Is buying Rtx 4090 now a good idea?

[jimhaumman]

How much should second hand RTX 4090 cost to be worth it to buy it before new Rtx 5xxx are realese?
I have serious upgrade itch at the moment...
Currentley on 2560x1440 360hz, but I'm going to buy 4k 240hz monitor in 2025.
Thanks

 

[Personality+]

I did this a couple of weeks ago, just try and find one for £1100 or less would be my target guess, but once there's a 5090/5080 announcement hard to say which way prices will go, if you're happy for the market to swing in your favour or not go ahead

 

[ShiWarrior]

No point, Jan 7 Nvidia announcing new cards

 

[hornetstinger]

No, you're paying high prices for a soon to be updated card, I've read the new model could be 65% faster so would be daft to get 4090 now.

Regardless spending £1100-£2000 on a GPU is nuts anyway.

 

[Tinek]

No, you're paying high prices for a soon to be updated card, I've read the new model could be 65% faster so would be daft to get 4090 now.

Regardless spending £1100-£2000 on a GPU is nuts anyway.

5090 will be faster, but 5080 will be most likely slower, as there's no 5080D version - there's hard limit of performance that can be exported to China, which is why there's a cut down 4090D but there isn't 5080D. 5080 also has less memory, hence for work 4090 will likely still be a better choice, possibly for gaming too.

The question is only about the price and what new tech will Nvidia lock down to 5000 series only with another bad excuse why it can't work on 4000 series.

In other words, if you can get cheap 4090 it's likely still a better choice than 5080, which will potentially cost a lot anyway (over 1k). 5090 will be faster but likely even more expensive than 4090 was.

 

[dave28]

not in my view, the 4090 will lose its shine the day the new cards start to ship

 

[Gray2233]

Imagine spending over a grand on a 4090, and then how you'll feel reading the reviews of the 5000 series in a couple of months time.

While tech always moves on, the new generation launch is on our doorstep.

 

[jimhaumman]

Guys I'm not even dreaming about buying 5090 this gpu will cost way over 2k £ in my opinion...
RTX 5080 ... 1.2k-1.4k £ plus waterblock 100-200£ on top of that.
TRUMP tariffs on China???
4090 now with waterblock for 1050£. DP 2.1 on new gpus only thing which I would regret.

 

[hornetstinger]

Guys I'm not even dreaming about buying 5090 this gpu will cost way over 2k £ in my opinion...
RTX 5080 ... 1.2k-1.4k £ plus waterblock 100-200£ on top of that.
TRUMP tariffs on China???
4090 now with waterblock for 1050£. DP 2.1 on new gpus only thing which I would regret.

Are you in USA?
Why would tariffs on foreign goods in USA effect UK pricing?

 

[Gray2233]

Guys I'm not even dreaming about buying 5090 this gpu will cost way over 2k £ in my opinion...
RTX 5080 ... 1.2k-1.4k £ plus waterblock 100-200£ on top of that.
TRUMP tariffs on China???
4090 now with waterblock for 1050£. DP 2.1 on new gpus only thing which I would regret.

If you want to buy a 4090 buy one, but stop asking people to justify a dodgy decision.

The new cards are being announced in a few weeks, their launch a month or two after, I'm sure they will be expensive but I'd still wait and see rather than diving in head first on a 4090 this late into its lifespan.

You sure you haven't already bought the thing and slapped a waterblock on it?

Good lord, you even topped it off with a deranged "OMG TRUMP!" rant, pretty sure the USA was applying tariffs to China during Bidens reign left and right so I'm half convinced you're trolling at this point.

 

[jimhaumman]

If you want to buy a 4090 buy one, but stop asking people to justify a dodgy decision.

The new cards are being announced in a few weeks, their launch a month or two after, I'm sure they will be expensive but I'd still wait and see rather than diving in head first on a 4090 this late into its lifespan.

You sure you haven't already bought the thing and slapped a waterblock on it?

Good lord, you even topped it off with a deranged "OMG TRUMP!" rant, pretty sure the USA was applying tariffs to China during Bidens reign left and right so I'm half convinced you're trolling at this point.

I'm lucky then that you're not a moderator on this forum cos I would be banned...
Now I haven't,I've got RX 6900XT at this moment.

Electronics​

Smartphones, tablets and laptops are among the array of electronics that would see price increases as a result of tariffs, experts said. Video cameras, headphones and video game consoles would also be impacted.
“Electronics are basically ubiquitous,” Raymond Robertson, a professor of trade and public policy at Texas A&M University, told ABC News. “I don’t know how this wouldn’t be incredibly disruptive.”
Prices of laptops and tablets could rise as much as 46%, while smartphone prices could jump 26%, according to a study published last month by the Consumer Technology Association, a trade group that represents tech firms.
Many of those goods are imported from China, which would face the steepest tariffs under Trump’s proposal, Handfield said. Since Trump plans to also impose tariffs on all imported goods, manufacturers would not be able to circumvent the tariffs by shifting production to other countries, he added.
Imports account for roughly 90% of video and audio electronic equipment sold to U.S. consumers, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis found in 2017. Meanwhile, 88% of electronic computers and 78% of small electric appliances are imported, the BEA said.
“The prices of electronics would definitely go up,” Handfield said.

 

[Gray2233]

I'm lucky then that you're not a moderator on this forum cos I would be banned...
Now I haven't,I've got RX 6900XT at this moment.

Another spicy opinion.

Buddy, I'd let you spout whatever you wanted until the end of time outside of harmful advertising, literal illegal stuff, or being unnecessarily nasty on a consistent basis. Go ahead and buy the 4090 if you haven't already, you're coming across as someone looking for people to offer you a bout of toxic positivity rather than genuine advice.

It's in my mind a very poor decision right now, and I'd hate for random people searching for similar questions to come across it and think otherwise.

 

[hornetstinger]

What country are you from? Tariffs won't effect UK prices

 

[jimhaumman]

What country are you from? Tariffs won't effect UK prices

Europe.Are you sure about it?

 

[hornetstinger]

Europe.Are you sure about it?

Do you know how tariffs work? China doesn't pay for it , the customer does.

 

[Gray2233]

Europe isn't a country and those within it can vary in regard to the cost of hardware and market shifts, what specific part of Europe are you from that inspires such concern about price hikes on what is about to be an old flagship card?

If anything I'd expect price drops once the 5000 series launches, especially given it'll be doing so from the top end down.

 

[Vexr]

A 6900 XT is a very respectable card to stick with for your current needs.

I can see why you might be jumpy. When the 2000 series was revealed, suddenly the old flag ship 1080 Ti was in demand and went flying off the shelves.

On the other hand, when the 3000 series was announced, the flag ship 2080 Ti suddenly lost half its value or more on the used market (until the crypto-covid nonsense happened of course).

I suspect the 4090's legacy will be much closer to that of the 1080 Ti rather than the 2080 Ti or 3090, but that's a guess on my part. Maybe the 5090 is being over-hyped like RDNA3 once was. Or maybe not. Either way, I agree with you a 5090 will likely be ridiculously expensive, but sticking with the 6900 XT for the moment would be my plan in your shoes.

 

[jimhaumman]

Europe isn't a country and those within it can vary in regard to the cost of hardware and market shifts, what specific part of Europe are you from that inspires such concern about price hikes on what is about to be an old flagship card?

If anything I'd expect price drops once the 5000 series launches, especially given it'll be doing so from the top end down.

Poland

US government extends tariff exemption on graphics cards and motherboards for another year

Key PC components are not going to get more expensive.

www.tomshardware.com

The U.S. government has extended the tariff exemptions on graphics cards, motherboards, and even SSDs imported from China for another year, now lasting until May 31, 2025, reports PCMag citing representatives from the U.S. Trade Representative and a new document. This extension contradicts previous indications that Trump-era tariffs on these components would be reinstated.

 

[hornetstinger]

Poland

US government extends tariff exemption on graphics cards and motherboards for another year

Key PC components are not going to get more expensive.

www.tomshardware.com

The U.S. government has extended the tariff exemptions on graphics cards, motherboards, and even SSDs imported from China for another year, now lasting until May 31, 2025, reports PCMag citing representatives from the U.S. Trade Representative and a new document. This extension contradicts previous indications that Trump-era tariffs on these components would be reinstated.

Lol. You don't understand how tariffs work

 

[OverDrive]

I would hold fire until the launch of the 5090 (when it actually goes on sale). I would expect used 4090 prices to come down slightly. If the 4090 is indeed more powerful than the 5080, it may be a good used option for those considering that card, however that could potentially keep the used prices stable. It’s all just complete speculation though.

Given the potential for even crazier pricing with the 50xx generation. Used 40xx prices could remain relatively healthy.