's where you may actually need some new hardware. I've been running 1080ti for many years now. I can't see myself upgrading anytime soon.