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When will GPUs return to normal pricing....
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I agree with this, although some might have you believe the only alternative is communism which is completely untrue. In any case let's not get into the politics lol
Hopefully she washes her hands before massaging your ego
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Along with those that picked up a 3080 at release prices, the amount they have gone up in just a few weeks is disgusting.
except where can you buy at RRP, its a fantasy number.
dont forget the £1000 OLED TV's been brought to supplement the consoles as well, and extra controllers at £50 a pop.
I did this with a 1080. When the 2000 series first appeared the 1000 series collapsed in price. I picked up a 1080 for peanuts, simply I didn't need a 2000 series at the time. Then people started attacking the 2000 series and the prices of the 1000 series went back up again. Things have changed since then, I have majorly updated my monitor so I am back at the deep in the queue needing extra power of a 3000 series. This time it's all gone wrong though. NVIDIA are now saying that there will be shortages until Feb, so I am resigned to the fact that I might not get one until March. Although we still don't really know the reason why, I suspect it is more than just "huge demand" although there is no doubt some people have been hysterically buying the 3000 series when they don't really need it.
Someone is lying about inflation. Just take a look in the supermarket. Inflation over the past six years has been a LOT more than the government has reported.
you can apply that logic to everything... Seems a bit salty insulting people who either have money to burn or the desire to pay more to get a scarce item.
Exactly. You have to factor in shrinkflation, reduced quantity for the same money. Reduced quality for the same money. Wage stagnation and the value of GBP vs other currencies. Then there are global supply shortages pushing up prices. On top of all that is your own personal exposure to inflation depending on what you buy, services you use, credit you have etc. If you don't run a car you won't feel fuel price rises but road hauliers will put up their prices and you'll feel it when you buy goods moved by road.
Complicated, but anecdotally, I hear a lot of people complaining about the cost of living.
Yeah, I got a reference 980 in Feb 2015 (5 months after release) for £460 (effectively £510 of today's money), sold it for £90 in June 2019.
So in my mind a 3080 should be in the realms of £500, which is where the 1080 launched as well.
I think you can understand the resentment if you try hard enough.
People prepared to pay that much forces the price up for the people not prepared to pay that much.
Inevitably the latter group has to choose between being forced out of the hobby as it becomes more expensive, or being forced to eat beans on toast for a year to afford a new GPU
But I'll bet AMD and nV are looking at this situation and thinking, "If we keep supply low we can have these prices all year round!"
The house my parents bought in 1982 was appx £45,000 which converts to about £124,000 in 2017 value, the same house is valued at £193,000 - £236,000. So it's not as simple as converting £ for £ worth over time as there are a number of factors that influence the price of things.
Indeed, however housing is the worst analogy you could possibly use.
Fact is, the 2080 launch saw a price jump of ~35% vs previous x80 cards
780 was £550
980 was £520
1080 was £530
2080 was £715
3080 at £650 (yeah right) and you know this is only because AMD have become competitive
I think you can understand the resentment if you try hard enough.
People prepared to pay that much forces the price up for the people not prepared to pay that much.
Inevitably the latter group has to choose between being forced out of the hobby as it becomes more expensive, or being forced to eat beans on toast for a year to afford a new GPU
But I'll bet AMD and nV are looking at this situation and thinking, "If we keep supply low we can have these prices all year round!"
Yes, I mean there are people unwilling to be "ripped off" and are patiently waiting, but the more people give in and feed the fire the longer this will go on. The people buying now and paying inflated prices are indirectly hurting everyone.
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That's just tough on 'everyone' though, isn't it? Shame people and take the moral high ground all you want, people are perfectly within their rights to exercise free will and get fleeced if they so wish. It's not incumbent on them to worry about the impact on the wider market.