nope. everywhere was either OoS or website down yesterday. So I'll wait for a 16GB 3070ti or 20GB 3080 as leaked earlier. Also depends what Big Navi brings to the table. If they all suck then a 3060 or AMD equivalent to tide me over. Or more likely a 2nd hand 1080ti or thereabouts.
No idea, however if I can't get a FE card for either the 3080 20GB or 3090, then I'll probably completely forget it and stick with my 2080 FE.
No, might go to a 3070 next year. Would never be so desperate to have the latest thing, as to buy as soon as a new GPU is launched. I'm not paying the early adopter premium.
Depends on when/if I get mine shipped.
Had one ordered from CCL, thinking the minor price gouge was OK, but then 3 hours later get told that the stock level was not correct.
Had one ordered from OcUK but the wonderful people at HSBC denied the payment.
I guess if my house purchase is delayed another month I can afford a 3090 easily :/
Eh, no. I reckon that would be overkill for 1080p gaming on 24" monitor. I'll keep my pennies for something else.
Yes, I will be but I might wait a little longer for the 16gb/20gb variants that could be coming out
If it was what NVidia had told us it was going to be, then yes, I would have happily stumped up £650 on a new card but they're playing silly buggers so thinking that the 3070/BigNavi might be more like it depending on how much of a fantasy launch they are…
I would have if it was 250W but no from me. Waiting for the 3070 and Big Navi now.
If I decide to update at the end of the year (toying with waiting on ryzen 5000/zen 4 with likely AM5 socket and if there are any covid round 2 price hikes) it's going to be 3080 20GB (if true) or a 3090 most likely but not for gaming performance, it's cuda performance and memory for 3D rendering etc.
Might look at a 3070 early next year. Depending on price of course. No rush, as my 1080ti still managing pretty well really. Hey… maybe AMD might pull a rabbit out of a hat. That would be a turn up for the books.
Rather let the “enthusiasts” be the initial beta testers!
I will once the rush has died down
Why is Hexus not covering the news on the 3080 launch being a **** show? How is that not news?
I most certainly,,,,,,,,,,, will not
But add a lotto win and me getting the urge to build a new PC that is “The best of the best of the best,,,,,SIR”
Then that might happen, even if no one make a bloody game worth playing.
To be honest after all these years of nerding out, it is somewhat of a relief to be able to chill about things like new GFX cards ASO
Nope, but I did capitalise on the great big hullabaloo to grab a couple of super cheap 20 series cards. :rockon:
Maybe… depends on a few things, not least what team AMD bring to the table this Autumn, what happens with the resale value of my RTX 2080 Super and the appeal of other things on my shopping list.
No, I'm waiting to see if I and family survive the whole Covid-19 pandemic, then and only then and if I still have a job, might I consider.
Really can't justify spending what's been asked for when I don't know if I'll even be alive in the coming months to use it.
Disgusting prices they're charging anyway.
BigBANGerZ
Why is Hexus not covering the news on the 3080 launch being a **** show? How is that not news?
because you don't bite the hand that feeds you.
BigBANGerZ
Why is Hexus not covering the news on the 3080 launch being a **** show? How is that not news?
It's not really the launch that was a *cough* show it's that some people are just being people, from what i understand they started production of the chip back in August. There was apparently stock levels in line with what there were for the 2080 launch and sites crashing or being out of stock the instant sales went live was down to over-hype, bots, and basic high demand.
IMO it's silly, it's a graphics card people, there's more important things in life than if you get a new graphics card now or in a few months.
I'm going to wait until the AMD cards are out and there are some good comparative reviews.
Then I'll look at the costs/benefits because I'm on 1080p monitors right now and it looks like I'd need to buy 1440p or 4k screens as well to see any benefit.
Besides, once the hype has died down I'm less likely to get caught by price gouging.
Same as many, waiting to see what AMD do. My current card is a Radeon 580 8GB. So anything is going to feel like an upgrade. But if AMD launch a decent card, at a competitive price, they'll probably keep my business. I'm definitely more of a bang for buck, than ‘as powerful as possible.’ for silly money.
Nope we are skint after the virus thingy
3dcandy
Nope we are skint after the virus thingy
what do you mean “after”? Sadly it's still ongoing :(
No. Isn't expecting people to spend hundreds of pounds on a non-essential item, at a time of huge redundancies and uncertainty, somewhat bonkers?
No,because its over £400 and also because I have a SFF system,with an SF450 PSU. Hence a GPU consuming more than my system does under full load,is not really worth it to me!
I want to see what the competetion offer….
Nope, these days it seems absurd to me to burn 250W just for entertainment purposes, when the same games will run fine on 50W.
Not to mention the versions that are not all that much watered down in gameplay terms that run fine on a 10W tablet.
My next card will be lower power consumption than my current ~80W card. If all that qualifies is the cheapest offering then well, I guess I have more to spend elsewhere.
ik9000
what do you mean “after”? Sadly it's still ongoing :(
Sorry we are skint after the impact of the ongoing virus thingy….
Not unless RDNA2 is hot garbage (maybe literally?)
Apart from them being unobtainium for the foreseeable future, I won't. Seeing as i would have to buy a larger PSU and monitor upgrade too.
I'll wait until AMD goes over to am5 and do a full system upgrade. Perhaps then 3080FE's will be available, and who knows…Big Navi might be a better buy.
Absolutely not. I'll NEVER give nVidia my cash when it comes to a brand new card. The last time I did that, with an expensive 690, I booted to a black screen (as did many people). After that event, I went second hand. I will, however, be grabbing a 2060 Super or 2070ti (Ebay).
Nope, vega56 running great and big navi is either a yes or no, Nvidia don't need my money and I haven't fallen for the trick of how good value they are, of course they look like good value compared to the 20 series but that doesn't mean they aren't overpriced.
Nope. Currently have a 2080 TI that I kinda regret spending £1195 on (and am still paying for). Don't think I'll be suckered into that kind of purchase again and the power demands are getting crazy. I thought newer chips were supposed to be more efficient whilst becoming less power hungry. Not that excited by it to worry yet. Looking forward to what AMD hit back with when Big Navi is revealed
At the prices in the article, hell, no. No chance. Nil. Zero. Zip.
I'm nowhere near enough of a gamer to spend anywhere near that for gaming, and I can't think of anything else that might induce me to do so.
I did stay, often at great expense, at the cutting edge of new gear for many years but these days, I simply have neither interest nor inclination to do so. Which is ironic as I can probably afford it more now than I could when I was.
I might think about £600-£700 on a whole gaming PC. Maybe. On a graphics board? Not before mankind has a fully operational colony …. in Orion's Belt. So, not holding my breath. ;)
Nope. My RX 480 is still plenty powerful for what I run. And even if it weren't, I have no desire to buy a card that uses twice as much power.
One of my friends had been looking at buying a 3080, but obviously hasn't found one. He probably still will, but that is dependent on being able to buy one.
Also i am on a 12 core Threadripper ( 4 GHZ ) so even if i went for a 1440p or 4K screen + a 3080 for instance ( 3090 are totally out of the question )
Well i will probably be CPU starved in quite a few titles, so i would need to build a completely new computer, and that is not going to happen anytime soon.
SO ! i will keep my 5700XT and the other stuff, and hope someone make a game i can have fun playing on my 1080 or maybe if i get hit by a mad shopaholic a 1440P screen.
Nope, either a 3060 or 3070, I've got av1440p144
I would be buying one, if this hadn't been a paper launch. As things stand, I'll have to wait until the dust has settled and try again. I'm budgeting on selling my 1080Ti for £300 give or take, so am hoping that 3080 prices don't get silly as I don't want to pay more than £650 for the standard Asus TUF, or an equivalent.
No chance. Think I'll stick with my trusty 1MB Trident , handles DOS 6.22 quite nicely.
I had a cursory look at my favorite e-tailers on launch day and would have bought one but none were to be had. On reflection I'm glad as the upgradeitiss seems to have passes and I can wait for AMD. Performance is not as spun by Nvidia as well but that was always a given. :)
A 3080 would be overkill for my Ryzen 3600 so I'm sticking to the 3070.
Er nope. It's about twice what I'm willing to pony up for a GPU… anyway with Big Navi/6900 series around the corner plus the usual cash grab/price gouging you'd be daft to stump up cash right now. About the only thing that I'd benefit from these is the GPGPU rendering and I'm not overly convinced the huge power increase is worth it.
While I do game I'm currently stuck at 1920x1200 so no benefit there and any new screen I get I'm favouring colour accuracy over resolution so I'll probably end off at 1440 (unless I get a real spending bug) so little benefit there either.
No. its an awesome card but funds are tight for big upgrades plus my Vega 64 isnt struggling at 1440p with anything yet. :)
Not until spring once the dust settles and we have all the weird model variants out in the open, in the meantime I am looking forward to see how the old 2080 holds up with this seasons games, it should be fun :D
Factoring in my entry level setup it would mean new components to take advantage of it. I'll probably pluck for a secondhand 1080ti/1660 super new.
Nope i need a full system upgrade so it wouldn't make any sense. Plus with a wee bairn on the way i can't justify the expense. I'll live vicariously through you guys.
Something like a 3070 or 3060 will be more my budget and needs, but I am going to wait until next year sometime for that.
Will see what the AMD competition is, and hopefully a sign if we have a repeat of the terrible Radeon software experience or not.
In the meantime I will just look for a second-hand upgrade for my 750Ti.
I tried for a couple of hours to buy a 3080 at launch (the Asus TUF one @ £650). As a 1080ti and 4K monitor owner, I'd rather have something with slightly more VRAM. I had intended on testing it and probably selling it on ebay when the 20GB variants are released or if Big Navi turns out to be an Nvidia killer.
Well my desire to have is there but highly unlikely
1) it about 15mm too long for my Case
2) The power Increase has put me off
3) The Technical Blurb egging up the improvements looks overly bizarre given the power increase it not looking on a per watt basis as good as the improvements give impression for.
4) Initial Cost to start off.
No doubt its a good card given the gaming stats bit equally niggles me a bit. I'm interested what AMD brings to the table next month.
I'll be buying one when there are some available. I tried to get a founders edition at launch, no luck. Refreshed the website constantly from a few minutes before launch, it remained on “notify me” until 4 minutes past, then went directly to “out of stock”, I never even saw a button to try to order :(
I've pre-ordered one, but I'll be interested to see what AMD can actually respond with - would happily cancel my pre-order after the paper launch fiasco to be honest.
Already have a 2080, so happy to see the improved uptake of ray tracing that my current card can take advantage of.
Nope, I have a 1080ti that doesn't struggle & have no interest in paying $700 for RTX. I might consider replacing when the 4000 cards are released but even that's not guaranteed.
No. It will be almost $900 after tax. Way too expensive. I am keeping an eye on the 3070 though. I am also waiting for AMD's specs and price on the RX 6000 series.
I will wait for the Ti/Super larger VRAM variant and even then it will be after I upgrade the rest of my system first.
only if i win the lottery or something
Yes, and probably a new PSU, new X570 mobo, and while I'm at it a XBox Series X and a PS5… And of course I'll be selling to GTX1080ti, the XBox One X and probably the PS4…
I'll wait for the bugs to be ironed out first. Maybe I'll upgrade in 2021.
Nop. I'm have to far more budget minded and having updated to a GTX1660 recently, my next expenditure will be doubling my processor cores and all that entails.
I was initally looking at the 3070, but the new 1440p 165hz monitors might convince me to find the extra couple hundred between the sofa cushions (that's even if I could buy one!)
I'll probably wait for the RDNA2 announcement though, hoping AMD has an ace up their sleeve, but maybe it's wishful thinking…
I think most that get this new card, and as fast as they possible can.
Well it is probably just for bragging rights, or maybe being able to turn their favorite game up from high to extreme GFX settings, and i guess thats okay too at least if you dont claim to be a overly responsible person.
By that i mean if you just upgrade to upgrade, well then you are not doing the environment any favors for sure, but it is of course your money, just saying what i would feel.
On the other hand if you upgraded to a 4K screen, and you have found it a bit lackluster as your current GFX have problems running that, then fine you have a justifiable need.
I am not getting one for reasons i have mentioned so i would rather put my money towards other things.
I need a fan controller for my case project, and i also need to buy the building materials for that so i can get on with it.
I also think the smart guy would wait a bit and see what the other guys have to offer too, at least if you are a person that have not burned any bridges behind you ( hater / fanboy )
That only make sense to me,,,,,,, though hate / intense dislike are a feeling i am very quick to adopt.
I am also contemplating getting a big ass 4K OLED TV to use for a computer screen, but this i will have to think about at least for the rest of the year as that would be a substantial bite out of savings i have not made yet.
Not seeing the gains where needed personally. But it will be a long time before I game at high spec again.
I have my pre-order in for a Asus TUF RTX 3090 24G. My excitement levels are extremely high.
Nope - waiting for Big Navi. I don't like Nvidia's way of operating. Big Navi would have to be a big flop for me not to bother and even then, I'd probably get a cheap 5700 as my rx 480 just can't quite do 1440p anymore.
Not a chance.
Putting my dislike of Nvidia aside, even then theres two big issues that make it a no go:
1. The price. £250-300 is my absolute max limit for a GPU
2. The power usage. My RX580's 185W is toasty enough*, no way i'll be getting a GPU over ~200W
(*to the point i unplugged my PC and replaced it with my laptop for a bit duing the hottest weeks of the summer, it was outputting too much heat)
Maybe, but that would go for full system build as the 3770k is getting old:)
I'm not in a rush anyway, lets see consoles, and AMD offerings tested.
Then It would be nice to get zen3 8/16+, 32GB ram, and new card that crushes 1080ti I currently own.
But anyway, my computer should have plenty power to run for 2 more years.
its a nice upgrade over my 1080ti, and 1440p 144hz is getting harder to drive..
I've got an order in but we'll see how long it takes to ship.
Yes, I have a ROG STRIX OC on pre-order.
God knows when I will get my hands on it however. :)
Rojo66
Yes, I have a ROG STRIX OC on pre-order.
God knows when I will get my hands on it however. :)
Exactly, i ordered 14:13 and its in pre-order.. i'm hoping its sooner rather than later since its a Birthday gift to myself :)
I have a RTX 2080 Ti and RTX is secondary for me, so I'm not in a hurry to upgrade. I reckon RTX will be good enough come Hopper / 4080.
maybe if my current GPU only just runs cyberpunk 2077 at low settings & if any stores get any stock of the cards.
just watched this video “Nvidia Engineer reacts to the RTX 3080 Launch” that made me chuckle.
https://youtu.be/r2m358tzHp8
Nope. I spend £200 on my gtx 1070ti. So i will wait for something in this price range ;)
Mapester
…just watched this video “Nvidia Engineer reacts to the RTX 3080 Launch” that made me chuckle.
https://youtu.be/r2m358tzHp8
That was awesome :D
No,just upgraded from Sapphire 11265-01-20G Radeon NITRO+ RX 580 8GB to SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G GDDR6 Dual HDMI/Dual DP OC (Uefi). I have a Freesync monitor and a Ryzen 9 3900X CPU, plus 2 x Gigabyte AORUS 1 TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD/Solid State Drives, PPSU is a Corsair CP-9020074-UK HX1000i 1000 W 80 Plus Platinum Certified 140 mm Fan Thermally controlled PSU.Corsair LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3600 C18 (PC4-28800) 1.35V Desktop Memory - Black (CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18). Next purchase will be another 2 Gigabyte AORUS 1 TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD/Solid State Drives (may get them either Amazon Prime Day or Black Friday, depends on Price).
Definatly yes!
Had one in the bag at CCL but later told I'm #30 on a wait list.
Tempted to jump to a 3090 instead but not sure.
I've got a 2080Ti that I'll ebay at some point - keen to maximise the value on that - even though I paid over £1k 2 years ago.
Also looking at the Samsung 49" monitor :)
avi8tor
Definatly yes!
Had one in the bag at CCL but later told I'm #30 on a wait list.
Tempted to jump to a 3090 instead but not sure.
I've got a 2080Ti that I'll ebay at some point - keen to maximise the value on that - even though I paid over £1k 2 years ago.
Also looking at the Samsung 49" monitor :)
Good luck getting a 3090. Also seen early tests that the 3090 is 20% faster but about 50% more expensive. Not good value at all!
I keep hearing that availability of the 3090 will be non-existant too
Nope. Aside from them being unobtainium right now, I think we can be pretty sure that at some point in the not too distant future, there will be more cards slotted into the stack, maybe a 3070Ti or a 3080Ti, or models with more memory etc. That will be the time to buy I think.
And that's before you even consider AMD and “Big Navi”!
I just bought two months ago a RTX2060 super, but wil go to the new carts next year. At that time the market is overflooded with the 3000 series. I signed in at MSI for a founder cart, but think I need to wait for that. It is strange enough that so many carts are sold and what I see is that miners take a lot from the market away. The other buyers pay also more than enough and a 1500$ is something I don't have every day.
I am going to wait for the 3070 IF it is faster than my 1080 but as I have a 4K monitor I am expecting it to perform better at those resolutions
Nope, got a 2070 Super a year ago, so no point upgrading yet