Since the RTX 3K thread has somehow outgrown its scope, I think it would be a good idea to create a more fitting thread with general GPU Tech news and discussion. Feel free to think of a more fitting name.
There seems to have been a ārevealā of a discrete graphics card yesterday. Itās so underwhelming, Iām not even going to post the link here, basically just an animated render of what the reference cooling design might look like, they even left out the power connectors. You can find it on their official page for the Arc Graphics family.
All PR hype train fluff aside, Iām excited to see another company enter the field of discrete desktop GPUs, it will be good for the market as a whole, even if it is very likely that they will have a lot of catching up to do and it will take at least a few generations of products until they are on par with AMD and nVidia.
Iāve finally caved and ordered a 3060. I promised myself that I wouldnāt get one unless they went below the 400ā¬ mark, but given that the huge crypto crash that is currently happening has had hardly any impact on prices (yet?), I think the reality is that they just wonāt get any lower.
You are right, but there is a difference in price and performance between 3060 and 3060 Ti so be careful what you compare and buy
EDIT: If youāre looking for a more ethical Amazon alternative in Germany, I can recommend coolblue.de
They are an originally Dutch webshop with great service who also try to minimize environmental impact with physical shops for pickup and bicycle delivery. They are just getting started in Germany and no I donāt own any shares.
They also seem to have reasonably priced MSI Ventus versions of the 3060 and 3060Ti now.
I would not recommend amazon for PC components in Germany. Itās often more expensive than dedicated PC hardware retailers and the customer service sucks.
You can check alternate.de, notebooksbilliger.de or mindfactory.de for example.
If you want to compare prices geizhals.de is a good option
I Picked up a 3060ti earlier this year ā¦ so far a damn good card, it has handled everything i have thrown at it well, even DCS in VR ā¦ and it also has far lower power requirements than the higher tier cards
Both. As we get closer to the next gen release, vendors will start to try to clear their inventory which will drive prices down some more. Plus at some point Intel is supposed to roll out their desktop cards, which could also put pressure on AMD and nVidia, unless they arenāt competitive.