Honestly im so fed up with these gpu prices right now my old 2070 super is literally on its last legs the fans are making this horrific grinding noise and it keeps crashing whenever i try to play anything more demanding than stardew valley. i was gonna upgrade to a 4080 last year but the prices were just insulting so i figured id wait for the 50-series and now im just staring at my bank account feeling totally anxious that i still wont be able to afford a decent card.

My budget is strictly 800 bucks for the gpu and i really need it for my rendering work in blender plus i want to finally play cyberpunk at max settings without it looking like a slideshow. i live in a small town in ohio so i have to buy everything online and shipping prices are always a mess too. if i hold out all the way until cyber monday 2026 do we actually think the prices will drop significantly or is nvidia just gonna keep them sky high forever like they did with the 40-series launch. i feel like i keep waiting and waiting and the market just keeps getting worse for us normal people who arent made of money. is it even realistic to hope for a big sale on a 5080 or something similar by then or am i just setting myself up for more disappointment...