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When will GPUs return to normal pricing....
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Rather of topic..... But, I've been happily using my 55e7 for 3+ years now and all sorts of HDR gaming, no sign of any burn in or image retention (the newer models are even more resistant to image retention etc.) Even if there was any, I would sooner replace it with another £1k OLED 3 years down the line than pay for a £1-3k LCD monitor
Got 60 hours in cyberpunk now too, although not hdr since it's broke and this is where oleds self emissive pixels is great as you still get true blacks, almost like HDR lite mode.
All in all, GPU pricing looks good if you compare it to the monitor market!
Got 60 hours in cyberpunk now too, although not hdr since it's broke and this is where oleds self emissive pixels is great as you still get true blacks, almost like HDR lite mode.
All in all, GPU pricing looks good if you compare it to the monitor market!
How can an OLED screen suffer from backlight bleed if it has no backlight.?
well to high end users they used to be able to sell 2-4 high end cards so now they need 1 gpu that costs the same as those 4 used to 
These new RTX cards were released at too low of a price this time round for the level of stock there is. people are willing to pay much much more, so i can see them going up next time.
These new RTX cards were released at too low of a price this time round for the level of stock there is. people are willing to pay much much more, so i can see them going up next time.
except on the last 2 generations shortages persisted and prices stayed high.
This time I am sure capacity is impacted by covid, brexit will have an impact, and demand is higher due to lockdown's, but now we also have professional scalping businesses targeting the products as well. IF the retailers dont or refuse to adapt this is not disappearing in 3 months time. As long as they keep doing the silly random live drop system it will continue.
I dont think the actual demand is that high, its rather a combination of very low supply and scalpers. I imagine the demand for a gpu is a tiny fraction for demand for a ps5 as an example.
We also in a situation where amd and nvidia released their products at same time, and on top of that 2 major console launches that use amd components. I expect there is a few factories under massive strain supplying all of the vendors, and consoles get the bulk of parts because they sell in the biggest numbers.
Here's the funny thing, ps 5 and xbox are in MASSIVE demand (will be far more in demand than GPUs too) and are basically out of stock.... yet.... there is no price gouging going on with them at the most common re/e tailers
PC "enthusiasts" are getting milked proper and good this gen.
PC "enthusiasts" are getting milked proper and good this gen.
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Exactly.
As the market becomes more niche, prices will go up to make up for lost sales, happens with everything.
These new consoles will only accelerate it even more, absolutely crazy the price of them considering you are basically now getting locked 4k60 with high graphical settings, something which only a £1500-2000 PC can achieve now, obviously fast forward a year or 2 and PC will be back in the lead with new hardware and all, but again, will the cost of the hardware to achieve a significant lead over the consoles be worth it?
I'll be picking up a series x or ps 5 at some point next year, just holding out for a good bundle and to see if the ps 5 will be getting any more great exclusive titles.
Been reading that PC monitors are the next thing to go mad on pricing, which is funny as they are already ridiculously over priced
Playing on my series S has made me feel a fool for spending so much for things like extra sharpness and draw distances. They are nice when they can be had, but nice enough to spend 1000s of £s every couple of years?
For me the draw of PC gaming is the built in backwards compatibility, the modding nature of games, cheat engine, cheaper acquisition of games, and free online play. The better hardware is a bonus, but not the core reason I have gamed on PC, consoles have finally caught up on the 2 main weaknesses which is cpu grunt and game loading speed. However consoles have their own issues of course, accessories uber expensive, and not so good for games better on mouse+kb. Also interesting to learn that console skyrim supports mods as well, if this ever became widespread on consoles, the landscape could change quickly.
Sadly they are all being bought by reseller groups instead. Been trying to get an XSX for weeks; no dice. They're all on eBay for £1000+
Probably some half truth in that, remember the ram manufacturers were caught inflating the market.
Your wrong as this one when it gets released should only cost around 3k to 4k
The ROG Swift PG32UQX delivers the best 4K HDR gaming experience yet | ROG - Republic of Gamers Global (asus.com)
urrrgh, whats with all the vendors suddenly doing that awful pronged feet base design.
Because they are not allowed to gouge, manufacturers have that power, but only some choose to wield it.
Company I worked for 20 years ago, if a supermarket gouged the price, they would be blacklisted. We started printing the price on the packaging to prevent it, and it also got implemented in contracts.
Asus have been doing that exact same stand feet design for about 4 or 5 years as my old PG348Q i bought way back in 2016 had the exact same stand design
Old Review from March 2016 Asus ROG Swift PG348Q Review - TFTCentral
Your wrong as this one when it gets released should only cost around 3k to 4k
The ROG Swift PG32UQX delivers the best 4K HDR gaming experience yet | ROG - Republic of Gamers Global (asus.com)
Announced 1 year ago - when will it be released?
Edit: oh ok RRP is apparently $3600usd lmao - so I can buy two 48 inch OLEDs or one 32 inch IPS panel, wonder which one I'll do...hmmm tough choice
No idea
But they would have most likely sold lots of them if they of released it 6+ months ago with how crazy PC stuff has been selling over the last 8 months
When we get back the real competition.
Radeon HD 4890 which was once upon a time the fastest single-GPU graphics card from AMD/ATi was just $195 several months after its release.
This is the same as having for example the Radeon RX 5700 XT costing $195 + some inflation levels (like maximum +25%).
Key points are:
- current world lock-down situation;
- mining craze;
- new practices of any (even if low) stock being sold out to scalpers who resell later on other websites;
The supply is so bad most probably because the production in Taiwan is closed/doesn't work - if TSMC doesn't produce chips, we won't get cards.
The same for any other component on the bill of materials lists.
Radeon HD 4890 which was once upon a time the fastest single-GPU graphics card from AMD/ATi was just $195 several months after its release.
This is the same as having for example the Radeon RX 5700 XT costing $195 + some inflation levels (like maximum +25%).
Key points are:
- current world lock-down situation;
- mining craze;
- new practices of any (even if low) stock being sold out to scalpers who resell later on other websites;
The supply is so bad most probably because the production in Taiwan is closed/doesn't work - if TSMC doesn't produce chips, we won't get cards.
The same for any other component on the bill of materials lists.
Its annoying as it spreads out quite a bit over the desk, makes it take up much more room than a standard base would.
Maybe they're subsidizing the desk arm mounts
The good thing is that any continuously going for years price increases are not sustainable - there will be a point where the customers will indeed stop the buying and the balloon will explode.
The wages don't increase with the same speed as the prices.
The wages don't increase with the same speed as the prices.
They'll just price them so that those who do buy will make up for those who don't. This is the way PC hardware used to be in the early days, and it won't bode well for PC gaming.