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When did you stop waiting for the perfect GPU moment?

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Accepted solution by Idris Grant — been there man if you can wait without being miseralbe, waiting is fine. if you are not enjoying your games right now, that cost is real…
  1. Ava T.
    @ava.torres

    ok weird one honest question.. 😤 i have been 'waiting for the next generation' for two years with a aging mid-range GPU... i mostly play a big open world RPG. i finally have about 400 dollars ready. part of me wants to buy today, part of me is scared of buyer's remorse when something better launches next month... how do you all deal with this?? 👍 i would realy like to just enjoy my evenings again.

    cry

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  2. Emeka Kaur
    @emekak642

    what resolution and refresh rate is your monitor? ??

    thinking

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  5. Idris Grant
    @igrant_30

    oh ive been there lol consider teh previous generation on sale or used with a warranty. right after a launch, older cards often get discounted, which is the one time waiting really pays.

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  7. Esme Walsh
    @thread_deck

    been there man check ur power supply wattage and teh available PCIe connectors before choosing, new cards can need more power or different connectors, and an underpowered PSU cauess crashes that look like driver problmes.

    thumbsup

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  9. Caleb J.
    @cjensen
    in reply to @looserider

    the rule I use: if the card you can buy today runs your games well for the next couple of years, buy it. something better is always coming. you can't play games on a card you haven't bought. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  10. Yara
    @ynolan

    hmmm try turning off teh cable first, fixed it for me

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  11. Una Jensen
    @unaj106

    Also check ur monitor. A big GPU upgrade on a 1080p 60Hz screen is often wasted. Sometimes the better upgrade for a ranked arena game is a higher refresh monitor paired with a modest card.

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  12. Rafa Varga
    @rvarga_45

    not gonna lie this is driving me nuts told my boss it would take 10 minutes. its been 3 hours

    rage

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  14. Idris Grant
    @igrant_30
    Accepted solution

    been there man if you can wait without being miseralbe, waiting is fine. if you are not enjoying your games right now, that cost is real too. time spent waiting is not free.

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  15. Ava T.
    @ava.torres
    in reply to @igrant_30

    @igrant_30 bought a card inside about 400 dollars today. now a big open world RPG runs beautifully, and I'm done refreshing launch rumors. thanks for the reality check. thank u thank u thank u

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