3w ago

Has anyone been able to purchase a 9070XT at MSRP since release?

(Disclaimer, I realize I'm asking a question that everyone will have their own answer to and my answer is dependent on me and my situation, just curious to hear other's perspectives.)

I've been rocking my GTX 1080 since a few months after launch, and it's held up incredibly well at 1440p ultra wide. However I'm finally at the point where I have a decent number of games I'm waiting to play until I have hardware that can run it (Oblivion remaster, Borderlands 4 in a couple days, GTA VI in four years when it comes to PC). However I'm stuck on what card to get. The 9070XT would be my immediate choice, if the MSRP was not 600 and the cheapest available cards selling at 720+.

Now if the MSRP was 700 I'd feel more comfortable buying the card at that price, as even at the inflated price it seems to offer the best performance in that price range. However if people have been able to get their hands on it for 100 bucks cheaper by being vigilant and waiting, I can't really justify the scalp fee.

The 5070 is the only card available to purchase at the 550-600 range, and while I'm not strictly opposed to it, I'd rather an AMD card since I've been on Linux mostly these days.

I guess long story short, is holding out for an MSRP 9070XT even viable, or is it pretty much guaranteed not to happen before the next gen comes out in a year or two? And would you pay the extra price for the 9070XT over the 5070?

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Why even look at MSRP? Make the decision based on price vs value to you.
- It's probably just a mental thing. If MSRP is 600 and I pay 700, I'll feel like a spent an extra 100 for being impatient or getting ripped off. But if MSRP is unrealistic, 700 I guess is the real "MSRP" so shouldn't feel bad.
  When the 20xx series was new with Nvidia, it was still possible to get cards at MSRP from retailers like Best buy, just had to be very vigilant checking availability. But if not a single person has been able to pick up the card at MSRP in 6 months I don't think it's worth holding breath.
  
  If the MSRP of that model is $100 more than MSRP of the base 9070 is that ok? Because most custom cooler cards come with at least something of an upcharge.
This is definitely gonna depend on the market you’re in - in Canada, iirc the msrp was $899 and a couple retailers stuck to that for a bit on launch. They went up for a bit after that but now it’s not uncommon to see certain variants at msrp (most often the gigabyte ones ime).
If you’re in the states it’s probably less likely to ever see msrp, unless the orange piece of shit finally dies or stops ripping off consumers with dumbass tariffs.
Like the other person said tho, the msrp for this gen is less relevant cuz amd didn’t make a reference card to actually have to stick to it, so I’d focus more on the price/performance vs a 5070ti for any kind of value assessment (usually way better in both).
pcpartpicker has a price alert tool that works amazing when it's not 2020. For my recent purchase I ended up choosing a price that I was willing to pay after looking at the price histories for various cards. Definitely worth checking out.
They also have a price history tool. https://pcpartpicker.com/trends/price/video-card/ looks like the 9070xt hasn't been under 650$ since March. If you didn't mind waiting a month or three to see how the fiscal year change and the holidays affect pricing, you could just set a price alert at 650 and call it a day.
What specifically about the 9070XT makes it your choice? The 9070 is pretty close in performance and falls into your budget better. The used market could also get you a powerful card for a better price like the 7900 XTX. Granted you don't get some of the newer perks, but the XTX is a more powerful card. You're right to want to stick with AMD for Linux though.
- I think the dream of getting one at MSRP makes it my choice card haha. And the thing that drove me away from looking more into the 9070 was that I can only get it for a little over what the 9070XT MSRP is supposed to be.
  If I'm going to make a decision, I need to get the silly notion of MSRP out of my head

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