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I can't buy anything anymore (FOPO)

justiceiro

justiceiro

Marlboro: Other M
I have been on the fence of buy a new gpu for some time now. I only have a 1660 , so even a 3060 sounds like a good deal, the problem is that i keep waiting for something better to show up or for the price to be cut. But then I wanted to wait. Passed on the 4060, because maybe Intel will have a better offer. Then passed on the arc, because I would a new psu, and maybe the 5000 series will be worthy. Now I already abandoned hope for 5000 because of the psyx drop support and now wait for and to get it together.

Same thing with VR. Passed on quest 2 because maybe psvr would get console support, then passed on that because quest 3 sounded so good, and on and on and on.

I keep waiting for better shit to show up, but it seems that never does. It made sense when prices got lower with time, but now everything is rising?

How can you pay for something today without fearing it will be heavily discounted tomorrow?
 
adamsapple

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
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StreetsofBeige

StreetsofBeige

Gold Member
Guilty_AI said:
Just buy shit you need when you need.
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Exactly.

I think a lot of people when theyre young (me included) wants to buy the latest clothes or game. Everyone is different, but as I got older I couldnt give a shit about blowing my money on stuff asap. Even when I'd scope out buying properties from the ground up with my agent, if that sales office says the good units are all gone, my agent and myself would just go to another building.

Heck, unless someone has to buy something asap like a coffin for a dead family member or you ran out of toilet paper, just about anything in life you can always wait. And if you do, when you pull the trigger what you buy will probably be better than a year ago.

When I buy groceries, almost everything I buy is on sale. If it's not on sale one week somewhere, it'll be on sale probably next week. Just buy it then. Only time you get burned is if it's something that rarely goes on sale or it's a cheap store brand that never goes on sale. But most stuff goes on deal at some point during the month at a big store. And if your fav brand still isnt then just buy a similar product on deal thats close enough. Who cares. When I need new jeans, I get them at Costco for $25. They always have Buffalo or Calvin Klein or Lucky jeans. Who gives a shit. Close enough.
 
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MrRibeye

MrRibeye

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Go to the ATM, take out all your cash and hide it under your mattress.

I was watching the 90s sitcom Home Improvement the other day and Tim says "when guys want to buy something they look at the first one they see in the store and buy it" and joked about how much time women spend shopping and comparing products. And this stayed in my head for a couple of days, because it's a 90s show and back then you didn't have the Internet to compare products and read reviews endlessly, you went to the store and bought what you needed. End of story.
 
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ReBurn

ReBurn

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justiceiro said:
How can you pay for something today without fearing it will be heavily discounted tomorrow?
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I buy based on what it's worth to me now. There's always going to be something better on the horizon. If you keep waiting you let the enjoyment pass you by.

I bought a 4070 ti super a little while ago knowing full well there are better cards and that the 50 series was about to launch. So far I can play everything I want at the settings I want and I'm running local LLM's just fine. Not a thing I feel like I'm going to miss out on anytime soon.

Besides, video cards aren't really heavily discounted anymore.
 
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NeverYouMind

NeverYouMind

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justiceiro said:
I have been on the fence of buy a new gpu for some time now. I only have a 1660 , so even a 3060 sounds like a good deal, the problem is that i keep waiting for something better to show up or for the price to be cut. But then I wanted to wait. Passed on the 4060, because maybe Intel will have a better offer. Then passed on the arc, because I would a new psu, and maybe the 5000 series will be worthy. Now I already abandoned hope for 5000 because of the psyx drop support and now wait for and to get it together.

Same thing with VR. Passed on quest 2 because maybe psvr would get console support, then passed on that because quest 3 sounded so good, and on and on and on.

I keep waiting for better shit to show up, but it seems that never does. It made sense when prices got lower with time, but now everything is rising?

How can you pay for something today without fearing it will be heavily discounted tomorrow?
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Any consumer product you buy with the intent to use will lose value and none are future proof. Best you can do is compare the relative cost of products for doing what you want done. Usually if you don't buy the cheapest or most expensive/newest substitute and leave some head room for the designated task you will come out happy. The way I look at it is that you can spend your time contemplating doing something or your money doing it. It can provide motivation for getting other things done as a reward. It is still good to delay that reward a little as some things are only desirable in the heat of the moment and fade away as soon as something more engaging comes into view.
 
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mitch1971

mitch1971

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justiceiro said:
I have been on the fence of buy a new gpu for some time now. I only have a 1660 , so even a 3060 sounds like a good deal, the problem is that i keep waiting for something better to show up or for the price to be cut. But then I wanted to wait. Passed on the 4060, because maybe Intel will have a better offer. Then passed on the arc, because I would a new psu, and maybe the 5000 series will be worthy. Now I already abandoned hope for 5000 because of the psyx drop support and now wait for and to get it together.

Same thing with VR. Passed on quest 2 because maybe psvr would get console support, then passed on that because quest 3 sounded so good, and on and on and on.

I keep waiting for better shit to show up, but it seems that never does. It made sense when prices got lower with time, but now everything is rising?

How can you pay for something today without fearing it will be heavily discounted tomorrow?
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You should've waited till tomorrow, you would've come up with a better OP. Now you've blown it.
 
Setsuna Mudou

Setsuna Mudou

Member
justiceiro said:
I have been on the fence of buy a new gpu for some time now. I only have a 1660 , so even a 3060 sounds like a good deal, the problem is that i keep waiting for something better to show up or for the price to be cut. But then I wanted to wait. Passed on the 4060, because maybe Intel will have a better offer. Then passed on the arc, because I would a new psu, and maybe the 5000 series will be worthy. Now I already abandoned hope for 5000 because of the psyx drop support and now wait for and to get it together.

Same thing with VR. Passed on quest 2 because maybe psvr would get console support, then passed on that because quest 3 sounded so good, and on and on and on.

I keep waiting for better shit to show up, but it seems that never does. It made sense when prices got lower with time, but now everything is rising?

How can you pay for something today without fearing it will be heavily discounted tomorrow?
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long story short, you're "playing" on a 1660 in 2025, yet you are into the hobby enough to create posts in gaming enthusiast forums?

just buy a used gpu if you're so afraid of product depreciation, nothing wrong w that
 
DownLikeBCPowder

DownLikeBCPowder

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Mostly the same reasoning I haven't jumped into VR - wanted better price or better tech or, you know, that moment where it made the most sense. I don't really pay attention to the space so maybe there is a good value balance out there. One problem is I'd also like to get a second unit for my daughter, so it's also a factor.

Now I feel I need a GPU upgrade, so going to have to actually look into that.
 
S

SHA

Member
What keeps you away from consoles besides the good old games on PCs? I use my mouse and keyboard on the Series X for many games now, makes sense at least for me.
 
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Soodanim

Soodanim

Member
My hopes rest on AMD at the moment. If the new cards look like they're a decent buy, I'm building a new machine.

Mine isn't FOMO or FOPO, it's feeling like nVidia are taking the piss and being too proud to pay their prices. There's a big difference between being able to afford a 5090 and wanting to pay for a 5090.

I'm all about the price:performance ratio
 
CashPrizes

CashPrizes

Member
Anything you buy should last 5 years minimum. I Bought a PC in 2015, started looking at buying a new PC in 2021, bought a new one once I could get a good deal on a 4090 in 2023.
Definitely not even to consider lookinh at buying a new PC until 2028 or 2029, and even then I might pump the brakes if the deals are not good enough or the latest video cards are lackluster.
VR market is just different, if you bought anything since Quest 2 you are set.
 
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hullostranger

hullostranger

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ReBurn said:
I buy based on what it's worth to me now. There's always going to be something better on the horizon. If you keep waiting you let the enjoyment pass you by.

I bought a 4070 ti super a little while ago knowing full well there are better cards and that the 50 series was about to launch. So far I can play everything I want at the settings I want and I'm running local LLM's just fine. Not a thing I feel like I'm going to miss out on anytime soon.

Besides, video cards aren't really heavily discounted anymore.
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This is the way to go, buy what YOU need, when YOU need it. Hedging against tomorrow is a fool’s errand, you only have today. Hope you get the kit you want, cheers.
 
SaturnSaturn

SaturnSaturn

Member
I just sold my 7800xt and bought a 980ti for 40 bucks, i simply play no new demanding games on pc anymore, nothing AAA of interest comes out. im just playing balatro, tokyo xtreme racer and old school runescape. it runs all those games fine at 60~fps 1080p. Hell i even played through the entirity of cyberpunk on a rx 480 some years back.

You honestly dont need a GPU for 700+ dollars, just pick up a used 6600 for 150 bucks if you want an upgrade. would be a big upgrade for your current card.
 
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chromatic9

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Get a used 3/4 series card and enjoy it for a few years.

You could wait a long time for 6 series, probably cost too much and be very limited, so more waiting for stock once it's released.
 
DirtInUrEye

DirtInUrEye

Member
justiceiro said:
I have been on the fence of buy a new gpu for some time now. I only have a 1660 , so even a 3060 sounds like a good deal, the problem is that i keep waiting for something better to show up or for the price to be cut. But then I wanted to wait. Passed on the 4060, because maybe Intel will have a better offer. Then passed on the arc, because I would a new psu, and maybe the 5000 series will be worthy. Now I already abandoned hope for 5000 because of the psyx drop support and now wait for and to get it together.

Same thing with VR. Passed on quest 2 because maybe psvr would get console support, then passed on that because quest 3 sounded so good, and on and on and on.

I keep waiting for better shit to show up, but it seems that never does. It made sense when prices got lower with time, but now everything is rising?

How can you pay for something today without fearing it will be heavily discounted tomorrow?
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What a monumental fucking tight arse.
 
kubricks

kubricks

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Guilty_AI said:
Just buy shit you need when you need.
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Well... many people can't tell the difference between need and want.

justiceiro said:
How can you pay for something today without fearing it will be heavily discounted tomorrow?
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I can.
If I need something now, I buy it now.
If I want something now, and I have enough disposable cash, I buy it now.
If I want something now, and I have a budget tight enough that I will worry about their discount tomorrow, skip it.
 
phant0m

phant0m

Member
SaturnSaturn said:
I just sold my 7800xt and bought a 980ti for 40 bucks, i simply play no new demanding games on pc anymore, nothing AAA of interest comes out. im just playing balatro, tokyo xtreme racer and old school runescape. it runs all those games fine at 60~fps 1080p. Hell i even played through the entirity of cyberpunk on a rx 480 some years back.

You honestly dont need a GPU for 700+ dollars, just pick up a used 6600 for 150 bucks if you want an upgrade. would be a big upgrade for your current card.
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No, no! Don’t you know anything less than 4K 800 fps is unplayable?

And if you run your games at anything less than Max/Ultra settings you’re not a real gamer.
 
Black_Stride

Black_Stride

do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Do what car buyers do.
Let someone else absorb the depreciation and buy all your components second hand.

Youll never feel bad cuz the depreciation has already happened.
Buy a second hand 12GB+ card and be swimming in it.
Dont worry too much about the CPU, pretty much any modern CPU can eat through pretty much any modern game even the AAAs
 
nkarafo

nkarafo

Member
Get a 3060 12GB. It's a good upgrade over the 1660, has the same amount of VRAM as higher end models and it's the last real "60" card.

It's still good for 1080p gaming.
 
RoboFu

RoboFu

One of the green rats
Yeah it all sucks but the switch 2 is coming out this year so that will bring some great games.
 
Bond007

Bond007

Member
Everything loses value or gets discounted. Its just life in most instances or with hobbies such as this.
Some keys for me are buying early in a life cycle to maximize the product. If i dont- perhaps middle of the road for discounts. After that i rather just wait for the latest iteration of whatever it is.(If im in the market for said product.) I tend to do this with some of my hobbies that get new revisions often-ish.

Doesnt happen often to me cause i tend to buy early. I currently want a SteamDeck- but i feel like waiting may be the best play for the next iteration since im so late to the handheld thing.
 
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Fbh

Fbh

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With electronics that are on a 1-2 year refresh cycle you eventually just have to commit to a purchase because there's basically always going to be something potentially exciting around the corner.

GPUs are the shittiest market though because they don't follow the same rules as most other products. It's not like phones where you can buy the flagship from last year and get a pretty good price for a device that's still very good.
GPUs are like "the new ones are super expensive but the previous ones are also super expensive...in fact people realized the new ones aren't that good so the old ones got even more expensive and harder to find".
 
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