Question How are people making their money back from spend 5k on a gpu?

[UKTone]

Gaming wise, unless you're a streamer, buying a 5090 for $4-$8k doesn't make sense to me unless you're a type of person that just wants the best, no matter the cost. I don't think most "wealthy" people are like this, think most people are going to have a legitimate reason for spend a lot more than MSRP for a card other than it being the best card for gaming. I'm asking how are people making their money back using the gpu card specifically? I hear mining isn't worth it anymore, is this true? I hear a lot about ai, but no specifics, could you guys clarify? What other ways are people making their money back using a 5090 besides upselling?

 

[Nine Layer Nige]

AI requires big VRAM and a 5090 with all that CUDA and with 32GB is the best there is for home grown AI production.

 

[COLGeek]

Gaming wise, unless you're a streamer, buying a 5090 for $4-$8k doesn't make sense to me unless you're a type of person that just wants the best, no matter the cost. I don't think most "wealthy" people are like this, think most people are going to have a legitimate reason for spend a lot more than MSRP for a card other than it being the best card for gaming. I'm asking how are people making their money back using the gpu card specifically? I hear mining isn't worth it anymore, is this true? I hear a lot about ai, but no specifics, could you guys clarify? What other ways are people making their money back using a 5090 besides upselling?

I think it is a false assumption to think that "making money back" is a goal for the vast number of people willing to buy tech at these absurd prices. Just not a factor.

FOMO? Early adopters? ROI isn't a thing for most.

 

[Eximo]

AI social media content
AI generated advertisements
AI commissioned artwork
AI generated content behind paywalls
AI ran animated avatars (virtual personalities)
AI coding

I could go on and on about people finding ways to use AI to generate money on the small scale. On the big scale, take a look at all your SEO and data mining. Not everyone can manage to get the data center grade chips, but they can buy scalped 5090 and see a relatively quick return.

 

[UKTone]

I think it is a false assumption to think that "making money back" is a goal for the vast number of people willing to buy tech at these absurd prices. Just not a factor.

FOMO? Early adopters? ROI isn't a thing for most.

Any assumption is kind of bad to have if you can't change your mind about it, but with no evidence, there's no harm. I'm just curious how people are doing it. Since most cards are likely in customers using bots, streamers/youtubers who get them free from Nvidia before release, etc. I'm sure most of the cards are being used to make money through reselling, showing us gameplay/benchmarks, ai stuff, maybe mining, etc., yes still an assumption, but it's an educated guess that people are making their money back from these cards in some way. I'm so happy I don't have FOMO traits in most situations. More people have gotten into way more things since covid and the 30 series shortage, i don't know most people, but there are definitely way more people buying cards for profit than there were when the 20 series launched. Thanks for your perspective.

Thanks Nine Layer Nige, i did see a lot of people talking about the 32gbs of VRAM.

Ok, I will look into those Eximo, thank you so much.