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Cake day: July 1st, 2023

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  • Going by the quality of GPU and prices they have been launching at, I’d wager there is a secret agreement between Nvidia and AMD.

    5 years ago they would try to give better value with each generation, faster cheaper and more available. That competition got us the gems like gtx970, gtx1060, rx480/590 and rx5700.

    Now we have to choose between overpriced or nerfed hardware like 4050, rx6500, 4070ti or 7700xt.



  • I disagree with you on that. Living in Norway, the small house I bought 9 years ago used electric panel heaters, about 1000w in every room and 2000w in living room. I changed that shit out with a heat pump and small oil radiators in bedrooms.

    My heating bill first few months after upgrade was nearly 30% lower than before, despite colder months (oct-nov vs feb-mars).

    Given the difference in cost of electricity back then, I paid off my heat pump in 7-8 years. With recent pricing, it would be 5 years.