GPU prices go boom

chrcoluk · 25 Apr 2018 at 18:19

RavenXXX2 said:
Wouldn't have a palit for free.

Prices still too high for years old tech.

why? they build their cards for hotter eastern part of the world, superior to likes of asus in my opinion.

melmac · 25 Apr 2018 at 18:28

FoxEye said:
Finally @melmac please tell me where I said developers would stop making games?

Can you guys at least reply to what I've actually said, rather than a) Making stuff up about me or b) Constructing straw men all the damn time?

I have now edited my post because I on reading it again I realised I left out a couple of words.

It should have been pretty clear what I meant though, the conversation wasn't that hard to follow. Stop trying to play the victim.

FoxEye · 25 Apr 2018 at 19:08

melmac said:
It should have been pretty clear what I meant though, the conversation wasn't that hard to follow. Stop trying to play the victim.

I can only respond to what you write, not the idea you had in your head (but didn't write).

So sorry...

AiiR said:
Half of them are probably doing it to get a rise out of people like yourself, and the other half are being quite genuine. I'm with the half who are genuine, I mean if all this wasn't happening how many of you would actually be buying new cards?

I would likely have bought a 1070 if it had been priced like the 970. (£280 vs £420)

I would likely have bought Vega 56 if it had been a) lower power and b) not insanely expensive.

There's two opportunities to buy cards that have already come and gone, where I had my wallet out ready to buy, but prices were beyond what I was prepared to pay (and in the case of Vega I was just overall disappointed with AMD's effort).

The idea that we're moaning for fun is a bit silly, really.

Telecaster · 25 Apr 2018 at 19:14

RSR said:
Peroni > Stella

Both are just fizzy yellow water, they should be banned from calling either of them beer.

Telecaster · 25 Apr 2018 at 19:15

RavenXXX2 said:
The DEATH of GPU Mining | RIP

What a load of crap, Joker by name...

RSR · 25 Apr 2018 at 19:18

Telecaster said:
Both are just fizzy yellow water, they should be banned from calling either of them beer.

What would you call the 'reference' beer?

nomadd · 25 Apr 2018 at 19:19

RavenXXX2 said:
Wouldn't have a palit for free.

Prices still too high for years old tech.

Had a Palit card a few years ago. Worked just fine. No issues.

And yes, prices are stupid at the moment.

Scramz · 25 Apr 2018 at 19:23

Is this thread what a Friday night is like in a workingman's club on Canvey Island?

RSR · 25 Apr 2018 at 19:31

Scramz said:
Is this thread what a Friday night is like in a workingman's club on Canvey Island?

Canvey Island :eek:

andybird123 · 25 Apr 2018 at 20:48

FoxEye said:
I can only respond to what you write, not the idea you had in your head (but didn't write).

So sorry...

I would likely have bought a 1070 if it had been priced like the 970. (£280 vs £420)

I would likely have bought Vega 56 if it had been a) lower power and b) not insanely expensive.

There's two opportunities to buy cards that have already come and gone, where I had my wallet out ready to buy, but prices were beyond what I was prepared to pay (and in the case of Vega I was just overall disappointed with AMD's effort).

The idea that we're moaning for fun is a bit silly, really.

The 1070 was available for 375 on launch according to some historic price comparison sites. Expecting it to be the same price as a card released when exchange rates were above 1.60 when they were then more like 1.40 is a bit naive, surely. Basically it sounds like you are never going to buy another GPU because you don't like inflation.

£280 was the price back in the old days when AMD tried to actually release competing products and a pound was worth something. You don't have to like it, but whinging about it won't actually get you very far, sorry.

FoxEye · 25 Apr 2018 at 20:53

The 1080 and 1070 prices were live well before Brexit. Check camelcamelcamel (UK version).

andybird123 · 25 Apr 2018 at 21:06

FoxEye said:
The 1080 and 1070 prices were live well before Brexit. Check camelcamelcamel (UK version).

So? The exchange rate was in the 1.40's from before the 1070 was announced, after the brexit vote it was well in to the 1.30's. It still wasn't anywhere near the 1.60's of the 970 era.

melmac · 25 Apr 2018 at 23:47

FoxEye said:
I can only respond to what you write, not the idea you had in your head (but didn't write).

The rest of my post fully explained everything I was saying. Sorry it was too complicated for you to follow.

FoxEye said:
I would likely have bought a 1070 if it had been priced like the 970. (£280 vs £420).

You know perfectly well that the uncertainty with Brexit made a big difference to the exchange rate. But, even then, There were still bargains to be had. I bought a Palit 1070 with a good cooler for £369. I know OCUK were doing special deals for the 980ti around that time, they had 980ti's for £299. So there were plenty of chances to upgrade.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 26 Apr 2018 at 00:48

The USD launch price for the GTX970 was $329. The GTX1070 was between $379 and $449,with the $449 FE being the one that was generally easier to get in quantity(IIRC) immediately after launch.

Edit!!

OcUK,pricing started at £365 for a single GTX1070 model at launch with a blower cooler and £390 for one with an aftermarket cooler,then followed by the FE starting at £400:

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/nvidia-gtx-1070-wanna-pre-order.18734903/

The exchange rate was around $1.43 to a pound:

https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/b...ound-to-us-dollar-exchange-rate-on-2016-06-10

IIRC,the FE models tended to have larger quantities available though.

OcUK were offering aftermarket GTX970 cards for as low as £260 within a month of launch:

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...x-970-4gb-zotac-geforce-gtx-980-4gb.18630567/

The exchange rate was $1.61 to the pound:

https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/b...ound-to-us-dollar-exchange-rate-on-2014-10-17

So the pound was 12.6% stronger in 2014.

McGraw · 26 Apr 2018 at 08:55

The 970 was cheaper than expected because it was gimped.

Samwell · 26 Apr 2018 at 09:01

The problem is also Gpus nowadays don't fall in price after some time. Both Nvidia and AMD release the gpu and keep the price at the same level till next gen. The only time it makes sense to buy a Gpu now is directly after release. The 1080 is the only Gpu this gen, of which i can think of a price reduction over time. Even if they now reach their old prices, it's just not worth it.

XeNoNF50 · 26 Apr 2018 at 14:17

Samwell said:
The problem is also Gpus nowadays don't fall in price after some time. Both Nvidia and AMD release the gpu and keep the price at the same level till next gen. The only time it makes sense to buy a Gpu now is directly after release. The 1080 is the only Gpu this gen, of which i can think of a price reduction over time. Even if they now reach their old prices, it's just not worth it.

This is why I'd only ever buy on release. The 1080 price falling makes sense, considering on release it was top dog then moves into a more moderate bracket when there's something better.

LoadsaMoney · 26 Apr 2018 at 14:52

FoxEye said:
The 1080 and 1070 prices were live well before Brexit. Check camelcamelcamel (UK version).

andybird123 said:
Toe? The exchange rate was in the 1.40's from before the 1070 was announced, after the brexit vote it was well in to the 1.30's. It still wasn't anywhere near the 1.60's of the 970 era.

andybird123 · 26 Apr 2018 at 15:49

LoadsaMoney said:

Took me a while, but i see what you did there.

LoadsaMoney · 26 Apr 2018 at 16:21

andybird123 said:
Took me a while, but i see what you did there.