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In my very, very long experience in trading and buying video cards, paying a bit more actually does get you a better card. Take the spectrum of the 4-series. The worst card in the line up still works, but it runs hotter, is power limited, and the components are generally skimped on, especially for nVidia (AMD card are generally quality across the board). Paying 10% more can mean the difference between an annoyingly loud card that cant't be overclocked, and one that does what you want. That said, the benefits depreciate on the upper end e.g. a TUF is exceedingly close to a Strix in all areas.
The last point you make is an interesting one. It's not super clear cut.

On such high end cards as the 5090, I bet that in 18-24 months, the Astral/Suprim/Master cards will sell for at least £200 more than an entry level cards (e.g. Palit GameRock). So whilst it may be £500-600 more now, it's a bit less than that in terms of the total cost of ownership if you upgrade each gen.

Ps, don't hold to me these above figures. Your investments may go down in value.
 
The last point you make is an interesting one. It's not super clear cut.

On such high end cards as the 5090, I bet that in 18-24 months, the Astral/Suprim/Master cards will sell for at least £200 more than an entry level cards (e.g. Palit GameRock). So whilst it may be £500-600 more now, it's a bit less than that in terms of the total cost of ownership if you upgrade each gen.

Ps, don't hold to me these above figures. Your investments may go down in value.
Ehh... If you look at 4090 used sales now, TUF and Strix are selling very closely, certainly not anywhere close to the difference that would have been paid new.
 
Ehh... If you look at 4090 used sales now, TUF and Strix are selling very closely, certainly not anywhere close to the difference that would have been paid new.
Both of those ASUS cards reviewed very well, so are not the best examples. Zotac trinity vs AMP, or Gigabyte Windforce vs Aorus Master are probably better, but it's not huge, you're right.
 
In my very, very long experience in trading and buying video cards, paying a bit more actually does get you a better card. Take the spectrum of the 4-series. The worst card in the line up still works, but it runs hotter, is power limited, and the components are generally skimped on, especially for nVidia (AMD card are generally quality across the board). Paying 10% more can mean the difference between an annoyingly loud card that cant't be overclocked, and one that does what you want. That said, the benefits depreciate on the upper end e.g. a TUF is exceedingly close to a Strix in all areas.
I had an asus tuf 4070ti super in white of course and NGL it was a fantastic card. Good thermals. Cool running, no coil whine, stupidly good build quality. It did overclock quite a bit, at least better than the other 4070 ti’s and 4070ti’s supers I had but not to the same extent as the strix. I should have kep that card and the founders 4090 FE
 
The last point you make is an interesting one. It's not super clear cut.

On such high end cards as the 5090, I bet that in 18-24 months, the Astral/Suprim/Master cards will sell for at least £200 more than an entry level cards (e.g. Palit GameRock). So whilst it may be £500-600 more now, it's a bit less than that in terms of the total cost of ownership if you upgrade each gen.

Ps, don't hold to me these above figures. Your investments may go down in value.
You talking about the easy rider shuffle. Long term members will know what I am talking about. This is true to the extent as long as you upgrade every gen the flaw in this if the price continues to increase for the top end. A one off 2.5k payment might not hurt you in the long run that much but every gen upgrade if it like 3k next time and 3.5k after that. That gonna add up.

Which lead me to think why would nvidia release the top end card first when it only attributes to 1-2% of it overall revenue from graphic card sales for consumers which it holds a 90% market share which is then compounded by the fact gaming gpu’s only earns them 10% of their total revenue globally.

They are gauging us to see what we will pay for next gen… :p
 
I had an asus tuf 4070ti super in white of course and NGL it was a fantastic card. Good thermals. Cool running, no coil whine, stupidly good build quality. It did overclock quite a bit, at least better than the other 4070 ti’s and 4070ti’s supers I had but not to the same extent as the strix. I should have kep that card and the founders 4090 FE
Odd but genuine question. What made the Asus Tuf 4070 Ti Super (and BREATHE...) feel high quality to you?
I've only owned two GPUs - MSI 3080 Gaming X Trio and 4090 FE. The FE clearly feels higher quality, but the only two factors you can really assess without a teardown is material feel (metal > plastic shroud for example) and the weight (which doesn't guarantee higher quality).
I'm just curious as a GPU newbie.
 
You talking about the easy rider shuffle. Long term members will know what I am talking about. This is true to the extent as long as you upgrade every gen the flaw in this if the price continues to increase for the top end. A one off 2.5k payment might not hurt you in the long run that much but every gen upgrade if it like 3k next time and 3.5k after that. That gonna add up.

Which lead me to think why would nvidia release the top end card first when it only attributes to 1-2% of it overall revenue from graphic card sales for consumers which it holds a 90% market share which is then compounded by the fact gaming gpu’s only earns them 10% of their total revenue globally.

They are gauging us to see what we will pay for next gen… :p
I think part of it is that Jensen knows his gaming's roots and doesn't want to betray us.

(nah who am I kidding, you're right, he's got more leather jackets to buy :cry:)
 
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