Originally Posted by
philehidiot
Cat, that logic is pretty much bang on and exactly why I sought the opinions of people on here before buying. You're quite right - the longer interval between releases means that the tech of the new platform is actually going to be significant enough to actually warrant an upgrade whereas in the past the speed of updates meant it wasn't anywhere near as relevant. Also, the longer interval means the drivers of the newer platform will be updated quicker for longer and the older ones will be relegated to second place within only a couple of months of purchase and may well be classed as totally obsolete well before I declare the lifespan of the card over.
Unlike, say, many (intel) CPU updates of late where they offer very little over the existing chips but seem to be there for the sake of it.
You're quite right, I'm thinking with an old school philosophy which is probably going to end in me spending a vast wad of cash on something that's going to be at best second place in a couple of months and at worst obsolete probably two years earlier than if I hang on for a bit longer.
I shall spend this cash on braided brake lines for my motorcycle, some new front fork springs and a rear shock tailored to my weight and riding style. Then, when the new uarch comes out, I shall splurge relentlessly. And if that doesn't bring happiness and contentment into my life, I'm blaming you.
The only exception here would be if there was a massive price reduction of the current gen stuff at some point, but it would have to be pretty significant for me to override the points made above.
Does anyone know if AMD have anything actually useful in the works? As far as I'm aware all they have coming anytime soon is a process refinement of the Vega cards. I did a cost analysis of the Vega cards Vs Nvidia and, whilst I despise NV's business practices (such as releasing a different GPU using the same model name as a current one to make use of excess chips, misleading the consumer in my view) I simply can't go throwing money at AMD when the value proposition is just so poor in comparison. The only good thing about them is that they've probably made a big mistake in ramping up production at this point. With the lead times it means they're going to end up with a huge excess at the wrong time and they're already selling at a loss from what I hear.