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Upgrading 4090 to 5090 - minimising upgrade cost.
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Soldato
Honestly not sure why you feel you need an upgrade from the 4090 in the first place, especially if you have to do it while worrying about money.
I look at them posts as
'I could buy a new 4090 every month, but I won't because my other half won't let me '
That Sounds more like it
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Soldato
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Yep there is definite truth to that in my case. It still wouldn't be hard to buy one for most in here if that was the priority for excess cash. I prefer an easy life so let my wife have her fun shopping. There is most likely a lot of people in here with a lot more money than me that don't see the worth in a 4090 and some with less than me that have one.I look at them posts as
'I could buy a new 4090 every month, but I won't because my other half won't let me '
That Sounds more like it
I mean Kaapstad said he never had a lot of money and was buying 4 Titans every gen until they got rid of Sli. That's nuts to me but that was his priority after his bills I assume.
Man of Honour
Different people, different choices. I have spare money because I'm a tightwad (and lucky). Being a tightwad, I'm not going to spend £1500+ on a graphics card even though I could and not care about the money. I don't place all that much value on pretty graphics anyway. Maybe my age has something to do with it - when I started gaming home computers were monochrome text only.
I couldn't buy a 4090 every month, but I could buy one every 3 months. Maybe every 2 months if I scrimped for it. But what's the point? I'd feel like a mug if I bought one, let alone repeatedly. I wouldn't pay £700 for a second hand graphics card, either. I wouldn't pay half that for a second hand graphics card.
And nvidia doesn't care. The gaming market is trivial to them. So they're just fishing for whales.
Soldato
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"I could, but I wouldn't"... have that applied to everything and the economy would be gone, Covid style. 
Associate
I wish these nvidia GPUs released a month or so after the iphones 
Last time it was a pricy few weeks of having to explain to the other half why I needed a chonky GPU AND a new phone
Last time it was a pricy few weeks of having to explain to the other half why I needed a chonky GPU AND a new phone
There maybe some new cpu's getting released around the same timeI wish these nvidia GPUs released a month or so after the iphones
Last time it was a pricy few weeks of having to explain to the other half why I needed a chonky GPU AND a new phone
Associate
if the performance is what some are saying, i can see £1900 best case on release, they will cash cow the hell out of the new card.
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I could also get a 5090 (would be 2 months leisure money) but I’d rather spend it on the kids for their clubs/sports etc and put a bit away for a rainy day. Plus the missis would guilt trip me if I spent over £500 on a gpu citing “you’re only playing games not doing anything productive- why do you need a 4090 or whatever!?? “
So the only way I can get a high end card is basically once the kids are independent adults.
So the only way I can get a high end card is basically once the kids are independent adults.
Me too but I'm putting it in the same hopium category as world peace.
Edit: Also, I really don't need one.
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I am really trying to talk myself out of wanting a 5090 but i know i will cave in and order one, even though i really don't need it. Since getting back into PC gaming i have been all over the place with GPUs. I started with a 3090, downgraded because i didn't need it...upgraded to a 3080..upgraded to a 4090...downgraded to a 3070, upgraded to a 4080 and then i finally settled on a 4090. I hardly make use of my 4090 but i know i will want to upgrade 
I really need to learn how to resist shiny/the bestest things!
I really need to learn how to resist shiny/the bestest things!
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@Soulja so you are decisive then? 
Why is this thread now just about people saying they could afford one if they wanted one? It’s turning into r/Rolex
Not sure. Id post a longer reply but I'm currently in M&S buying some bananas (not for dunking in tea) because I can afford to do so.