No Lower GPU Prices Despite Reduced GPU Demand

[wtfxxxgp]

If only people would be excited about crunching Folding@home for science on their GPUs, but most people are selfish or don't know the program exists.

The key to reduced GPU prices is to buy them used.

Selfish for not folding? You obviously do not pay electrical bills.

Prices are exactly what the market demands. Sometimes you can get more relative performance for dollar, sometimes not. There is no conspiracy, and people owning cards and not folding is far from selfish.

Expecting free energy from graphics card owners is the only thing that is selfish. Altruism in science is a fallacy.

I logged in just to say...friggin' well-said!

 

[BlasterX]

Maybe facebook buying oculus is a super idea, which will put graphically intense stuff into facebook, so people would maybe use PC more for the immersion.

Most people I know who used to use Facebook have sworn to reduce if not completely eliminate their use of it after all the privacy and content ownership BS from the past two years. Inserting ads in feeds also annoyed quite a few.

My own FB account has very little use beyond keeping track of family birthdays and general announcements.

I use FB very little as well. I sometimes come back looking at new posts every 1 or 2 weeks, and then I'm done again.
Although, in Taiwan, where the facebook percentage usage is the worlds highest, play games a lot no matter if parents, teachers, students, male or female.

 

[Mousemonkey]

If only people would be excited about crunching Folding@home for science on their GPUs, but most people are selfish or don't know the program exists.

The key to reduced GPU prices is to buy them used.

Personally I'm waiting on 20nm Maxwell as my 660Ti's are still folding quite well and I don't see the current 7 series bringing anything new to the party, I might even get the 7790 up and folding again...

 

[SessouXFX]

If only people would be excited about crunching Folding@home for science on their GPUs, but most people are selfish or don't know the program exists.

The key to reduced GPU prices is to buy them used.

Personally I'm waiting on 20nm Maxwell as my 660Ti's are still folding quite well and I don't see the current 7 series bringing anything new to the party, I might even get the 7790 up and folding again...

My understanding is, Maxwell will still be on the 28nm process for awhile longer yet and be available come Fall. When are the 20nm series coming out?

 

[Duckhunt]

i fork out cash on expensive GPUs. Why? I know if i don't, I won't get the next gen GPU. I get rid of older stuff on ebay or give it to family. I keep playing with my 1440p screens and then think about trying to do more with less. Luckily I can afford it.

I have a normal pc i use everyday and a gaming pc so i don't get the big electricity bill.