What Is The Price Difference Between LHR And FHR RTX Cards?

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I purchased a 3070 last December and as far as I can tell, it was not an LHR variant (I don't even know if those existed back then) but as of recent I've been disappointed by the cooler on the particular model of 3070 I purchased. I have decided to try and trade my 3070 for a 3-fan model with a larger cooler, but I have run into the issue of me not knowing the differences in pricing between LHR and FHR cards. I specifically wanted to know if my full hash rate card, with its inferior cooler, would be anywhere near the same price as an LHR card with a better cooler? I have no problem running an LHR card since I don't mine, I just care about how much better the cooler is. 

I was planning on just going on hardware swap and offering my 3070 plus $100 USD for anyone willing to do a local swap for any 3-fan 3070 model. But I wanted to come here and ask if that would even be a fair trade, since I don't know how much these cards are even worth these days. Thanks

Edit: I'm gonna get more specific and ask: how much money would I have to add on top of my Zotac twin edge FHR 3070 in order to be a worthwhile trade for any Gigabyte Aorus Master 3070? What about a 3070ti?

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It's highly unlikely you will trade up to a superior model, anyone who bought one specifically would have been looking to pay extra to get a good model, and/or just bought what was available at the time due to scarcity. Swapping for an inferior model would not have any appeal.

As for LHR vs FHR, gamers definitely don't care because it doesn't affect framerates. You'd be hard pressed to manage a trade based on that.

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10 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

It's highly unlikely you will trade up to a superior model, anyone who bought one specifically would have been looking to pay extra to get a good model, and/or just bought what was available at the time due to scarcity. Swapping for an inferior model would not have any appeal.

 

As for LHR vs FHR, gamers definitely don't care because it doesn't affect framerates. You'd be hard pressed to manage a trade based on that.

So what I'm hearing is that if I wanna get a better model, I'm better off just selling my current model, using the money to buy the one I want, and eating the downtime it takes to ship both cards in between? I really didn't wanna have to do that, because selling this card for 2x what I paid for it will definitely weigh on my conscience, but if I can't avoid that by doing a direct trade, then I guess it's my only option. Thanks anyway

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Sell what you have and buy another card. That's what I'd do in this situation 

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