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Only one desktop PC out of the three in my house uses a discrete GPU, and that's purely for gaming.
Yes, gtx950m
And adreno 330
Yes during the gaming season (deep winter) - GTX 1080 Ti
I play games on my PC at least a couple of times a week, so a discrete graphics solution is absolutely necessary for my needs.
I upgraded from an EVGA GTX1070 to an MSI GTX1080Ti GAMING X TRIO this week. Loving it!
I use a card albeit a pretty lowly one.
All my PCs have discrete graphic cards including a 9 year old media PC and my main / gaming PC. I could forgo a discrete graphics card if I was upgrading the media PC but I couldn't live without my trusty Asus STRIX GTX970 in my gaming PC.
Both my desktops have discrete cards:
AMD Radeon 380 4GB, in my main machine (thankfully purchased before the prices got ridiculous).
AMD Radeon 5670 fanless in the other. The multiple outs are the main plus as I don't use it for gaming.
All my PCs and laptops have discrete GPUs.
But I do not think they are mandatory, 40% of my activity could be done without (like writing comments on some PC tech website) :-)
PS: So Hexus, when you are going to make VR website, so that I can fully use my GPUs when reading texts?
The more you live, less you die. More you play, more you die. Isn't it great.
Yes.
Not only because my CPU isn't an APU, but also because it just makes more sense to me to have the extra capability at hand at any time that I want it (and thus would still prefer a non-APU CPU if I were to upgrade in future, as the APU features wouldn't get used).
Yup, in home and work PCs. My laptops have AMD pre-APU chipsets (HD4200/4250). My parents' PC has an APU. I want a PC to be versatile, and nothing bar a top-end APU or discrete graphics card really gives that - even if all my stuff is rapidly ageing (with no chance of being replaced with current prices!)
Yes.
Gaming PC for... gaming
Work PC for multiple outputs that werent supported onboard.
Laptops are nice for when you are always on the move or be out among the common folk. Some laptops are very powerful and come with too high a price tag for most. I do not think a $3ooo laptop is worth it. Desktops are still superior in terms of general power and lower cost. Can not rule out HTPC's though. Well I am for dgpu's because they are superior to apu/igpu's. I also think now with the dgpu prices so high that apu's can not be dismissed like before. Using a newer edition apu if a current dgpu died you would save yourselves a lot of hassle. I always dismissed apu/igpu's because you could never get full graphics options. That does not matter anymore because an apu can save you from a very overpriced dgpu, do to high demand and low supply. I currently use a Zotac 1070. I would get a 2400G instead of buying a new graphics card.
Last edited by Korrorra; 04-03-2018 at 06:19 AM. Reason: spelling
Hate to be that guy, buy "actually, I think you'll find..." the PS4 uses a custom AMD APU so technically it does not have a dGPU, it's an IGPOriginally Posted by wazzickle
I have a couple of dGPUs around the house. I'm not currently using any of them. I've always been happy playing games with the details turned right down anyway, and a lot of the games I play are old enough that I can turn the details right up and my laptop can still cope just fine.
Biscuit (04-03-2018)
i have them in my desktops primarily to give me hdmi out with audio to my amp/tv setups. i don't do gaming. i usually use kodi boxes for streaming from my pc (a rare kodi user that doesn't use streaming plugings - i've used kodi since the xbox days when i modded 2 systems for myself). no hdmi in my laptops, that don't have special graphics cards, but my cheapo windows tablets give hdmi out
I have a Vega 56 that I'm criminally underutilising at the moment. I think the value lies in the value portion of the market though, and simply playing older games, there is a lot of quality out there. I will be RMAing this card soon then maybe selling it on if Crypto takes off again. I'll see.
May well keep it out of laziness, also I have a 4k panel coming soon (tm).
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