graphics card help

[admiralackbar69420]

hello i was looking at this used rtx 3090 ti for $938 on amazon and was wondering if it was a good buy. i want to overclock and i am looking to play most games at 4k ray tracing dlss enabled. i already have a 12900k that i bought a year back in december 2021. i live in the u.s. i’d like to keep the budget under $1000 for the graphics card. what is the optimal gpu here for my criteria?

 

 rtx 3090 ti ($938)

 

[RONOTHAN##]

18 minutes ago, admiralackbar69420 said:

i was looking at this used rtx 3090 ti for $938 on amazon

I think it might've sold in the time between copying the link and making the post, when I follow the link (which is broken btw, the amazon link has a bunch of stuff in front of it for some reason).

 

I would probably be waiting before buying a 3090 Ti, the RX 7000 series is only about a week away from announcements and should hopefully help drive prices down a bit on 3090 Tis, or you could then get one of the newer AMD cards instead. 

[dizmo]

With a bit of patience you can get ones a fair bit cheaper on eBay. I'd just do that.

Welcome to the forum.

 

45 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

I think it might've sold in the time between copying the link and making the post, when I follow the link (which is broken btw, the amazon link has a bunch of stuff in front of it for some reason).

 

I would probably be waiting before buying a 3090 Ti, the RX 7000 series is only about a week away from announcements and should hopefully help drive prices down a bit on 3090 Tis, or you could then get one of the newer AMD cards instead. 

Ehhh I wouldn't. The prices likely won't be much better, and I'd worry about the drivers, as with the first gen of any new design.

[admiralackbar69420]

1 hour ago, dizmo said:

With a bit of patience you can get ones a fair bit cheaper on eBay. I'd just do that.

Welcome to the forum.

 

Ehhh I wouldn't. The prices likely won't be much better, and I'd worry about the drivers, as with the first gen of any new design.

Can used or refurbished graphics cards be defective? 

[dizmo]

1 minute ago, admiralackbar69420 said:

Can used or refurbished graphics cards be defective? 

Absolutely.

You're covered when you buy from eBay.

You're also "covered" with Amazon, however if it's a third party seller sometimes it can be tricky.

 

Fun fact: new cards can also be defective (DOA).

[admiralackbar69420]

3 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Absolutely.

You're covered when you buy from eBay.

You're also "covered" with Amazon, however if it's a third party seller sometimes it can be tricky.

 

Fun fact: new cards can also be defective (DOA).

Is it worth paying the extra money for a brand new card or should i save the money and buy a refurbished/used card? 

[dizmo]

1 hour ago, admiralackbar69420 said:

Is it worth paying the extra money for a brand new card or should i save the money and buy a refurbished/used card? 

Only you can answer that. I always buy used.