Arachnotronic
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Think there may have been quite a few more preorders to clear for the 1080's. Not quite why - the 1070 will surely end up selling somewhat more in the end - but maybe its only the very top card which attracts this truly devoted following.
I don't think it's about a "devoted following."
A few days ago, a buddy of mine (not a PC enthusiast by any means) shot me an e-mail telling me that he wants to build a gaming PC to last him 4-5 years, along with a preliminary parts list. In this parts list was, unsurprisingly, a GeForce GTX 1080. He picked it because it is the fastest thing on the market and he wants maximum longevity from his system.
I told him that the 1080s are very hard to find and that he has to be diligent about finding the card. Within a day, he had managed to snag himself a 1080 FE.
I know some people are proponents of buying cheaper cards and buying them more often, but some people really loathe the idea of opening up their systems once they've put them together. They would much rather replace a component once it can no longer do the job, and the more time they can get with that component, the better.
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