clueless1 wrote on Today, 17:58:

Munx wrote on Yesterday, 12:09:

Wanted to wait one more generation before upgrading, but the way things are headed with the whole memory shortage, I don't think other components will be far behind, so I pulled the trigger on a new GPU while the prices are still below MSRP.

I just did the same thing. I've been running an RTX 2080 8GB for the past couple of years (I game at only 1080p) while my son is running an RTX 4070 12GB with a 1440p monitor. With a budget of ~$400, I had narrowed my upgrade down to either the RX 9600XT 16GB or RTX 5060Ti 16GB. Then I had the idea to go in with my son. Talked with him about it, and he agreed. So now I'm buying an RTX 5070Ti for $750 (~814 with tax). My son will give me his RTX 4070 plus $407, and he will get the 5070Ti. He gets a 50% bump in performance (RTX 4070 to RTX 5070Ti) for $407 while I get a 50% bump in performance (RTX 2080 to RTX 4070) for $407.

The best part is we're each getting a huge upgrade for significantly less $$ than if we each upgraded separately.

Nice. That 2080 should also fetch a big pile of pocket change too.