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A year on from 30 series release
- Thread starter danlightbulb
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You want to see the mark up on the likes of Coca Cola on draughtI feel as if Nvidia and AMD are making 100% markups. So every card should cost half price
Soldato
It's sad to say but I think you are all a minority, arguing over this and that, when the overwhelming evidence supports the fact that the massive majority of people do not agree with your 'value' of current and last gen (and probably next gen) graphics cards, hence record sales, demand outstripping supply, and the majority still paying 'high' prices for graphics cards.
The only time I can see anything changing is when the market becomes saturated, and the desire starts to fall away. But probably by that time the whole cycle will start again with the next gen cards coming around and all the hype and excitement that goes with it. Yay, happy days!
Perhaps a glimmer of hope would be that no one would desire next gen as highly as this gen, as there aren't the titles that need next gen performance, so why bother?
Who knows.
The only time I can see anything changing is when the market becomes saturated, and the desire starts to fall away. But probably by that time the whole cycle will start again with the next gen cards coming around and all the hype and excitement that goes with it. Yay, happy days!
Perhaps a glimmer of hope would be that no one would desire next gen as highly as this gen, as there aren't the titles that need next gen performance, so why bother?
Who knows.
Soldato
Well you asked what I think they should be priced at, I simply answered the question.
I couldn't give a **** about R&D and material costs etc, I'm simply not interested in all that. All I care about is - how fast? , how much? All I need to know to make my decision.
Soldato
Good for you!
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I don't think there will ever be a time that titles won't be making use of the next gen performance.....there's always pushing higher res with higher frames and people can always find a way to desire higher and higher of both of these. Plus VR will pretty much always be able to make use of your extra power if you allow it to. Unfortunately I think you may be right that most people don't care and are willing to pay insane prices for more powwwwwwa!It's sad to say but I think you are all a minority, arguing over this and that, when the overwhelming evidence supports the fact that the massive majority of people do not agree with your 'value' of current and last gen (and probably next gen) graphics cards, hence record sales, demand outstripping supply, and the majority still paying 'high' prices for graphics cards.
The only time I can see anything changing is when the market becomes saturated, and the desire starts to fall away. But probably by that time the whole cycle will start again with the next gen cards coming around and all the hype and excitement that goes with it. Yay, happy days!
Perhaps a glimmer of hope would be that no one would desire next gen as highly as this gen, as there aren't the titles that need next gen performance, so why bother?
Who knows.
Soldato
A quick look on OCUK website, and there are no 3080's in stock, only one 3080Ti at £1650, and only one 3090 at £3000. I can only imagine any stock that does come in is being sold. Like it or not the current market is supporting these prices 
Personally, if it wasnt for Nvidia still selling GPU's at last years msrp I would not be owning a 3090FE (bought 3 months ago from a drop). And yet strangely enough I had budgeted £1500 even before the 30 series was released or priced, based on the silly high prices the 2080Ti was going for before EoL (I skipped the 20 series, as I thought the performance didnt justify the price).
Personally, if it wasnt for Nvidia still selling GPU's at last years msrp I would not be owning a 3090FE (bought 3 months ago from a drop). And yet strangely enough I had budgeted £1500 even before the 30 series was released or priced, based on the silly high prices the 2080Ti was going for before EoL (I skipped the 20 series, as I thought the performance didnt justify the price).
You could also say you are now an expert on Graphic cards. i have to agree if you are on a budget the 3060ti FE is the best option.
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It's pretty crazy to think that OCUK had already sold all of the 3080s it would ever receive within the first 1 hour of the card's release some 1 year ago.
Well, you only have to go on that auction site and you will see pages upon pages of brand new PS5s and GPUs , all scalped prices. Thousands of them! But then shops don't have as much stock as them.
So after a year , this issue still exists where the scalpers are still taking the P. They have ruined the GPU and Console market for everyone else.
So after a year , this issue still exists where the scalpers are still taking the P. They have ruined the GPU and Console market for everyone else.
Not really. It is supply and demand.
Like the gas market
Or petrol/diesel
If people weren't buying at the over inflated prices, people wouldn't be selling at over inflated prices. It's on the buyers as much as the sellers.
Yep there is plenty of stuff that is more expensive then in Europe and it`s got nothing to do with brexit it is just that brits are happy to pay over the odds.
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Ignoring the crazy prices, and lack of availability, the other thing that I think we're going to see is more crazy power consumption. I've seen predictions that the 4080 is going to consume 640W.
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I think MSRP's are getting too high tbh, 3060 should be around £200, 3070 - £300 etc. We've lost the budget gaming sector as nothing can be considered cheap, budget gaming appears to direct towards the second hand market.
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Not really, as you can't live without Gas/Electric, and many people can't get to work without petrol/diesel, or their job is reliant on petrol/diesel like a White Van Man/Cabbie.
In essence this countries economy is a scam from birth to death and from the minute you wake up to when you go to bed.
I would imagine more profit margins in selling the chips to the AIB`s and not having to do all the rest of it. If it was better the other way around then im sure they would be all over it.