Why GPU prices are NOT likely to drop significantly EVER!

[4k4uNuNu]

I think most people now will have gotten a gpu they want, its not actually that difficult, it's just prices are still over the top. FE's have become easier and easier to get, i've had numerous times where i've sat on one in the basket but not checked out.

If you tried to checkout those cards it probably wouldn't have gone through and been removed from the basket. Basket means nothing.

It's still not easy to get hold of a graphics card for a decent price and probably won't be for a year or two.

 

[Hunterlit]

Hi everybody,
I thought I would put in a post of why inflation is going to keep up and create a new normal in the world.
I know lots of you are sitting on the side lines waiting for a big drop in GPU prices before buying but the days of getting a decent GPU for £500 or £700 are well gone, expect to pay £1k+ for decent and £2k+ for top end.

1. inflation isn't something that just goes up a few points per year when it really appears there is a huge
surge which goes on and on

2. the commodities upcycle is only getting started=inflation

3. the US has trillions in debt, they don't have the money to pay bond holders so the fed and treasury will keep interest rates down and inflate their dollar to try and inflate away the debt=inflation.
Once inflation appears and surges like you seeing now they are *NOT* going to raise interest rates to combat it but keep inflation running high which is in their interests! (and what do you think BOE will do here in the UK!) what you'll get in a short space of time is a currency devaluation not just US/UK but globally.

4. You may know I'm predicting all 3 major US stock markets to go over finally during the last few months of this year. Now this will be the first of the major bubbles to pop followed by the housing bubble a bit later. As the huge bubbles pop you're going to get more currency devaluation=inflation!

5. GPU shortages/prices are just the tip of the iceberg, once you see the surge of inflation go into food and everyday items then its time to be worried.

See what happens in a few months and Prepare for the biggest financial event of your lifetimes!

Regards, Harold

Cryptocurrency miners are also playing a big part in prices/ shortages by buying up any stock as soon as it hits the shelves.

 

[clone]

Can get 3070ti for inder £1000 now so they are going down.

 

[Dogeared]

Can get 3070ti for inder £1000 now so they are going down.

Prices are tumbling fast now that there is some availability.

They may not go back to pre-lockdown levels in the near future or indeed ever and there will be no cliff edge fall, but by the end of the year there will be a sense of normality.

OP is utter nonsense tbh.

 

[Besty]

OP is utter nonsense tbh.

Intel is the wildcard here, if they can produce gpus that do 1080p at 90hz people will go for it.

Laptops and desktops.

It’s going to really shake the market up, especially in 3 years time if Intel use their own fabs.

Little timmy doesn’t necessarily play the same games i do, that need all this epeen horsepower.

 

[Jamie Medford]

I'm not telling people to buy GPUs, I'm saying get positioned for some big changes in history, get positioned for big financial events appearing soon.
I don't invest much anymore, I retired in my late 30s as I did so well in trading.

Hang on, your retired in your late 30s as you you did so well at trading, then why both to come on a forum and talk about a GPUs which in the main are a few hundred quid more the MSRP. I have a friend who is still a trader in his mid 40s and wouldn't couldn't care less if GPUs went to £5K he'd just buy if he wanted it and not bat an eyelid. Something smells fishy with Harold.....

 

[gpuerrilla]

We would like them to insta-perfect like that but think about it, AMD find it hard to prize the mindshare away from nvidia sheep. Maybe a tuber influencer will shill some cards for them, but even semi-educated pc build folk would take a bit of massaging away from the existing two brands. Then you have the drivers.

AMD struggle against the masses as they are falsely tainted by 'the drivers' phenomenon. If you think intel will be any good at drivers, I wont be holding my breath for them!

For 2021 at least, intel wont be doing much for enthusiasts that's for sure.

 

[Joxeon]

We would like them to insta-perfect like that but think about it, AMD find it hard to prize the mindshare away from nvidia sheep. Maybe a tuber influencer will shill some cards for them, but even semi-educated pc build folk would take a bit of massaging away from the existing two brands. Then you have the drivers.

AMD struggle against the masses as they are falsely tainted by 'the drivers' phenomenon. If you think intel will be any good at drivers, I wont be holding my breath for them!

For 2021 at least, intel wont be doing much for enthusiasts that's for sure.

I'd considering buying an AMD card but only if they are priced right and when you see 6700XT's going for £700+ while a 3080FE is £650 then they have a long way to go.

 

[VersionMonkey]

I'd considering buying an AMD card but only if they are priced right and when you see 6700XT's going for £700+ while a 3080FE is £650 then they have a long way to go.

So this is something I've not been able to work out: where do Nvidia pitch the FE cards against their own board partners? In other words is an FE card meant to compete against an AIB card with a "good" cooler or just an ordinary AIB card; or are they premium cards that only the best pre-overclocked AIB cards should be compared against?

 

[Joxeon]

So this is something I've not been able to work out: where do Nvidia pitch the FE cards against their own board partners? In other words is an FE card meant to compete against an AIB card with a "good" cooler or just an ordinary AIB card; or are they premium cards that only the best pre-overclocked AIB cards should be compared against?

Better than the low end but not as good as the high end so middle of the road really. Considering they are half the price of AIB models it's a no brainer really to go for an FE this generation.

 

[LordBeggar]

You can get 3070 for £750 now. Also stock had improved big time. I feel sad for scalpers and scalping online retailers.

 

[Joxeon]

You can get 3070 for £750 now. Also stock had improved big time. I feel sad for scalpers and scalping online retailers.

I wouldn't feel bad for either as they have made a lot of money in the last 9 months.

 

[pp111]

You can get 3070 for £750 now. Also stock had improved big time. I feel sad for scalpers and scalping online retailers.

Which is still way too high, and I don't feel bad at all for scalpers. I would feel really great if the taxman caught up with them all. It would make my day.

 

[KompuKare]

Intel is the wildcard here, if they can produce gpus that do 1080p at 90hz people will go for it.

Laptops and desktops.

It’s going to really shake the market up, especially in 3 years time if Intel use their own fabs.

Little timmy doesn’t necessarily play the same games i do, that need all this epeen horsepower.

In three years time, Intel might not have their own fabs any more

At the moment Intel's re-entrance to the GPU market just means more demands on TSMC wafers.

It is, of course, possible that Intel will sort out their fab issues in the next few years especially since the US is considering major subsidies for fabs to the tune of around $50 billion.

Although, you'd wonder why Intel would presume that money is earmarked for them after they spend $billions pleasing their shareholders rather than looking after their fabs.

Besides, when it comes to throwing money at problems, Intel don't have the best track record. Roughly in order over the last 25 years, they have wasted $billions on: breaking into the network market, Itanium, Larrabee, Atom 'contra' revenue, breaking into mobile, 4G/5G modems, etc.

 

[Mr_Sukebe]

Can I make the suggestion that the OP doesn't try getting into weather forecasting as a career, might not pan out too well.

 

[MCFC_ANDY]

ts a daft title tbh, prices will always come down after a mining boom and when supply issues sort themselves out

 

[Hunterlit]

Hang on, your retired in your late 30s as you you did so well at trading, then why both to come on a forum and talk about a GPUs which in the main are a few hundred quid more the MSRP. I have a friend who is still a trader in his mid 40s and wouldn't couldn't care less if GPUs went to £5K he'd just buy if he wanted it and not bat an eyelid. Something smells fishy with Harold.....

To be fair If I had a few hundred thousand kicking about and doing nothing I still wouldn't pay £5k for a GPU 'but I'm sure some people do pay vastly over inflated prices for cards.

 

[Harold lloyd]

Hang on, your retired in your late 30s as you you did so well at trading, then why both to come on a forum and talk about a GPUs which in the main are a few hundred quid more the MSRP. I have a friend who is still a trader in his mid 40s and wouldn't couldn't care less if GPUs went to £5K he'd just buy if he wanted it and not bat an eyelid. Something smells fishy with Harold.....

Remember I have been programming in 3D with MS DirectX for over 20 years and play/program games. GPUs are just the start of shortages, its going to be a shortage based inflation thing with money printing causing a further tailwind. Be warned though the clock starts ticking for real when the first big bubble bursts.

 

[Chuk_Chuk]

Hang on, your retired in your late 30s as you you did so well at trading, then why both to come on a forum and talk about a GPUs which in the main are a few hundred quid more the MSRP. I have a friend who is still a trader in his mid 40s and wouldn't couldn't care less if GPUs went to £5K he'd just buy if he wanted it and not bat an eyelid. Something smells fishy with Harold.....

I can't speak for Harold's situation but some of these retire by the time you are 30 plans require the person to spend "frugally" otherwise their investments can not keep up with inflation.

 

[Harold lloyd]

Can I make the suggestion that the OP doesn't try getting into weather forecasting as a career, might not pan out too well.

Man you people kill me with your jokes!

ts a daft title tbh, prices will always come down after a mining boom and when supply issues sort themselves out

When will supply get anywhere near demand?