Time for a new GPU, what to buy?

[Holst1981]

With prices for Vega 56 very high on eBay

I'm tempted to spend the £600 I have saved for a new GPU and add it to whatever my v56 sells for ( hopefully £350+)

It seems like ocuk have a few cards in stock now but I'm not really sure what to buy.

I'm tempted by this 3070ti for 989
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...dr6x-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-1dw-gi.html

Or this 6800xt for £1099
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-39a-sp.html

This does seem like a stupid amount of money to spend on a GPU.
Should I just continue to wait?
As I'm busy at work I don't think I will be able to take advantage of any drops as I can't react fast enough.

Anything that is a better buy than the above?

My gaming use is 1440p at 165hz.

Were v56 prices not silly I would definitely still be waiting but if I sell now I might double my money on the card.

Thanks for any advise.

 

[Holst1981]

At that money a 3080ti FE would be my choice. They often stick around for a while on Nvidia drops.

I think you are right.

I've signed up for the alerts and I'll see if I can pick one up.
I will need to get a bit lucky to be able to react to the alert as I'll be reliant on mobile reception.

The price difference between the Fe cards and those you can actually buy is huge and even if v56 prices drop again I'll still be as well or better off with a Fe card.... If I can buy one.

 

[Holst1981]

I'm going to try and buy an FE card from the drops as they are much better value than anything else.

If I cant get one I can cope with the vega56 for the time being, just a shame if I cant take advantage of the silly second hand prices v56 are fetching at the moment.

 

[Holst1981]

I will be reliant on mobile as I'm not sitting at a desk all day. I think I will have to be lucky to get the notification and be able to react immediately.

But on the other hand my Vega 56 is ok for the moment and if it dies I can afford to buy a replacement.

I don't expect any new cards to be better value, prices are only going to increase.

 

[Holst1981]

Holy crap, I bought my vega 64 liquid here for £500 in Nov 2017, I see they are selling for £550ish on ebay now.

Be sensible idea to sell it for that now and buy a 6900?

The only "problem" is that the 6900 that are in stock are overpriced by just as much as your Vega 64 is, so we end up no better off.

If I had a viable spare card I would sell my v56 now while prices are high.
Unfortunately my spare card is a gtx460 as I gave my old 970 away before prices went crazy.