This forum has been a real eye opener on prices of used cards. I have an Asus S17 with rtx 2080S that was purchased in 2021. The laptop has been great and handles anything thrown at it at 1080p. I like connecting it to the tv and playing at 4k where its performance is able to crack 50 fps in certain games like horizon zero dawn with optimal settings while it handles most games at 60fps at 1440p. I was mind blown by how much the 3080 was ahead and now am absolutely convinced nvdia is always holding something back since the 4090 performance is out of this world. Naturally, I'm skeptical about paying the high price for an rtx 4080 or amd 7900xtx when I know the prices will be halved within a year, which i Learned only while going through this forums used gpu prices. I could comfortably build a good gaming pc with a used rtx 3090 within 1.5L. But, i am wondering i should wait for another generation before building a pc. My requirement is 4k so only rtx 3080, 3090 and rtx 4080 are my considerations. And with rtx 3090 being available around 60k, i dont think the rtx 4080 makes any sense. I don't care for high framerates at 4k. However, next year the 4090 might see huge price drops and that's an extraordinary buy. The main conundrum now is that my laptop gets me a good deal whereas it might not be there next year. I am getting offers between 75k and 1.25L.
What do you peeps think i should do? Wait or go for a build now.
What do you peeps think i should do? Wait or go for a build now.