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Slimebeast on 09 June 2018
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JEMC said:
Slimebeast said:

Now I feel relieved. Great analysis about time and how it's very contextual and subjective hehe.

And also that Huang has to say like he did so the sales of the 1000-series don't hault. It wouldn't be very smart to say "it's a short time from now" lol

Btw JEMC it says in your profile that you own a 1070. I member that you bought a 970 only about 1.5-2 years ago, and a bit later we had a discussion in the PC thread about how you lacked money because of your mom and you needing to go to the dentist.

How come you decided to upgrade from 970 to a 1070 in a gaming lull (meaning that games aren't very demanding to run in 1080p) and when did you do it?

Well, I didn't get a 970. I thought about upgrading my trusty 5850 to meet (and exceed) the min. specs of most games this gen, and the 970 looked to be a great choice, but then the 3.5+0.5GB VRAM thing was discovered. I wasn't pleased at all with that and decided to wait for something better, a decision that also gave me the opportunity to save a bit more cash.

Then, in 2016, the fan of my 5850 started to fail, making so much noise that it was unbearable, so I couldn't delay the purchase anymore. Thankfully, Black Friday was just a few days away, so I waited a little bit and was able to get my actual 1070 for something around 300 €. A bargain given what happened later with the mining craze.

Oh, what a lucky fan failure.

I'm still stuck with a 290 because of the miners (and AMD disappointments forcing me to jump ship). An 1180 would be perfect, but only if there's no competition from miners.