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Robert Rodriguez2 said:For about $30 bucks—and I mean, if you can actually find one at that price point—a used GTX 1050 Ti, especially an aftermarket model, is honestly such a steal... especially once all this ridiculous hype dies down and prices finally stop acting like they're fueled by pure delusion. 👍
What am I even supposed to say? Honestly, I'm at a loss. $867 The price in the link is a bit steep... but yeah, they actually released an 8GB reference model.
Honestly, I think I’ve reached my limit with 4GB—I mean, I’m absolutely done with it. Since I’m not even picking this up for the sake of VR, there's really no point in settling for anything less.
Am I off base here—am I totally missing the mark?
I mean, I’m pretty sure you should probably just hold out for the version that actually comes with the extra power connectors... honestly, why rush into it?
Will it end up being 2x6 or 1x8? Honestly—we'll just have to wait and see.
Hopefully they turn up in time for some overclocking...
So, I’ve been playing around with the boost clock lately—just seeing how far I can push things—and I think my biggest successful hit so far was hitting 1328 MHz... and that was on one of my EVGA cards (the 8GB version).
So, it turns out the priciest reference model is actually an ASUS... which—honestly—is a bit of a curveball, isn't it?
Honestly, most of the links being shared around here are already dead—they've been snapped up or sold out long before you even get a chance to click.😲
The "reward" for all this waiting and sheer patience should be better cooling—and honestly, they better throw in an extra power connector while they're at it.
Thanks for the link to the Newegg listing, but looks like everything is already sold out... though, honestly, I’m not seeing any better cash prices around here right now anyway—and besides, they actually had the 4GB models in stock, too.
I’m struggling a bit with the German on this site—it doesn't exactly offer a built-in translator—so does anyone happen to know what the shipping rates look like for Mindfact?
Does a backplate actually contribute to better cooling? I mean—is it worth shelling out an extra $20 just for the sake of it? (I’m looking for honest opinions here.) Look, I already get the obvious stuff—it adds structural rigidity, protects the PCB, and looks great in a glass case. And sure, theoretically, it can absorb some heat, but in my experience, any practical impact on temps has been almost nonexistent. That said, if it *does* act as a heat spreader, you really have to look at the specific layout of the card—specifically an EVGA model—to see what kind of components are sitting right behind the board. For instance, that particular EVGA (8GB) version with the backplate claims a boost clock of up to 1328 MHz. So, does that extra bit of thermal management actually help hit those speeds, or is it just more marketing fluff? What do you guys think?