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[–] [email protected] 112 points 1 year ago (35 children)

Thing is: there is always the "next better thing" around the corner. That's what progress is about. The only thing you can do is choose the best available option for you when you need new hardware and be done with it until you need another upgrade.

[–] [email protected] 79 points 1 year ago (16 children)

Exactly. The best time to buy a graphics card is never

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

It depends on what you need. I think usually you can get the best bang for buck by buying the now previous generation when the new one is released.

[–] miketunes 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yup just picked up a whole PC with rtx3090 for $800.

[–] kerrigan778 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] miketunes 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] miketunes 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah eBay Canada, was a great deal

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Best Buy has refurbished PC's with 4070s for under a grand right now.

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