New nvidia gpus - wait or buy 1080tis?

[Wilder wealths]

Wait for the new gpu, but get ready for it's high price.
But if you cannot wait, 1080ti is the fastest gpu beside the workstation class gpu
like the vega or titan. Even an used 1080ti card price is still high.

[Nasdam]

Wait for the new gpu, but get ready for it's high price.
But if you cannot wait, 1080ti is the fastest gpu beside the workstation class gpu
like the vega or titan. Even an used 1080ti card price is still high.

The initial price will not be so high as the miners have to wait to get confirmation about the mining performance.

[Suslived]

iirc they will be introduced in July, so add another month or so for reference versions to hit retail, plus another month or two for the decent stuff to appear Mid-autumn at best, I think.

No need to add another month if you plan ahead and pre-order. It's quite simple. And who said reference versions are bad? From what i've read online some people actually prefer the reference editions because they look nice and hash at almost the same rate. People have entire 1080ti rigs of reference version.

[EthanB]

Wait for the new gpu, but get ready for it's high price.

The new GPU will have to mine proportionately better than the 1080TI in relation to its price in order for the wait to be worth it. Otherwise you are paying a crazy premium for a card that is only giving a 20%-30% boost. The new architecture would have to pull a rabbit out of the hat in order for that price to be viable.

Even an used 1080ti card price is still high.

philipma1957 mentioned they have good prices on used 1080TI. You can get them for very good prices right now, because people are getting ready to upgrade their gear, worried about ASICs ruining big altcoin mining, dips in prices/profitability, etc. The list goes on and on, but you can get high-quality, gently-used cards for great prices right now and get going. You'll only make a few dollars a day per card, but even at that rate you'll ROI in a few months; if the price goes back up to $20,000 or any of your altcoins have a spike then you will be in good shape. Even if it doesn't, you'll be able to sell your cards off for maybe even a profit.