NVidia GeForce RTX 30x0 cards

mkopec said:

What ive read is the the nvme's really work wonders if youre doing tons of read and write type shit. Video editing, mass data transfers, etc.. But for normal use and gaming they are not even faster than the old gen SSD. At least none that you will notice.

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True and not true - when youre loading games for the first time, maps, zones, levels, and anything of the sort. I have 2 2TB XPG Blade S70 in Raid-0 for my game drive and the difference is night and day when it comes to loading things like that. I remember when i was using WD Raptor drives thinking shit was going quick and listening to that HD churrrrn. I havent used a 2.5 SSD in about 2 years. The last build i used them on was my Azza Cube, and im likely going to build something in the Azza Regis later on this year and make that my main rig.


I actually liked the cube more than my current O11D XL when i think about it. However everyone and their mom has an O11 nowadays so it loses its appeal.

mkopec said:

What ive read is the the nvme's really work wonders if youre doing tons of read and write type shit. Video editing, mass data transfers, etc.. But for normal use and gaming they are not even faster than the old gen SSD. At least none that you will notice.

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New games are getting pretty fat. High res gaming means a lot of shit is getting pumped around. Besides, they are cheap as donuts these days.

Mist said:

Yeah, this XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade is insanely cheap and fast.

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Seems like everything is getting insanely fast these days. Ipad fast enough. A14 bionic SOC in that thing is stupid fast for a tablet....hell, it is faster than a lot of desktops. MBA with M1 SOC, faster than Ryzen 3700X in some operations while using a fraction of power and only a little bit of heat. Had to get a new iphone, and it is silly smooth. My old one was only 2 generations old, but this iphone 13 kills it. New Macbook have huge CPU power and do it quietly and not turning themselves into space heaters. Intel dropping a huge WTF bomb with their new CPUs. It is a good time to be a propeller head.

mkopec said:

Yeah I mean of course youre gonna buy the nvme these days. The cost difference between nvme and not is what? Like $25-$30? I was more speaking to the OMG you get 4808 giggamegajoulewatts PER SECOND....bullshit which is kinda pointless in every day tasks that everyday gamers use.

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Kirun said:

Difference between SSD/HDD is huge.

Difference between NVME and a typical SATA SSD? Means fuckall. I always crack up at people breaking their bank for 5 BAJILLION MB/s READ/WRITE PER SECOND!!!!! Total waste of money chasing that shit. All you should care about are reliability ratings.

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Video is 3 years old.

Raes said:

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All humor aside, games that use Windows 11's Direct Storage will release sooner or later.

When I put together most of a PC recently (god damn video card shortages), I paid extra for the PCIe 4.0 M2 drive for future applications, not today, because why not.

Kirun said:

You're right. Current NVME drives might shave off another 0.2 seconds of load time over a 970 Evo in games.


Phew! Imagine the possibilities 8sec difference on boot time provides me! Over an entire year I'll have saved almost a whole hour! An hour I would've just spent playing games/browsing the internet anyways, because nobody can do ANYTHING meaningful in 8sec increments except wait for boot.

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It is almost as if there's more to it than loading times.

So what is the current "method" of tryna get a new card? I have no personal brand loyalty, and if the market were normal I'd go for the $999 MSRP ones, as I want the most bang for my buck and I'm assuming the last price jump to top tier 3090/6900 doesn't have an equivalent % increase in performance (correct me if I'm wrong, please). However, I do currently use UWS 3440 rez and have an eye for the new ultra-ultrawides coming out soon, so absolute top tier GFX card wouldn't be the worst thing.

Is there like a site or app I need to get on? Do I set bestbuy.com as my homepage and refresh it every time I remember? Do I offer to suck Xexx's dick? Help a brother out here.

Big Phoenix said:

Its all fun and games until you learn the controller on your mobo cant support those speeds.

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Somewhere out there, Foler is holding up a new Intel motherboard and shouting, "Poors! Poors! Poors!"

Jabberwhacky said:

So what is the current "method" of tryna get a new card? I have no personal brand loyalty, and if the market were normal I'd go for the $999 MSRP ones, as I want the most bang for my buck and I'm assuming the last price jump to top tier 3090/6900 doesn't have an equivalent % increase in performance (correct me if I'm wrong, please). However, I do currently use UWS 3440 rez and have an eye for the new ultra-ultrawides coming out soon, so absolute top tier GFX card wouldn't be the worst thing.

Is there like a site or app I need to get on? Do I set bestbuy.com as my homepage and refresh it every time I remember? Do I offer to suck Xexx's dick? Help a brother out here.

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Assuming no Microcenter within 90min drive?