GPU Resale analysis

[Dirk Diggler]

Surprisingly, buying a Titan soon after release would be the sensible option if it's high end you're after. Not so surprisingly, the X70 is best bang for buck.

There's probably AMD data there too, but meh.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/5mfsqo/an_analysis_of_gpu_value_and_resale_very/

Oh, and could a mod edit the title (stupid auto correct)

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I don't like to talk about money and what I can afford because for one it doesn't come across well and for another anyone can claim anything on the tinternet, let's be honest. However, it's relevant so here goes:

I have a wee secret squirrel account that I hide from the wife, it's named "Geek Fund" and currently contains £2k. I'm sitting on my 980ti regardless, because I just can't bring myself to buy a 1080 or Titan P. This is partly because I saw what happened with the 980ti eclipsing the Titan M and so have been holding out for the 1080ti, and I just can't bring myself to buy a 1080 at the current price point.

My reluctance has nothing to do with what I can afford, I suppose it's more about justification and feeling like I invested well. Having read that Reddit post, I'm now wondering if the smart move would have been to buy the Titan P. Now it just feels like it's too late and I need to wait for the next wave of GPU to make my "smart purchase"!

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Between the length of time stuck on 28nm, Intel not doing anything particularly interesting in the CPU space, etc. I've built up a nice little pot for upgrades - had to slightly raid it to replace the garbage Asus ROG Swift with the much better Dell equivalent which aren't cheap monitors :S but aside from that hardly anything lately tempting me to spend.

That's a fair point, I've got a 5930k and ASUS RVE and I'm not sure when it'll be time to upgrade from there. If history is anything to go by, it'll be around 2020

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I've also been considering staying one behind the curve with top end cards (hence the signature ) and buying second hand. If I can pick up a card with warranty and a block installed then the bang for buck is immense and the seller is also seeing a benefit, as I've found out myself through selling. In my experience as soon as you remove the block to sell the card, you'll never shift the block so if you are a constant upgrader it's always better to sell sooner for maximum resale value.

But then you have to suffer the thought of there being a faster card out there... And all you need to do is put it in the basket and it's yours, all yours!