The original post: /r/nvidia by /u/joshi0816 on 2024-12-22 13:00:13.

I’m planning to build a new pc. Since I really need a new one I don’t want to wait too long.

My current plan is to use a 4080 super. But I heard the rumors ( https://www.forbes.com/sites/antonyleather/2024/11/29/nvidia-rtx-5000-series-graphics-cards-arriving-early-january/ ) that Nvidia is planning to release the 5000 series in January. I’m concerned if I buy now that I either pay way too much for the card compared to something like February or to buy an outdated card when I can get a similar priced card with way more power by waiting 2 more months. On the other hand I heard that after a new card release it takes months until the old cards really start to fall in price.

My usecases will probably be:

• gaming (i.e. Cyberpunk 2077)

• Video editing (Dacinci Resolve)

• Blender

• Running LLMs locally (mistral, llama)

• want to try out AI training (tensor flow, pytorch)

I’d like to get some opinions on buying now or waiting for the 5000 series release.