1070ti oddly cheap ?

[TMH]

Hi there, 

I was looking to buy a 1070ti and found this :GV-N107TGAMING-8GD On Amazon pricing at 394€ ( roughly 450 USD)

 

When I compare to other brands there's a min 70-100€ ( 79- 113 USD) price difference and when I compare to other websites there's also the same price difference for the same model.

Am I missing something, is there a catch or should I go for it because it seems like a good deal.

[Jurrunio]

the card itself isn't a trap, there's just nothing worth bragging in performance or cooling.

[TMH]

Okay what worried me was the pricing difference from other brands and other retailers but is that difference actually worth it or should I wait a bit for other models to go down? (by that I mean is that particular model a crappy one) It is actually in my region (belgium) the cheapest for 1070ti and is even cheaper than most 1070/1060.

[GamerDude]

I have the RX Vega 64 equivalent of that card, but with two 100mm fans. Can honestly say that my Vega 64 does run pretty cool, even when compared against the more expensive PowerColor Red Devil. It's a no frill card, hence no fancy RGB LEDs.

[TMH]

30 minutes ago, GamerDude said:

I have the RX Vega 64 equivalent of that card, but with two 100mm fans. Can honestly say that my Vega 64 does run pretty cool, even when compared against the more expensive PowerColor Red Devil. It's a no frill card, hence no fancy RGB LEDs.

Yeah I know, that explain the pricing versus other models/brands but not really the difference versus other retailers . I'm still on the fence maybe I'll wait january/february to see if I can get better cooling for the same price range.

[Princess Luna]

12 minutes ago, TMH said:

'm still on the fence maybe I'll wait january/february to see if I can get better cooling for the same price range. 

Unlikely, Pascal stocks are almost over soon enough only a few will remain stuck due to retailer not adjusting pricing at all.

 

You'll notice that in another couple of months only the RTX cards will be available any more and those are pretty much identical to Pascal when you compare price-to-performance wise... the RTX 2070 is a GTX 1080 for the original GTX 1080 launch price, while the RTX 2080 is a GTX 1080 Ti for the original aftermarket 1080 Ti's price and by last the RTX 2080 Ti is the new TITAN Xp.

 

So you're paying the same for the same performance that was available since 2016, it's kinda an useless refresh due to Ray Tracing being a full gimmick, things aren't going to improve.

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Or you buy second hand hardware.

[RaiderzNation]

The 20 series cards are out so the last generation is naturally going to become cheaper.