Frequent mid range GPU resale dance

[Zat0ichi]

Ever since the gtx460 I've found my self selling sooner to fund the next one.

 

Sell the 460 and get the 560ti

560ti - to 660 (didn't keep that one long)

660-760

760- 970

970 - 1070  (that hurt as it cost me 100 more than the other replacements)

(always MSI for some reason)

 

So I got a 1070 for £350 (£200 in actual outlay) about 18mnths ago

 

The rtx 2070...

The 2nd hand value of a 1070 and the new cost of a 2070(AIB not founder)

 

I can see that as 300+ actual outlay.

 

I've had such a good run of what I think has been very cost effective performance enjoyment. I think its over.

 

Nvidia is a fkn nightmare

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bleedblue]

I feel like it would've been better to get the high end GPU of that time (ie 580, 980, etc) instead of getting a couple of mid range GPU's and upgrading every generation.

[userzero]

That's technology for ya. Outdated by the time you've saved enough for what you want. 1070 will be man enough for years to come I feel anyway.

[Zat0ichi]

11 minutes ago, bleedblue said:

I feel like it would've been better to get the high end GPU of that time (ie 580, 980, etc) instead of getting a couple of mid range GPU's and upgrading every generation.

twice the price but not twice the performance.

I get what I pay for and upgrade before I'm unhappy with my experience.

 

how well was a 580 performing when the 980 came out? (only 2gb of vram)

2nd hand value of 580 at that time?

 

I find the mid range WAS giving me iterative benefits from new architecture that comes with new chips

 

[Zat0ichi]

2 minutes ago, userzero said:

That's technology for ya. Outdated by the time you've saved enough for what you want. 1070 will be man enough for years to come I feel anyway.

 

unless they put 16gb of ram in the PS5/Xbox ii

 

Just been in a butter zone of consumerism where I felt i was getting a good deal and now its over.

[userzero]

Yeah man I feel ya. Inflated to high hell. It's a total joke. Cheers miners.