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

I paid £389 fory Radeon 6600XT back in lockdown, at the time I swear I wouldn't pay more then that for a GPU but here we are......maybe I'd go to £500? Form that though I want solid 1440p performance or enough grunt for slightly reduced settings at 4K and a decent upscaler.

I feel like a dinosaur at times, GPU prices are worse the ever yet PC gaming is apparently more popular then ever? Go figure that one paradox out. And Nvidia just shafted ever RTX 4000 owner by making DLSS 4 exclusive to the 5000 series despite the underlying architecture of the chip being the same and the it's predecessor yet the sheeple will just go on buying Geforce no matter how many times they get taken for a ride by Nvidia.
 
ntemples1 said:
Guys I just noticed on ebay that 4090 founders edition are going for 1500 - 1800 Second hand??? am I missing something?
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Howling said:
Are they selling or are people just pricing them high? ;)
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Am sure they be selling as people know it going be almost impossible to get hold of a 5090
Plus a 5090 could even cost up to a £1,000 more then a secondhand 4090 at 1.5k to 1.8k :eek:

It would not surprise me at all to see some of the top 5090 models being listed at online retailers for around £2,995
 
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I’ve had numerous GPUs (3090s at least 4 of them and 3080s, 3070 and a 3060ti from Nvidia and 6800xt,6900xt,7900xt and now currently a 7800xt).

I’ve sold all GPUs for at least what I bought them for and sometimes quite a bit more.

Overall I seem happiest with the 3060ti FE I had from Nvidia and now the 7800XT mba from AMD and one reason is the price (both under £500) and another is that most AAA games play well without much compromise.

Why the need to spend more for the absolute best settings/fps when you’re experience is not much different to mine with a lower tiered card?

Max I would spend next gen after this one coming is £600 and for good uplift (50-70%) more than my current card.
 
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I've managed, more or less, to get the performance increase I wanted each time by being patient.
I don't mind turning down settings either, but when much younger, it was something I was considerably less forgiving about.
It's been quite easy, though, as, although I do play modern titles, I also dabble a lot with older games as well.

To date, the most expensive GPU I've bought yet was a 980Ti for £480, with the 3070 coming in a very close second at £470.
However, if I want to get a comprehensive upgrade from team green (if buying brand new), then I'm looking at jumping up a price tier with the 5070Ti.
But, I should note that it would primarily be for the additional VRAM, otherwise I'm confident that I'd be quite happy with the performance of the 5070/5060Ti 16 GB.
Time will tell there.

That said, if AMD can price this new generation sensibly, then I may be able to purchase something in line with what I've previously paid, and receive ~7900XT performance.
Unfortunately, however, it's not a complete win as I will still be losing out as, this time, the relative performance gain is smaller. It's still quite substantial, but about half when compared to last time.

Edit: I should also add that I have a 1440p screen, so that helps. Jumping up to 4K would likely increase the demand on the GPU greatly.
 
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I paid a little over a grand for my 3080 12gb, which stung, but I'd come into some money and the 1080ti wasn't cutting it.

I didn't think I would have to pay that again, I swerved the 40 series because I thought they were overpriced and if I missed a gen, I'd get more bang for my buck.

Oh well.
 
£1000-1400 but this is more of a one off thing as my last card was a 970 (minus the 4060 i got a month ago to tide me over until 50 series). Still not sure if I'm getting 5080 or 4090 (leaning 5080 due it being newer and will have better warranty).

I don't game a huge amount but justify it as i cant see myself getting another card for many years. I don't need to turn on all settings to max and not that bothered about features like ray tracing. Plus i don't mind using all the dlss features as gfx glitches don't bother me too much. Hoping a 5080 will keep me going at least 4k 60 for a long time.
 
Over a decade i have increased my budget from £300 to £500, a 67% increase, £300 in 2015 is £407 in 2025, so i'm 23% above the rate of inflation today from what i was willing to pay 10 years ago.

The GTX 970 launched in September 2014, i paid £270 for one, in 2016 the GTX 1070 was launched, i paid £330, +22% with an inflation rate of 1%, in 2019 the RTX 2070 S was launched, i paid £440, +63% with an inflation rate of 8%

I think i have moved up beyond the rate of inflation enough, in 2024 i bought an RX 7800 XT for £480, 78% more with an inflation rate of 35%.

I'm done for a few years. :)
 
I have this for everything, with a gpu I use it a fraction I do my steam deck.

It used to be £200 but the last two gpus I have upped to £400 (which part of that is paid for by selling old card)

So £400.
 
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