How much to sell my Zotac GTX 1080 Amp Edition for?

[Insomniac Jack]

Thinking about upgrading to a 1080TI. In order to do that I'll need to sell my current GTX1080. I'm not sure what the going rate is for a used 1080 at the moment. What would be a good price to ask for. The card is 6 months old very well cared for and dusted monthly. While I'm happy with it's performance I have a 144Hz 1440p gaming monitor that isn't being fully utilized since most games in 1440p ultra settings only hit around 90 to 100 fps. I'm either going to upgrade to the 1080Ti or wait for volta which may be a ways off due to the poor showing of Vega 🙁 I forget to mention I'm in South Carolina, USA if that helps any.

 

[Barty1884]

Strangely, it looks like they've sold for ~$500 in the last week or so.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=zotac+1080+amp&LH_Complete=1&LH_ItemCondition=3000&LH_Sold=1&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.Xzotac+1080+amp+edition.TRS0&_nkw=zotac+1080+amp+edition&_sacat=0

New though, they're $540-$550.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KC648d/zotac-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-amp-edition-video-card-zt-p10800c-10p

AND, with the 1070TI's coming in around $450 and performing on par with a 1080 once OC'd..... you're now dealing with competition at that pricerange too.


My best guess would be somewhere right around $400

 

[samer.forums]

Sell it for $450 ... and not less than $400

 

[Barty1884]

Sell it for $450 ... and not less than $400

Going to struggle to get $450 when new (with warranty) 1070TI's are in the same ballpark ($450-$470).

The 1080 is the stronger card, with the 1070TI OC'd rivaling a stock 1080, an OC'd 1080 pulls ahead.... but still, warranty is a value-add.

I agree with the "not less than $400" comment though. OP, if you can't recoup $400, then I'd suggest just accepting it for what it is and drop your in-game presets to medium-high to achieve the 144Hz refresh rate.

 

[samer.forums]

Sell it for $450 ... and not less than $400

Going to struggle to get $450 when new (with warranty) 1070TI's are in the same ballpark ($450-$470).

The 1080 is the stronger card, with the 1070TI OC'd rivaling a stock 1080, an OC'd 1080 pulls ahead.... but still, warranty is a value-add.

I agree with the "not less than $400" comment though. OP, if you can't recoup $400, then I'd suggest just accepting it for what it is and drop your in-game presets to medium-high to achieve the 144Hz refresh rate.

1070 ti for $450 is not the AMP edition ... expect the GTX 1070 ti AMP to hit $500 with ease.

$100 less for 6 months use is good . so $450. the Amp GTX 1080 sells for $550 new , subtract $100 for six month use and sell it $450

 

[Barty1884]

1070 ti for $450 is not the AMP edition ... expect the GTX 1070 ti AMP to hit $500 with ease.

$100 less for 6 months use is good . so $450. the Amp GTX 1080 sells for $550 new , subtract $100 for six month use and sell it $450

Samer, I'm not trying to argue with you here but your view is a little simplistic IMO.

1. The 1070TI AMP edition is $470.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB AMP Edition Video Card ($469.99 @ B&H)
Total: $469.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-02 17:37 EDT-0400

2. $100 for 6 months depreciation as a general rule, I'd agree with.
But Nvidia would appear to have shot themselves in the foot here a little on 1080 prices/sales IMO. The 1070TI didn't need to exist, but it does. You're now looking at ~1080 performance, for $450-$470 (excluding the ROG Strix and AMP Extreme units @ $500).

IMO, people are likely looking at either 1070TI's or 1080TI's now - the 1080 looks like a must less attractive proposition than it once did. Offered substantial gains vs a 1070, but not so much vs a TI.


$450 might work in a couple of scenarios:
1. You find a buyer who only looks at the retail price of the AMP 1080 for comparison (I doubt many people looking near the upper end of GPU performance would do this).
2. If there's a shortage of 1070TI's, $450 might be achievable (TI's appear to be readily available currently)

So, while $450 *might* be achievable, you'd need the right buyer, or a bit of luck.

Just my $0.02


OP, good luck with your sale. I wouldn't let it go for less than $400 myself, and I'd aim to get something between $400-$450, but be realistic and know what the market will allow...... and hopefully you get a bit of luck along the way.

 

[Insomniac Jack]

So it looks to me like Nvidia killed me twice. 1080Ti came out 3 weeks after I bought the card and now the 1070Ti is going to eat into resale value. Then again I just watched some reviews on it and it's incredibly confusing why it exists at all with the price/performance gap between the 1070 and 1080. Glad I asked on here because I forgot to consider the 1070Ti when I posted this. Hopefully I can sell local via craigslist or something so I don't have to battle it out on ebay. I'm still stuck on whether I want to do it at all. With my luck I'll sell the card sometime in early 2018 grab the 1080Ti then Nvidia will release volta.

 

[Barty1884]

That's definitely unfortunate timing all-round.

If you picked up the 1080 a few weeks before the TI launched, I assume you paid closer to $600 for it then? Would've been what the AMP card was going for (roughly) around that time.

Think about it realistically.... even if you can net $450 back out of it (a loss of ~$150 approx), and a 1080TI is going to cost you a minimum of $725, you're going to be "out" nearly $900 total in the long run,

Is the 1080TI "worth" $900 to you? I wouldn't say so, but it's not my call.
If you had a 4K monitor 60+Hz monitor, where your current card didn't pair well enough with it outside of "low" presets, then just maybe it would make a little more sense.

For 1440p / 144Hz gaming though, you're talking about the difference between Ultra presets and Medium-High (depending on the title).

I think the 1080 is still plenty viable, and keeping it for now is probably your best bet.

Then, if you want to be on the bleeding edge, pick up a card sometime in 2018 with the Volta launch.

 

[Insomniac Jack]

Yes if I stick with it the 1080 will remain viable at 1440p ultra, which I love playing at, or high I'd say well into 2019 or at least up until 2019. I may just wait for the Volta version of the 1080Ti. Coming from console to 1440p ultra settings at roughly 100 to 80 fps depending on the game and place in the game is just awesome. I left PC gaming in the early 2000's for consoles but man I just can't play at 1080p 30fps any more. I'm not interested in 4k until graphics power an monitors catch up to the resolution. When the 144Hz 4k panels start arriving and I'll assume Volta's power are available I'll consider the switch to 4k but overall I'm really happy in 1440p. To answer your previous question I believe I bought this card for $550 during the Ryzen launch. I do somewhat regret my 1700x purchase as the 1700 OC's well and will match the 1700x and depending on the lottery the 1800x. I've been able to get my 1700x stable at 3.95Ghz but unfortunately my full tower case seems to not have room for a bigger than 120 mm AIO although I may retake some measurments.

 

[samer.forums]

Volta version of 1080 ti will take too long .. a year from now .. First the non ti will come , then after 6 months , the Titan Volta , then after that the Volta Ti ...

But anyways ... expect 8k Screens to roll out cheaper after a year as well ...

 

[Insomniac Jack]

lol Honestly I hope 8k comes very slowly. I finally have internet speeds that can download a 60GB in about 2 hours or less. I'd hate to see the size of game files in 8k. I figure if I'm going to wait I might as well take a hit to performance for the small length of time until the Ti finally drops. As of now though it's all up in the air and really up to what Nvidia wants to do as far as their timeline. I was hoping Vega would push them but that didn't quite happen.

 

[samer.forums]

lol Honestly I hope 8k comes very slowly. I finally have internet speeds that can download a 60GB in about 2 hours or less. I'd hate to see the size of game files in 8k. I figure if I'm going to wait I might as well take a hit to performance for the small length of time until the Ti finally drops. As of now though it's all up in the air and really up to what Nvidia wants to do as far as their timeline. I was hoping Vega would push them but that didn't quite happen.

Vega is a good card , but for some reason AMD overpriced it ... I have no idea why.

 

[g-unit1111]

lol Honestly I hope 8k comes very slowly. I finally have internet speeds that can download a 60GB in about 2 hours or less. I'd hate to see the size of game files in 8k. I figure if I'm going to wait I might as well take a hit to performance for the small length of time until the Ti finally drops. As of now though it's all up in the air and really up to what Nvidia wants to do as far as their timeline. I was hoping Vega would push them but that didn't quite happen.

Vega is a good card , but for some reason AMD overpriced it ... I have no idea why.

Coin miners. Coin mining programs heavily favor AMD cards over NVIDIA, which is why there was a shortage of RX cards a few months ago. AMD probably priced them higher to beat the bots who would buy these in bulk.

 

[samer.forums]

lol Honestly I hope 8k comes very slowly. I finally have internet speeds that can download a 60GB in about 2 hours or less. I'd hate to see the size of game files in 8k. I figure if I'm going to wait I might as well take a hit to performance for the small length of time until the Ti finally drops. As of now though it's all up in the air and really up to what Nvidia wants to do as far as their timeline. I was hoping Vega would push them but that didn't quite happen.

Vega is a good card , but for some reason AMD overpriced it ... I have no idea why.

Coin miners. Coin mining programs heavily favor AMD cards over NVIDIA, which is why there was a shortage of RX cards a few months ago. AMD probably priced them higher to beat the bots who would buy these in bulk.

Coin miners again 🙁

If the demand is so high , why dont AMD and Nvidia just release a cheaper version of their cards and aim them only at Miners ? something like Cards on x1 slot instead of x16 and without any output ports, to make them cheaper and sell them to those miners.

 

[Insomniac Jack]

lol Honestly I hope 8k comes very slowly. I finally have internet speeds that can download a 60GB in about 2 hours or less. I'd hate to see the size of game files in 8k. I figure if I'm going to wait I might as well take a hit to performance for the small length of time until the Ti finally drops. As of now though it's all up in the air and really up to what Nvidia wants to do as far as their timeline. I was hoping Vega would push them but that didn't quite happen.

Vega is a good card , but for some reason AMD overpriced it ... I have no idea why.

Coin miners. Coin mining programs heavily favor AMD cards over NVIDIA, which is why there was a shortage of RX cards a few months ago. AMD probably priced them higher to beat the bots who would buy these in bulk.

Coin miners again 🙁

If the demand is so high , why dont AMD and Nvidia just release a cheaper version of their cards and aim them only at Miners ? something like Cards on x1 slot instead of x16 and without any output ports, to make them cheaper and sell them to those miners.

My guess is because AMD isn't in the business of selling graphics cards. They're in the business of selling graphics processor designs much like Nvidia is. They come out with a reference design, add in some cost for profit and then sell those designs to the actual PCB makers like Zotac, EVGA, MSI, etc. I don't think AMD wants to invest in the design resources to come up with such a board that only appeals to 1 market. Their normal cards appeal to all markets. My guess is this is a way to keep from segmenting their market and keep a healthy profit margin.

 

[samer.forums]

lol Honestly I hope 8k comes very slowly. I finally have internet speeds that can download a 60GB in about 2 hours or less. I'd hate to see the size of game files in 8k. I figure if I'm going to wait I might as well take a hit to performance for the small length of time until the Ti finally drops. As of now though it's all up in the air and really up to what Nvidia wants to do as far as their timeline. I was hoping Vega would push them but that didn't quite happen.

Vega is a good card , but for some reason AMD overpriced it ... I have no idea why.

Coin miners. Coin mining programs heavily favor AMD cards over NVIDIA, which is why there was a shortage of RX cards a few months ago. AMD probably priced them higher to beat the bots who would buy these in bulk.

Coin miners again 🙁

If the demand is so high , why dont AMD and Nvidia just release a cheaper version of their cards and aim them only at Miners ? something like Cards on x1 slot instead of x16 and without any output ports, to make them cheaper and sell them to those miners.

My guess is because AMD isn't in the business of selling graphics cards. They're in the business of selling graphics processor designs much like Nvidia is. They come out with a reference design, add in some cost for profit and then sell those designs to the actual PCB makers like Zotac, EVGA, MSI, etc. I don't think AMD wants to invest in the design resources to come up with such a board that only appeals to 1 market. Their normal cards appeal to all markets. My guess is this is a way to keep from segmenting their market and keep a healthy profit margin.

The board does not need much redesign . it is standard . all what they need to do to lower the cost , is eliminate the output ports and cut the lanes to x1 ... the x16 cards are made to work on x8 , x4 , x1 , all what will be needed is not connecting all the lanes to the GPU and will work.