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GTX 1070 - any takers?

hoping the prices are not as bad as they seem to be been waiting to get back into pc gaming for a few years now and them prices just seem depressing if true :(

may just go for console gaming again for the next few years which is even more depressing
 
PDArm said:
Considering some 980s new are like £400 and most 980tis are still £500+, I'd say the pricing is pretty bang on.
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Overpriced old cards that aren't going to sell at this point are irrelevant really. They'll either be discounted at some point or sit there unsold forever. The fact is that it's a £100-150 increase over what the 970 launched at, which was just as big a performance jump over the previous gen.
 
beany_bot said:
So you don't think tech prices should come down over time? Your still happy to pay £500+ for a 980Ti in 10 years time are you?
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If you want to put words in my mouth, go ahead buddy. As nothing you said relates to my post.

Those are the prices currently, whether I like them or not or whether I think their prices should have deflated. The pricing for the 1070, fit the current pricing structure of other cards.
 
Well plenty of FE cards are over £619 at the moment, presumably supply/demand stuff. So maybe there aren't many 1070s around so they are starting with prices high

They really should settle down to around £399 for FE and £350+ for custom cards (with most being below FE prices). Anything higher is just overpricing due to lack of supply
 
I'm currently thinking a 970 at £250 is more tempting than a 1070 at £400. But that's what they want, idiots like me to buy their old stock :D
 
beany_bot said:
IKR

I've been saving up for a 1080Ti at the start of the year. Was figuring I would need about £500/600. Looks like it might well be 4 figures. Sickening.

For the first time in my life a friend (console gamer) asked me about getting a gaming PC and getting into PC gaming with the "epic graphics"....I told him "don't bother mate, wait for a PS5"

Nearly had proverbial tears in my eyes telling him lol.
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Exactly how I feel. This might be my last upgrad. Xbox Two or PS5 might be my future? Then just a small PC for desktop with Intel graphics for surfing
 
I have seen the prices at another retailer and if you thought OCUK prices were high LOL...


I told many on here the card will be these prices and they laughed and said sure sure just wait 980ti soon £200...

There you go.... Reality struck for a third time now, 1080 , 1070 and intel 6950x.. all laughed when I mentioned the prices would be this high for all 3 (2016 fail year for tech as I said, all the hype is always a sign of doom (funny we actually got the game Doom this year too))..

Sorry to say to some I told you so... Just wait for them to soon go up in price even more as there are only very low stocks being distributed to retailers, expect a long wait for them. ;)



Also 1080 Ti price will be £800-£850+ for this generation.
 
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PDArm said:
Those are the prices currently, whether I like them or not or whether I think their prices should have deflated. The pricing for the 1070, fit the current pricing structure of other cards.
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But the 980 and 980 Ti aren't part of the current pricing structure. They're end of life cards and essentially irrelevant at this point. The idea that new cards should be priced around them is asinine.
 
Guys, you've got to vote with your wallet. If you feel it's a rip off, dont buy it. Dont buy a 970, 980, or 980ti either. Wait a month or two for everything to settle down.
 
Aretak said:
Overpriced old cards that aren't going to sell at this point are irrelevant really. They'll either be discounted at some point or sit there unsold forever. The fact is that it's a £100-150 increase over what the 970 launched at, which was just as big a performance jump over the previous gen.
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The irrelevancy is expecting model numbers to magically correlate to pricing structures. What, because the last gen 970 was a certain price, the new gen should match it.... So because 4k screens essentially the new gen of screens, should then match the old pricing structures of 1080p... Your argument is illogical.

The pricing structure is bang on for the specs of the card.
 
Pathetic pricing. Looks like I might be going back to red side again. Can't believe the p taking with Nvidia and the 1070 pricing. Over £100 more than I was expecting!
 
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