GPU prices

Razor Time · 6 Jul 2016 at 11:50

beany_bot said:
Hows your soldering skills?

****e

dits · 6 Jul 2016 at 11:59

Jeez...the 1070 is ever nudging to the £500 mark

Mercury464 · 6 Jul 2016 at 12:01

Amatyr said:
The price increases are hitting hobby stores too. As soon as any importer needs to pay for stock that is normally priced in dollars, it's going to bump in price.

As an MTG collector and player I'm dreading this, I usually import from Europe for cheaper prices anyway, I got a payment off through Transferwise a few days before the referendum, but the rate against the Euro is really bad now. lol

Jono8 · 6 Jul 2016 at 12:03

dits said:
Jeez...the 1070 is ever nudging to the £500 mark

If this pound slump continues that is a distinct possibility. Most of the high end custom cards appear to have a $450 rrp which at todays rate already makes them £420 just on conversion + VAT.

If forecasts are correct and it drops to 1.2 I expect 1070's to probably start in the low £400's and decent custom ones to be ~£475

Razor Time · 6 Jul 2016 at 12:07

Jono8 said:
If this pound slump continues that is a distinct possibility. Most of the high end custom cards appear to have a $450 rrp which at todays rate already makes them £420 just on conversion + VAT.

If forecasts are correct and it drops to 1.2 I expect 1070's to probably start in the low £400's and decent custom ones to be ~£475

I foresee more gamers moving to consoles if prices keep on rising.

Zeed · 6 Jul 2016 at 12:15

Im Polish and would have voted OUT.. I Am and always been against EU!!! You know what in my region of Poland we got out of EU?? Prices of EVERYTHING wect up from oetrol to alcohol fags bread milk. Wages stayed same!! My mates back are earning 20 pouns more in same jobs 11 years later!!!
Without eu it was poor in my region but now ist dramatic. Everyone ****ed out all over eu. Germany France Spain and ofc GB.

Tbh i see/hope UK gets back and gets better than it was!!! All i see chaps in eu blowing budget up on ****. And chaps making money off it.

Btw GPU prices are to damn high!!!

Jono8 · 6 Jul 2016 at 12:20

Razor Time said:
I foresee more gamers moving to consoles if prices keep on rising.

Console prices will rise too!

dits · 6 Jul 2016 at 12:28

Jono8 said:
Console prices will rise too!

Time to dust off the Super Nintendo

orbitalwalsh · 6 Jul 2016 at 12:29

pound down again today. stated on other thread, hope OCUK cleared their credit on the 480s, if not, will have to raise price up again

wellibob · 6 Jul 2016 at 12:29

It really isn't on. Mass production and all that. Technology will always push forward but it recently feels like the rich and the commercial companies are not content with riches beyond belief but the money bags want to make more money . Time for a Revolution my brothers.

StrongSad · 6 Jul 2016 at 12:30

This was a discussion about prices and the result of a weakened Sterling position and now is back to a Brexit Thread. Knock it off....

If you look back through the thread your see the posts by Gibbo that best explain the situation with regards to price rises. I was in the airline industry so know all to well the consequences of a fluctuating markets be it commodity or currency. I see nothing that OCUK are doing that could be avoided with regards pricing.

wellibob · 6 Jul 2016 at 12:33

Ocuk can put up their prices as much as they want. I was forced to buy elsewhere. Enough said.

Razor Time · 6 Jul 2016 at 12:42

Jono8 said:
Console prices will rise too!

Consoles are still way cheaper regardless if they increase in price.

beany_bot · 6 Jul 2016 at 12:57

dits said:
Time to dust off the Super Nintendo

you let dust get on your SNES???!?!? :mad:

dits · 6 Jul 2016 at 13:06

beany_bot said:
you let dust get on your SNES???!?!?

It's been in the attic with the Amiga A500 for years

silversurfer · 6 Jul 2016 at 13:08

dits said:
It's been in the attic with the Amiga A500 for years

The attic is really destructive afaik with the temperature extremes. Put my xbox in there and rip but of course that was a lame duck

BubbySoup · 6 Jul 2016 at 13:10

Razor Time said:
I foresee more gamers moving to consoles if prices keep on rising.

PC gaming is very reasonable so long as you stick to 1080p. It's the /pcmasterrace ultra res/high frame rate monitors are the issue.

Our glowy windows into the world of gaming are the main triggers for upgrading.

Jono8 · 6 Jul 2016 at 13:12

Razor Time said:
Consoles are still way cheaper regardless if they increase in price.

I never said they weren't :confused:

dits · 6 Jul 2016 at 13:12

silversurfer said:
The attic is really destructive afaik with the temperature extremes. Put my xbox in there and rip but of course that was a lame duck

Didn't need to put original Xbox in attic, it died a natural death

beany_bot · 6 Jul 2016 at 13:24

BubbySoup said:
PC gaming is very reasonable so long as you stick to 1080p. It's the /pcmasterrace ultra res/high frame rate monitors are the issue.

Our glowy windows into the world of gaming are the main triggers for upgrading.

Equally you could say PC is very reasonable as long as you stick to 480p...

The whole point about gaming on PC is having the speed and glorious master race visuals. The enthusiasts grade resolution is now 4K. to game at 4K you are droping several 4 figures. Even then the tech cant handle it.