The sad state of GPUs

[r01100011]

I was going through my NewEgg order history...and I stumbled across this -

 

 

Gosh those were the days when I could log into NewEgg (or Amazon) and take my pick between different types of GPUs, and pretty much the top of the line GPU can be purchases for around $700.

 

I also wrote this piece back then when NewEgg's service was also pretty damn good - https://www.blogbytes.net/2018/01/purchased-detuned-evga-gtx-1080-ti-by.html

 

The idea of having the choice between models, manufacturers seems like something in a bygone era. I know GPUs are more readily available now, but damn, I wish we could return to those times when Crypto currency mining was a niche hobby, and GPUs are primarily for gamers.

[SupaKomputa]

Well i remembered the top of the line voodoo cards only cost like $299, which they struggled to sell, eventually reduced to $199. 

[SupaKomputa]

6 minutes ago, VC5353 said:

When was this?

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/voodoo-graphics-4-mb.c3570

[LogicalDrm]

-> Moved to Graphics Cards

 

So you have been sleeping for the past 1.5 years? The prices are coming down and availability is getting better. But it will be slow and not overnight. Imo $700 for flagship anything is too much when midrange is at $250. This applies to GPUs, CPUs and phones.

[r01100011]

1 hour ago, SupaKomputa said:

Well i remembered the top of the line voodoo cards only cost like $299, which they struggled to sell, eventually reduced to $199. 

I never owned a Voodoo card. My friend owned a Voodoo 3d fx. That was the talk of the town back then. The most I could do was a 32MB of onboard memory that struggled to play Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

 

My first ever GPU wass Inno 3d GeForce 2MX, which was purchased for 2400 INR back in 2002

[SupaKomputa]

7 hours ago, r01100011 said:

I never owned a Voodoo card. My friend owned a Voodoo 3d fx. That was the talk of the town back then. The most I could do was a 32MB of onboard memory that struggled to play Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

 

My first ever GPU wass Inno 3d GeForce 2MX, which was purchased for 2400 INR back in 2002

i got voodoo banshee, i kept it including the retail box.

back then there are many brands to choose, the fight is fierce.

matrox, ati, nvidia, s3 and 3dlabs.

[r01100011]

22 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

i got voodoo banshee, i kept it including the retail box.

back then there are many brands to choose, the fight is fierce.

matrox, ati, nvidia, s3 and 3dlabs.

Do you have a legacy gaming computer or something like that? I definitely want to build one. Like a Windows XP machine or something.

[SupaKomputa]

8 hours ago, r01100011 said:

Do you have a legacy gaming computer or something like that? I definitely want to build one. Like a Windows XP machine or something.

Yeah i still got a k6-iii, but i havent touch it in like 15 years, cant find a psu for it.