Anyone just given up on looking for a new GPU?

Efour · 8 Feb 2021 at 10:03

dragos1977 said:
gotta love when even Overclockers is practicing scalping prices(390 for 1660 ti)

SuPpLy aNd DeMaNd! lol

Sleepy Stu · 8 Feb 2021 at 11:02

Also 6800XT non SE

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-453-as.html

Doctord · 8 Feb 2021 at 11:26

Sleepy Stu said:
Also 6800XT non SE

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-453-as.html

Nicely hidden away in 3D printers part of the website hahahaha, no wonder I couldn't find one

Sleepy Stu · 8 Feb 2021 at 11:31

Doctord said:
Nicely hidden away in 3D printers part of the website hahahaha, no wonder I couldn't find one

Still £250 overpriced though!

danielanthony · 8 Feb 2021 at 11:32

£900 for a 6800XT, is that right?

Sleepy Stu · 8 Feb 2021 at 11:42

danielanthony said:
£900 for a 6800XT, is that right?

In the current market that is the going rate. Supply and demand!

£1400 for a 6900XT

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-39g-sp.html

Donka · 8 Feb 2021 at 11:45

Doctord said:
Nicely hidden away in 3D printers part of the website hahahaha, no wonder I couldn't find one

I still got the alerts via Discord though so everyone else will be aware.

pc-guy · 8 Feb 2021 at 11:45

Pretty awful prices for those 6800XT. It is most definitely scalper prices. More than what the auction goes for.

almoststew1990 · 8 Feb 2021 at 11:48

danielanthony said:
£900 for a 6800XT, is that right?

My MBA 6800XT was £680 when I bought it at launch (which itself was £50 or so overpriced from RRP).

mikehhhhhhh · 8 Feb 2021 at 11:51

I got excited at the prospect of a 6800XT for sale, but at that price, I'd rather wait.

Odirse · 8 Feb 2021 at 12:01

Anyone else hoping for a crash in cryptocurrency prices? Even 1650s are being sold for +350£... ridiculous. I don't understand how even manufacturers don't consider the long term effects, what do they expect videogame developers will do on the long term if their majority of users/clients can't update their GPUs? Sure they won't work on more demanding video games and there won't be any need on upgrading the GPU at all...

Gave up trying to buy anything a long time ago. I am not wasting my time looking at the screen 24/7 or paying ridiculous prices to either private scalpers or shop-owner ones... I just can't understand how people is so keen on paying any price asked or even get to the point of using bots for buying...

LtMatt · 8 Feb 2021 at 12:01

pc-guy said:
Pretty awful prices for those 6800XT. It is most definitely scalper prices. More than what the auction goes for.

6800 XTs are going for £900-£1000, some of them used. Not far off though tbf.

mid_gen · 8 Feb 2021 at 12:08

I've disabled all my alerts now....going to just wait. 4 months since launch and still not a sniff of a 3080. May as well wait for the Ti.

denigor777 · 8 Feb 2021 at 13:17

Odirse said:
Anyone else hoping for a crash in cryptocurrency prices? Even 1650s are being sold for +350£... ridiculous. I don't understand how even manufacturers don't consider the long term effects, what do they expect videogame developers will do on the long term if their majority of users/clients can't update their GPUs? Sure they won't work on more demanding video games and there won't be any need on upgrading the GPU at all...

Gave up trying to buy anything a long time ago. I am not wasting my time looking at the screen 24/7 or paying ridiculous prices to either private scalpers or shop-owner ones... I just can't understand how people is so keen on paying any price asked or even get to the point of using bots for buying...

We can get an unrealustic view of PC gaming on these enthusiast forum. Tge vast majority of PC owners are not running even a 2060 Super yet. Game makers do cater for the lower-end (high streer pc) scene. To do otherwise is business suicide.

maka12 · 8 Feb 2021 at 13:43

What will the sapphire amd 6800 xt run like on a msi z490 gaming edge mb, will it run OK compared to the 3080, or does it run better on a amd board. I have a free sync monitor

dragos1977 · 8 Feb 2021 at 13:44

Efour said:
SuPpLy aNd DeMaNd! lol

Maybe on Overclockers as i bought it 4 days ago for £265.

pieman109 · 8 Feb 2021 at 13:53

denigor777 said:
We can get an unrealustic view of PC gaming on these enthusiast forum. Tge vast majority of PC owners are not running even a 2060 Super yet. Game makers do cater for the lower-end (high streer pc) scene. To do otherwise is business suicide.

I think most game developers are more interested in console games rather than pc games, and I reckon that'll get worse as if no-one can upgrade, there'll be stagnation in the pc market (I know, there already is) but its gonna get worse, I'm convinced of that, which means even the lower tier games for mid range systems are going to be thin on the ground. I hope I'm wrong but we'll see.

pc-guy · 8 Feb 2021 at 13:53

Anyone bought the highly inflated prices for the 6800XT. I can see they are still plenty in stock.

chrcoluk · 8 Feb 2021 at 13:55

mid_gen said:
I've disabled all my alerts now....going to just wait. 4 months since launch and still not a sniff of a 3080. May as well wait for the Ti.

I would go to a FE only alert channel. Much less noise and higher chance of getting what pops up.

McPhee · 8 Feb 2021 at 14:26

pc-guy said:
Pretty awful prices for those 6800XT. It is most definitely scalper prices. More than what the auction goes for.

Looks about £100 cheaper than the same card sells for at auction. Still silly money though for what it is.

Only saving grace is that used prices are also inflated by roughly the same amount, so upgrading from (for example) a 5700 XT to a 6800 XT still costs about the same as it should. It's the people starting from scratch, or upgrading from Hardware so old/underpowered that it's useless for mining who are really paying the premium.