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GPU Prices .... buy now or wait ?

pete_agreatguy

pete_agreatguy

pete_agreatguy

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Hi all,

I am wanting to upgrade my GPU from current GTX760 to a GTX1080 as doing a new build soon (either coffee lake 8700k or Ryzen 1700X).

I've noticed GPU's have slightly reduced in price recently but I've read there is going to be a price increase? (source).

Is it worth getting the GPU now or when I make a final decision on my new build?

I am aware that I would be bottlenecked on my current CPU.
 
pete_agreatguy said:
Hi all,

I am wanting to upgrade my GPU from current GTX760 to a GTX1080 as doing a new build soon (either coffee lake 8700k or Ryzen 1700X).

I've noticed GPU's have slightly reduced in price recently but I've read there is going to be a price increase? (source).

Is it worth getting the GPU now or when I make a final decision on my new build?

I am aware that I would be bottlenecked on my current CPU.
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Right now and up to start of October is a good period to buy. After that prices go up, if no new product is released and coming down start of the year.

Imho depends what you want to do. 8700K is due November, which is the inflated due to holiday season pricing period.

Also given how volatile is our currency you never know.
Imho if you see a good offer now, then grab it.
 
Personally I would not buy now as I feel most prices are still too inflated. But who knows what will happen in the future especially with miners. I can’t open that blog you linked to in work, what's the gist of it?

I thought Nvidia had already stated that they would not be reduicing prices, and with the current competition they don't need to.
 
Rezident said:
Personally I would not buy now as I feel most prices are still too inflated. But who knows what will happen in the future especially with miners. I can’t open that blog you linked to in work, what's the gist of it?

I thought Nvidia had already stated that they would not be reduicing prices, and with the current competition they don't need to.
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I get the feeling we'll see Vega price drops in 2 or 3 months time, Having watched stock levels at mulitple online sellers I get the impression that Reference Vega 64 sales are slowing down and although no-ones likely to admit it if that's true they won't have much of a choice. I think waiting is a good option.
 
nashathedog said:
I get the feeling we'll see Vega price drops in 2 or 3 months time, Having watched stock levels at mulitple online sellers I get the impression that Reference Vega 64 sales are slowing down and although no-ones likely to admit it if that's true they won't have much of a choice. I think waiting is a good option.
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Why would they drop the price?

Nvidia is the one with a healthy profit margin and they are not being threatened.

AMD is the one making the risky and expensive card which didn't turn out to be competitive, they can't sell it as a bargain, they're hanging to Nvidias pricing because they need to.
 
It would be a bad decision to wait. Prices gonna go up, pound gonna go down, new cards are going to take another year to come out (and at higher prices), and all that time not enjoying a brand new card. For what? Buy!
 
I'd wait until you know what you are getting. By the time the 8700K is out new GPUs will be round the corner. Rumours of Volta early Q1 etc.
 
There's always something to wait for.

If you want enough to call it needful then buy what's best on the day. If it's frivolous in mind and matter then there really is no harm in waiting.
 
Well the two cards at which I am looking at are the following:

For my GPU upgrade I want either of these evga cards: OLD cooling solution: https://eu.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=08G-P4-6183-KR NEW cooling solution: https://eu.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=08G-P4-6583-KR

Currently, the older cooling version is on at a good price (£507), whilst the ICX (new cooling option) is £522.

If I get it now, I will be bottlenecked by my current CPU and I plan to upgrade to either Coffee Lake or Ryzen 1700X. Depending on what P3D v4 runs better on (suspect the Intel sku with higher frequency).
 
Hotwired said:
Why would they drop the price?

Nvidia is the one with a healthy profit margin and they are not being threatened.

AMD is the one making the risky and expensive card which didn't turn out to be competitive, they can't sell it as a bargain, they're hanging to Nvidias pricing because they need to.
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As I said I think sales have already slowed down for the reference v64 and the truth is they are not worth what they want for them, There seems to also be a lack of AIB models incoming with the Asus Strix being the only confirmed model, Why?
And as we've heard said in this forum in the past e-sellers prefer to keep stock moving at a lower price rather than sit on it.
 
pete_agreatguy said:
Well the two cards at which I am looking at are the following:

For my GPU upgrade I want either of these evga cards

Currently, the older cooling version is on at a good price (£507), whilst the ICX (new cooling option) is £522.
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I wouldn't touch an ACX model especially when there's so small a price difference between it and an ICX model.

TheGentry said:
blackfriday is coming soon
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Good point.
 
nashathedog said:
As I said I think sales have already slowed down for the reference v64 and the truth is they are not worth what they want for them, There seems to also be a lack of AIB models incoming with the Asus Strix being the only confirmed model, Why?
And as we've heard said in this forum in the past e-sellers prefer to keep stock moving at a lower price rather than sit on it.
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We've heard from Gibbo that selling the 64 at launch price is not possible without AMD continuing to give the discount necessary to hit the launch price.

AMDs cards cost more to make than Nvidias, bargain prices are not going to happen.
 
Hotwired said:
We've heard from Gibbo that selling the 64 at launch price is not possible without AMD continuing to give the discount necessary to hit the launch price.

AMDs cards cost more to make than Nvidias, bargain prices are not going to happen.
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We've already seen slight price drops. They have a Sapphire v64 with a £100 reduction and a Powercolor v64 with a £140 reduction. They're on the OCUK website now. I don't think they are worth what's asked and as soon as that becomes apparent they'll have no choice but to offer reductions.
 
Hotwired said:
We've heard from Gibbo that selling the 64 at launch price is not possible without AMD continuing to give the discount necessary to hit the launch price.

AMDs cards cost more to make than Nvidias, bargain prices are not going to happen.
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64 is back at launch price, well £469.99 as close as we can get, £450 was a balls up by AMD as $499 does not equal £450, its actually around £471 with current exchange rate.
Still thats a lot better than the £569.99 they were. :)
 
Gibbo said:
64 is back at launch price, well £469.99 as close as we can get, £450 was a balls up by AMD as $499 does not equal £450, its actually around £471 with current exchange rate.
Still thats a lot better than the £569.99 they were. :)
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Any idea when you will be getting more AIO Vega 64 in stock please.
 
Gibbo said:
More arrived today, shipped against backorders.
Should be enough arriving over next 7 days to cover all backorders and leave us with free stock. :)
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Any idea when the Vega Strix will appear and the price? Also have you heard anything about other non reference Vega cards?
 
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