NCC1701D:

It's a video card. A completely unnecessary luxury at any price point except for those that use it for work purposes. If you're such a nice guy, why don't you donate your GPU money to a family that can't put food on the table because they lost their job during COVID? Also, where do you draw the line? All future 3080 owners are saints, but 3090 buyers are the devil aholes! Luxury halo products exist in pretty much every market and people that want them will buy them if they perceive value in it. Might not be a great price to performance purchase, but that's not your decision to make Mr. nice guy.

All that is meaningless rambling of someone who doesn't like having his shitty habits called out. Let's go with everything you said being 100% correct for the sake of argument, that doesn't change what people think of 3090 buyers. You don't get to decide what people think of what you do. You can get mad all you want when it's called out, nothing about the situation changes aside from you showing some false indignation. Your little paragraph reminds me of a multimillionaire I know who got all butthurt when I wasn't impressed by all his luxury cars and pictures of him with celebrities, etc. When his meaningless possessions in life were being discussed I clearly said no matter how much money I ever have I don't derive pleasure from such things knowing it's ridiculously unnecessary and I could put that money to extremely better use. He got mad, permanently mad, because he knew I meant it and it wasn't a stab at him. He felt angry about it knowing so clearly to himself that he's a douchebag who doesn't want to change, and I laugh about it to this day. The difference is that his purchases of cars/other halo products that cost more than homes didn't shit on a niche market since that was the market. Enjoy living in denial about what a shitty take on reality you have, not-so-nice-guy. Remember: You don't decide what people think of you/your actions.

AntiSnipe:

Only about $1000 overpriced (relative to already extremely high prices from a few years ago). This price gouging crud is insane! This is comparable to if a loaf of bread went to $49.99 to me.

because comparing the price of bread with that of over the top luxury gaming device is NOT bonkers mad at all

Odellot:

Here in The Philippines, The Price of MSI 3090 Gaming X Trio is around 2000 USD. Even though it's overprice, I think I will still buy a 3090 to replace my 2080Ti SLI. This will be the first I will use a Single GPU after using SLI for almost all generations. My GPU History - 570 SLI > 680 SLI > 780 SLI > 780Ti SLI > 980 SLI > 980Ti SLI > 1080 SLI > 1080Ti SLI > 2080Ti SLI.

Wouldn't 2080 Ti SLI be notably faster than a 3090 even if these leaked benchmarks are wrong and it's up to 15%ish faster than a 3080? Or do you want switch because the SLI support isn't good or another reason?

that right keep jacking those prices up on gpu, and I will like many other will say screw it and go to consoles only

Neo Cyrus:

All that is meaningless rambling of someone who doesn't like having his shitty habits called out. Let's go with everything you said being 100% correct for the sake of argument, that doesn't change what people think of 3090 buyers. You don't get to decide what people think of what you do. You can get mad all you want when it's called out, nothing about the situation changes aside from you showing some false indignation. Your little paragraph reminds me of a multimillionaire I know who got all butthurt when I wasn't impressed by all his luxury cars and pictures of him with celebrities, etc. When his meaningless possessions in life were being discussed I clearly said no matter how much money I ever have I don't derive pleasure from such things knowing it's ridiculously unnecessary and I could put that money to extremely better use. He got mad, permanently mad, because he knew I meant it and it wasn't a stab at him. He felt angry about it knowing so clearly to himself that he's a douchebag who doesn't want to change, and I laugh about it to this day. The difference is that his purchases of cars/other halo products that cost more than homes didn't crap on a niche market since that was the market. Enjoy living in denial about what a shitty take on reality you have, not-so-nice-guy. Remember: You don't decide what people think of you/your actions.

Checked out your specs. You must be itching to upgrade that 1080Ti? It's the only thing needed to complete that fancy new build. I challenge you to really practice what you preach and stop buying Nvidia altogether. 700 bucks is still an exorbitant amount to pay for a 3080. Hit them where it hurts and don't support them anymore. Really make a difference. Do it for the rest of us. Don't be an ahole. In fact, most of your components are up there in halo territory. That means the increased prices don't necessarily match the performance you derived from them. You're part of the problem and you don't even know it! Oh and PC gaming isn't as niche as you think. It's a pretty big market.

I dont know how anyone even in this enthusiast thread can justify this level of pricing aside from people that also use their computer for work. I agree with neo to some degree that the only reason they get away with this is because people still buy it just like apple products they do it because they can.

If they can sell all the (RTX 3090) cards they produce at that price, then price is clearly not too high. I'm not going to buy it at that price. 3080 is also a bit too pricey, something around 500€ might be good for the amount of gaming I do these days.

NCC1701D:

Checked out your specs. You must be itching to upgrade that 1080Ti? It's the only thing needed to complete that fancy new build. I challenge you to really practice what you preach and stop buying Nvidia altogether. 700 bucks is still an exorbitant amount to pay for a 3080. Hit them where it hurts and don't support them anymore. Really make a difference. Do it for the rest of us. Don't be an ahole. In fact, most of your components are up there in halo territory. That means the increased prices don't necessarily match the performance you derived from them. You're part of the problem and you don't even know it! Oh and PC gaming isn't as niche as you think. It's a pretty big market.

Well hey there you A+ comedian you. I intend on waiting until Oct 28 to see what Big Chungus Navi will perform like. As for my "halo product" specs, you're pushing the facetious act too far, it's nowhere near funny, we all I know I have nothing of the sort and that term is used only for outrageous luxury items relative to what's available at "normal"ish prices... like a damn Titan or 3090. I'm sorry to disappoint your boner for wanting to include me trollingly in the same category as your morals, but even if I had a single item of the sort... I got all my parts at significant discounts or even free. That includes the 3900X nearish to launch as soon as stock came in. The 1080 Ti is the closest I have to a luxury (pricey) item, but you don't want to hear what that cost me because you won't believe it. 😉 Instead of weakly/sarcastically trying to peck at me maybe you should reflect on why you're so mad for realizing your have the morals of a politician.

God damn, im jealous 8k OLED and 3090. Absolutely insane, in such a cool way.

Neo Cyrus:

Well hey there you A+ comedian you. I intend on waiting until Oct 28 to see what Big Chungus Navi will perform like. As for my "halo product" specs, you're pushing the facetious act too far, it's nowhere near funny, we all I know I have nothing of the sort and that term is used only for outrageous luxury items relative to what's available at "normal"ish prices... like a damn Titan or 3090. I'm sorry to disappoint your boner for wanting to include me trollingly in the same category as your morals, but even if I had a single item of the sort... I got all my parts at significant discounts or even free. That includes the 3900X nearish to launch as soon as stock came in. The 1080 Ti is the closest I have to a luxury (pricey) item, but you don't want to hear what that cost me because you won't believe it. 😉 Instead of weakly/sarcastically trying to peck at me maybe you should reflect on why you're so mad for realizing your have the morals of a politician.

You compared my habits to a multimillionaire lol and everything about my PC is more budget than yours except for the GPU which I picked up open box for 500 bucks out of pocket after selling my 1080ti. That's really great you were able to get free and discounted parts. I got some great deals too and spent wisely in my humble opinion. I still don't expect people to boycott products so I can get cheaper parts. You know that wouldn't work anyways, right? I just find it funny that you think I'm this terrible person for not hating on people for spending their money how they choose. Purchases do not determine personalities. You're stereotyping and that is an inherently negative character trait. For what it's worth I have no intention of upgrading to any RTX 3000 series GPU, but to those that see value in it, it's their choice. Excuse me, but I must retreat now to my millionaire's mansion plotting my next halo GPU purchase to spite the little people.

NCC1701D:

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You don't actually believe what you just wrote do you? Exaggerated would be an understatement. You merely reminded me of an event which happened and I thought you should hear it. Those are some big assumptions and hyperbole there with "thinking you're a terrible person", etc. Big difference between being an ass due to not caring about an impact an action has on others, vs outright being a bad person. I actually believe you're upset because what I wrote made you reflect and you didn't like that, but we're clearly not going to agree on anything so let's leave it as is. If you want to get that juicy 3090, then get it, if that extra 4.7%-11.2% performance is worth $800 USD, empowering nVidia to continue their BS, and some potential taunting from any PC enthusiast friends you have... to you. Don't get as mad at them as you are at me though.

Neo Cyrus:

You don't actually believe what you just wrote do you? Exaggerated would be an understatement. You merely reminded me of an event which happened and I thought you should hear it. Those are some big assumptions and hyperbole there with "thinking you're a terrible person", etc. Big difference between being an ass due to not caring about an impact an action has on others, vs outright being a bad person. I actually believe you're upset because what I wrote made you reflect and you didn't like that, but we're clearly not going to agree on anything so let's leave it as is. If you want to get that juicy 3090, then get it, if that extra 4.7%-11.2% performance is worth $800 USD, empowering nVidia to continue their BS, and some potential taunting from any PC enthusiast friends you have... to you. Don't get as mad at them as you are at me though.

Trust me, I'm not mad. I just don't agree with your view. A 1500 dollar GPU is expensive, but it's not an unattainable product that only the super rich can afford like you're making it out be. It's 900 dollars more than a 3080, which is a lot, but there are enthusiasts out there that make a normal salary that might still want it even if they have to save up for some months and be thrifty in other areas. Best price to performance decision? No, but I think everyone has that one thing they'll spend more money on than they need to because it gives them enjoyment. Doesn't make them bad people. The great thing this hobby is that you can still have a great time without spending a fortune. And no, you're not entitled to 3090 performance for 3080 prices. This is entertainment, not necessity.

Wow, there are some angry people on this thread. Is school playground name calling necessary? I have completely 'out of date' EVGA 780's SLI and haven't put money in NVidia's pocket since 2013. Does anyone believe my not upgrading in the interim has made any difference whatsoever to NVidia's pricing policy? I would like to upgrade my gaming rig and that will include a new single NVidia graphics card because 1) NVidia & most game designers have given up on SLI which has until now served me well 2) AMD fail to competitively deliver, year after year at the higher end. I was thinking of a 3090 but not if it only produces an average of +10% for gaming. I'll wait until tomorrow when the 3090 reviews start to be posted and see but at the moment, I'm thinking the 3090 is way overpriced for gamers who cannot make good use of that 24GB of vram so an ASUS 3080 Strix OC will probably be my choice. I've no idea when my system builder will be able to allocate this ASUS 3080 to my new gaming system. I'll just have to be patient like everyone else.

Wait a minute, there's only Control and Death Stranding using DLSS here? So it really is a 8k60 ready GPU for Doom eternal and Forza Horizon 4 😱

icedman:

I dont know how anyone even in this enthusiast thread can justify this level of pricing aside from people that also use their computer for work. I agree with neo to some degree that the only reason they get away with this is because people still buy it just like apple products they do it because they can.

The ones that can justify buying a 3090 are the ones who needed it for professional reasons or those who have a lot of money burning in their pocket and we all know that some gurus are in that situation, good for them.

H83:

The ones that can justify buying a 3090 are the ones who needed it for professional reasons or those who have a lot of money burning in their pocket and we all know that some gurus are in that situation, good for them.

Indeed, the hell do i care what a fellow guru uses to run his /her games? Lets just be happy with what we have.:)

I have plenty of money laying around but I will never ever spend that much money on a GPU and I use mine for work, and gaming. That is why I stopped buying Nvidia and Intel for myself and clients with their super high price to performance ratio compared to AMD.

H83:

The ones that can justify buying a 3090 are the ones who needed it for professional reasons or those who have a lot of money burning in their pocket and we all know that some gurus are in that situation, good for them.

Yes, good for them. Buying an expensive graphics card, an expensive car, hi-fi system, bottle of wine doesn't (normally) harm anyone else, why should anyone who can responsibly spend $1,500/£1,500 on anything have to justify it to someone else? Their $ or £, their business, no? Yes, I also think NVidia is out to make as much as any other commercial enterprise from its customers but isn't that what the business world is mainly about? If you adopt charity style pricing, how long is it before you go bust?

AuerX:

Why so emotional over other peoples spending habits? Lots of people out there that can afford nice things that are not assholes. Maybe you want other people to abstain just so that you can get a price you want? That's not how the world works, sorry to say.

If you can afford the 3090 but don't get the 3080 instead because its a much better deal and you don't want to support a company practice of trying everything to milk costumers: you're an asshole. Do you understand?

DeskStar:

Same components eh?!? I'm looking forward to Aorus Xtreme 3090 from Gigabyte with a 20 phase power delivery and triple eight pin power pins. Sounds like that is a standard setup to me.....

I bought the Asus TUF B450M Pro. It has the same components of the Prime and has been giving me the lan disconnect problem reported online. You pay more for a name, in this case TUF, that means absolutely nothing. Long were the days that Asus used top Japanese components, now it's all trash.