When do the next generation GPUs drop?

Misguided · 2017-09-14T19:52:22.962Z

Ditto.

Papageno · 2017-09-14T20:01:45.353Z

Thanks for the monitor recommendation, stusser and Misguided. I’ll keep it in mind if I end up pulling the trigger on this stuff.

Giles_Habibula · 2017-09-17T14:00:55.802Z

Lamalo:

Scotch finally got for Rosh Hashana gift his latest and greatest GPU.

Happy to see that Scotch has scored another sweet endorsement deal!
Also I see your avatar has changed at some point. :)

Lamalo · 2017-09-17T15:37:16.784Z

Not my choice, the ruler decreed the profile pics of all accounts shall be made in his image.

habibi · 2017-09-18T11:24:30.558Z

stusser:

I have the Dell, and while it is TN, TN has come a long way-- it looks really fantastic. Better color saturation than the Korean PLS (Samsung’s version of IPS) LCD I have sitting next to it. I wouldn’t pay 50% more for IPS.

Thanks for this recommendation. Locally, the only Dell available with G-Sync is a TN one but I was hesitant over TN as I have TN panel all my life. I’d really want to try IPS for my next monitor but not one of the Dell’s G-Sync have IPS. I think we have very limited choice here.

Rock8man · 2017-10-26T14:57:55.106Z

Tom's Hardware – 26 Oct 17

Nvidia Officially Details GTX 1070 Ti, Opens Founder's Edition Pre-Orders

Nvidia finally blew the lid of its highly anticipated GeForce GTX 1070 Ti graphics card, revealing full specifications and pricing.

MSRP $450, same price as what the 1070 originally was. I wonder if this means it will be possible to find 1070 for cheaper now once this comes out? Or are we still in the cryptocurrency bubble?

Papageno · 2017-10-26T15:05:12.088Z

Who knows. But unless the 1070’s drop to 350 or something, why not skip it and buy one of these “almost 1080s” (assuming one can find one, and that the specs fit the rumors–I haven’t checked).

stusser · 2017-10-26T15:06:45.744Z

This is Nvidia flexing its muscles and really sticking it hard to AMD. The Vega56 is roughly 1070 speeds with a MSRP of $399, compared to $379 for the 1070. But you can’t actually buy a Vega56 for anywhere near that price due to miners.

The 1070ti is basically equivalent to a non-overclocked 1080… or to put a finer point on it, a Vega64.

There’s no reason to drop prices on the 1070 as they have zero competition in the market.

Woolen_Horde · 2017-10-26T22:59:13.883Z

The weird thing is that the 1070ti is only $50 less than the 1080, at which point, you might as well spring for the 1080, because it’s faster, it has the faster memory (GDDR5X vs GDDR5), and because of that memory, it is actually less desirable for the miners out there. (GDDR5X has an issue with mining, apparently).

Dan_Theman · 2017-10-26T23:00:23.413Z

Woolen_Horde:

(GDDR5X has an issue with mining, apparently)

Thank heavens.

Woolen_Horde · 2017-10-26T23:07:48.332Z

Yeah, the flip side is that the 1070 Ti is probably going to have a massive run on them because it uses GDDR5 instead of GDDR5X.

stusser · 2017-10-26T23:43:12.274Z

If it costs more than a 1080, don’t buy it.

/shrug

Rock8man · 2017-12-07T20:52:51.375Z

Rock8man:

https://www.nicehash.com/

That’s where my coworker goes. He uses their Etherium miner, selling his hashpower on his 1070 GTX for bitcoin.

Nicehash claim they were hacked. My coworker logged in this morning since Bitcoin value has gone up a lot lately, so he wanted to see how much his $280 worth of bitcoin were worth today. They’re all gone.

stusser · 2017-12-07T21:04:20.125Z

Yes, they were either hacked or the owners stole all the money. Came out to he around sixty million dollars US as of a couple days ago-- probably worth 90 million or more today given how Bitcoin is bubbling lately.

kedaha · 2017-12-07T21:06:20.986Z

BitInfoCharts

1EnJHhq8Jq8vDuZA5ahVh6H4t6jh1mB4rq - Bitcoin address

1EnJHhq8Jq8vDuZA5ahVh6H4t6jh1mB4rq Bitcoin address with balance chart

When you see that sort of appreciation (28% in 39 hours) it’s hard not to laugh when people talk about BTC being some sort of serious currency alternative.

stusser · 2017-12-07T21:11:00.074Z

Yeah, it’s completely insane how quickly it’s appreciating. No relation to reality.

habibi · 2017-12-08T00:56:16.762Z

Like stock markets, when someone make money, someone else loses. With this insane appreciation, there must be some poor sod who lost a ton. But you don’t hear about it though. I hope nobody lost their lives over this crypto currency.

stusser · 2017-12-08T00:57:42.342Z

Nobody’s losing except the victims of theft and those that got out early. Of course when the bubble inevitably collapses, that will change.

KallDrexx · 2017-12-08T02:07:44.937Z

habibi:

Like stock markets, when someone make money, someone else loses. With this insane appreciation, there must be some poor sod who lost a ton. But you don’t hear about it though. I hope nobody lost their lives over this crypto currency

I have to constantly remind my friend who is sad he sold at $1k he only sold at $1k because he forgot he even had bitcoins. If he remembered he had bitcoins he would have sold it at $200 or even $500 because no one that isn’t a zealot could realistically predict it would even get to that amount, let alone $17k.

Chappers · 2017-12-08T14:40:54.554Z

pcgamer

Nvidia releases Volta-based Titan V for PC

Volta comes to desktop PCs as the gold Titan V for $3000.

Here you go @wumpus time to get a new card, can I have your old one? ;)