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I feel that way about my GPU for normal gaming use. Now I’m afraid of it dying on me.

I’m currently hoping that my Intel Arc B580 doesn’t die on me cause even a 5060 Ti 16 GB has reached like 700 EUR price over here. I don’t think the prices will get better anytime soon.

Same with my M1 Air for being on the move, even notebooks would be more expensive than they’re worth.

I’m milking my M1 Air, too. It’s still going strong, and I just can’t justify replacing it. Would love 64GB or more memory, though.

I got an essentially free upgrade from an M1 air to an M4 air and let me tell you...there is zero difference in day to day usage. You've got another 5+ years of headroom at least.

Yep, for cpu I’m sure that’s true. It isn’t often that I wish the M1 was faster. But I need more memory. 16 GB was fine five years ago, but it’s getting cramped for me now.

I don't really care about gaming, but there's a PC I got for free a while back with a 2060ti that overheats if I don't peg the fans at 100% and keep the case open. Would be nice if that holds on.

This problem is solvable with a screwdriver, a bit of isopropyl alcohol, a cloth, new thermal paste and some time.

Probably, but I'd rather not mess with it unless it stops working as-is. I've done CPU re-pasting before but not GPU.

Consider underclocking/undervolt it a little, especially if you aren’t using the GPU to its full potential.

It will last longer and hopefully the GPU prices will recover in a few years.

I hope

I'm still running a 32GB V100 ...

Wasn't that lowkey state of the art at one point? I'm running RTX 2070 lol

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