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edit:nmSeeing as I own one, maybe I do
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edit:nmSeeing as I own one, maybe I do
There is a 3060 without waterblock on an auction site for £449.00 so I hope that`s given you an idea of how outrageous £1400 is.
By the way, I want a 3060 myself but £449.00 is still way too expensive. The MSRP is £299 which is still expensive because the 2060 was selling for that 12 months ago.
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thought i quoted the wrong person, turns out i didn't
thought i quoted the wrong person, turns out i didn't
that wasnt what i was getting at, more the fact that people keep saying you cant get them at rrp when you can. but like you said you already know thatI saw.
Just to confirm, I think the current situation stinks and although easy for me to say, I wish mining wasn't a thing and all gamers could get a card at rrp.
I caved and mined on it. Made it free when 1070 sale taken into account.
Bought to game first and foremost so my conscience is relatively clear.
Just to clarify, in this case they are a fulfilment hub, Nvidia set the pricing, that store ships them. This was done to bypass the Irish sea border issue, otherwise Nvidia would have continued to fulfil from their Irish fulfilment hub.Last I heard that store in Bolton is still a retail store
makes sense in anycase you can still get them at mrsp direct.Just to clarify, in this case they are a fulfilment hub, Nvidia set the pricing, that store ships them. This was done to bypass the Irish sea border issue, otherwise Nvidia would have continued to fulfil from their Irish fulfilment hub.
makes sense in anycase you can still get them at mrsp direct.
Exactly, and why are they doing this? reviews.The FE gives nvidia the ability to say it's cards are priced cheaper.
Exactly, and why are they doing this? reviews.
& why can they maintain their pricing when nobody else can?
shorter supply chain and 65% margin to swallow up price increases.
NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2021 | NVIDIA Newsroom
It's very difficult to buy from Nvidia, though.
I got lucky with a 3090 in Jan. Since then, I've been trying to get a hold of either a 3070 or a 3080 and despite getting involved with three drops and getting one in my basket two of those times, I've not managed to actually get one.
Exactly, and why are they doing this? reviews.
& why can they maintain their pricing when nobody else can?
shorter supply chain and 65% margin to swallow up price increases.
NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2021 | NVIDIA Newsroom
I have absolutely no issue with people who want to buy FE, my only issue is with those who expect Nvidia's partners to be able to supply their own cards at Nvidia's MSRP when;
They usually make less than a third of the profit margin than Nvidia (circa 15%)
Their coolers are often better quality, & their PCBs are often larger, with more VRMs (cards run cooler & quieter than FE)
They have to ship to hundreds, possibly even thousands of resellers & distributors globals (who also want their share of the profit) vs Nvidia who can ship to a handful of global fulfilment hubs who operate on a flat, contracted service fee.
The only way that Nvidia's AIB will be able to hit MSRP in the current climate is if Nvidia slash their GPU margins by half and that's never going to happen.
I've been told by few people already that if you got any FE card of the 3k series they will NOT let you buy any other - it's supposedly one per customer, irrelevant of the model bought. Which sounds very odd to me and I did not get confirmation either way from the store yet.
I got my 3090fe on the last drop, and now it sits water cooled and very happy with it, sitting at 21c under quake RTX 34c thats it for me untill next gen!
Oh no absolutely not, I'm sure that everyone in the chain is making more margin than usual but less supply doesn't mean less overheads. With every single raw material including cardboard costing more...and tenfold increases in shipping costs...there is definitely considerable cost increases at play.re you suggesting the 3080s being sold at over £1k, the 6900xts at £1500+, 3090s at £2k+ are being done at tight margins, no more than previous years?
More, absolutely.I wonder if your system.is using more power or less overall, as a result of the water cooling.
I'm still firmly believe that each party wants/needs a bigger slice of the pie in the current climate, but the only party making 50% plus is Nvidia.