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RT is interesting tech. Too early and way too expensive for what it is right now IMO. My full recommendation is that people skip 1st gen RTX entirely as we have both stated, and it is widely suggested, that a new process is right around the corner. Unless it crushes at 4k in traditional rendering and one just has to have all the frames. Save that cash for the refresh.

Its PC tech-- there will always be "the next thing rigth around the corner." But its been too long between GPU releases for them. I truly believe the first wave of RTX cards are a stop gap from Nvidia to get something out now. Dropping the Ti on day one speaks volumes to this.

Halo cards from either camp are going to be spendy indeed. Nvidia as the market leader is setting the bar for what the fastest gaming GPU on earth should cost. If AMD releases something that competes on performance they will ask an equivalent price -- I have no doubts about that.

I'm not the target for any of these anyway since I set my GPU budget below half of what the halo card of the day happens to be . Buying used is how I get the champagne with my beer budget.

<blockquote data-quote="TheHig" data-source="post: 111725" data-attributes="member: 862">RT is interesting tech. Too early and way too expensive for what it is right now IMO.&nbsp; My full recommendation is that people skip 1st gen RTX entirely as we have both stated, and it is widely suggested, that a new process is right around the corner. Unless it crushes at 4k in traditional rendering and one just has to have all the frames. Save that cash for the refresh. Its PC tech-- there will always be &quot;the next thing rigth around the corner.&quot;&nbsp; But its been too long between GPU releases for them. I truly believe the first wave of RTX cards are a stop gap from Nvidia to get something out now. Dropping the Ti on day one speaks volumes to this.&nbsp; Halo cards from either camp are going to be spendy indeed. Nvidia as the market leader is setting the bar for what the fastest gaming GPU on earth should cost. If AMD releases something that competes on performance they will ask an equivalent price -- I have no doubts about that.I'm not the target for any of these anyway since I set my GPU budget below half of what the halo card of the day happens to be . Buying used is how I get the champagne with my beer budget. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite93" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheHig, post: 111725, member: 862"] RT is interesting tech. Too early and way too expensive for what it is right now IMO. My full recommendation is that people skip 1st gen RTX entirely as we have both stated, and it is widely suggested, that a new process is right around the corner. Unless it crushes at 4k in traditional rendering and one just has to have all the frames. Save that cash for the refresh. Its PC tech-- there will always be "the next thing rigth around the corner." But its been too long between GPU releases for them. I truly believe the first wave of RTX cards are a stop gap from Nvidia to get something out now. Dropping the Ti on day one speaks volumes to this. Halo cards from either camp are going to be spendy indeed. Nvidia as the market leader is setting the bar for what the fastest gaming GPU on earth should cost. If AMD releases something that competes on performance they will ask an equivalent price -- I have no doubts about that. I'm not the target for any of these anyway since I set my GPU budget below half of what the halo card of the day happens to be . Buying used is how I get the champagne with my beer budget. ;) [/QUOTE]

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