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At what point do you say GPU's are too expensive and refuse to buy?

Vogon said:
OK I couldnt resist, no real reason to get one, but I have pre-ordered an MSI Shadow 3X OC 5070 ti for MSRP. Its not due until 7th May, so plenty of time to cancel if a better deal happens :p
Looking back I paid just over £753 posted for my 3080 in 2020, so £729 doesn't seem so bad in context :eek: :cry: (in Man Maths anyways :D)
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One of OCUKs competitors had stock for a few hours today. Same price with delivery tomorrow. That said I bought a palit gaming version from here which arrived today and I don't feel ripped off paying the extra £70 it seems like a well built card.
 
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Vogon said:
OK I couldnt resist, no real reason to get one, but I have pre-ordered an MSI Shadow 3X OC 5070 ti for MSRP. Its not due until 7th May, so plenty of time to cancel if a better deal happens :p
Looking back I paid just over £753 posted for my 3080 in 2020, so £729 doesn't seem so bad in context :eek: :cry: (in Man Maths anyways :D)
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Probably recoup £350 for the 3080 so not bad at all
 
I really truly believe the 9070XT at £650+ is priced too high for its performance. As time goes on flagship performance should be offered for 50% cost in the next gen as a 700xt or 70xt as they’re known as now.

Eg 6900xt was $999 and then came the 7800XT (aka 70class) for $499 offering 98% of the prev gen flagship performance.


AMD are profiting by charging $100 more this time round for the fake msrp ($599 in reality $700-800) 9070XT.

People can make excuses for these companies stating increasing manufacturing costs etc but as a gamer I don’t really care for all that. All I want is for prev gen price to performance to be maintained otherwise I see people keeping hold of their cards longer between upgrades.

Just my two pence.
 
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GhostDog1981 said:
I really truly believe the 9070XT at £650+ is priced too high for its performance. As time goes on flagship performance should be offered for 50% cost in the next gen as a 700xt or 70xt as they’re known as now.

Eg 6900xt was $999 and then came the 7800XT (aka 70class) for $499 offering 98% of the prev gen flagship performance.


AMD are profiting by charging $100 more this time round for the fake msrp ($599 in reality $700-800) 9070XT.

People can make excuses for these companies stating increasing manufacturing costs etc but as a gamer I don’t really care for all that. All I want is for prev gen price to performance to be maintained otherwise I see people keeping hold of their cards longer between upgrades.

Just my two pence.
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This is the problem, your idea of too much is similar to mine but people are still buying £800 5070Tis and £700 9070 XT and let’s not forget £650 9070s and 5070s.

I could just about justify a 9070 XT Pulse for £629. Other might see that at too much over MSRP. Others might see it as a bargain.
 
ICDP said:
This is the problem, your idea of too much is similar to mine but people are still buying £800 5070Tis and £700 9070 XT and let’s not forget £650 9070s and 5070s.

I could just about justify a 9070 XT Pulse for £629. Other might see that at too much over MSRP. Others might see it as a bargain.
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I missed Day 2/3 restocking at OCUK at £629- that price is OK and I would have felt less scalped than at £650+.

I don’t think price realignment to past history is going to happen.
 
I'd have felt much happier paying £650 for my Asus 9070xt. At £713 I feel a bit shafted. But hey ho, I could have held out.

How long do you wait to save £50 or £60? When you could just be enjoying the card. Life is short enough.
 
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IvanDobskey said:
I'd have felt much happier paying £650 for my Asus 9070xt. At £713 I feel a bit shafted. But hey ho, I could have held out.

How long do you wait to save £50 or £60? When you could just be enjoying the card. Life is short enough.
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If you have a decent enough card (anything above a RX6800 or 4070/3080) then you can afford to wait for price drops but if you needed a card for productivity and enjoyment now then there is little choice but to pay the scalped premium.
 
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GhostDog1981 said:
If you have a decent enough card (anything above a RX6800 or 4070/3080) then you can afford to wait for price drops but if you needed a card for productivity and enjoyment now then there is little choice but to pay the scalped premium.
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My 3070 was getting a little long in the tooth for 1440p ultrawide gaming. Although still doing a job.

But I had a 2k tax rebate windfall burning a hole in my pocket :p
 
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