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3070 to 3080.... Is it worth it

Joxeon said:
Nvidia want crypto boom money for a die that's smaller than the one used in the 3070 so not even really a proper 80 class card. I certainly wouldn't waste my Christmas money on one.
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I think it’s clear from this thread and others you don’t like the 4080 card… we get it, you don’t like it haha… there is more than die size, it blows the 3070 out of the water BUT it isn’t good “value”. I’ll have a good comparison soon as I’ll effectively have 2 of the same pc one with 3070 the other with 4080.
 
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Tired9 said:
The exact switch I did, I got 550 quid for my 3070 and got my 6900 for 650 from here. Happy days, hugely faster card in non RT.
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I never thought about the 6900 until you guys mentioned it. I must admit I've mostly had Nvidia and the odd amd. If I'm honest you sometimes read negative posts about the a m d and running poorly in games but if thats more red vs green I might give them a look at. I know a lot say hold on but I have a set budget and it's not going to move that much to go really big so up £750 would be my absolute max....cheers all
 
I’ve had both the 3070, 3080 and 3090 all purchased in that order at RRP a month apart each other due to availability. I’ll be honest, I was underwhelmed by the jump from the 3070 to 3080 so I would say it isn’t worth it. Try holding off from the Upgrade right now and wait and see what the 4060/ 7700 bring if you still have the upgrade itch by then.
 
Leww said:
I think it’s clear from this thread and others you don’t like the 4080 card… we get it, you don’t like it haha… there is more than die size, it blows the 3070 out of the water BUT it isn’t good “value”. I’ll have a good comparison soon as I’ll effectively have 2 of the same pc one with 3070 the other with 4080.
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Luckily I'm in the majority which is why these cards are not selling and while the performance uplift is solid it's not spectacular and gets outstripped by the price increase.

Don't kid yourself into thinking its a premium product though it's a mid range card and its performance trails the 4090 by over 30% while the more premium 3080 at almost half the cost trailed the 3090 by less than 15%.
 
Joxeon said:
Luckily I'm in the majority which is why these cards are not selling and while the performance uplift is solid it's not spectacular and gets outstripped by the price increase.

Don't kid yourself into thinking its a premium product though it's a mid range card and its performance trails the 4090 by over 30% while the more premium 3080 at almost half the cost trailed the 3090 by less than 15%.
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It’s premium by availability standards (it is arguably the Second best GPU on the market so by that standard it’s premium.

I believe nvidia and amd have really failed the customer overall this generation, but this has been beaten to death in other threads etc. At the end of the day it’s as expensive as it’s ever been to build a PC. GPUs are really expensive but monitors cpus ram storage are all cheap cheap… so my similarly specced rigs over the decades are all very similarly costed…. ‍♂️

If you love tech and want an upgrade… because do it… or enjoy the researching and decision process which is half the fun!
 
Leww said:
I believe nvidia and amd have really failed the customer overall this generation, but this has been beaten to death in other threads etc. At the end of the day it’s as expensive as it’s ever been to build a PC. GPUs are really expensive but monitors cpus ram storage are all cheap cheap… so my similarly specced rigs over the decades are all very similarly costed….
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2017
My basket at overclockers uk:

Total: £1,324.89
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2022

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £2,546.03 (includes delivery: £13.20)​



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DC2K said:
I’ve had both the 3070, 3080 and 3090 all purchased in that order at RRP a month apart each other due to availability. I’ll be honest, I was underwhelmed by the jump from the 3070 to 3080 so I would say it isn’t worth it. Try holding off from the Upgrade right now and wait and see what the 4060/ 7700 bring if you still have the upgrade itch by then.
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Thanks for the reply
 
Joxeon said:
2017
My basket at overclockers uk:

Total: £1,324.89
(includes shipping: £14.10)




2022

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £2,546.03 (includes delivery: £13.20)​

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“Actuuuuualllly”…


A cherrypicked parts list with a gpu which is $300 under msrp (I remember that card it was like $720). Amoungst other things comparing to freshly launched ddr5/intel gen AND nvidia launch…

Pc gaming has always been relatively expensive for somewhat high end gear, I spent 2.5K+ on setups since like 1995 … its about the same however you slice it overall unless of course this trend continues…. Let’s all hope now.

Now put your keyboard down Joxeon :p
 
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Thanks to all who replied. I think I might just have convinced myself that the 3080 would be a big improvement over what I have. Tbh the 3070 as never let me down so I think I will hang on for a bit to see what happens in the market...
 
neil pettitt said:
Thanks to all who replied. I think I might just have convinced myself that the 3080 would be a big improvement over what I have. Tbh the 3070 as never let me down so I think I will hang on for a bit to see what happens in the market...
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I would never buy a 3080 at the current retail price. BUT there are good deals on used markets 12gbs are expensive.

Hell I still say the 6900xt or a 2nd hand 3090 or 3080 are great… or just do what all tech enthusiasts hate… wait
 
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dave28 said:
I cant see them just announcing the Ti, surely they will announce the 4070 and 4070 Ti at the same time
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I think it depends on how many of the lower end Ampere cards they have still to sell on whether or not we'll see the 4070 non ti.

If anything I'm more inclined to think we'll see a stronger 4080ti parachuted in at the 4080 price point as clearly that card has failed to convince buyers and the 4080 dropped to compete with the more popular 7900XTX.
 
3080 is 30% faster according to the techpowerup relative performance charts. That's a decent jump in performance but wouldn't be enough for me to upgrade for tons of cash personally. However if you can grab a second hand 3080 for £500-550 and sell your 3070 for £350-400 or so it may be worth the time.
And as much of a joke as it is the 4070ti being announced on Tuesday for £700~ would be the best bet for buying new (40%~ faster + DLSS3 for RT CPU bottlenecked games.)
 
Save the money for a 4000 series card at this point. They aren't amazing value but still better than a full price 3000 series card.
 
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