MeatAndPotatoes Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 You only live once. I got a local seller giving it up for $850 flat, no shipping, no tax. Thats a damn good price. If not PLEASE find better or tell me why I shouldn't. upgrading a 1060 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Is it going to seriously financially compromise you? If "yes", then don't do it. If "no", then go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatAndPotatoes Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 shit i love u sflufan. This is money i do have to spend. I'm just contemplating 850 on a gpu. That is a lot for a mid-range card! There are many games that i can't enjoy because of my 1060 though. I am a full-blown graphics whore too. I could save this money and wwhhaaiitt for a decent price on a gpu, but that might take forever. If i don't, I will spend the money on tattoos. I know it sounds crazy, but $850 seems like the best bang for buck for what I'll get looking into the future as I understand this fucking drought is not gonna lighten up anytime soon, and i hope this may be an investment, meaning the card still has good resell value in the future before new cards, or GPUs are available for msrp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dualhunter Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 11 hours ago, MeatAndPotatoes said: shit i love u sflufan. This is money i do have to spend. I'm just contemplating 850 on a gpu. That is a lot for a mid-range card! There are many games that i can't enjoy because of my 1060 though. I am a full-blown graphics whore too. I could save this money and wwhhaaiitt for a decent price on a gpu, but that might take forever. If i don't, I will spend the money on tattoos. I know it sounds crazy, but $850 seems like the best bang for buck for what I'll get looking into the future as I understand this fucking drought is not gonna lighten up anytime soon, and i hope this may be an investment, meaning the card still has good resell value in the future before new cards, or GPUs are available for msrp It's more like the bottom of the high end, mid-range would be a 3060. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spork3245 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I got my 3080 FTW3 for $890 shipped and after tax. $850 for a 3070 isn't a great price, fam. MSRP is $500-600 typically. EDIT: Wait, is this CAD? I can never remember who lives where Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatAndPotatoes Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 5 hours ago, Spork3245 said: I got my 3080 FTW3 for $890 shipped and after tax. $850 for a 3070 isn't a great price, fam. MSRP is $500-600 typically. EDIT: Wait, is this CAD? I can never remember who lives where I live in the US, but when and how did you get a 3080 for 890 you lucky bastad? btw; i woke up this morning and just couldn't justify spending 850 on a gpu as much as i want it. I think i would have bitten for 750. I'm gonna try my hardest to atleast get on the evga cue on the 25th to get a 3060 for msrp. Maybe then I'll atleast know I will get my upgrade within a few months hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 7 hours ago, MeatAndPotatoes said: I live in the US, but when and how did you get a 3080 for 890 you lucky bastad? btw; i woke up this morning and just couldn't justify spending 850 on a gpu as much as i want it. I think i would have bitten for 750. I'm gonna try my hardest to atleast get on the evga cue on the 25th to get a 3060 for msrp. Maybe then I'll atleast know I will get my upgrade within a few months hopefully. I signed up for EVGAs notification and they emailed me when it was my “turn” in their queue. At $850 you’d be paying 35-40% over MSRP pending model + tax/shipping. You could get a 3080 for that price. Stockdrops.net seems to give people the most luck at scoring one for msrp. Also, on r/hardwareswap a ton of people sell them, almost never for msrp, but often not too egregious (15-20% over what they paid). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 On 2/11/2021 at 1:42 PM, Spork3245 said: I got my 3080 FTW3 for $890 shipped and after tax. $850 for a 3070 isn't a great price, fam. MSRP is $500-600 typically. EDIT: Wait, is this CAD? I can never remember who lives where Nah he lives in the states. Remember he used to be Boobs and V8 Splash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatAndPotatoes Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 lol damn u creep how u know that? I only ever used that name for my old xbox account Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 It releases microwaves that will make your wiener small(er). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 On 2/24/2021 at 11:23 PM, MeatAndPotatoes said: lol damn u creep how u know that? I only ever used that name for my old xbox account No you used it here ya creep and then changed your name later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatAndPotatoes Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 On 2/26/2021 at 9:25 PM, Keyser_Soze said: No you used it here ya creep and then changed your name later. i dont even remember that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatAndPotatoes Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 On 2/25/2021 at 1:17 PM, BlueAngel said: Any luck on the evga waiting list? no email yet I'm waiting for a 3080. no, im fucked. i didnt even join the Que until a month ago. Fuck the 3060, i wouldnt pay more than $400 at most for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 My husband is in some Discord server that's dedicated to posting GPU drops. That's how we got ours(a 3070 for him and 3080 for me) at MSRP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatAndPotatoes Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 I'll pay $150 over msrp for a 3080/70. The more i read about this gpu catastrophe, the more i realize it's not going to end anytime soon. I'm on cue for all the evga 3060TIs, 3070s, and 3080s. There's people who've been on them cue's for way way longer than me who haven't got shit. And with the scalpers all over the internet, it's impossible to get one. I have no microcenter or bestbuy near me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 I personally had zero luck with stockdrops.net, even signed up for their telegram channel to get more immediate notifications and would hop on them as soon as I the alert was sent. A lot of it comes down to luck. R/hardwareswap on Reddit is probably the best bet for paying a non-insane amount over MSRP (many sell for like $50-150 over what they paid after tax + shipping, just so they can buy dinner as a reward for getting you a GPU ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatAndPotatoes Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 Today is my birthday, if anyone wants to sell me a 3080 I'll pay above retail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 1 hour ago, MeatAndPotatoes said: Today is my birthday, if anyone wants to sell me a 3080 I'll pay above retail $5k and it’s yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatAndPotatoes Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 6 hours ago, Spork3245 said: $5k and it’s yours Best I can do is some BLIAQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatAndPotatoes Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 Jeez $850 including tax/no shipping looking back at this now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 I can easily NOT buy one since I saw one on Amazon for 1750 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cusideabelincoln Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 AMD cards make more sense for your setup right now. AMD outperforms Nvidia at 1080p resolution, when comparing cards of similar (MSRP) pricing. Also AMD cards perform better on slower processors because of less driver overhead. Nvidia's drivers are highly multithreaded and basically tax a 4 core CPU so badly that much cheaper AMD cards end up performing better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 What is the AMD equivalent of the 3070? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I actually managed to get to a point where I got a 3070 in my cart from Best Buy. Then it said I needed to change my password. Then I needed a verification code for my credit card. Then I needed another verification code from Best Buy. That one didn't work. I tried it 3 more times, no dice. I gave up. How am I supposed to keep up with bots when I need 48 different codes to fucking check out and half of them don't even work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Fizzzzle said: I actually managed to get to a point where I got a 3070 in my cart from Best Buy. Then it said I needed to change my password. Then I needed a verification code for my credit card. Then I needed another verification code from Best Buy. That one didn't work. I tried it 3 more times, no dice. I gave up. How am I supposed to keep up with bots when I need 48 different codes to fucking check out and half of them don't even work. I believe once you make it to the point of getting it in your cart it no longer becomes a race. At least thats how they were doing for consoles. I got my PS5 in cart and it took me a 1/2 dozen attempts to check out, just food for thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 50 minutes ago, SimpleG said: I believe once you make it to the point of getting it in your cart it no longer becomes a race. At least thats how they were doing for consoles. I got my PS5 in cart and it took me a 1/2 dozen attempts to check out, just food for thought. That's what I thought, but when their code wasn't working I wasn't sure. I went back a few minutes later, and even though the card was still in my cart, it said "we're sorry, this item is no longer in stock." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggit Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Where is the best place to order a 3070 or 3080 in Canada? I've decided fuck it, I'm getting one of them but I have no idea which storefront I should be keeping my eye on. I'm leaning towards a 3070, but I'll get a 3080 if it's available first (at normal price). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 On 6/10/2021 at 4:07 PM, SimpleG said: I believe once you make it to the point of getting it in your cart it no longer becomes a race. At least thats how they were doing for consoles. I got my PS5 in cart and it took me a 1/2 dozen attempts to check out, just food for thought. That's not how it worked for me when I had a series X in my cart at Target. I checked out and it was already sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Keyser_Soze said: That's not how it worked for me when I had a series X in my cart at Target. I checked out and it was already sold. Surprised that Target and BestBuy might have different ways handling things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MeatAndPotatoes Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 Finally, I just ordered a 3080 boys. I did pay a lot. $1150 after shipping and tax, but im done with all the headaches. It is a brand new card, so hopefully i can use the evga step-up program to get a 4000 series card which makes me feel good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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