Prices, Elitism, and Needless Upgrades - In Defense of the RX 9070 GRE

Duration: 30:43

Full disclosure, AMD sent over the Sapphire RX 9070 GRE for review. All other parts in this video were purchased this week on Amazon. No money changed hands, and all opinions are 100% my own.

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The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE 12GB launched last week for the first time in the Western world, and reviewers were quick to strike it down as 'just another cash grab from a vengeful corporation' all while recommending you... spend more money to buy better products from that same corporation, because they're a better deal?

This hobby has always been rife with elitism, and with costs for 'mid-tier' GPUs surging to $800 with no end in sight, it's time to ask... do you really NEED to play Upgrade Hopscotch just to play games? Let's look at a real world Gaming PC Build with an actual retail price of $1,557 that you can buy and build today, see what performance is ACTUALLY like, and determine if you NEED to spend more money on a proper GPU.

But first... What am I drinking???

Level Beer (Portland, OR) Skyward Strike "Hazy" IPA (5.7%)

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Parts from today's build

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AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE 12GB: https://amzn.to/4fDs4qq

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