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[–] TWeaK@lemmy.today 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I have 64GB of DDR4, but only a 5600XT. Held off on a graphics card upgrade a little too long and missed the boat, but I still get by just fine. And I can happily say I've never paid more than 500 for a graphics card lol

The real kicker for me is that I was considering asking my employer to upgrade my work laptop from 8GB in 2025, but didn't because I wasn't doing anything intensive for work. Then after the RAM prices went through the roof they started having me doing CAD work.

Yours GPU is especially a relic given that it's EVGA.

[–] cecilkorik@piefed.ca 6 points 2 days ago

My 2080ti is still ripping through games no problem. I don't need 8k raytracing or AI-slop-antialiasing. I usually just flick textures to high or medium if needed and focus on actually playing the game. A few extra sparkles is not going to meaningfully change my experience.

[–] zarathustrad@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have a fair bit of ram but its spread out. My poor main rig only has 32 ddr4, and I picked up 32 for my primary proxmox host when it was $80, I wish I would have just upgraded them all. Lol. So many salvaged 8g dimms so few ram slots.

As for my card: At the time I was reluctant to spend the $750 (EVGA was clearance selling them, just before they exited the GPU market), but after seeing them hit $2500 at the peak I couldn't resist. Apparently it was a good call based on the market since then, it's been a great card, and will probably be running my home lab when the next upgrade cycle comes. (The home server is currently 3 mini PCs in a trench coat, so a real GPU will help)

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

My poor main rig only has 32 ddr4

Lol, poor with only 32?

I have 32gb in mine and I can barely use more then 12 even with recent games. Two browsers, hundreds of tabs, and a game going... 8.2 used.