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Two years is long enough, get a new AIB now If you are a gamer with a midrange or entry-level old AIB, or a budget constraint, AMD has a new AIB for you. According to AMD’s interpretation of Steam data, only 10% of the users with a R9 380x class AIB (introduced in 2015) upgraded in 2016. And if the ...

Jon Peddie

Two years is long enough, get a new AIB now If you are a gamer with a midrange or entry-level old AIB, or a budget constraint, AMD has a new AIB for you. According to AMD’s interpretation of Steam data, only 10% of the users with a R9 380x class AIB (introduced in 2015) upgraded in 2016. And if the owners of those old AIBs want to play modern games like Battlefield 1, Call of Duty Infinite Warfare, or Doom, they are going to have to suffer 40 to 45 fps performance, if those cheapskates are using a new higher
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