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I hadn't noticed this before, but I don't think 2011 Smartphone reviews are really going to drive much traffic.
Is it me or is it time to update Anandtech.com's home page
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BudAshes
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AdamK47
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They should direct the anandtech.com domain to these forums. I lost interest in the main site when they went to the dark side by focusing on the revenue generated by business focused enterprise content.
The fun days are over. No more GPU reviews. No more gaming benchmarks. No overclocking. No more enthusiast builds. It's technology content no longer aimed at people like me.
It's the content creators like JayzTwoCents, Linus Tech Tips, and Gamers Nexus that focus on people like me. They've adapted to the changing content landscape. They've kept and held on tight to the enthusiasts. AnandTech is a dinosaur site (Linus has briefly made fun of this site before as being such) that still has the stuffy business slanted content keeping them afloat.
This is a site that would have been dead long ago had it not been the name/brand carrying a certain amount of value.
The fun days are over. No more GPU reviews. No more gaming benchmarks. No overclocking. No more enthusiast builds. It's technology content no longer aimed at people like me.
It's the content creators like JayzTwoCents, Linus Tech Tips, and Gamers Nexus that focus on people like me. They've adapted to the changing content landscape. They've kept and held on tight to the enthusiasts. AnandTech is a dinosaur site (Linus has briefly made fun of this site before as being such) that still has the stuffy business slanted content keeping them afloat.
This is a site that would have been dead long ago had it not been the name/brand carrying a certain amount of value.
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pete6032
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Captante
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Those old links have been there literally since they were published lol.
ONE link to the "GPU bench" with an additional drop-down menu to select the year would be much better but I wouldn't suggest holding your breath as that would require actual work.
Red Squirrel
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ultimatebob
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According to the 2012 GPU benchmarks, my Radeon HD 6870 is still good performer. Maybe I should try selling it on eBay? 
Captante
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According to the 2012 GPU benchmarks, my Radeon HD 6870 is still good performer. Maybe I should try selling it on eBay?
Seriously you might be able to get $50-$60 for it depending on the version.
It's probably more useful to keep it as a backup video card though even if all it can really do is basic stuff.
BoomerD
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6000 series is the latest release!According to the 2012 GPU benchmarks, my Radeon HD 6870 is still good performer. Maybe I should try selling it on eBay?
Captante
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When your GPU is so old the model number comes back around attached to a completely different card its a sure sign you need to upgrade!
ViviTheMage
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sdifox
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What's the problem? You can only buy 2012 era video card anyway.
ultimatebob
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It used to be a champ at mining Litecoin back in the day. Crypto mining was a lot more fun back then, when you didn't have to worry about tracking your crypto sales for the tax man.
That Radeon HD 6870 sits in my closet unused now. I guess that I'm waiting for it to become a collectors item, like the infamous Voodoo 2 PCI 3D add-on cards? I can sell that on eBay for what I paid NEW for it back in 1998!
nakedfrog
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GodisanAtheist
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I doubt the business focused content makes them much. AT probably only exists at this point because their costs are basically nothing and anyone working for them is not making much.
ultimatebob
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Maybe Anandtech should pivot into cryptocurrency news! That's where all the growth is right now in tech blogging. I can't wait for their NFT reviews
Captante
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My main GPU is a 3080 now but my backup is a "vanilla" EVGA 980 and even with only 4gb's memory it will still run most games at varying degree's of reduced detail just fine even @ my native 1440p.... your Ti should be better I would think.
GodisanAtheist
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-I'm perfectly happy with the card since the majority of my gaming is titles released from 2016 or earlier, which the 980Ti handles with ease on a 1440/144 monitor.
But with things like God of War and other newer releases saying I can at best expect 1080/60 or 1440/30 performance with my signature rig, I sense that there is a hard ceiling on reasonable performance for me (1440/60FPS IMO) sooner rather than later.
Captante
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I was still running the 980 for several months after I upgraded to a Ryzen 3600 in summer 2020 at first with an older 1080p/60hz monitor but when I snagged a Dell 32 inch/165hz Freesync display I started having some issues.
1440p AND 165hz was a bit more then the 980 could handle at least in newer titles like Deathloop without becoming a slide-show.... at 1440/60 or 1080/120 however it did pretty well.
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snoopy7548
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Seems fine to me. Maybe you guys need to disable your ad blocker in order to get the full effect...
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