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| Processor | i7 8700k 4.6Ghz @ 1.24V |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | AsRock Fatal1ty K6 Z370 |
| Cooling | beQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 |
| Memory | 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200/C16 |
| Video Card(s) | ASRock RX7900XT Phantom Gaming |
| Storage | Samsung 850 EVO 1TB + Samsung 830 256GB + Crucial BX100 250GB + Toshiba 1TB HDD |
| Display(s) | Gigabyte G34QWC (3440x1440) |
| Case | Fractal Design Define R5 |
| Audio Device(s) | Harman Kardon AVR137 + 2.1 |
| Power Supply | EVGA Supernova G2 750W |
| Mouse | XTRFY M42 |
| Keyboard | Lenovo Thinkpad Trackpoint II |
| Software | W10 x64 |
Fair enough.I guess you think about your purchases more than I do (which is good). I always just buy the highest tier that I can afford, and think about the resale value only when it's time to upgrade. My 1660 Ti was my first graphics card that I sold because of some fluctuations in the used market, and not because I needed an upgrade.
Edit: I don't suppose there's gonna be another big jump from 7/8 nm to something else in the near future, so I'm hoping Ampere will hold its value for a while (like Turing didn't).
Too early to tell, in my opinion. We need numbers. Temperature under AIB coolers, boost behavior and spread within the same SKU, end performance, etc. So far Ampere certainly doesn't seem perfect at all, its nothing like the super refined Pascal in that sense. But not bad either don't get me wrong. Could well be another Fermi. That sold well, too, especially in the midrange, and there is reason to believe you really don't need to go much higher (the vast majority).
We really don't know yet how well Samsung's 8nm really does, especially not compared to TSMC's 7nm, but there is very little reason to believe its better.