Curious as to what everyone's thoughts are for water coolers who only buy nvidia and upgrade pretty regularly.
So the three main factors I am looking at are waterblock cost and resale value, gpu cost and resale value, and depreciation period (how many cycles should I hold card).
I'm thinking it would be buying last gen max card and a used waterblock. The thought being is that waterblock a tank 50% in a year but are pretty much worthless after that (maybe 10-15% of original value). Also last gen GPUs are usually pretty cheap. I.e. 980tis selling for 300-325 now.
I would imagine in 18 months the 980ti and block would be worth about $200 tops. I paid 350 for 980ti and block. So assuming I could grab a 1080ti and block in 18 months for the same price, it seems to be a value sweet spot. The 970 to 1070 argument is a good one, but if you take into consideration a new block for the 1070 I think it looses out. Also, the TI card usually uses the titan waterblock. And since this comes out months before the TI card, they are usually prettty cheap.
So the three main factors I am looking at are waterblock cost and resale value, gpu cost and resale value, and depreciation period (how many cycles should I hold card).
I'm thinking it would be buying last gen max card and a used waterblock. The thought being is that waterblock a tank 50% in a year but are pretty much worthless after that (maybe 10-15% of original value). Also last gen GPUs are usually pretty cheap. I.e. 980tis selling for 300-325 now.
I would imagine in 18 months the 980ti and block would be worth about $200 tops. I paid 350 for 980ti and block. So assuming I could grab a 1080ti and block in 18 months for the same price, it seems to be a value sweet spot. The 970 to 1070 argument is a good one, but if you take into consideration a new block for the 1070 I think it looses out. Also, the TI card usually uses the titan waterblock. And since this comes out months before the TI card, they are usually prettty cheap.