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Chazore said:

Captain_Yuri said:

Personally if you can get a 3080Ti for $600-$700sh which could be possible, it wouldn't be a bad idea to bite. But a 4070 will be more efficient in terms of power as that will be around 300 watts while a 3080 Ti will be around 400 watts and both are rumoured have similar performance. But you will have a much easier time to get a 3080 Ti than a 4070 no doubt. And the 3080Ti will most likely have more Vram than a 4070 (12GB vs 10GB). So getting a 3080 Ti for $600-$700 just so you can get a GPU instead of fighting with scalpers and avoiding the potential price increases might be a good idea.

And I know there's a rumour that says 3080 12GB has been discontinued but it is still selling.

https://www.newegg.com/msi-geforce-rtx-3080-rtx-3080-ventus-3x-plus-12g-oc-lhr/p/N82E16814137712?Description=3080%2012gb&cm_re=3080_12gb-_-14-137-712-_-Product

Everyone laughed at the guy that spent $700 on a 2080 Ti back when Ampere was announced until the scalpers and crypto boom increased the 3070 prices to $1000+.

Yeah, tbf, that's around what I got my 1080ti for (around £600ish).

I just don't see the 4070 coming out for ages and then not being scalped, and I'm not up for falling into that scenario where I wait for a 4070, it gets scalped, shrug shoulders, try to get a 3080ti, it's nowhere to be seen, go back to waiting another 2 yrs for stock/fair prices all over again.

Scalpers and pricing are my biggest concerns, as well as the wattage with the 4000 series.

Yea and the other main advantage of getting a 3080Ti which no one talks about and you may cringe at but it is a worth noting... Is that 3080Ti will be much better at mining than a 4070 with it's 384bit memory bus vs 192bit memory bus. So if the crypto boom happens and the prices go up. I am willing to bet that your 3080Ti will retain a much better value to miners than a 4070. Kind of like how a 5700XT and Vega GPUs were going for crazy prices during the mining boom. So you could always sell it when the prices go up and potentially get a higher tier Lovelace GPU like a 4080.

But it is a gamble and rumours aren't exactly reliable. So I'd suggest waiting until you are close to the Lovelace announcement before making your purchase.