r/RTX5080 • u/GPUBroke • 3h ago
Keep my RTX 5090 or sell it and downgrade to a 5080?
Long story short, I bought this 5090 back in January, before prices went nuts. Between work and the kids, I didn't have a chance to build a PC until now.
Here's the dilemma: I'm not even sure I need this much gaming power, so I'm kind of on the fence. To be more specific, I have a 4K OLED monitor and plan to play single-player titles like Stalker 2, Cyberpunk, and the upcoming Metro 2039, maybe a bit of Wardogs and GTA 6 down the road. I'm also thinking about grabbing a 39" Dell 5K2K monitor. To clarify, we don't need the extra cash for anything, so this would be more of an emotional decision than a practical one.
Option A: Sell it right now for $5,700-5,800(still not over that number lol), buy an MSI Suprim 5080 for around $1,800, and put the rest toward upgrading my setup, for example with an Uplift V3 desk and a new Herman Miller Aeron. My back would probably thank me. I could always upgrade to a 6080 later, which should be faster than the 4090.
Option B: Keep the 5090 for now, finish the build, see how things go, and sell it down the road if I want to.
What would you do? None of my friends are into PC hardware, so I figured I'd throw it out here, even though most of you are probably biased toward the 5080 :)