Sybrix
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This statement seems wildly at odds with market realities on the ground. AIB cards are by in large still listed and selling for $50-100+ premiums over their "launch" MSRPs. Now 2 years old and effectively discontinued, they should logically be selling at $100+ discounts under normal circumstances, nevermind a threat of mass miner liquidations, or alleged mountains of unsold cards rotting in warehouses. If AIBs were really sitting on alarming amounts of surplus, there's no way one of them wouldn't have long since cut their whole lineup down to at least FE pricing to firesell it off and leave everyone else holding the bag. Would present quite the opportunity for that company to buy up the lions share of 4XXX inventory and make bank.
Would be a pretty stupid thing to do after waiting this long, even at less than half price (which is realistically never gonna happen). The "$399" 4060 will almost definitely outperform 3080 longterm, and the "$499" 4070 definitely will by a wide margin. So unless you're anticipating like $299 3080s, that doesn't seem the wisest move.
But no 4000 card will be available at launch... or will they?
So i either grab a discounted 3080 in the next few months or risk not getting a 4000 card because out of stock and wait 6+ months for replenishment and all while this is going on i cant get a 3080 because that stock will be depleated.
I am game at 1440p @ 144hz, a 3080 will be more than sufficient for the next 5-10 years, waiting for a 4000 card just to get 20+ more FPS on game ill already get 120+ FPS on with a 3080 doesnt sound to me an unwise move.
It's worth remembering to those people who have 3000 cards, your 3000 card wont suddenly drop 60FPS when the 4000 cards come out........ the performance will still be there, why chase the extra 30+ FPS when you already game at 144FPS+ now?!
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