• charles@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Guess I’ll be hanging on to my 1060 for a bit longer… Been looking to upgrade for a while now but I just can’t justify the prices, especially in Canadian dollars.

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      1 year ago

      GPUs tend to be cheaper/more affordable on AMD’s side. My local PC shop had decent deals on the RX6600XT and RX6750XT lately. For PC gaming only, they do the job.

      If you don’t mind switching from Nvidia to AMD, I’d check them.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah I don’t really do much with my desktop anymore outside of gaming so AMD would definitely be good enough. I just haven’t gotten lucky when I remember to check prices lol, I seem to miss a lot of the deals when they come up.

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      1 year ago

      got me an RX-6650-XT mech from amazon for just under $400 after tax and other bs (canadian $$) keep an eye on the card(s) you want and hold out till a sale. Also, I only looked at the msi store, not the rando’s selling cards. I know lots can be trusted, but so many are just scammers so I didnt want the chance of a problem.

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      1 year ago

      Was about to update my 1080 then the Steam Deck came along and suddenly I have no desire for a new GPU. I enjoy nice graphics but not THAT much, I guess.

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        1 year ago

        Completely agree, there’s a good chance I’d have upgraded by now if it weren’t for my steamdeck. Especially after getting a dock, I love being able to quickly hook it up to a monitor/tv when I want a bigger screen.