I’d love to have an RTX card if they weren’t so overpriced. My 1080 Ti is getting tired of skipping upgrade year due to absurd overpricing.
Have you considered the second hand market?
With patience you can find a bargain. I bought my 3080 3 years ago, like new for $900 with invoice when it was $1300+ brand new.
I’d rather get whatever the newest/best I can afford when I need to upgrade. The 1080 Ti is tired but it still works well, so I don’t feel enough pressure to spend the money yet. Ive been looking at the 5070 Ti, but the price is still too high having only just dropped to MSRP in my area.
Also, I never trust second-hand GPUs like I never trust second-hand hard drives. Too much money in it for someone to lie about the condition, or whether they smoke or not, etc. Less hassle when I buy new, especially if I need to RMA, even if it is a higher initial cost.
I get the first point. I want to upgrade but I don’t need too lol But with second point. I’ve only ever bought second hand GPU’s and never had an issue. You can tell the condition of the card by looking at it or if someone is a smoker (you can smell it just by holding it) CPU’s I buy second hand and also RAM if it can be proven to pass tests. SSD and HDD also too if tests can be proven. Rest I always buy new.
