David GerardNov 26, 2022

hey nerds! the offspring is looking for a new graphics card for their gaming rig so they can play latest shiny stuff!

with GPU shitcoin mining having been condemned to hell where it belongs, i understand that prices are in the realm of sanity now.

nvidia or amd is fine, just as long as it's the good stuff. a generation behind the latest is fine.

so what's good in the UK for a windows 10 gaming rig this week?

(plz boost, the more suggestions the better. think of the gamer children.)

UPDATE: we're probably going for a 3060, there's some damn fine deals and it should be able to deal with the hipness for a few years yet.

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@davidgerard

How much internal space and power is available? The new Nvidia cards are the best, but also take up an insane amount of space and 450W

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGARjRBJRX8

Absolutely Absurd RTX 40 Video Cards: Every 4080 & 4090 Announced So Far

YouTube
Show threadDavid GerardNov 26, 2022
@TradingPlacesResearch yuh. loved one's rig is an ex-workstation whose name is "monolith" and could probably fit it. a delight to work on of course. kid's box was a nice rig for a kid but doesn't have as much space inside, and e.g. finding a power supply that would fit was somewhat fraught (though we managed to find the next model of the same thing).
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@davidgerard Maybe look for an RTX 3090 Ti? It’s a pretty killer card, and maybe discounted now

Nvidia is stagnating a bit, but still with a big lead over AMD imo

Also, do not buy used right now. Too many mining rigs decommissioned lately, probably with much of the useful life already sapped.

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@TradingPlacesResearch oh god no lol, i'm the one telling people not to buy a second hand card made after 2015
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:02amWeb
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@davidgerard lol