Soldato
Granted and I should have added an ‘except for’
But in the vast majority of cases gpu purchasers are idiots and I include myself in that.
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But in the vast majority of cases gpu purchasers are idiots and I include myself in that.
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Agreed, or any AiB anywhere near it!! 8GB will be fine for 1440p for a good while. AMD should have released a $499 8GB 6800 imo, but perhaps that's coming down the line when they have the capacity to produce them (without being unicorns!).
I was v lucky and got a 3080FE, which I think will be decent enough value.
Soldato
This. Once you see 2080Ti's flying from shelves for £1200+ it was game over the newer new high end price was born.
The worst part about it is the gradual creep upwards of the low end stack and mid range.
AMD has put some effort into messing with Nvidia pricing.
*IF* the 6900XT is on par (mostly) with the 3090 at $999 that would mean that any 3080Ti / Super would have to be come in at a price to compete with that.
And AMD has undercut the 3080 for the same performance.
These may be small things this time but at least you probably wont see a $999 3080Ti this time around
We need availability, without that it's all irrelevant
Soldato
Those that bought the Titan cards, from the first up to the RTX Titan, are to blame. Once Nvidia saw that people would be stupid enough to buy one, they were never going to do lower priced cards ever again.
I think it's more to do with competition. We wouldn't see 3080 level performance for £650 were it not for AMD being able to compete for the first time in what, 7 years?
Of course there are 3080's available that cost much more than £650, which are a complete waste of money IMO as the 3080ti FE will be a better buy than a £900 3080, though that's besides the point.
The 3090 is terrible value (for gaming) as it's barely faster than the 3080, this is the first time in such a long time that Nvidia have been forced to price their cards this way.
Soldato
Competition sure helps, but it doesn't instantly make companies like nvidia change to cheaper lines. They are still commanding ridiculous prices for the 3090, so AMD's 'competition' has done nothing to dent that, if anything its got worse as its higher in price than the 2080Ti was. So no, I dont agree with statements like "its because of competition" or off the cuff remarks of "its AMD's fault nvidia's prices are high". Your skirting around the fact these companies are being greedy, and the wallies that buy the high priced items propping them up.
Soldato
It would be handier if the retailers just had a page stating the rough amount of units they are receiving so we can see how bad it might be or if theres enough to go around..
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I've heard 1200 units in the UK around the end of the past week.
Soldato
Or just post would be great..
Soldato
That would barely feed the people who post in the GPU forum alone.. may have to go plan C and obtain a PS5, purchase a bottle of single malt whiskey and forget about the GPU's till the summer this is shocking.
Associate
I currently have no CPU or GPU! I have a daily rig with Ryzen 3600, and Rx 550 so not a gaming rig just 4k daily desktop. Keed an eye on Paul @ not an apple fan on YouTube. He's leaking info on numbers and got daily videos on the current disaster at the moment.
Soldato
You have a daily rig but are part way into building a new one you mean?
Associate
Sold my Radeon vii and my sons had my 3700x. My massive water loop is rebuild, just 2 pipes to cut for the GPU at some point and it's good it go. Just need a CPU, GPU and GPU block.
Soldato
Yeah you need to get hold of the new gear then, it must be grinding your teeth.. 
Associate
I missed out on the 5000 CPUs, and been a tight Yorkshire man I don't be paying the current inflated prices across all retailers.Yeah you need to get hold of the new gear then, it must be grinding your teeth..