So I built a simple GPU upgrade calculator.

You enter your current GPU and it shows the expected gain and which upgrades are actually worth it (or not).

Curious to get feedback from people here:

https://best-gpu.com/upgrade.php

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While browsing PC building forums and Reddit, I kept seeing the same question: “What should I upgrade to from my current GPU?” Most answers are just lists of cards without showing the actual performance gain, so people often end up paying for upgrades that barely improve performance.

So I built a small tool: a GPU Upgrade Calculator.

You enter your current GPU and it shows:

estimated performance gain

a value score based on price vs performance

a filtered list of upgrade options (brand, price, VRAM, etc.)

The goal is simply to help people avoid spending money on upgrades that aren’t really worth it.

Curious to hear feedback from HN on the approach, data sources, or features that would make something like this more useful.

https://best-gpu.com/upgrade.php

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47404523

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First of all thank you for your input, but I think there is misunderstanding here and it is probably my fault as I'm not giving enough details for now. So allow me to clarify : it is not an insurance.

You put it awfully obnoxious when you say that people can predict a billion dollar company when it is still in a basement, but isn't what investors and incubators do? They believe in the "born idea" and they nurture it by supporting it with investments, training, coaching, tips etc... It's a way to predict the value of those dreams, and drop the failure rate to the minimum (38% in the case of YC). So what about an abstract layer above all this that can make drop this rate even more?

I will respectfully decline your suggestion to do something else, because the idea is maybe strange, but it is viable even if I can't talk more about it and most important: I really believe in it.

But is it really the only way to learn? or the only way to be innovative or even relevant as you say?

Many examples crossed my mind that contradict this, we can discuss them if you want :)

I'll try to summarize all the answers to your questions in one post. First of all, I'll begin by defining failure in this particular context. It will be the loss of your capital and incomes that are all based on your startup. The fear behind it is not to be able to provide for itself or its own family and loved ones.

To pursue in the idea itself, it's a financial service based on a business model inspired from the shared economy concept. It is going to be an additional service that an incubator can offer but definitely not replace it, and unfortunately I can't disclose more information for now as I'm still waiting to close the legal part of this model.

The image davismwfl described made me really laugh, because he's right, it is awfully too good to be true :) but please bear with me, and allow me to earn your trust, at least in this topic :)

Thank you all again.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8787930

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