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Once you return a $2600 computer, you realize you have $2600 in your pocket. And now you're going to actually do some bang for your buck math to make sure you're wasting money _again_

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Both the 4080 and the 4090 are very expensive, but the 4080 is pretty universally considered to be much worse value for money.

The best value for money, though, is money. If the 4080 does what this guy needs, even if the 4090 is better, that's still hundreds of dollars saved. The bar to clear is "is it fast enough for what I need it to", after that it's a luxury spend.

Thank you. I see this all the time where theoretical performance/w or performance/$ purchases are made as if you own a data center. Performance unused is very expensive indeed.

Author here.

Sorry, but your reply is really funny, even if it's a jab at me.

I outlined the reasons for the 4080, full knowing it's drastically less performance than the 4090. I balanced power usage, heat and noise vs how much performance I need.

Doesn't make your comment any less hilarious though.

There was no jab, just a typo. That was supposed to say "you're not wasting" money. But you only get an [edit] link for so long before your comment's permanent.

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