AMD Cards Prices Still Insane

[_Kyle_]

The price trend for AMD cards are still very high. I already I have a GTX 1070, but I really want to try a RX 580. Any clues when they will drop to normal?

 

[Intel_man]

I already I have a GTX 1070, but I really want to try a RX 580.

Why would you want to go backwards in performance?

 

[_Kyle_]

Why would you want to go backwards in performance?

I just want to see how well it performs compared to my 1070.

 

[Intel_man]

I just want to see how well it performs compared to my 1070.

you can do that without spending money.

 

[Darren]

Yeah that seems pointless.

I'm a pretty big fan of AMD as a whole but once Vega dropped and I saw that price I just bought my first Nvidia card in over 10 years. No ragrets (except my first one was a dud).

 

[_Kyle_]

Yeah. I won't buy a 580 new, if I want one I'll probably get one from Ebay.

 

[beers]

Just go read some benchmarks.

 

[_Kyle_]

Just go read some benchmarks.

Didn't even think about that. :T

 

[Intel_man]

Didn't even think about that. :T

you serious?

 

[Darren]

Didn't even think about that. :T

https://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1942?vs=1941

 

[Calin]

you can do that without spending money.

Maybe he wants to compare a specific game or something... Yeah it is pretty dumb but when I had my FX 8350 I was considering buying an i5 to show people that the 8350 renders faster

 

[Darren]

Maybe he wants to compare a specific game or something... Yeah it is pretty dumb but when I had my FX 8350 I was considering buying an i5 to show people that the 8350 cooks eggs faster

FTFY

 

[_Kyle_]

@Darren I just looked at the benchmarks, and the GTX 1070 is way better.

 

[Calin]

FTFY

My 8350 ran cooler than my 6700k. Yeah, I know, silicon lottery but still...

 

[Darren]

My 8350 ran cooler than my 6700k. Yeah, I know, silicon lottery but still...

Operating temperature is irrelevant to sheer volume of heat produced. Yeah the chip itself might be at a lower temperature but the 8350 was dumping way more heat into the surrounding air than the i7. AMD chips actually usually seem to run a bit cooler than Intel but the Intel's (until recently) usually consumed way less power and thus produced less heat.

 

[Calin]

the 8350 was dumping way more heat into the surrounding air than the i7.

Because Intel is lazy and uses thermal paste between the IHS and die instead of solder.

 

[Intel_man]

Because Intel is lazy and uses thermal paste between the IHS and die instead of solder.

That's not even remotely the reason why.