Question 3050 Reviews

[jpiniero]

Videocardz has a review that was mistakenly posted early: https://videocardz.com/newz/evga-geforce-rtx-3050-review-leaks-out-ahead-of-the-embargo

It doesn't compare it to the 6500 XT but it's definitely slower than the 6600.

 

[KentState]

Don't worry gamers, you can have the 6500XT, these movie enthusiasts won't touch them. So go now, catch 'em all!

Trust me, I'd rather find something older but when 580 8GB or 1060 used are selling for more, leaves little options. The only other option is to spend $600+ on a 3060 or 6600XT.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Trust me, I'd rather find something older but when 580 8GB or 1060 used are selling for more, leaves little options. The only other option is to spend $600+ on a 3060 or 6600XT.

And that 580 has probably been pulling crypto duty for years now. I sold a 580 8GB here in FS/FT for $100 years back, I'd like a take back please. 😉

 

[VirtualLarry]

You won the lottery, because the rest of us got this - https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=video+graphics+card&quicklink=true&N=100007709 8000 601399335&isdeptsrh=1

For $250, an RTX 3050 is kind of a deal, when you consider the current price of the GTX 1650 4GB cards, and the 3050 has 8GB.

 

[ultimatebob]

For $250, an RTX 3050 is kind of a deal, when you consider the current price of the GTX 1650 4GB cards, and the 3050 has 8GB.

I can't believe that people paid $480 for that pimped out ASUS 3050 card in the shuffle. At that price, it should collect dust on a shelf for all eternity.

 

[Jaskalas]

I can't believe that people paid $480 for that card in the shuffle. At that price, it should collect dust on a shelf for all eternity.

When no video card is the alternative, what choice do people have?

 

[UsandThem]

When no video card is the alternative, what choice do people have?

Simple: Don't buy any card and spend your money on something else instead. 😛

 

[Heartbreaker]

Simple: Don't buy any card and spend your money on something else instead. 😛

APU/iGPU if you just need a computer to work.

For Gaming, a console is looking like a better option every day this nonsense continues.

 

[UsandThem]

APU/iGPU if you just need a computer to work.

For Gaming, a console is looking like a better option every day this nonsense continues.

The whole shortage / pricing on computer components has killed off my desire for all upgrades over the last two years. I'm fairly confident I will use the CPU's integrated graphics going forward instead of a discrete GPU.

I just refuse to pay these insane prices. And by the time (if ever) things ever get back to "normal", I'm not sure I will ever get back into computers like I had been in the preceding 25 years. I rarely even look at components or their pricing anymore as I have kind of just moved on to other things.

 

[aigomorla]

I still want a Wifu edition system... because they are all solid white pcb, and not a white heatsink.
I really want a snow white build... completely white down from the motherboard pcb to white gpu.
I had one, but sold it to my niece, and i sort of miss it.
They use to be doable and was able to be built for under 1000.... now the GPU alone costs that much for a 6700XT hellhound or Sakura card.

Sigh....
Prices... I don't think they will ever stablize... i think GPU makes know people will buy them, hence the prices won't go down, like how they didn't after 1000 series launched.

 

[Zepp]

I'm fairly confident I will use the CPU's integrated graphics going forward instead of a discrete GPU.

Agreed. I picked up a nice second hand gaming laptop in 2020 for a reasonable price before they started getting scalped as a fallback if my GPU dies. If the laptop dies I have integrated as a final fallback.

I've always been a frugal GPU buyer, $250 was max for me, so seeing the prices now for entry level cards is a big nope.

 

[DeathReborn]

Don't worry gamers, you can have the 6500XT, these movie enthusiasts won't touch them. So go now, catch 'em all!

Sadly by tomorrow lunchtime it will be running Fortnite, can't wait for it to run movies though. 😉

 

[SteveGrabowski]

When no video card is the alternative, what choice do people have?

PS5 or XBox Series X

 

[SteveGrabowski]

The whole shortage / pricing on computer components has killed off my desire for all upgrades over the last two years. I'm fairly confident I will use the CPU's integrated graphics going forward instead of a discrete GPU.

I just refuse to pay these insane prices. And by the time (if ever) things ever get back to "normal", I'm not sure I will ever get back into computers like I had been in the preceding 25 years. I rarely even look at components or their pricing anymore as I have kind of just moved on to other things.

Not just the gpu prices either. Motherboards are through the roof too. B660 boards for $160 and up is freaking gross when those used to be the prices you'd pay for upper midrange Z-series boards, while B-series would be half that price. For the $430 or so it would cost me to upgrade my Xeon E3-1231v3 16GB RAM system to an i5-12400F 16GB RAM system I might as well just spend $70 more and get an XBox Series X for playing Micosoft first party games, especially since I'd only be pairing that cpu/board/RAM with my current 1660 Super and a 256 GB SSD instead of having the Series X with it's 2080/2080Super level gpu and 1TB SSD. $430 to upgrade my PC to a poor man's XBox Series S? Gross.

 

[ultimatebob]

When no video card is the alternative, what choice do people have?

I'd hold out for one of the $250 MSRP cards. Hell, even the 6500XT at $250 is a better value than a $480 3050.

Just say no to scalpers, especially when the scalpers are Newegg and ASUS!

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I managed to snag a close to MSRP Palit StormX (ITX) 3050 (£249, £10 over MSRP, £20 over cheapest 6500XT) as a HTPC upgrade.

Looks like a basic OEM card, but performs well. You got a good deal -

 

[GodisanAtheist]

I've always liked NV's AIBs a bit more than AMD's. I really appreciate companies like Zotac and Palit putting out pint sized ITX cards or generally just offering a solid range of sizes and cooling options across the stack.

This modern trend of slapping a 3 slot, 3 fan, 14in long cooler on freaking everything has to stop.

 

[Stuka87]

The whole shortage / pricing on computer components has killed off my desire for all upgrades over the last two years. I'm fairly confident I will use the CPU's integrated graphics going forward instead of a discrete GPU.

I just refuse to pay these insane prices. And by the time (if ever) things ever get back to "normal", I'm not sure I will ever get back into computers like I had been in the preceding 25 years. I rarely even look at components or their pricing anymore as I have kind of just moved on to other things.

I am *SO* happy I built my current machine 2 months before the pandemic hit and all the mining stuff started. I wish I had gone higher end on it now. But with any luck, it will last me until things maybe go back to less crazy levels.

 

[ultimatebob]

I've always liked NV's AIBs a bit more than AMD's. I really appreciate companies like Zotac and Palit putting out pint sized ITX cards or generally just offering a solid range of sizes and cooling options across the stack.

This modern trend of slapping a 3 slot, 3 fan, 14in long cooler on freaking everything has to stop.

Yeah, but how else can they justify selling the card for $200 over MSRP, then? 😉

 

[Dave_5k]

Yeah, but how else can they justify selling the card for $200 over MSRP, then? 😉

... by instead adding $0.50 worth of random rainbow LED lights?

 

[SteveGrabowski]

I've always liked NV's AIBs a bit more than AMD's. I really appreciate companies like Zotac and Palit putting out pint sized ITX cards or generally just offering a solid range of sizes and cooling options across the stack.

This modern trend of slapping a 3 slot, 3 fan, 14in long cooler on freaking everything has to stop.

Yeah I have one of those tiny single fan 1660 Supers and it seems to overclock just as well as the big 2 and 3 fan models and temps are good without it being too loud. Looks kind of weird in my giant Phanteks Enthoo Pro case though lol.

 

[KompuKare]

I've always liked NV's AIBs a bit more than AMD's. I really appreciate companies like Zotac and Palit putting out pint sized ITX cards or generally just offering a solid range of sizes and cooling options across the stack.

This modern trend of slapping a 3 slot, 3 fan, 14in long cooler on freaking everything has to stop.

Against that, of recent reviews on TPU - that is the 6500 xt and the 3050 - this Palit's cooler performed pretty poorly in its group while the 20mm longer Sapphire pulse printe performed really well. I know, the 3050 used 30W more than a 6500Xt but still Palit don't make the best cards.

 

[moonbogg]

PSA: MSI RTX 3050 available right now on Newegg for $689.00.

Are you a human?

www.newegg.com

 

[coercitiv]

PSA: MSI RTX 3050 available right now on Newegg for $689.00.

Sold by Fun.Power
Ships from China

The seller reviews alone should deter you from ordering anything from them.

 

[ultimatebob]

I wonder how many folks are planning to mine crypto on these. It seems that the miners have already found ways to get around the LHR block:

Crypto Miners Found A Clever Workaround To NVIDIA's GeForce Hashrate Limiter

It was only a matter of time before someone would figure out a way around NVIDIA's hashrate limiter on its GeForce RTX 30 cards.

hothardware.com

The 6500 XT won't have this "problem"... 4 GB of VRAM isn't enough to Mine Ethereum.

 

[Heartbreaker]

I wonder how many folks are planning to mine crypto on these. It seems that the miners have already found ways to get around the LHR block:

Crypto Miners Found A Clever Workaround To NVIDIA's GeForce Hashrate Limiter

It was only a matter of time before someone would figure out a way around NVIDIA's hashrate limiter on its GeForce RTX 30 cards.

hothardware.com

The 6500 XT won't have this "problem"... 4 GB of VRAM isn't enough to Mine Ethereum.

That basically says you can only mine 30% Ether and 70% Alt coin. Is the return going to be that much greater than 100% alt coin, which you could always do?