In a few mins you will have a chance to grab a 6800 or 3060Ti

[no_1_dave]

People who are willing to pay these prices deserve to be ripped off

 

[bmad]

People who are willing to pay these prices deserve to be ripped off

This ^

 

[Alex h]

People who are willing to pay these prices deserve to be ripped off

Thing is second hand cards are been sold for more on the bay than they were brand new 5700xt selling for 500-600 so people are selling a card with no warranty then buying new for a couple of hundred more and getting cards with warranty and better performance

 

[Legionaire68]

Thing is second hand cards are been sold for more on the bay than they were brand new 5700xt selling for 500-600 so people are selling a card with no warranty then buying new for a couple of hundred more and getting cards with warranty and better performance

Just had a look on there at 2080 ti's and they seem to be around £700 for a used card that is beaten by 3070 and 6800 without any warranty, that to me is ripping yourself off.

I have stuck my 2080 on tonight so will see how much it chips off the upgrade cost.

 

[the_chez]

People who are willing to pay these prices deserve to be ripped off

This

 

[Alex h]

Just had a look on there at 2080 ti's and they seem to be around £700 for a used card that is beaten by 3070 and 6800 without any warranty, that to me is ripping yourself off.

I have stuck my 2080 on tonight so will see how much it chips off the upgrade cost.

Yes it's madness

 

[Chud_Jenny]

That looks like a lot of 6900 XT stock, how long have you been hoarding all that?

I think Gibbo is sleeping on them in the warehouse lol. My Sapphire 6900XT is ordered. Did a little prep this afternoon ready for finishing the loop to add the card into next week.

 

[decto]

Easy to get caught up in the FOMO, I've been looking at 3070, 3080 for the last week.
A few hours of CP2077 reminded me I really don't 'need' an upgrade right now.
Vega 64 on custom loop still holding up ok @1440p

Still if a founders popped up, would be rude not to given the used pricing right now.
It's amazing to see just how much disposable income there is sloshing around.

 

[ALTBOULI]

People who are willing to pay these prices deserve to be ripped off

Some people don't have much choice, im trying to build my first gaming rig so I dont already have a decent gpu that I can stick to for a while... I have a bunch of parts which I can't test/use until I get a GPU and any remotely decent card (even ones that are several years old at this point) are ludicrously priced.

Its hardly fair to say people deserve to be ripped off when there is people like me who don't have many options.

I know the prices are a joke and I'm quite frankly disgusted with my first experience trying to build a gaming pc but having already invested a decent amount of money before the GPU prices went crazy I am now at the mercy of the scalpers (including so called legit traders)

 

[TG2238]

People who are willing to pay these prices deserve to be ripped off

Some people don't mind waiting, others want a card straight away. What people do with their money surely is none of your business?

 

[BongoHunter]

People who are willing to pay these prices deserve to be ripped off

I dunno - if my 1070 went pop tomorrow I'd be willing to pay over the odds to get a working system, its the only scenario I'd even consider the current prices though!

Edit: Some fortunate souls have probably saved quite a bit due to Covid, with no commuting, daily coffee/sandwich, nights out in the pub, meals out, gigs, cinema etc - so can justify it more easily.

Edit2: Holidays! Easily a 3090 in cost if your normally shooting off to the Caribbean / Maldives / Skiing etc etc

 

[TG2238]

You're stuck at home in a glob pandemic. a lot of people haven't been on holiday this year. Spending a few hundred quid more to keep yourself entertained isn't exactly extravagant?

 

[LeMson]

No, it's decadent

 

[Legionaire68]

There seem be a suspicious amount of RX Red Devil, Nitro+ and Pulse cards that have suddenly appeared on the bay this weekend.

One listing even says it includes a receipt from a major online retailer.

 

[Unisol Magic]

A few hours of CP2077 reminded me I really don't 'need' an upgrade right now.
Vega 64 on custom loop still holding up ok @1440p.

I thought the same having played it this weekend. The performance on my Titan Xp seems waaaay better after the 1.1 patch. I’m still at 1080p but have managed to crank up many of the graphics settings now without any impact on FPS.

CP is the only game I own that taxes my system so no point whatsoever upgrading.

 

[pompeygreg]

There seem be a suspicious amount of RX Red Devil, Nitro+ and Pulse cards that have suddenly appeared on the bay this weekend.

One listing even says it includes a receipt from a major online retailer.

Not sure there's a great deal of margin in it for them now?

 

[Streetlight]

There seem be a suspicious amount of RX Red Devil, Nitro+ and Pulse cards that have suddenly appeared on the bay this weekend.

One listing even says it includes a receipt from a major online retailer.

They are fine the for mining, but run a little hot, Ok in the winter, Not the best when Summer comes around.... another reason why.

 

[varkanoid]

Some people don't have much choice, im trying to build my first gaming rig so I dont already have a decent gpu that I can stick to for a while... I have a bunch of parts which I can't test/use until I get a GPU and any remotely decent card (even ones that are several years old at this point) are ludicrously priced.

Its hardly fair to say people deserve to be ripped off when there is people like me who don't have many options.

I know the prices are a joke and I'm quite frankly disgusted with my first experience trying to build a gaming pc but having already invested a decent amount of money before the GPU prices went crazy I am now at the mercy of the scalpers (including so called legit traders)

I take it you went the AMD route as if you went the Intel route you could just use onboard GPU ?

 

[FTP-FPS-Duck]

There seem be a suspicious amount of RX Red Devil, Nitro+ and Pulse cards that have suddenly appeared on the bay this weekend.

One listing even says it includes a receipt from a major online retailer.

It will have happened. Although Gibbo asked forum members not to post on discord channels etc., that's exactly what someone did.

I'm in no way saying everyone on discord is a scalper, I'm just saying visibility on these was amplified, increasing the chances of scalpers picking up on these being available.

 

[Jimbo]

Since last night my order says DPD dispatches with ref number. I click and it opens up DPD page but says reference number cant be found. Does anyone know when it will likely be trackable?