Nvidia should do a buyback scheme for 2080ti owners

KungFuSpaghetti · 5 Sep 2020 at 09:13

chaparral said:
Not sure why so many people no understand this

I pray they never look at things like £1200+ iphones & samsung note phones that only have about a 1 year life cycle before the new version comes out

Exactly, my friend at work bought the 2080ti a year into the cycle, said it wasn't the best investment, but he didn't care. He's getting a 3080 this time as he's not falling for the flagship trick again and will give the 2080ti to his brother. So slightly irritated that it's aged badly in a sense, but at the same time it's not like it's obsolete overnight, it was just terribly priced, but he could easily afford it and it offered the performance he wanted.

TNA · 5 Sep 2020 at 09:18

KungFuSpaghetti said:
Exactly, my friend at work bought the 2080ti a year into the cycle, said it wasn't the best investment, but he didn't care. He's getting a 3080 this time as he's not falling for the flagship trick again and will give the 2080ti to his brother. So slightly irritated that it's aged badly in a sense, but at the same time it's not like it's obsolete overnight, it was just terribly priced, but he could easily afford it and it offered the performance he wanted.

So he did care then in the end

Also is that term investment being used right? Seen many here keep using it for graphics cards and I don’t see how a graphics card can be an investment, if it’s for gaming anyways.

BigBANGtheory · 5 Sep 2020 at 09:27

owners can sell 2nd hand, a Turing GPU still has value

its no use complaining what poor value for money a 2080Ti is after you purchased one cos you reinforced the pricing model, maybe its time to reflect on what customer loyalty is to a brand?

JediFragger · 5 Sep 2020 at 09:30

2080Ti is still absolutely fine til the next gen drops, unless you're running 4k/8k and must have the best

McGraw · 5 Sep 2020 at 09:32

KungFuSpaghetti said:
Exactly, my friend at work bought the 2080ti a year into the cycle, said it wasn't the best investment, but he didn't care. He's getting a 3080 this time as he's not falling for the flagship trick again and will give the 2080ti to his brother. So slightly irritated that it's aged badly in a sense, but at the same time it's not like it's obsolete overnight, it was just terribly priced, but he could easily afford it and it offered the performance he wanted.

The 3080 is the flagship.

TNA · 5 Sep 2020 at 09:33

BigBANGtheory said:
owners can sell 2nd hand, a Turing GPU still has value

its no use complaining what poor value for money a 2080Ti is after you purchased one cos you reinforced the pricing model, maybe its time to reflect on what customer loyalty is to a brand?

Just do what Hobib does. Complain that what Nvidia did made you feel unwell, then reward them for making you feel this way by ordering two of their most expensive offerings. Do this every gen over and over. That will teach them!

Love these threads

McGraw said:
The 3080 is the flagship.

Lol. Surely no one is buying that marketing line? I am likely getting a 3080 and am under no illusions that it is flagship or will remain so for long anyways.

McGraw · 5 Sep 2020 at 09:38

TNA said:
Just do what Hobib does. Complain that what Nvidia did made you feel unwell, then reward them for making you feel this way by ordering two of their most expensive offerings. Do this every gen over and over. That will teach them!

Love these threads

Lol. Surely no one is buying that marketing line? I am likely getting a 3080 and am under no illusions that it is flagship or will remain so for long anyways.

It won't stay the flagship as that will eventually be the 3080ti if it exists but it's the flagship now.

This debate comes around everytime. It's like the M340i until the new M3 comes out.

TNA · 5 Sep 2020 at 09:56

McGraw said:
It won't stay the flagship as that will eventually be the 3080ti if it exists but it's the flagship now.

This debate comes around everytime. It's like the M340i until the new M3 comes out.

Still don’t think it is flagship. Just marketing from nvidia. Flagship is 3090.

KungFuSpaghetti · 5 Sep 2020 at 15:08

McGraw said:
The 3080 is the flagship.

Useful contribution, the internet thanks you for your service.

McGraw · 5 Sep 2020 at 15:32

KungFuSpaghetti said:
Useful contribution, the internet thanks you for your service.

Which is more use though, this sentence or the one I quote?

pp111 · 5 Sep 2020 at 15:35

Made me laugh....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKneUFwVkXI

KungFuSpaghetti · 5 Sep 2020 at 15:51

McGraw said:
Which is more use though, this sentence or the one I quote?

Aah, you're one of those people...

I shouldn't feed the troll, but yet here we go... the 3090 is indeed the flagship card. Refer yourself to the oxford dictionary, then quietly slip out the back door, no one will notice.

DeanT77 · 5 Sep 2020 at 16:18

KungFuSpaghetti said:
I shouldn't feed the troll, but yet here we go... the 3090 is indeed the flagship card. Refer yourself to the oxford dictionary, then quietly slip out the back door, no one will notice.

Flagship doesn't necessarily mean "the best" though does it, it's the "most important".

"Most important" can also be measured by a number of different metrics as well, e.g. highest (at this point, forecasted) selling, highest margin, product best placed to drub the competition, etc.

KungFuSpaghetti · 5 Sep 2020 at 16:35

DeanT77 said:
Flagship doesn't necessarily mean "the best" though does it, it's the "most important".

"Most important" can also be measured by a number of different metrics as well, e.g. highest (at this point, forecasted) selling, highest margin, product best placed to drub the competition, etc.

It literally means exactly that, take it up with the oxford/cambridge dictionary if you don't agree:

flagship
noun [ C ]

UK

/ˈflæɡ.ʃɪp/ US

/ˈflæɡ.ʃɪp/

flagship noun [C] (BEST PRODUCT)
best or most important product, idea, building, etc. that an organization owns or produces:
This machine is the flagship in our new range of computers.
The company's flagship store is in New York.

Jesus, you internet dorks will argue about anything lol.

chaparral · 5 Sep 2020 at 16:49

pp111 said:
Made me laugh....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKneUFwVkXI

deuse · 5 Sep 2020 at 16:51

McGraw said:
The 3080 is the flagship.

So what do you call the 3090?

Gerard · 5 Sep 2020 at 16:54

deuse said:
So what do you call the 3090?

"Halo product" maybe?

Terminal_Boy · 5 Sep 2020 at 17:04

hobib_ali said:
Why not, for loyal customers who spent £1250 on a card that's obsolete overnight, well kind of

They haven’t made the card obsolete, they just released a better one. Additionally, Nvidia’s product release plans weren’t exactly a secret.

By your logic, every manufacturer should run a buy-back every time that the release something better?

If you buy a 2020 model car a week before the 2021 model is released and don’t secure a really good deal, that’s on you.

DeanT77 · 5 Sep 2020 at 17:04

KungFuSpaghetti said:
It literally means exactly that, take it up with the oxford/cambridge dictionary if you don't agree:

flagship
noun [ C ]

UK

/ˈflæɡ.ʃɪp/ US

/ˈflæɡ.ʃɪp/

flagship noun [C] (BEST PRODUCT)
best or most important product, idea, building, etc. that an organization owns or produces:
This machine is the flagship in our new range of computers.
The company's flagship store is in New York.

Jesus, you internet dorks will argue about anything lol.

That's what I based it on, the best OR most important.

"Most important" can cover many metrics, see my previous post.

It's like a "flagship store", it doesnt necessarily mean it's the biggest but may be based on the location itself such as a capital city, which would generate the most income/footfall.

Quit the namecalling too, no need is there.

Chuk_Chuk · 5 Sep 2020 at 17:14

DeanT77 said:
Flagship doesn't necessarily mean "the best" though does it, it's the "most important".

"Most important" can also be measured by a number of different metrics as well, e.g. highest (at this point, forecasted) selling That would most likely be the 3070, highest margin 3090, product best placed to drub the competition 3090, etc.