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[Calverz]

I’ve made the leap. I’m upgrading my 3070 to the 4090. Arrives in a few days. Really excited to run re4 and tlou on it. Annoyingly I think I’m going to have a hell of a time with the pcie psu cables. My Corsair hx850i can’t use their one cable solution apparently. So 3 fuckin cables to contend with

 

[Needlecrash]

Definitely, it's the same thing I felt when I upgraded from a 1070ti to 3080. Enjoy it.

footnote: sorry to bump this thread, but Amazon just charged my account, which means the GPU is shipping any moment now. Came back to read the whole thread the bathe in the support from you guys.

This was me when I went from a 1080ti to a 3080. WHEW. WHAT A RUSH. Debating about getting the 4090 but I might hold off until the 5000 series cards are out.

 

[Catphish]

Good rule to live by: If you buy it and lose sleep over it, return it.

 

[Myths]

So I see a lot of you have finally ascended.

 

[RaySoft]

In a moment of weakness I spotted a MSI 4090 Gaming X Trio for $1649.99. 50 bucks over MSRP. I couldn't stop myself from clicking on it. Look at the product description, thought of the power, and could not contain myself.

After purchasing I went straight to youtube reviewing all the comparison videos trying to muster up some modicum of justification for what I just did to my bank account.

"I already have a 3080 do I really need this."

No, of course I don't. I game fine on my current rig.

I make this thread not to brag or throw it people's face. I come for support. I come to discuss the pro's and cons and to hear any advice you folks might have.

Am I a fool or am I officially a premium gaming enthusiast who should just say fuck it, YOLO and be thankful that I actually have the ability to do this. Could I have spent the 1700+ dollars better.

Bills are paid, food on the table, no kids to speak of. What do you guys think?

That's your decision mate. You seem like a grown individual who shouldn't need our input. Make the best out of it!

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

Nice to see many people ascending to greatness. I went from a 1070 to a 4090 and I’m still trying to come to terms with how big the upgrade was. No regrets at all and one of the best gaming purchases I’ve ever done despite the cost.

 

[Sleepwalker]

Picking one of these babies next month most likely. It seems AIB prices are nearing the FE price from what ive seen in my country.

 

[dorkimoe]

Might get one of these this year. I have a 3080 so no real need, but kinda want to do a PC upgrade. New mobo/cpu/gpu

 

[Hawk269]

I enjoy my 4090.

 

[DenchDeckard]

I love my 4090...

To make you all feel sick, it's almost the highest selling card where I work...not far behind 3060ti and 4070ti....

Nvidia won with their tactics.

 

[chromhound]

Nice to see many people ascending to greatness. I went from a 1070 to a 4090 and I’m still trying to come to terms with how big the upgrade was. No regrets at all and one of the best gaming purchases I’ve ever done despite the cost.

That's a big upgrade

 

[OverHeat]

4090
Or bust

 

[Silver Wattle]

Nice to see many people ascending to greatness. I went from a 1070 to a 4090 and I’m still trying to come to terms with how big the upgrade was. No regrets at all and one of the best gaming purchases I’ve ever done despite the cost.

According to TPU the leap from the 1070 to the 4090 is ~400%(100% to 496%), huge upgrade for you.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

I was sick at my stomach getting a 4080, but I returned it to Microcenter and exchanged it for a 4090 once they got more in stock. It made no sense to pay $1350 for a GPU when I could spend $1650 and get far better performance.

 

[CGNoire]

In a moment of weakness I spotted a MSI 4090 Gaming X Trio for $1649.99. 50 bucks over MSRP. I couldn't stop myself from clicking on it. Look at the product description, thought of the power, and could not contain myself.

After purchasing I went straight to youtube reviewing all the comparison videos trying to muster up some modicum of justification for what I just did to my bank account.

"I already have a 3080 do I really need this."

No, of course I don't. I game fine on my current rig.

I make this thread not to brag or throw it people's face. I come for support. I come to discuss the pro's and cons and to hear any advice you folks might have.

Am I a fool or am I officially a premium gaming enthusiast who should just say fuck it, YOLO and be thankful that I actually have the ability to do this. Could I have spent the 1700+ dollars better.

Bills are paid, food on the table, no kids to speak of. What do you guys think?

You can send me your 3080.

 

[Jigsaah]

You can send me your 3080.

Shipping is $500

 

[CGNoire]

Shipping is $500

Im sure you accept Mario Bucks.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Just do what you want if you can afford it. I wasted that amount on a holiday in december. It was an awesome holiday sure, but i am long back into real life again. I guess you get more mileage out of a card, lol.

Terrible comparison. Holiday all the way.

 

[Ozriel]

Terrible comparison. Holiday all the way.

I'm inclined to agree. Especially if it was as enjoyable as he says

 

[Draugoth]

I bought one RTX 4090 as well. Really like this card.

 

[Majukun]

yes you're a fool, yes you should have spent your money better, yes you are gonna enjoy the hell out of it until the 4k ray tracing at infinite fps gets boring and mundane.

 

[darrylgorn]

I just spent over $1500 on a keyboard for my kids to make fart noises with. Value is what you see in it OP.

 

[Lillie]

does the connector still have burning problems?

 

[Merkades]

I bought one of these back when this thread first popped up, I am ok with it. Often when I make bigger non necessary purchases, I feel a little off for a while but I did not with this, I probably just use it too much and like what it offers, even at that cost. It finally completes my PC I started building around the 3000 series that I never could actually purchase (sans scalpers). I do need a new case though, since as I thought, my case does not fit it so no side panel for me. Maybe wait 'til the 011 dynamic evo xl comes out.

 

[Mr Wonderstuff]

does the connector still have burning problems?

As long as you plug it in properly it's fine - well mine seems to be.

 

[Flutta]

What a waste of money and people complain why the prices are so high. Thank this guy for that.

 

[nemiroff]

Since my last reply I've gotten myself one as well. The first day it was like "ok, I'm sitting here with a 4090, what now..". But then the more I played, the more I realized what a beast this card is.. It even creates a smooth 4K VR experience in MS Flight Simulator, it's fantastic. I need to do something about my unused 3080 though..

does the connector still have burning problems?

Not if it's properly connected - Which of course could also mean it isn't properly fool proof designed..

What a waste of money and people complain why the prices are so high. Thank this guy for that.

Well, it's not a waste of money if you had the money and now after can use your new thingy and feel good about it. It's not the same for everyone is it, we all represent our own individual situation. We need to put it in perspective before we can represent a group of people. F.ex. most of us agree that we should criticize Nvidia for ruining the value of the 4080 for what we expected its demographic to be. But that doesn't mean the 4080 is a waste of money for everyone (though a waste of money for a LOT more people).

 

[Hot5pur]

Was at Microcenter yesterday to grab a RAM upgrade and went to the GPU section, damn these prices. I remember when $600 for a GPU was a lot of money. My entire PC build is like $1100.
Can't justify a 4090 yet as 3080 with DLSS is good enough at 4k 60 fps (sometimes with raytracing, though I hardly notice it in most games). Depending on the games that come out in the next few years I may upgrade when the 50xx series it out....but then will we have $2000 GPUs lol

 

[Azzurri]

I went from a 3090 to a 4090 and it's night in day in 4k.

 

[StereoVsn]

Terrible comparison. Holiday all the way.

Yeah, that's completely different animal. Going to be going on a holiday with my family in the early summer and that will cost us a lot more then a 4090. But no regrets, lol.

Let's just say one of these (a holiday) is wife approved and the other (4090 for like $1800 with tax) not so much.

 

[TVexperto]

you should have waited op Jigsaah they are dropping in price, around here 400-700 euros cheaper now than last month

 

[MikeM]

I went from a 3090 to a 4090 and it's night in day in 4k.

How much did it cost you net after selling the 3090?

 

[Jigsaah]

you should have waited op Jigsaah they are dropping in price, around here 400-700 euros cheaper now than last month

Is this why people are coming a month later and LAUGHING AT MY OP POST?

 

[Calverz]

does the connector still have burning problems?

That was very few and was caused by user error apparently. Not pushing the cable in until it clicks into place.

 

[Azzurri]

How much did it cost you net after selling the 3090?

I bought mine at MSRP.

I didn't sell my 3090 tho I still have it in my other PC.