4090 ROG? or... wait a little?

[europrodave 24]

Good day from beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia.

I'm ready to pull the trigger on an upgraded GPU.  My question is, would it be best to wait a few months for the next best thing (which I don't even know what that is...) or, may as well get a 4090 now?

I appreciate your advice as always.

[Bob Scott 7,721]

There's *always* going to be something mo'-bigger-faster on the horizon, so by adhering to that logic you'll find yourself waiting forever.

The 4090 is a massive step up from your 2070.  I run a 4090 together with a 10900K and it performs very well in MSFS/XPlane 12.  When I built my current P3D machine (13900KS + 4090) I was so impressed with the 4090's performance I sprung for a second one and upgraded the GPU on my secondary (MSFS/XPlane) machine (from a 3090), and I have never regretted that upgrade.

[jlohrenz 133]

An no need to overspend on a ROG. Tests show there isn't a big difference between the stock and the OC 4090s.

[G-RFRY 1,712]

You're not going to see this anytime soon fi this year. plus, with chip prices going up they will not be cheap. And Nvidia now knows whatever the price Gamers will pay to have the best.

Next-gen Nvidia GeForce gaming GPU memory spec leaked — RTX 50 Blackwell series GB20x memory configs shared by leaker | Tom's Hardware (tomshardware.com)

Edited March 10 by G-RFRY

[Ixoye 1,821]

Buy the cheapest 4090 you can find, they are all fast enough.

[stans 703]

There is always a new generation of CPU, GPU, RAM, and motherboard on the horizon.  There is no such thing as future proofing.  Just buy they best that you can afford today with the understanding that it will soon be obsolete.

[G-RFRY 1,712]

SK Hynix Deems GDDR7 Memory Development with 40 Gbps Speeds a possibility (guru3d.com)

[stans 703]

17 hours ago, G-RFRY said:

SK Hynix Deems GDDR7 Memory Development with 40 Gbps Speeds a possibility (guru3d.com)

Yep, always something new, shiny, and faster on the horizon.

[G-RFRY 1,712]

NVIDIA Partners Expect Q4 for GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 Graphics Cards (guru3d.com)

Nvidia are clearing the stock of the 40series ready for the next GPUs.

Edited April 9 by G-RFRY

[mikeymike 363]

Waiting for the next gen to arrive.

so hopefully I can get a 4090 a little cheaper .

a suprim X 4090.

currently 3400$ in Aus .

absurd !!!!

hopefully I can get one  around 2000 $$ second hand .

 

mike

Edited April 18 by mikeymike