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the most ive spent is £1000 when the release of the 6800xt 4years ago . i thought i was mad then. but hope the 9070xt comes in at a fair price.
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At what point do you say GPU's are too expensive and refuse to buy?
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I'm hoping that is reasonbly priced also
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Inflation may be a thing, but I'm sticking with my £400 limit.
I'm out of the new card market for the foreseeable.
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£670 is the most I have paid for a GPU and that was a 1080ti, altho lets say £800 because i bought a waterblock for it too.
I thought that was a stupid amount to spend on a GPU but it actually turned out to be a bargain for how long it lasted me and it was a damn good card.
I'd spend that again but it would have to be a GPU I deemed worth that price, the artist formally known as the 5070 now called the 5080 certainly isn't worth £800 in my opinion despite the stupid prices they are selling for.
I think the 9070xt is the only potential option for me to go to from my current 6800xt, tho that will be depending on perf and if they decide to take the **** or not on price, can happily just not bother and spend my money on something else.
I thought that was a stupid amount to spend on a GPU but it actually turned out to be a bargain for how long it lasted me and it was a damn good card.
I'd spend that again but it would have to be a GPU I deemed worth that price, the artist formally known as the 5070 now called the 5080 certainly isn't worth £800 in my opinion despite the stupid prices they are selling for.
I think the 9070xt is the only potential option for me to go to from my current 6800xt, tho that will be depending on perf and if they decide to take the **** or not on price, can happily just not bother and spend my money on something else.
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Surely it depends on what you earn. A £1000 GPU for somebody earning £25k per year is completely different to somebody earning £75k per year or £100k per etc.
Not just earnings but outgoings.
If you're living at home, working and living your best life then you might have more to spend on a GPU
If you've already worked for 30+ years, paid off your mortgage and car then you might have more to spend on a GPU
Crunch is in the middle where you have car payments, mortgage, childcare payments and very little cash for hobbies.
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