Anyone just given up on looking for a new GPU?

[Yueh Huang]

Yes I am very surprised that a lot of 3060s and 3070s are in stock on the site now, the prices are still unreasonably high but they are in a much better place than before. Hopefully the situation continues to improve.

Yeah. And, I am not sure if Oc provides vouchers for these cards?? as I don't have the access to MM deal session. It's a bit confusing for me.

 

[rumple9]

I game on a 55inch 4ktv. I get 60fps+ in most games at ultra settings with my GTX 1080, so I have reluctantly given up any hope of finding a 3080 at a reasonable price and I guess I'll hang onto my old trusty 5 year old card for a couple of years longer yet

 

[Sarge2255]

Don't waste time, cards on OcUK are going, last time with the 3090s they all went, only one Asus left now!

 

[ljt]

Yeah. And, I am not sure if Oc provides vouchers for these cards?? as I don't have the access to MM deal session. It's a bit confusing for me.

The only GPU's that are getting voucher codes will be ones priced at a silly price like £5000 each. If they are around normal scalpy prices then they won't be one of the ones they are having a deal on.

 

[Scooter72]

only one Asus left now!

Zotac ones seem to sit around for ages

 

[heatonpkmassive]

I'm not sure it's entirely that simple in all cases. People don't always act rationally.

Scarcity drives FOMO making people pay more than they normally would.

Ever seen two people bidding on eBay, both determined to win, and the price ends up being higher than they could have bought brand new from a shop? It happens all the time. An example of irrational behaviour that's quite common, in fact.

That people often act irrationally doesn't mean the scalped price is the "real" price. Scalpers sure are cashing in on FOMO right now.

That particular poster seems to like defending the scalpers to the extent that I wonder if they themselves are one..

 

[GreyHam]

Just hope the 580 doesn't give up... Fingers crossed!

 

[Sarge2255]

Zotac ones seem to sit around for ages

Zotac have been around for at least 10years now. But Asus maybe longer

 

[stotts]

Think ill wait for a decent price on 3080(ti) If my current system breaks before then time to throw the towel in.

 

[Calabi]

Think ill wait for a decent price on 3080(ti) If my current system breaks before then time to throw the towel in.

I think it'll be a long wait or more likely never. People seem desperate to pay way over the odds like 900 plus for just 3070s recently, I don't understand it honestly, I dont see how its worth it even for mining. High prices are here to stay in my opinion when the 4000 cards come along they will probably be double the msrps of the cards now, people are willing to pay whatever the price is after all.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

Zotac have been around for at least 10years now. But Asus maybe longer

I don't think that's what they meant.

 

[FoxEye]

I think it'll be a long wait or more likely never. People seem desperate to pay way over the odds like 900 plus for just 3070s recently, I don't understand it honestly, I dont see how its worth it even for mining. High prices are here to stay in my opinion when the 4000 cards come along they will probably be double the msrps of the cards now, people are willing to pay whatever the price is after all.

A lot of people won't buy (at those prices), but those who will are more than making up for it. Record quarters/profits for nV, etc.

The reality is some of us will just be priced out, and PC gaming will become a rich person's plaything.

 

[Sarge2255]

I think it'll be a long wait or more likely never. People seem desperate to pay way over the odds like 900 plus for just 3070s recently, I don't understand it honestly, I dont see how its worth it even for mining. High prices are here to stay in my opinion when the 4000 cards come along they will probably be double the msrps of the cards now, people are willing to pay whatever the price is after all.

Unfortunately , yes 4 series cards I reckon will cost 2 to 3 times msrp. Thanks to scalpers.

 

[dave28]

A lot of people won't buy (at those prices), but those who will are more than making up for it. Record quarters/profits for nV, etc.

The reality is some of us will just be priced out, and PC gaming will become a rich person's plaything.

i think it has gone that way now already.

even the guys who used to have the mad multi gpu set ups are now buying a single card lol

 

[Sarge2255]

A lot of people won't buy (at those prices), but those who will are more than making up for it. Record quarters/profits for nV, etc.

The reality is some of us will just be priced out, and PC gaming will become a rich person's plaything.

Think ill wait for a decent price on 3080(ti) If my current system breaks before then time to throw the towel in.

Well you may have missed out.

All the 3090s on OcUK are now gone, just a few water cooled ones left.

All the 3070s are now gone.

 

[CrazyGreggy]

A lot of people won't buy (at those prices), but those who will are more than making up for it. Record quarters/profits for nV, etc.

The reality is some of us will just be priced out, and PC gaming will become a rich person's plaything.

That'll kill the game development though. If the market drops below viability for the games being made, suddenly there'll be no reason for anyone to make games to take advantage of all the shiny new features Nvidia tries to cram down our pieholes. No games, no market, no need to buy GPUs and all of a sudden NVidia will find themselves sitting in wreckage of their own making.

 

[Rebecca Whitlow]

Well you may have missed out.

All the 3090s on OcUK are now gone, just a few water cooled ones left.

All the 3070s are now gone.

Were they still £900+?

 

[Sarge2255]

That'll kill the game development though. If the market drops below viability for the games being made, suddenly there'll be no reason for anyone to make games to take advantage of all the shiny new features Nvidia tries to cram down our pieholes. No games, no market, no need to buy GPUs and all of a sudden NVidia will find themselves sitting in wreckage of their own making.

They might not care, they could be cashing out. Then maybe Microsoft or whoever buys them up.

 

[FoxEye]

Were they still £900+?

There weren't any deals active, so yeah, probably. I don't suffer from FOMO, so I'll wait for prices to come down.

 

[Sarge2255]

Were they still £900+?

Yah, all those 3090s and 3070s all gone, unless they are some where else. All gone. I did say get in there if you can.