Anyone just given up on looking for a new GPU?

[V F]

Maybe demand is shifting a bit now the weather has FINALLY got better in the UK?

Yeah right. The chip market falls apart from bad weather.

 

[xPETEZx]

Said critical retailer also needs to look at how many of the cards they sold ended up on Ebay for more than double their purchase price.

How?
Unless a seller is silly enough to leave a picture of there invoice in shot, how would they ever know?
And even if the seller made this mistake, unless they setup the ad before actually having the card in-hand, little they can do after the fact.

 

[HangTime]

Yeah right. The chip market falls apart from bad weather.

It's too hot m8 we're all running passive GPUs until September. Scalpers now have their bots buying up all the sun cream from when Boots do a drop.

 

[Major774]

Oh no… my sun cream!

 

[V F]

Oh no… my sun cream!

You've been watching Del Boy.

 

[Stu]

How?
Unless a seller is silly enough to leave a picture of there invoice in shot, how would they ever know?
And even if the seller made this mistake, unless they setup the ad before actually having the card in-hand, little they can do after the fact.

Because there is only one place selling FE cards in the UK.

 

[ASMB]

Plenty of 3080ti FE on the auction site, scalpers haven't given up despite the fact that these are LHR cards

 

[WorTortle]

Getting impatient and need a refresh on my 5 year old build. Currently with a 1060 6Gb and it's starting to show it's age a bit.

As an estimation how long do people think it will be til I can get a mid tier card at sensible money?

 

[random_matt]

Getting impatient and need a refresh on my 5 year old build. Currently with a 1060 6Gb and it's starting to show it's age a bit.

As an estimation how long do people think it will be til I can get a mid tier card at sensible money?

2022 at the earliest.

 

[WorTortle]

Well I just need to find a way to justify £400 on a modest bump or £600 for a bump that makes sense...not sure that would go down well.

 

[Cooler running]

Plenty of 3080ti FE on the auction site, scalpers haven't given up despite the fact that these are LHR cards

They're doubling down.
Will probably get away with it until there's a big wave of stock, which is likely never.

 

[xPETEZx]

Because there is only one place selling FE cards in the UK.

Ok yes... if talking just FEs.
Still nothing the retailer can do after the fact. They already limit FE sales to 1x per household.

 

[RBImGuy]

Oh that was a long time go.
Its a year or even more before market is normal again

 

[ASMB]

Well I just need to find a way to justify £400 on a modest bump or £600 for a bump that makes sense...not sure that would go down well.

Rumour suggests good supply of the new intel gpu in Q1 2022, however, is it worth buying then or waiting for AMD 7000 series later that year? The reviews and pricing will be interesting as intel might keep the price down to take market share

 

[V F]

Oh that was a long time go.
Its a year or even more before market is normal again

Assuming if it ever normalizes?

 

[~>Dg<~]

if your system is old you better of just buying a new pc. good deals are about and your more than likely to get a new gpu in it.

 

[sandys]

Hoped I would get a card this time around but no joy, annoying, got loads of new bits ready to go, 5950x etc, just feels pointless without a new GPU.

 

[AiiR]

Maybe demand is shifting a bit now the weather has FINALLY got better in the UK?

You think these people go outside?

 

[FoxEye]

They're doubling down.
Will probably get away with it until there's a big wave of stock, which is likely never.

Which implies there are still plenty willing to pay scalper prices. I'm sure there are.

Scalping won't ever "end" because people will keep buying from them. Sad, but true.

 

[Twinz]

Which implies there are still plenty willing to pay scalper prices. I'm sure there are.

Scalping won't ever "end" because people will keep buying from them. Sad, but true.

The CPU tide is turning. Overpriced 5800x's just sit forever on the rain forest now that they can be routinely purchased below msrp.

5950X's at msrp are hard to come by, but the overpriced ones are starting to stack up. (85 last I looked) it's only a matter of time.