Is it worth buying a secondhand RTX 2080ti now ?

[varkanoid]

As Chaparral said save your money now so you can afford the 3080ti when it comes out at £1499!

 

[The Old School Gamer]

It's your money, so do as you please.

But I don't think now is a good time to buy a high end GFX card.
Not unless it is some amazing deal that is too good to pass up.

I guess I'm just use to people moaning that they felt ripped off because the price gapped down on them shortly afterwards because they were just too impatient to wait it out.

 

[MarkA]

The 2080TI's have barely budged 10% in the whole time they've been out. I don't see it changing for awhile.

 

[The Old School Gamer]

The 2080TI's have barely budged 10% in the whole time they've been out. I don't see it changing for awhile.

Theoretically the RTX 3070 should prove to be slightly faster and cheaper.
So many of us may never get to own an 2080ti.

Choo, choo.

 

[mostlynice]

New you can RMA, second hand you need to make sure you have the warranty under your name.
Someone won a RTX2070 in competition and has this issue, now trying to find how to RMA the card

This does not apply to MSI

 

[Participant]

Surely the new consoles will put massive downward pressure on GPU prices? Considering the consoles will need to be a reasonable price for the markets they're targeting, i.e. students.

 

[TonTom]

We can only hope. Doubtful though.

OP as others have at £700+ I wouldn’t bother.

 

[BigBANGtheory]

The 2080TI's have barely budged 10% in the whole time they've been out. I don't see it changing for awhile.

They probably won't as the supply is limited, its all controlled carefully to maintain the maximum margins. Where it might shift is the pending release of Big Navi combined with 3000 series, that could create a pinch point where the silicon needs to go somewhere or Nvidia simple cut off the supply to protect price and "do something else" with any surplus. Fashion brands for example are notorious for destroying surplus stock rather than discounting it in order to protect the brand and margins. Its a horrible practice imho but there we are it is what it is...

 

[melmac]

That easy to say

But it so not easy when you only have a GTX1080 to run games at 4k for what could be another 6+ months

Maybe you should consider buying a 2070 Super to hold you over until the 3xxx series arrive. It's the best price/performance card of all the Turing cards and I don't think it will drop in price on the second hand market as much as the 2080Ti and 2080 cards will. Another option would be a second hand 1080Ti if you can get one for around £300.

I would only buy a 2080Ti now if I planned to keep it.

 

[chaparral]

Surely the new consoles will put massive downward pressure on GPU prices? Considering the consoles will need to be a reasonable price for the markets they're targeting, i.e. students.

But many PC gamers no want a console to replace there Gaming PC
Am sure not going to be sticking a console on my computer desk instead of my PC

Also having to play FPS with a gamepad.. No thanks