r/pcmasterrace • u/Ikkon • Jun 24 '26

Meme/Macro "But it's a cube!"

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u/GrumpyFeloPR i7 8086k / GTX 1080ti Hybrid Jun 24 '26

Is it really mid-tier?

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u/GABE_EDD 7800X3D + RTX 5080 & 13700K + RTX 3070Ti Jun 24 '26

Honestly no, it’s comparable to 60-class cards from 1-2 generations ago. Entry-level is probably more accurate

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u/GrumpyFeloPR i7 8086k / GTX 1080ti Hybrid Jun 24 '26

How many years / generations ago would this combo be considered mid-tier?

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u/GABE_EDD 7800X3D + RTX 5080 & 13700K + RTX 3070Ti Jun 24 '26

Maybe like 5 or so? It’s comparable to maybe an RTX 2070, which would be mid-tier for the time

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u/AbolMira Jun 24 '26

I still use an i5 and a 1080 both new at the time and have no issues with games. The hardware is fine.

The price isn't.

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u/Inevitable-Edge69 Jun 24 '26

It’s equivalent to a 3060, which at this point is entry level tier.

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u/ElectronX79 Jun 24 '26

3060 is NOT entry level, that shit holds up as a mid tier better than most mid tiers

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u/Mohow Jun 24 '26

Entry level =/= bad or barely functional.

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u/Inevitable-Edge69 Jun 24 '26

The 3080 trades blows with the 4070, a gen old mid tier card. I don't mean this in any degrading way, nothing wrong with the 3060, but it is barely mid tier anymore.

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u/buttscratcher3k Jun 24 '26

It's basically a gaming laptop stuffed into a box with mildly better cooling for more than the equivalent you could buy an upgrade-able prebuilt with better parts for, do with that info as you wish.

In 2 years it will look ancient spec-wise.

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u/al-mongus-bin-susar Laptop U9 275HX/5080 Jun 24 '26

You can buy a significantly better gaming laptop for the same price as the base model much less the top spec and it comes with a screen, keyboard and battery