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People allowed prices to be driven up during the mining craze and still bought @ that price because of the "lack of supply"that was convenient for the card makers if no one else.Does anyone REALLY see nvidia LOWERING prices other than in a war with amd(as in the current intel cpu situation)? Without a competitor undercutting them,it will always be "Charge all the market will bear!" and as long as people continue to purchase the newest release simply because it's "the NEWEST release" and not because they actually need an upgrade,Nvidia will continue the practice of all the buyer will bear.

Next we'll be seeing ads saying "Will unlock your usb's 5g blocking ability for $79.95." or books on how to jailbreak your usb so it can block 5g.

Damn! and I wasted a lot more foil by covering all my windows instead.

https://www.businessinsider.com/400-...sticker-2020-5 How can people actually buy these things without @ least checking them out? And the conspiracy freaks pour money into this but won't believe the true facts.

We're gonna party like it's 1999!

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I SHOULD add that most of what I see people asking about VPN's for @ my end is involved with streaming video. Unless your ISP has the app/program you're using blocked,then it's rarely needed for basic streaming.Add in 1 of the debrid services and you're even covered for streaming files that are torrents. Unfortunately ALOT of the youtube people are funded by vpn services so they give the impression that a VPN is NEEDED for streaming kodi. So @ least once a week on our pages we get someone asking "What VPN would you recommend I use to stream with..." When asked WHY they want a vpn it's always because they seem to think they NEED 1 to stream kodi safely,NOT because they are worried about their privacy or are doing anything else they'd need to worry about.

Not using a VPN. Most of the free 1's will still give in to court orders for their records,even apples encryption isn't enough if the Govt. wants what U were doing bad enough so them encrypting records is useless.I just use my addons in the browser to block some trackers and Real Debrid for any questionable downloads I do. That way the download is going to THEIR servers and I just get it from there later. Haven't had a notice from my ISP since I started doing movie/music downloads that way. Everything else I stream and if I'm geo blocked,I can usually find what I want on kodi.

my personal opinion is that if they expect to see multi gpu usage in rigs by peeps like me,they need to lower the price of the cards that can be run together. When I bought my RTX 2070,it was $600 after taxes and didn't support sli(the super the added support back in) while the RTX 2080 from EVGA is on sale for $800($50 off). My total build cost was roughly $1600 after taxes & a new OS. A pair of RTX 2080's are the same price as my whole rig,and God forbid I were to go with anything faster in sli. lol, Maybe a pair of Titans in sli @ $2490 a piece? Unless people are using the comp for work also or can easily afford it,I don't see sli making gains. My non super 2070 meets the rec specs for the game releases in 2020 that I'm interested in,it even meets half life alyx requirements.:thumbs_thumbsupup:

"Unreal Engine 5 footage ran at 1440p 30 FPS on PS5" https://www.windowscentral.com/unreal-engine-5-footage-ran-1440p-ps5-features-no-ray-tracing I don't know about you,but I think the consoles (@ least sony) seem to still be having a hard time. the unreal video had no RTX in it,even though the ps5 supports it. What will resolution be reduced to if a game REALLY pushes the gpu with lots of RTX and tries for 60fps? 720p??

Well, It seems Google is upping the anty... "The future Of Android Tv may look more like Amazon Fire Tv" TECHSPOT https://www.techspot.com/news/85130-future-android-tv-may-look-more-like-amazon.html Now,the question will be if they will allow the installation of Kodi from the Playstore on the device. If they do,it will mean some competition for the Firesticks in the compact form factor devices.If they keep the price in the same range,it may be very interesting come Christmas time when they're all out. If anyone has questions or wants to comment,feel free!

I ran across this story & thought of your problems with this test.It's slight,but maybe part of the problem? Is windows seeing this as a game maybe? https://www.techspot.com/news/85137-windows-10-game-mode-negatively-impacting-gaming-performance.html

lol, my latest purchase was yesterday, 2 KFC Classic mashed potato bowls.

These new releases of cpus/gpus every year now are getting ridiculous.If they have a significant upgrade in performance than release something new.But don't release a new series for a whopping 10% increase like they have been on some of the gpu's. Same with the cpu's.

lol,I started gaming on my comp late in life, I guess I'm more of a hybrid since I use my Logitech F710 to fulfill my needs. I just wish cd projekt red or GOG would remaster the first Witcher game with control support. Then life would be complete.

Damn! If there wasn't a worry with the bios update not working, I'd be tempted to try it like I did the 771 Xeon to socket 775 mod.

lol, the latest amd video cards I've owned are hd3450's and a hd5770 that came in my Dell & I replaced that with the GTX970. My Team red experience was slight,I based my Nvidia fandom on the fact they worked 4 me & the terrible performance of the 5770. I had a GT730 that pretty much matched the hd5770 performance wise. I've NO idea how the new amd cards are OC'ing but if they're starting to match the nvidia's @ base clocks,they may be my next choice in a card. Edit: Just a comparison 'tween the GT730 & the hd5770 "The GeForce GT 730 v2 MSI OC 1GB Edition has 384 Shader Processing Units and the Radeon HD 5770 1024MB has 800. However, the actual shader performance of the GT 730 is 386 and the actual shader performance of the HD 5770 is 340." "The GeForce GT 730 v2 MSI OC 1GB Edition requires 49 Watts to run and the Radeon HD 5770 1024MB requires 108 Watts."

Here's a screen shot of afterburner & gpu-z it also seems to run a little cooler on the test since I went with a custom fan setting instead of the default 1 that evga's software was using with the OC.

tried using afterburner for my overclock and got this for the score. previous was using evga's software.

Want 2 add my thanks for gathering and posting all this info also. :thumbs_thumbsupup:

I just built the whole new system for my RTX 2070 so there's no way I can afford new parts for a while. Also, was looking @ an official Nvidia webinar for raytracing. figured I might "attend" for this reason "All live webinar attendees will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one (1) NVIDIA® TITAN RTX™. You must attend the entire duration of the webinar to be eligible." Then I read the terms & conditions from Nvidia! here's what I REALLY loved! 2. The prize of this giveaway promotion consists of the following: one (1) winner will win one (1) NVIDIA® TITAN RTX™GPU (suggested retail price -$2,499); odds of winning do not depend on the number of eligible entries received. The winner may not substitute the prize for its cash equivalent. NVIDIA reserves the right to substitute any of the prizes with any article or service of similar or greater value at its sole discretion. Prize may not be assigned or transferred. (So far nothing objectionable!) 4.By entering this promotion you expressly consent to NVIDIA's collection, processing and use of your personal information that you provide in connection with this promotion (including, but not limited to, disclosure of your name and state of residence on a winners list and making such list available to the public) in accordance with NVIDIA’s privacy policy, which can be accessed at http://www.nvidia.com/object/privacy_policy.html. (Not WILD about the putting my info out to the world,but if you want a 2500.00 card,SOME cost has to be paid back) 7. NVIDIA makes no warranty or representation as to any of the prizes and is not liable if you experience technical difficulties, due to reasons not attributable to NVIDIA, including but not limited to manufacture defects, model incompatibility, and restrictions imposed by the manufacturer.(REALLY?? No WARRANTY???? ) And People wonder WHY I don't want to trust Nvidia anymore...

Maybe by the time I have to finally upgrade,intel will have gotten THEIR shyte together??

I own the RTX 2070. If amd keeps putting out like they have been when I upgrade again in 5 years or so I will be going with them simply because of the way Nvidia has been shafting customers. EVERY new card I've bought for a computer since 2005,has been from them then they get me with the memory on the gtx 970,and now with releasing a newer BETTER version of cards just 9 months after the release of the first. Here's what that 9 months means to the consumers! https://www.game-debate.com/gpu/inde...20Gaming%208GB :mad: Edit: Yes,I own the EVGA RTX 2070 XC .

Wow,Vanguard is bad enough,but the story puts the bullseye on Battleye & Easy Anti-cheat also just in case any hackers happened to miss them. It's easy for the companies to say "Oh we can handle any attacks that come along" as long as hardly anyone knew that they were doing things the same way Sony did. I wonder HOW long before they're reversed with a loaded gem added in. Or it'll be going through the chat's that you can make it run faster by removing the software by downloading "THIS blah,blah" that is actually an encryption virus. Or maybe I'm just paranoid.

here's a thread with some different ways to stream, https://extremehw.net/forum/off-topic/general-ac/5428-different-streaming-devices-and-some-pros-cons#post5428 and HERE'S a page listing all the amazon streaming devices from first gen to current and what their specs are.(listed as Smart Tv's,Fire Tv Cube,Fire Tv Stick,and Fire Tv which was their first set top boxes and the pendant) https://developer.amazon.com/docs/fire-tv/device-specifications.html