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Who's waiting for the 3090 and which brand are you getting?

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subbytna said:
Anyone changing their mind after seeing the Gamers Nexus video?
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Yes. I was all set on it. If an MSI Gaming X Trio 3090 was available today, I would have bought it. And I probably wouldn't have regretted it. I plan ahead, then impulse buy - and if I buy at launch, I move on with life and try not to look back.

The 3080 is a fantastic deal, and in comparison the 3090 is a rip off.
 
jasonsony735 said:
Well after watching JayzTwoCents you got to be MAD parting with £1600 for a custom card for 1 FPS Gain over the FE!.... He also mentions some of the Custom cards have a Power Lock!

£200 more for 1 FPS more in games haha ! (4K Gaming )


I was thinking about getting 3090 myself for the extra fps in Flight Simulator at 4k but its being reported you get extra 5 FPS MAX ! on that note ill get in the pre order Q for 3080 and spend the other £750 on new motherboard and CPU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxVwYbQ7Mdc
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Flight Simulator is rather CPU limited, you need the highest clocks (rather than more cores) along with a good card otherwise the card will be held back, the better the card the more it’s going to be held back, we need CPU’s from the future for it to run well. Short story, can’t compare most game benchmarks to FS2020.
 
Reading back through the thread it seems a high number of those lucky enough to get a shipping email today ordered before 2pm...i assume OC jumped the gun and started processing orders before their quoted 2pm preorder time?
 
Why are certain people so bitter about others spending what ever money they want on GPUs?
Is it a jealousy thing coz they obviously don't understand that we are buying these cards simply because WE WANT TOO!
 
Joel Ellis said:
Reading back through the thread it seems a high number of those lucky enough to get a shipping email today ordered before 2pm...i assume OC jumped the gun and started processing orders before their quoted 2pm preorder time?
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AFAIK strix OC at least became available few mins prior to 2pm on OCUK, so imagine similar for others. Not talking massive amount, 5 or so mins. Still not enough for me to get my 3090 Strix order in as it kept crashing so went elsewhere in the end anyways.
 
WasAwarrioR.YT said:
Why are certain people so bitter about others spending what ever money they want on GPUs?
Is it a jealousy thing coz they obviously don't understand that we are buying these cards simply because WE WANT TOO!
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I think there's an element of jealousy at play and it can be difficult understanding people who have different priorities than ourselves.

We don't all have the same budgets and we don't all spend our expendable income the same way. Some are fortunate to be able to afford all the finer things in life but most of us have to prioritise things to spend our money on within a budget.

A 3090 will be great for those who need it for work or those who simply want a flagship card at any expense.

I'd wager most of us can afford it. Let's face it £1500 is not an astronomical, unobtainable, sum of money. It's just most of us can't justify the outlay over a 3080 for such a minimal performance boost.
 
jimferno said:
I'd wager most of us can afford it. Let's face it £1500 is not an astronomical, unobtainable, sum of money. It's just most of us can't justify the outlay over a 3080 for such a minimal performance boost.
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Spot on.

A major part of being a true PC Enthusiast (imho) is buying smart.
Those that command the most respect from me are the people that build awesome rigs and did so without blowing huge amounts of cash in the process.
 
The Old School Gamer said:
Spot on.

A major part of being a true PC Enthusiast (imho) is buying smart.
Those that command the most respect from me are the people that build awesome rigs and did so without blowing huge amounts of cash in the process.
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So just so I understand fully blowing more cash on a faster card is not smart coz the power to price ratio is expensive? Isn't that the case in everything? Take cars for example is it smarter buying a cheap car that does 10-15% less performance than a better more expensive car , I don't think so, you would budget to buy the better car.
 
i ended up pulling the trigger and buying pre ordered the 3080 strix. The £900 saved can go on a new cpu next year. The 10-15% bump of the 3090 at 4k just is not worth the extra price for me . Hope thjose who managed to get the 3090 at launch enjoy ! :p
 
blasterbolt said:
i ended up pulling the trigger and buying pre ordered the 3080 strix. The £900 saved can go on a new cpu next year. The 10-15% bump of the 3090 at 4k just is not worth the extra price for me . Hope thjose who managed to get the 3090 at launch enjoy ! :p
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I do 100 % agree with you. However its easy to say the same about CPUS and Monitor. Why splash house £1800 on a LG Ultrawide ( Original cost ) when the 34 version is £800 - £1000 cheaper. Is it worth it for the 4 inches of improvements. Same as people on 6 cores wondering why people are spending so much money on 16 Core CPU even though for the majority of games it has no improvements.

Amd Ryzen 3600 to 3950. How many people with a 3900 or 3950 use all the cores but have it just because they can or want to plan for the future....

A 65 OLED TV can sometimes be double the cost of a 55 OLED TV. Is it worth paying double for only 10 inches - you could buy 2 55 TVS. However people do pay as they want the extra !
 
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WasAwarrioR.YT said:
So just so I understand fully blowing more cash on a faster card is not smart coz the power to price ratio is expensive? Isn't that the case in everything? Take cars for example is it smarter buying a cheap car that does 10-15% less performance than a better more expensive car , I don't think so, you would budget to buy the better car.
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What am I reading. Time for another nap
 
I sort of get both sides and was on the fence myself about whether to get the 3090 or not.

Although I agree that peopLe can biy what they want and they are enthusiasts etc and there are Lots of people who can afford it I am amazed at the scale of the purchase.

lots of people on here could have afforded the Titan pascal but didn’t buy one. But when I Looked on a competitors site and saw that half an hour after launch there was still over a 1000 currently checking out on cards, am amazed that there are so many prepared to buy the 3090.

I can see the 3090 owners thread being as big or bigger than the 3080 thread on here which is pretty incredible.

I folded last night and finally bought the strix oc 3090 myself after reading the reviews. Want to see if I can get it to 30% faster than a 3080 under water
 
Greebo said:
Want to see if I can get it to 30% faster than a 3080 under water
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I'll need a couple of months before I save for it, and do have a 4K144 IPS monitor I must remember I'm meant to be buying at the end of the year, but this is definitely on the cards (get it) for mine as well. Monoblock for my CPU and MoBo as well, along with a vertical mounting bracket for the card
 
The Old School Gamer said:
Spot on.

A major part of being a true PC Enthusiast (imho) is buying smart.
Those that command the most respect from me are the people that build awesome rigs and did so without blowing huge amounts of cash in the process.
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Exactly this, if I really wanted a 3090 I could buy one but as somebody that wants some kind of "bang for buck" the price chokes me off. I've been overclocking since Celeron 300A, always wanting to squeeze that bit more for a bit less, the 3090 is just a vulgar/vanity product for all but a few users.

If you want one great, fill your boots but don't expect me to applaud your lack of tech/value savvy as you're not "one of my kind" ;)
 
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WasAwarrioR.YT said:
Why are certain people so bitter about others spending what ever money they want on GPUs?
Is it a jealousy thing coz they obviously don't understand that we are buying these cards simply because WE WANT TOO!
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I dont think its as black and white as you think. There is a lot of grey.

One way of looking at it with the 3090 its looking like poor value for money when compared to a 3080. So thats one opinion that it is silly to buy it (this is their opinion they are entitled to it as much as one is that has the money to buy it). If you see 6 x diet coke 2l pack for £4 but you buy 4 individual 2l Diet Coke for £2 each then its felt okay to say you should have bought the pack because its better and cheaper and plenty of people complain about supermarkets for doing this and everyone see this as okay. So why do people get chastised for saying its silly buying a 3090 over a 3080 ?

Another opinion is if the 3090 is a silly price and it sells well then Nvidia think hey we did well with this and will do it again. This is where the "vote with your wallet" opinion comes from. Dont buy it then Nvidia will not charge silly money. This however never works because if you have £1500 and you want it then you will buy it. As is your want.

Another way of looking at it is if you have say a 980ti and buy a 3090 the difference in performance for that person will be huge so the value for money aspect over a 3080 diminishes somewhat because you are actually getting more out of it.

As for jealousy I do not think this really comes into it.

So everyone has an opinion people can say its silly to buy a 3090 over a 3080 because a) its looking true to some extent and b) you can its freedom of speech,

Its also fine to for people to buy the 3090 they have the money they shouldnt care what peoples opinions are but they have the right to say something too.

Really think forum people should just lighten up a bit its only a graphics card and stop going on about who buys what and concentrate more on the merits of the card, what it can do, when you are getting one etc etc. Be more like a kid in a candy store than a grumpy old man in a bookies losing his 10th bet.
 
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