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what about these question guys?
Will there be a shortage for 40 series?
Will we have to pre-order and wait months/years like last year?
GTC next week, apparently we only having 4090s for this year until 2023 for 4080s?
what about these question guys?
Will there be a shortage for 40 series?
Will we have to pre-order and wait months/years like last year?
GTC next week, apparently we only having 4090s for this year until 2023 for 4080s?
They'll make sure there is a shortage. They only way they'll get the price they want, is if there's extreme-hype FOMO.I have this feeling... Yes. Unlikely years but I imagine there will be lots of shortages within many months of waiting.
Hoverboarding onto stage real soon now.Jensen is that you?
I seeProbably at first, they won't flood the market unless there is decent competition
Doubt it, we're not in a mining boom anymore
Makes sense to put out their high margin stuff first when they have an overstock.
I think it is likely to be true (that next gen are a huge bump), we've had years of stagnation and they could sell pretty much any old turd due to mining, so there needs to be a reason to make everyone upgrade this time.
You're absolutely right. They control the supply and demand what they want. At some point, reality will hit the GPU market and the prices *must* come down.Simple, it's all about supply and demand.
Not the same level of demand from miners as there was a year ago due to the drop in crypto prices / uncertainty, increase in electric tariffs and the new GPU series is just around the corner.
Mind you, even with inflation, spending £500+ for a GPU is not exactly "cheap" for most. I remember building a top of the range PC for around £900 a decade ago.
I reckon with the next crypto pump cycle, we'll be in the same boat once again. A £1k high end GPU will look like a bargain then.
Also the R&D costs of designing the chip - I agree with a lot of what you say, and £2k for a consumer GPU is ridiculous, but you don't just pay for the physical item, you are also paying to allow a company to recoup R&D costs. And make a profit on top.My first GPU upgrade a DX 8 GPU from NVIDIA in 2005, cost all of £110.00 (2nd tier GPU, like an RTX 3070). I don't think inflation has increased that much in 17 years. So why we get charged £2000.00 (over last year) for an RTX 3090Ti seems to be blatant greed.
Especially when you compare today's motherboard prices (including CPU prices) into this! You can buy a decent CPU and motherboard combo for say on average £300-400. Essentially all you get for your shiny new GPU, is the chip, the board (overpriced GDDR6X RAM) and a cooler for your hard-earned cash. And you still need the other bits to run that graphics card otherwise you have one of the most expensive paper weights in history.
£375 for GTX 1070 seemed a lot when I got it ..... then 3070's were going for over a grand last year, bonkers.I remember paying 280 quid for a GTX 280 1GB and felt ripped off. I think 2008. It only seems like the other day.
yeah but how much profit? some companies make millions!Also the R&D costs of designing the chip - I agree with a lot of what you say, and £2k for a consumer GPU is ridiculous, but you don't just pay for the physical item, you are also paying to allow a company to recoup R&D costs. And make a profit on top.