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Wrapping Up 2022 Hardware Discussions - Die Shrink Telegrams (Patreon)

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2022-12-11 09:18:30
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So Tom has completed his RTX 4090 & 4080 Review - but that's not the only things the MLID team has tested this year!  We've also tested, and failed to fully discuss:

R9 5950X (Upgraded from R9 3950X)

R9 5900X (Upgraded from R7 2700X)

i7-13700K (Upgraded from i5-12600K)

RX 6700 10GB

RX 6500 XT 8GB (and 4GB again!)

Intel A380

Nvidia A4000

Nvidia RTX 3050 8GB (Forced to use for 2 months after the 3090 was lost!)

Sometimes we just don't have the time to get review videos done, but we do still test products sent to us just to...idk...make sure we don't get out of touch!  So please, write in below with any questions about these products listed above, other gaming hardware releases you feel we haven't discussed enough this year, or also feel free to ask follow-up questions about the 4080 and 4090!

Don't worry, Tom, Dan, and an upcoming guest will thoroughly discuss the 7900 XTX and XT over the next couple weeks...but this piece of content is about wrapping up discussions about every other little thing from this year!

You have ~16 hours (till Sunday Night US Central Time) to write in!  Be as concise, respectful, and thoughtful as possible in your submissions below! 

Comments

Timo H

Hi Tom, why on earth you still have 3050, previous horrible value card before 4080 took that crown?

Timo H

Hi Dan, at which point you will join Tom to share fish-hardware torturing duties? (amd fish named codenames in gpus, intel upcoming fish themed codenames)

A few cheeky memes

Hi tom and dan, after the release of ryzen 7000 series i have been looking at how useful having a pcie gen 5 x16 slot is. Do you expect having a pcie gen 5 slot will have benefit for future gpu upgrades? Do you think that a 6090 or rx 9900xtx would be meaningfully bottlenecked by a pcie 4.0 connection? Love your content keep up the fantastic work!!!!

conrad_verner

Hey T and D, since the reviews of the A380 are 3-4 months old by now, I wonder whether the recent arc driver improvements helped that card. Do you think it is a worthwhile option now for gaming at the price of a 6500 XT? Best wishes and keep up the great content!

Ryzza5

Hi Tom. I'm still running a 1080Ti targeting medium settings at 3440x1440 (not quite 4k) at 100Hz and not having too many issues on titles like Forza Horizon 5. I reckon there must be quite a few still rocking similar hardware. With so many reviewers leaving older hardware like this absent in their comparison charts it's hard to know what I'm really missing out on unless a similar newer card like a 3060 is included. 3080's are either out of stock or overpriced in Australia, and I don't really feel like spending what used to be Titan X (Maxwell) money on the upcoming AMD XTX. AMD 6000 cards probably aren't a big enough jump in performance given their cost and age here. So I'm almost talking myself into waiting another year for the next gen which hopefully may be more value-oriented or at least force the prices of 4000/7000 cards lower. Do you think 1080Ti owners can hang on another 8-12 months? When are we expecting to see the next jump in AAA games with UE5 and DirectStorage implemented?

Prior is the theme 999

Hi Tom and Dan, I can’t recall if this has been discussed before but with the CUDA core differences between the 4090 (16,000) and the 4080 (a little under 10,000). Am I crazy for thinking the 4080, if we are just looking at CUDA cores should be a 4070ti? I’ll admit I don’t know how these products are stacked and placed entirely but looking at the 7000 core difference between the 80 and 90 this gen I feel like you can easily put two products in there. Unless I’m completely wrong of course, but a 4080 with 11,000 CUDA Cores and a 4080ti with around 14,000 and less vram like the 30xx series makes more sense to me. Let me know if I’m completely wrong (which I feel I am) and thanks for the content once again.

Cleansweep

Hey Tom and Dan, Do you think opinions on the 6500 XT would've been different if the 8GB version had released alongside the 4GB card? Considering the card launched during the GPU drought, would the 8GB 6500 XT been closer to your idea of what AMD should've done to make it a worthwhile product?

AI Generated Fish

In a recent content piece you mentioned AMD's plan to clear out inventory (reasonable price cuts) was successful for clearing out Navi 21 inventory. Have you heard how successful Nvidia's strategy has been? Going to your own experiences with AMD and Nvidia and retailers selling the 6700 (and sometimes 6700xt) around the same price as the 3050, why would anyone buy Nvidia?

SwirlingMist

Don’t let me talk you out of it, but don’t feel pressured to do reviews if it doesn’t feel natural. You don’t have to be hardware unboxed, you’re doing great with your own thing. Having said that, I do look forward to whatever finer insights you end up highlighting that go above and beyond what other tech media touches on.

Samantha Vimes

Hey Tom, in your most recent video covering the 4090 Liquid and 4080, you used some language that rubbed me the wrong way. You and Dan talk all the time about how at this point almost any card will be sufficient for most gamers or even over perform and that +/- 10% really isn't as big deal as people make it out to be. On previous Die Shrinks you've both commented on the undue toxicity in tech forums aimed at people based purely on what hardware they use. Which is why when Tom called people who buy the 4080 "fucking idiots" it struck me as reinforcing this toxic mindset. I certainly won't be buying it, but I don't see the value of reducing issues down to personal attacks on less educated consumers, or people with specific use cases, when it's much more accurate and productive to go after manufacturers. We know this channel isn't scared to go after Nvidia for their ridiculous 4080 pricing, anti-consumer practices, etc. So I'm wondering wonder why these more personal attacks were added to the script. In light of the vitriol aimed at the 4080, and people who buy it, can you and Dan revisit the idea of community toxicity and the role of reviewers role in reinforcing it?

CompressedAIBlocks

Hello T&D. Hindsight is 20/20 right? So do you think AMD should have released the RX 6700 alongside the XT model? Would have mattered when the 6700 XT released during a time where any GPU was bought up regardless?

CompressedAIBlocks

T&D, now that you guys have had time with the 6500 XT/RTX 3050. How do you feel they stack up? We're over the crazy times right now, do their prices align with performance? I personally think the 3050 is priced WAY too high still (pretty much the same price as 6700/some 6700XT models in Canada). 6500 XT while having certain restrictions seems to be a better buy for entry level gamers overall.

Mario

Hey Tom and Dan (if he’s there). Have you seen that there are finally real sized oled monitors coming out? LG has the 27GR95QE-B a 27in 1440p 240hz monitor for $1000 which is available for preorder December 12th. Asus has also teased their own version of this panel on Twitter and the full unveil will be at ces 2023.

Kinihun25

Hey Tom, just upgraded to the 13700K and honestly I'm surprised how efficient it is. I have it at 5.2ghz and even stressed tested it only used about 175 Watts (I know that's still alot) but compared to what was said in reviews it much better, just had to make some tweaks in the Bios

PCDog

Uhhh…gaming on a low end card is not ideal! I’ve been on a 6600 for a while waiting for the 7900 xtx release. I recently started to game at 4k. How did you cope with an even weaker card than mine at 4k??

Swiggles

Hey Tom and Dan. What GPU becomes the next 1060 now that next gen games are starting to push again and resolutions are increasing!

cockblockula

Have you tested the A770 recently? I've heard there have been improvements with some games. Given the price, would you recommend the A770 over the 3060?

Tim K

How was the A4000? Ever since the crypto market has crashed and miners are out here selling A4000s like theyre virtually useless at dirt cheap pricing, after putting a little bit of TLC into the card, would you recommend such a powerful single slot card to small form factor/ITX builders which I know includes yourself with that beautiful sliger case of yours. Or perhaps in those ridiculous 5L or 7L builds?

FrogOnUnicycleVape

Hi Tom and Dave, any thoughts on the new RTX 6000? Specifically about how it has the same amount of VRAM as the last generation, and does AMD plan on competing with it?

Stephan Hart

Hello Sir Tom and Mr. Dan, Do you believe Nvidia's tactics attempting to permanently inflate prices and shift all the SKUs down, or up depending upon perspective will stick? Personally I hope it blows up in Jensen's face. AMD is no help either. It seems every time they have had a chance to take M.S. since the launch of RX5000 they Blow It! Why is that or am I trippin? This time they follow Nvidia into SKU shifting. They need to Start fresh with axing the Radeon Branding! And fire the entire marketing dept. IMO. They owe ATI nothing at this point. Just AMD or Ryzen GPU will do. Lastly do you think something went terribly wrong in the bringup of Navi 31 and will they come hard for the HALO with a refresh? Thank you.

Alex

Hi Tom Something Ive always wondered, whats the story behind the computer in the photo at the top of your patreon page?