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Wait for the xt when its $350 or less and thats the sweet spot
This is the way
Sams same, the 6600XT is 15% faster for 30% more power usage
100w average while gaming vs 130w average while gaming .. :) If you play on 1080P its not worth it but at 1440P it is.
As a 6600xt owner the new drivers are a lot better, but I'd wait for $400-450 3060ti.
I hate nvidia but pubg/hell let loose/fortnite and even overwatch stutter and have stability/driver issues. My GTX 970 actually got more fps in Hell Let Loose (I have to run the 6600xt in DX12 to get above 50fps in HLL..if you mainly play U4 Indie games I'd highly recommend against amd).
Some games run better on AMD cards though, but they're mostly 1 player platformers (like tomb raider or whatever) which I don't play. All Unreal 4 engine games run better on nvidia
That's interesting to hear!
The reason a lot of people are aiming for a 6600XT on sale is for its price to performance, possibly the highest out of all cards.
Nvidia cards are too expensive for similar performance and theres usually more deals on AMD cards rather than Nvidia, perhaps even bigger deals and not just $50 off and such, at least according to what I have seen.
6600 XT at <$350 please
That's what I'm waiting for too. The 6600 is currently a much better deal, but the 6600 seems like it edges a bit close to 60 FPS on 1080p for newer titles. So I want to spend $50 extra for that little extra buffer. But the current 6600 XT prices are too much at 400+
Given that AMD is phasing out the 6600 XT for the 6650 XT, is that likely?
i dont think so !
I dont think we will see a 6600XT at $350 new.. maybe in time we will see a 6650XT at $350 but around when the 7600XT is coming out next year
This deal was back in July when gpu prices were worse. imo I think it's likely we'll see it at $350 again, hopefully on black friday
@milkncookies: I dont think we will see a 6600XT - its been discontinued by AMD and replaced by the 6650XT same with the 6700XT they are no longer making them so as the ones in the market dry up there maybe less incentive to discount. Cant discount a product thats not in stock and doesnt exist once stock in retail is all sold.
Same thing happened with the RX460/480 replaced by the RX570/580 .. Same chips clocked higher.
@vid_ghost: Ah I see, I didn't realise they were discontinued. Hopefully it won't be long until the 6650XT comes down to $350
I never thought Right/Left bullshit would creep into the computing world
dO yOuR OwN rEsEaRcH!
proceeds to make the wrong research decisions
@slowmo: LOL.. ive had the same issues with both Nvidia and AMD cards from back in the 1990's and 2000's when AMD was ATI :) ..
Lately AMD has been rock solid in reliability.. The 6000 series are very stable and work great…. They NOW have RND money to pump into a larger graphics software team and its paying off
@slowmo: Using their feelings to make brand choices over something which is purely technical
god damn humans are flawed :/
@JeBs: You are the one on here shitting on things, like Sony fans shitting on a XBox deal or the other way around. Your fanboy views aren't welcome, plus they are idiotic views too. You should bang the awesome RTX drum, the DLSS drum, fastest GPU drum, not the 'AMD are cheaper ergo they are worse' drum on a bargain website.
We are here trying to find and share the best deals, you advise us to spend more just because, because spending more means it is better, that you are getting something more obviously. You haven't provided any supporting evidence or argument for your rationale, it is weird.
@FabMan: i admire your patience. i blocked them from my feed. Rereading the rest of the this entire post comments, I don't see any value drop because of what I did. it's awesome.
@FabMan: it is really weird!
later it will be revealed that it's Jensen himself making these comments. And then the emotional attachment and conflation with GPU pricing / perceptions of quality with identity will actually be understandable.
PC / Mac
Xbox / PlayStation
Android / iOS
Some people need to see themselves as part of a faction. It fills the hole where their personality would be.
Dude you gotta do your own research before spreading bs lol
@JeBs: Unless you use the top of the line RTX 4090, your arguments about wealthy people buying cards are idiotic. It isn't about fanboyism, it is about logic, which your argument is lacking. This site is about Bargains, good value for money, not about wasting money and bragging about it.
Ask yourself why you are getting downvoted, just AMD fanboy's you might say, well, where are the NVIDIA fanboy's supporting you? It isn't a fanboy issue, NVIDIA fans won't want you on their side.
@FabMan: Oh please. It’s logical that the poor will buy the cheapest option more often than not, because their savings buy less, and what they have is needed for survival. Quality is the least of their concerns.
A waste of money is throwing cash at an item which is cheap, yet unstable. That’s AMD.
I would argue that paying a premium for goods that run flawlessly and stand the test of time is a true bargain. That’s Nvidia.
As for me being downvoted, it’s simple herd psychology of an AMD fanboy army trying desperately to justify their purchase choice.
Plus I don’t need a barrage of upvoters to convince me that I’m right - petty minded individuals with low self-esteem do.
Lastly, it would be nonsensical for an nvidia fanboy army to jump on here to “back me”. After all, why would they waste their time discussing an inferior product? They’re happy gaming with what they have.
@JeBs: wouldn't it be an even bigger waste of money to throw cash at an item which is expensive, yet more than twice as unstable? That's Nvidia.
Bloody heck what is this mentality? Or lack of it
Worth upgrading from a 1060 6GB?
I don't really think so, holding out for a 6700XT < $500.
And just not had a GPU for a year?
I bought and sold multiple GPUs during that time, and profited each time.
@[Deactivated]: me too haha! Ima keep the asus gtx 960 4gb and gtx 1070 8gb i got though, since not likely to sell for profit so no point, though i used my 1070 for a while i got a rx 6600xt for $419, its had bad coil whine since day 1 (like july) and ima go rma it now, maybe xfx will send a 6650xt for a replacement or ill go w a refund n buy 6700xt when its $450 ish
@AndrewMTG: I did something similar RMA'ing my PSU. I couldn't be bothered taking the PC apart just for the very occasional coil whine issue, so I waited until the warranty was almost up and got a new one then.
I just got a super cheap 1070, so will be using that for the foreseeable future. If prices jump up on them, I will be happy to sell it. Price jumps seem unlikely though, since mining is dead and pandemic panic seems to be over too.
@[Deactivated]: yeah, ima use the gtx 1070 again, probably after a few days ima take out the rx 6600 xt and while im at it install a few storage drivers that ive been meaning to install, but the 1070 is quite the card, might as well keep it as a spare card or like a trophy 4 the memories haha
@AndrewMTG: Agreed 1070 hasn't struggled with too much been hard to justify an upgrade until the recent gpu price drop. Only upgraded since it's not handling the recent Uncharted 4 on PC.
@jcdenton: I've got a 1440p monitor, a terrible one a few yrs back from viewsonic, run with the 1050 ti for a tiny bit and it ran valorant and my games fine to be honest haha, but yeah now i got one of those dell deals and got a 1440p dell 165hz the classic S2721DGF aswell as a 24in 1080p 165hz as a secondary monitor off the sale cause why not and yea kinda stupid I brought the rx 6600 xt since i had a gtx 1070 the performancce different isnt much really, but yeah if I could get my hands on a good deal nvidia or amd (probably amd since the cards are actual good value) and pair it w a amd cpu upgrade ima do soon ill be set for a good while for sure :D
@[Deactivated]: Not sure why you are getting downvoted. If i had the time to watch fb marketplace closely i could have bought many cheap gpus and flipped them for crazy high prices.
@scottySK: One person misinterpreted "something like this" to mean wait an entire year until this exact deal comes along, and don't use a GPU until then. The rest are just pile ons.
Didn't even think of that. Oh well. In still gonna hold out for a 6700 XT or similar.
You should post helpful comments, not bragging about making money others missed out on. (profanity) me, this deal has brought out the 'special' ones.
hodling under the shade
AMD drivers have come a long way since
That as it may, doesn’t mean they’re as stable as Nvidia.
So maybe I should ask a different question: who switched to nvidia due to instability issues?
I did. AMD still suffers from the audio lag over hdmi to an AV receiver and the dreaded cursor turning into a tiny black line is still present and that bug has been around for over 12 years!
@PlagueistheCheap: Dreaded cursor turning into a tiny black line? .. After using ATI/AMD cards over 22 years I've never seen that issue :)..
@PlagueistheCheap: Evidence? I did a quick Google and I early on the results I saw people stating it is bullshit.
@FabMan: What can I say? im my experience it happens. There is no way for me to convince you so why even reply? Both AMD and Nvidia arent nice companies. Just because Nvidia are extrremly greedy and anti consumer, it doesnt make AMD any better.
Nvidia make a better product but AMD make a more cost friendly product. Every consumer has different needs, wants and tolerances.
Why cant people accept that?
@PlagueistheCheap: There is a way to convince me, provide evidence. Your views are currently that of a fanboy, until you provide evidence. That is why people can't accept things.
Want me to believe in your views on GPUs?
Provide evidence.
Want me to believe in your backwards religion?
Provide evidence.
Want me to believe in your anti-vaccine views?
Provide evidence.
Want me to believe the earth is flat?
Provide evidence.Until you provide evidence, you and especially that other character on here seem like whack jobs.
@FabMan: I dont want you to believe me, my reply was a to a question asked by someone else and I shared my experience. If you think me telling me experience makes me a fanboi whack job, then just ignore me and move on.
@JeBs: Except I haven't promoted AMD or attacked NVIDIA, as I own products from both companies. I have attacked not providing evidence and attacked making foolish comments, I have promoted providing evidence. You have attacked AMD on terrible logic, that sales equals quality. Using your logic you must believe that McDonald make the best burgers in the world, since they sell more than anyone else.
@PlagueistheCheap: Thanks for your feedback. Too many on here become hyper defensive of AMD. It’s a pity.
Depending which Nvidia graphics card you get AMD is far less likely to burn your house down.
Not to mention already burnt hole in your wallet.
Assuming money is no issue, why bother with AMD GPUs then?
@GrueHunter: Yes, because most views here paint AMD as an image of perfection relative to nvidia.
There’s nothing further from the truth, and my view is backed up by tens of thousands on other forums.
Had you’ll been honest, I would’ve taken you’ll more seriously.
But now I realise this is a forum full of AMD fanboys.
Got it.
@JeBs: tens of thousands of people think the earth is flat too.
You are the only fan boy here. Refusing to listen to any opposing views and disregarding evidence while also providing none for your own views.
Other people are not painting amd as an image of perfection, they're just arguing against your incorrect views and false statements. If you supported amd over nvidia instead by spouting dumb shit, everyone would still be against you and you would label the very same people as nvidia fanboys.
Everyone is saying that there are advantages and disadvantages of each. Typically amd has less features but provides better performance for the cost. Nvidia typically has more features but costs more, they also have the indisputable fastest card. Stability is not a major factor, but despite your opinion, amd has the far more stable cards due to a (relatively) recent focus on drivers and also far better power efficiency and lower power consumption (leading to less heat in the system that degrades overall stability)
@JeBs: Less power usage = less heat = GPU and CPU run at a higher Mhz for longer… parts in the PC are not running hot and are less likely to fail.
@JeBs: NVIDIA is still best if money is no object.
Not so much for reliability, but for features (like DLSS and fast raytracing, etc. These are more important advantages than possibly-slightly-better drivers, these days).
(Though maybe wait a bit on buying an RTX 4090 until they are least solve the burnt power connection issues. It'll probably be a few hundred bucks less by then anyway, as the silliest/richest 0.1% of buyers will already have one).
That seemed to affect the 4090 series. Assuming it’s being rectified now, this is a non-issue.
Ignores negative evidence about something you like, harbours old and out of date information on things you dislike.
had the same worries before getting a 6600xt ,
its cool, performs better than i expectedi think the issues you mention was iwth 5700xt which was overheating a lot
no truth at all for RDNA 2 (RX 6000 series). RX 400/500s were also rock solid. People mainly had issues with RX 5700s
Good to know.
Crashing can be so much more than drivers, PSU/Overheating….. Drivers are just the whipping boy
Yes, RDNA 1 was chaotic for about 6 months into release, felt bad for early adopters. All good now though, the 5700XT was priced around the 2060 and mostly beats the 2070 and trades blows with the 3060 :)
Anecdotally, I've had an RX 480 since it was released. It hasn't been perfect, but it's nothing different to what I'd expect using a GTX 1060 over the same period. If you're looking to find issues with AMD, like you seem to be ("doesn't mean they're as stable", "why bother with AMD GPUs then"), then you'll be able to find them - but the same would apply to Nvidia.
I don’t own any GPU - but some forums talk up AMD instability issues. They could be biased though.
People have problems with Nvidia cards as well. It could be other issues with a users system and not the video card causing "instability".
Don't really see how you can have such a strong opinion against AMD graphics cards, if you don't have any graphics cards at all. My last three cards are as follows, and I've had no issues with any of them: GTX 1050Ti, RX 570 8GB and RX 6700XT.
There was one era when AMD was undeniably better. Nvidia still outside them completely. It's basically the apple effect. People buy them just because they are Nvidia. I'd say the biggest portion of the sales difference comes from the average joe who just think they have to buy an Nvidia card.
Could you say bye bye to OzBargain too while you're at it?
@JeBs: " Legitimate "
proceeds to hate on AMD for no particular reasons other than driver issues that were a problem years ago
@LuslecGrace: Said like a true AMD fanboy, whilst ignoring current views of thousands if not much more, who won’t touch AMD again due to instability.
@JeBs: Have you even seen recent news? Lol
And the "said like a true AMD fanboy" is ur reply to anything that says AMD is decent.
@JeBs: because you don't have legitimate views, you're just saying that perception of nvidia is better. There are plenty of pros and cons of amd vs nvidia, amd cards are cheaper for similar rasterization performance compared to nvidia cards, but stability is not the reason; amd cards are far more stable according to a 2018 study, I haven't seen any more recent studies but you wouldn't be able to say that nvidia is more stable. One reason that nvidia cards are more expensive per fps is that they tend to have more/better other features such as rtx voice and far better ray tracing performance. Depending on your specific use case(s) you can easily make cases for either. There's no "best" card or even brand. The fact that one company has more sales than another is a useless comparator for deciding between two products.
Also calling people fanboys for giving you legitimate reasons is one reason that people are getting agitated against you.
I'm active on a few hardware-centric discords and anecdotally I see far more reports of buggy nvidia drivers etc. No doubt this is mostly due to nvidia's far larger market share, but even so it suggests to me that amd's drivers have come a long way from ~5 years ago where if felt like there were lots of people with issues. Right now I'd estimate they're similar in terms of stability.
Personally I've found rdna2 to be perfectly stable, just like pascal which I upgraded from.
It happens on both, newer hardware will have more issues until drivers resolve the issues. The main differences are just perception, marketing and confirmation bias. People hear that AMD has more issues, so whenever an issue happens it's like "they really do have so many issues", whereas if it happens on nvidia it's just "oh damn, it's just a one off random occurrence".
I also think people are more critical of amd because they are the underdog.
In fact if you look for tests on this, the first result will be from an independant QA that tested amd vs nvidia, and found that amd has LESS crashes than nvidia, (amd 93% pass, nvidia 82% pass) (2018)
Really good price, the lowest on record I believe. But still gonna HODL for $350 6600XT or $499 6700XT deal.
You should check if this is eligible for a free copy of Dead Island 2 and The Callisto Protocol or not.
https://www.amd.com/en/gaming/raise-the-game
Free Callisto Protocol is a big deal in my opinion!
Thanks! Didn't know about this.
Callisto Protocol would be good, not many retailers mentioned outside Germany unfortunately.
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Is this the sweet spot?