The 35% lower cost of the 7900xtx vs. 4090 may make sense, but the solitary-confinement-straight-jacket prices do not. We all need to be heralds in not normalizing the narrative that a £1200, much less £1750, flagship card makes sense in any way -- it's what they want.
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Oh 100% they are too much. I wouldn't of brought the 6900xt other than I was committed to purchasing something as working from home and such with the 980 feeling very long in tooth for work and gaming. And with Covid, restrictions in manufacturing etc that premium I could swallow. I would not this generation. Prices need to somehow fall back to where Nvidia were with the 700/900 series but that will never happen now tbh. The 780/980 prices I thought relative made sense, you still had decent bang for buck with the 760/960 in the mid tier etc.
I willl likely be always a couple of generations behind going forward now because of current pricing.
That would be true if the 4090 was good value but it's not so being a bit slower and a bit cheaper doesn't automatically mean value for money.
Yeah, seeing a lot of “it’s cheaper than a 4090”, like that is some low bar right there.
I see a lot of equivocating recently around this gen's absurd pricing (and I won't speculate from whence the push here is coming, but we all have suspicions). Consumers, and the enthusiast community in particular, have a responsibility to throw down the gauntlet every time someone even hints this is the new norm in pricing. Not to get all soap-boxy, but this is a pivotal time in the market when we can either let "influences" yoke us to accept a new pricing model, or we pull back the mindshare (and cost) to a reasonable level.
I'd say the real deals won't be for another 12 months. Once the pain of recession, interest rates and rising debts kicks in the retail market for "luxury" items will fall off a cliff. I think the tech space already know this hence they are holding back production anticipating a big drop in sales.
It isn't just a bit cheaper though. It is looking to be 45% cheaper for almost identical Rasta performance! That is daft to suggest as you have multiple times a bit slower/bit cheaper cause it isn't reality. If the 4090 is £1699 (FE) and the 7900xtx Ref model was £1599 I could understand that sentiment but it just isn't that.
They are all overprice from top to bottom, even the previous generation at current prices are. But that doesn't change at moment out of the two the Nividia 4090 is by far much worse value propersition even if you love RT and that the No.1 feature you want.
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I think we're back at the lesser of evils argument again though this times its AMD bad value 
, Nvidia terrible value 
, Nvidia terrible value That's circa 2015 polaris-thread levels of optimism. N33 may be in the vicinity of 6800 performance, but it's going to be priced £400-450, if that low.
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At this point I wouldn't even be in surprised if it goes that way
Actually what I think will happen eventually is that they are making GPU's increasingly expensive so in a couple of years they will be sold like car PCP's or mobile phone contracts.
You take out a contract for say a RTX 5090 which costs £3000 to buy outright or you pay say £200 per month on a 2 year contract (total cost £4800) and at the end of the term you hand it back and get rolled onto a new RTX 6090 contract. That way Nvidia tie you into their product
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Nvidia GPU driver crack would become the #1 keyword in searches IMHO.
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I can totally see this.
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and the card sends data back to nvidia on how many hours it's been used. The PCP is 48 months / 730 hours a year lol You also have to hand the card back in pristine condition, any damage is taken off the price or they'll then sell you an insurance product to protect it
Base Price £2,449
Options - RGB Lights, Black PCB, Braided Power cable - £449
Dealer discount - £449
GFV - £249
PCP - 48 Months, 730hrs
Deposit - £500
Finance 8.9% APR
Nvidia Premium Plan (Early Access Driver Updates) £10 per month
Financial Insurance Policy £10 per month
Service Plan for 4yrs (inc Next Day Swap, Yearly Health Check) £20 per month
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Funny how we've not seen a single FE 4090 drop since the 4080 FE flopped and sat in stock. Im guessing this is another tactic to try and create some demand and FOMO, try and get people talking.
Sorry all its done is made me laugh even harder
Sorry all its done is made me laugh even harder
What about GAP insurance? In case your GPU is written off early by a faulty 12VHPWR connector or PSU.
If that ever happens, gaming will be ruined and pretty much done with. I'm sure a lot of people will just give up at this point and probs consider handheld gaming devices like the steamdeck instead.
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What about GAP insurance? In case your GPU is written off early by a faulty 12VHPWR connector or PSU.
100%
and another one!!! Inject adverts through the driver into the game, then offer an ad skipping plan for £5 a month