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Anyone just given up on looking for a new GPU?
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Would definitely be nice after waiting the better part of a year. Would also be a bit unfair to those that weren't able to enter a queue, or especially those that were in the queue but opted to cancel for whatever reason.
Although really there's no perfect way at the rate things are currently at, unfortunately
We're working on it but realistically all we can offer are slower cards at similar prices.
Also, I'd recommend that you make your point in a single post rather than spamming since our moderators are under instructions to wipe the post counts of people who appear to be spamming to the post target.
There's no such thing as "Elite members" only people who contribute to our forum community over an extended period of time. We're not Ama***, we don't charge for a membership.
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I mean, who hasn't given up haha, scalpers are super frustrating but unfortunately I can't think of a single way to fix the market. Even Nvidia and AMD releasing a TON of cards will still probably result in scalpers buying them all anyway. It's unfixable!!
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It's tough times for GPU hunters, no doubt. I wish I'd known about OC's plans while I was sitting here refreshing yesterday...
There are only scalpers because people buy from them. Hopefully as less people start to buy from them as mining isn't as profitable the scalping will also start to ease
I know members market is locked behind a 1000 posts. EVGA have a locked early access area there's is "elite" like MM but only 100 posts which is reasonable for consumers who dont have an opinion on every topic.
You have over 1,000 posts so you should be able to see it in the 'members market' ? But I think at the moment it's only for the 3070 and some 3060s. There may be another GPU Market section that's open to those with 50+ posts and it might be there.
Hmmm. It's hard to decide. I sold my spare 1050ti ready to upgrade... then got stuck in perpetual limbo not being able to find anything in stock. Now everything is in stock, it's double the prices either from 2020 release MSRP, or double previous years release (3060 being nearly £600 now, and me never paying more than £150 for a GPU new lol).
I was tempted to sell my 1060, and get a 3060 for around £400, but as prices have just risen, I just cannot justify it now. Only problem is, selling the 1060 would leave me with only a useless 1gb AMD thing to use in the mean time. So still no really a solution to "upgrade". I was hoping to get something with more ran than the 1060... but now seems near impossible. Anything reasonable in price is 4GB ram, or only a little more at 8GB and a bit better performance wise, but kinda pointless in gaming, as I don't really need more fps/resolution. I'd just like to be able to use more productive apps etc. So to me the RAM is more important, and that's the thing really getting the prices up on GPUs right now.
Once I get my CPU back, I'm hoping to just continue gaming on Retro/pre-2020 game that do fine on a 1060. Oh well.
I was tempted to sell my 1060, and get a 3060 for around £400, but as prices have just risen, I just cannot justify it now. Only problem is, selling the 1060 would leave me with only a useless 1gb AMD thing to use in the mean time. So still no really a solution to "upgrade". I was hoping to get something with more ran than the 1060... but now seems near impossible. Anything reasonable in price is 4GB ram, or only a little more at 8GB and a bit better performance wise, but kinda pointless in gaming, as I don't really need more fps/resolution. I'd just like to be able to use more productive apps etc. So to me the RAM is more important, and that's the thing really getting the prices up on GPUs right now.
Once I get my CPU back, I'm hoping to just continue gaming on Retro/pre-2020 game that do fine on a 1060. Oh well.
nope dont see anything in the MM regards vouchers,im after a 3070 ideally but 3060 would do i guess as i only have 1050 lol at the moment
I've actually been tempted to at least change my 2070 super for a 2080ti, which are available for vaguely reasonable prices. But the improvement will be ... decent but not great, especially compared to the 3090 I actually need, so I'm holding off for now.
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I have stopped checking alerts etc. I was hoping to switch from my 1070 to either a 3070 or 3080 but the hope of getting a card sub 500/700 are all but gone.
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you can spend £6k (3k just this year) at OCUK and you won't be as good as some spammers with 1000 posts (sic!),
i'm not salty - just disappointed
why to have "OVERCLOCKERS UK COMMUNITY Nickname" in profile in shop if it's not being used :/
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I only just started looking! Haven't built a PC since 2007 since I've been using laptops. Decided to get back into it and here we are. The world has gone nuts. The construction industry has been hit particularly hard. It's not an exaggeration to say timber prices have gone up 50% in a year.
Might just have to stick it on the backburner for another 14 years
Might just have to stick it on the backburner for another 14 years