GXT 11 Series Not Coming Soon

[JEMC]

Slimebeast said:

JEMC said:

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.

It was indeed. And being able to grab a 1070, where the rest of the year I could have only gone with a RX 480 or a 1060 was great.

AMD's situation when it comes to their GPUs is quite sad. Unless you're very brand loyal, Nvidia has become the go to route, and the mining craze didn't help either .