GPU enthusiasts, how much are you actually willing to spend?

[moonbogg]

This poll is to ask how much you would spend on a GPU solution, regardless of whether or not you buy one GPU or four GPUs. This is the most you are willing to spend on your main rig's gaming GPU solution. This is not a work station or compute poll since those budgets are typically far different.

GPU prices are not arbitrary, and I realize that. A number of factors determine the price of a GPU and I am not here to analyze all of that. I am just genuinely curious about what people's limits really are.

My answer is basically what I spent this last round on water cooled 980ti's.

About $1,600.00 total including water blocks. A little more for tax and shipping, but the base cost was about $1,600.00. That's the most I have ever spent on GPUs and I would actually do it again. Its a good amount for me to feel like I went all out and got a kickass setup, but beyond that and I will feel like I should have spread that money out on other things, or simply not spent it at all. Everyone is different. What are your limits?

 

[Snarf Snarf]

$600 after sale of my last gen card is my hard limit. Anymore and I really am starting to neglect more important expenditures

 

[hawtdawg]

I've spent 1300-1400 dollars the last 2 times I upgraded (2x780's and 2x980ti's)

 

[railven]

Cost of owner ship for my tricked out 980 Ti is roughly $50 for the year (selling it this week). I can't complain.

I'd say I'd go up to $650 again. Above that, it has to be amazing!

 

[Bacon1]

I'd like to see a $200-400 option

anything over $2000 should be single option imho

 

[poofyhairguy]

I'd like to see a $200-400 option

anything over $2000 should be single option imho

Yeah kinda weird $300-600 is lumped together. There is a whole range of gamers between those two prices points. My hard limit is around $400.

 

[Ken g6]

Seems like about $175 is the limit my brain sets. I bought a GTX 460 768 for about that price. I tried to buy a GTX 970 a couple of years back, but I just couldn't justify the price, so I bought a 750Ti instead.

We'll see if I find something compelling enough to pay more this cycle.

 

[moonbogg]

I've spent 1300-1400 dollars the last 2 times I upgraded (2x780's and 2x980ti's)

Nice. I've only done something like this twice, with 7800GTX's and 980TI's. Everything else was expensive, but not like those two times. I went crazy those two times. Its a rare thing for me, but I'm still willing to do it if conditions are right.

 

[moonbogg]

Yeah kinda weird $300-600 is lumped together. There is a whole range of gamers between those two prices points. My hard limit is around $400.

That just means you are in the $3-600 range. Most high end gamers are in that range I think. You sort of have to have a screw loose to go above that actually.

 

[airfathaaaaa]

i dont know what you mean by enthusiast

i mean people that buys stuff day one dont really care about price

 

[SPBHM]

around $100.

0-300 is a terrible way of doing considering you have like 3-4 price points from $50 to $300 with more performance difference than over $300 stuff.

i dont know what you mean by enthusiast

i mean people that buys stuff day one dont really care about price

I would think is people who have interest in GPUs beyond the level of the general public (people playing PC games I guess)

it's like car enthusiasts, you have car enthusiast running super cheap cars, and others buying Ferraris,

I know people who are clueless and are running 3 Titan Xs they got as a gift.

 

[n0x1ous]

I voted for $1000-$2000 range. PC gaming hardware and especially GPU's have their hooks soooooooo deep in me though, that I can't say I wouldn't go higher. I will sit out the mid-range dies of 2016 and probably go with 2 GP100 or 2 Vega next year.

 

[TypoFairy©]

I'm not really sure yet what I'm willing to spend. xD Canadian dollar was a lot stronger when I bought my r9 290 (although its started to bounce back a bit lately). I think $450 cad range is my comfort zone but there's a chance if $50 brought me up a performance tier I'd probably still spend it.

 

[Insomniator]

It depends on what games I'm playing or are coming out soon. If there were a few killing games coming out that I just had to max, I wouldn't have a problem spending $500 bucks.

For the past few years all I've played are StarCraft 2 and Dota 2 -- not exactly taxing my R9 390 which was only $220. I am starting to get into Overwatch, but even that at 1440p isn't killing the card and I can barely tell the difference between high/ultra/epic.

So right now? Lets say $250 (hell I could prob get by with $150). But if Crysis 4 comes out looking amazing and requires a GTX 1070/80 to run, sign me up for $500

 

[sm625]

D: Does there really need to be 5 separate categories for $1000+ and only one category for $50, $100,$150,$200,$250, and $300 cards?

I'm willing to spend $1000 plus on the complete visual setup including displays. But for a card alone? $300 tops.

 

[AtenRa]

0-300 for me, I havent spend more since the 8800 GTX days.
edit: Sorry, I bought a HD5970 back in 2009.

 

[MangoX]

The most I've ever spent on gpus for my build was 600$-ish (Canadian dollars). First was the 8800 GTS 640mb. Next up I went GTX295. When sick and tired of SLI went 5870. Then decided to try CF and went dual 6950s. But never again will I go multi gpu.

Edit: I voted 0-300.

 

[Head1985]

300-500

 

[Despoiler]

$600-1000. Usually I buy the 2nd best card in the stack. Overclock and unlock it.

 

[Majcric]

For single GPU around $600. Although if NVidia would release the large chip i'd be willing to go more just to get it over and done with until the next node.

 

[moonbogg]

D: Does there really need to be 5 separate categories for $1000+ and only one category for $50, $100,$150,$200,$250, and $300 cards?

I'm willing to spend $1000 plus on the complete visual setup including displays. But for a card alone? $300 tops.

Yes because GPU makers (Nvidia specifically) seems to have an understanding that people will spend nearly 3X what they used to for a mid range GPU. I want to know what people's upper limits really are. I am curious as hell about it.
Will mid range Volta cost $800? Mid range pascal is already $700 if you want the actual full chip. A small die GPU costing that much sounds insane, but we really know its not insane at all. How much is too much for a GPU like that? $1,200.00? How many 1080's would they sell if they were $1,500.00? I am trying to answer that question with this poll.

For single GPU around $600. Although if NVidia would release the large chip i'd be willing to go more just to get it over and done with until the next node.

Ah, the good old days. If only it were like that again, right?

 

[YBS1]

Three hundred dollars!

 

[moonbogg]

Three hundred dollars!

I think I know what you voted :sneaky:

 

[YBS1]

I think I know what you voted :sneaky:

If I upgrade to this small die generation, it will be more to push a couple of my 980TIs down to my son's rig than to improve mine. I have yet to see anything even make mine flinch at 2560x1440, maximum settings yet.

 

[ZipSpeed]

The most I spent was $500-something for the GTX 580 back in the day. Now, with two kids, I don't have the disposable income like I use to. If I can get something for $300ish that's a tangible upgrade over my 7950, I will buy this year. If not, I'll continue to wait.