RX Vega 56 - buy it now or wait longer?

[spcy]

Hey guys,

I'm going to buy a Ryzen 7 3700X when it will be available in my country (Germany). So far, I have everything except the CPU and a GPU. For the GPU, I will buy an AMD RX Vega 56, one of the custom designs (5700 series is not worth the money imo). My concern now is, should I wait till I buy the CPU and buy the GPU then, or should I just buy it now? I think the stock of the custom Vega 56 cards is getting smaller every day, many models are already not available like the ASUS and Sapphire Nitro+ custom cards, and when they are, they are ridiculously priced. The only available cards, which I would consider, are the Sapphire Pulse and maybe the PowerColor Red Dragon. So what do you guys think?

[Jon Jon]

I'd say to go for it now.

 

I don't think Vega 56 will drop further in price than it already has. Here in the US, They've been consistently at $300, with some of the air blowers going for $269.

 

I think it is either you buy it now at their current prices, or run the risk of them leaving the market like we saw with Pascal.

[Reznik]

It's a tough call, I've been watching prices as well and I ordered my Sapphire Pulse Vega 56 last week for $415 CAD.  I've seen as low as $379 CAD for the Gigabyte version but that model had a bunch of bad reviews.   I've already got my card and been very happy with it so far, runs cooler than I had expected, haven't really put the time in yet to undervolt and OC.  I also wasn't sure how long to wait but happy with what I got for the price.  I can't imagine prices dropping that much more, unless they have wearhosues of Vega cards still sitting after Navi/Super release. 

[Rob Walsh]

Word on the streets is Vega 56/64 may be getting AMDs version of ray tracing.

That being said, it may be worth a wait to find out more on NAVi. Just because AMD doesn't always beat out the competitor with their performance doesn't mean they don't beat out their previous models. 

Take that with a grain of salt though, the R9 series I've found was a lot more reliable than the RX series. ( and the RX series didn't out perform the R9 on most games either ).

I personally love team red, but I was sick of the waiting for NAVi and went for a 2080. ( now they're $250+ cheaper than when I bought mine). 
Price for performance is very cheap and depending on what system you're running the VEGA 56/64 pairs well with everything newer than an 8350.

All that useless info aside, I'd go for a 2070 with your build or wait for NAVi. I know price can be negotiable, but with that CPU you're going to be able to use any GPU you want. without bottleneck ( higher the resolution as well, the better they'll pair ). Saving a couple more weeks while you wait for navi has got to be better than "settling" with a lesser brand of GPU because you need 'something'. thats my opinion however and if you plan on running 1080p at 144hz you better look at a 1070 too. 

[xg32]

if u can find one for a good price, just get it