1080ti prices. Has everyone got a screw loose?

[Dburrows]

first off, before I rant on about the 10% hike in the price on a 1080ti, it may of come to the attention already of the simple lack of these cards for sale. Last week you could pick up a 1080ti for a little under £700. Least it seems you could.

I went and bought one, or rather, pre order one, only to find out today that the expected arrival time for it was the END OF MARCH! I fished about for another one, only to see prices had hit the roof. It feels like the equivalent of OPEC are running the nvidia market. Only difference being OPEC do at least allow the odd few million barrels of oil into the market - nvidia has given up making 1080ti's!

What's bloody happening? Everyone's gone mad.

 

[Dburrows]

There once was a GPU buyer,
Who wondered why prices were higher,
The reason is plain,
It's nerds seeking gain,
And mining enough to retire.

Lol

 

[Dburrows]

Pmsl aye, it's all fun on eBay. Put me down for 100. Ay take 100 a tell ya!!

 

[Dburrows]

Gotta be, no one in their right mind would be selling brand new 1080ti's for 130 quid all in!

Mans clearly not in his right mind... let's take full advantage lol

 

[Dburrows]

supply and demand is kinda the opposite of OPEC style cartels

Is it really supply and demand though, or are they restricting production? It feels like the latter

 

[Dburrows]

You are wrong. Production is maxed out

Not saying your wrong, but how exactly do you know that?

Taking that as true, they need to expand then, pure and simple. When Samsung and their friends flood the market with ddr6, are we all going to be waiting on for gpu units to then pay through the roof prices like we are now? It doesn't paint a good picture for newcomers to the pc gaming market.

To be frank, it's gone daft. I've just built my third rig. My first was nvidia and was a flying machine for about a grand. My second was AMD and cost me £700 and change. This recent build has left me no change out of 2K! Last count was £2478

That's beyond the reach of a lot of folk, and with console prices at £400 it makes you wonder why we bother. Sure it's gonna leave a console for dead but 2K! It's just to much. (Oh and that's a z370 and a 8700k. No i9 here)

 

[Dburrows]

OC is selling one for £697. Due in stock 2/2/18... I hope

 

[Dburrows]

OC is selling one for £697. Due in stock 2/2/18... I hope

Tell a lie, it was £697 last night when I bought one. It's now £899! Frightening