Nvidia drops prices of GeForce GTX 980, GTX 980 Ti. But not for Europe

mururoa · 2 Jun 2015 at 18:27

We have seen €uro-prices of 695€ (Roughly £505) for the reference card already today, so the msrp is, as the name suggests, just a suggestion; retailers are free to sell it for less.

Boomstick777 · 2 Jun 2015 at 18:29

ADT said:
Got to love how we get ripped off every time in this country

Gregster said:
Yer, I also had to pay UPS a handling fee but couldn't remember what it was. We do get it in the neck in the UK and does sting a bit

True, but the flipside of it is at least we're in a country that we have the means to pay more. We could be a lot worse off..

Gregster · 2 Jun 2015 at 18:31

Boomstick777 said:
True, but the flipside of it is at least we're in a country that we have the means to pay more. We could be a lot worse off..

Very true.

Jono8 · 2 Jun 2015 at 18:35

The 980 prices have dropped on OCUK though so the thread title is false.

Gerard · 2 Jun 2015 at 18:53

The reason why Nvidia decided to set the price of its new GeForce GTX 980 Ti so high in Europe is completely unclear

Well the obvious answer is because we're used to getting pumped in regard to prices.

MatTheCat · 2 Jun 2015 at 19:14

Gregster said:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-287-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1402

i did see these much cheaper yesterday from other places but can't link or hint for breaking forum rules but that price of £522 was pretty close in fairness.

I seen em cheaper also, especially since 575 is the out of stock price. When these are in stock, then they go for 590. If the reference cooler on these cards wasn't such a No No, I might well have went for one the ones I seen for 550 (they are out of stock now also). EVGA Hybrid lined up from €uro supplier, equivalent to 600 GBP, delivered.

kaku · 2 Jun 2015 at 19:14

I don't get the outrage. We knew about the 649USD price before the card even launched, and it's also the exact figure we used to correctly predict the ~£549 UK launch price.

Ayahuasca · 2 Jun 2015 at 19:16

Move to the US if prices bother you that much as it happens with pretty much all tech.

N19h7m4r3 · 2 Jun 2015 at 19:22

Gregster said:
Yer, I also had to pay UPS a handling fee but couldn't remember what it was. We do get it in the neck in the UK and does sting a bit

I have to pay an extra 3% because I'm from Ireland as well. I see a lovely price on OcUK, then log in and they slap an extra 3% VAT on

JediFragger · 2 Jun 2015 at 19:25

******s!!!!!

bfar · 2 Jun 2015 at 19:37

With exchange rates the way they are, this is way out of the league of euro area buyers. I can't find one for less than €740. For comparison I paid €620 for a gtx780 two years ago, and that launched at the exact same $ rrp. Something to do with the Greeks, I'm told.

Gregster · 2 Jun 2015 at 19:40

N19h7m4r3 said:
I have to pay an extra 3% because I'm from Ireland as well. I see a lovely price on OcUK, then log in and they slap an extra 3% VAT on

*****

Orangey · 2 Jun 2015 at 19:47

Wasn't a certain popular etail site (whose name means "to engage in enjoyable activities") able to ship DVDs from Jersey tax-free? Vaguely recall something along those lines.

r7slayer · 2 Jun 2015 at 19:56

That sucks more for peeps buying Nvidia cards then I guess. Thy have to pay more on tax, Hopefully prices will drop?

Pelinox · 2 Jun 2015 at 20:10

At least your tax is 20%, here in Denmark it's 25%. You'd be lucky to strike a 980Ti below £580

gjc10212 · 2 Jun 2015 at 20:17

I'm sure I read on these forums something along the lines of.... Our gfx cards are more expensive because the US $ to £ is low.... SO, if reductions happen in the US you should see those reductions in parallel at OcUK...

If someone has time they could correlate the fluctuations of the US $ against the prices here and question why said prices haven't been reduced or raised..

Orangey · 2 Jun 2015 at 20:21

They sell based on what they paid for it, not current exchange rate.

If the rate is good Gibbo will try and order a big batch then.

JediFragger · 2 Jun 2015 at 20:42

Orangey said:
They sell based on what they paid for it, not current exchange rate.

If the rate is good Gibbo will try and order a big batch then.

Which is a gamble in of itself

gjc10212 · 2 Jun 2015 at 20:50

Ok, so a reduction in the US RRP by Nvidia will mean cheaper cards here then (assuming bulk buy post notification)?

Tom Martow · 2 Jun 2015 at 20:58

gjc10212 said:
Ok, so a reduction in the US RRP by Nvidia will mean cheaper cards here then (assuming bulk buy post notification)?

It would be nice to think so but that's up to retailers.