Apparently people didn't get the notice. Mortgage interest rates are still >5% for anyone renewing now. Three new houses are being built right now in the street behind mine.
Weird how our neighbourhood didn't see any new buildings from 2016-2022 but now it rains, it pours.
Watch out, incoming AAAAA games!
French, old millenial. Plenty of Jean-"X". What I mean is :
Jean-François Jean-Michel Jean-Luc Jean-Mathieu Jean-Marc ...
You're right. Perhaps I based my view on the gaming time I had daily before and after having kids.
I consider myself lucky to play 20-30mins a night and that is if the kids behave at bedtime, hence why I said casual. It's the kind of game that I will never progress in as it requires a lot of playtime.
I'm not scared this card will run 1440p at all since my 6600 XT does it considerably well. Just don't expect to reach 120/144hz while maxing out the graphics on any recent big releases.
This gen's sweet spot for performance relative to cost is still the RX 7800 XT, unless the 7700 XT gets a massive price cut.
If you need a nVidia card, I agree, prices are through the roof and they need to be lowered.
If you only need it for gaming, 700$ CAD for the 7800XT 16GB is pretty much the sweet spot for performance/price.
Not surprised to see ASRock this high in the rankings. I didn't know the brand five years ago but following the recommendation from my local computer shop, I gave it a try.
My last two builds are ASRock based (mobo and GPU) and I'll keep it that way for as long as ASRock remains in business.
I'd add to the list : Devs and publishers doubling down on releasing shitty PC ports that lead enthusiasts thinking that a 24GB VRAM GPU is the standard.
I don't know much about Acer's proprietary software but there must be some place that you can set your battery to charge up to 60-80%. If you plan to use it while plugged most of the time, choose that option, it will extend your battery life.
Yes, with the proper care, your laptop can last you many years. It all comes down to how you handle it and maintain it.
Ray tracing enabled.
I read the article more as; AMD is the one to currently offer sub-300$ (CAD) gaming-capable GPUs as opposed to the prices of the RTX 3060 and upwards. Hence the "Watch out AMD" as they could lose the only spot they have a grip on right now, low-to-mid level gaming-only GPUs.
I believe they know the market share AMD has is nowhere close to what Nvidia has.
I have the 7700XT. I game at 1440p/120fps quite easily with mid-to-high settings. I don't regret it one bit; my previous GPU was a GTX1060 3GB variant.