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NVIDIA's next flagship graphics card isn't going to be cheap, but its premium may not be as extreme as some might have feared.
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Which is where flagship GPUs should be to begin with.I'm only comfortable paying $500-600 for a GPU.
Maybe in 2012? The Titan set a whole different price level to flagships and the X090 cards just continue that trend. The 3080 official msrp of 699 fits the price you’re looking for, it’s just upper mid range / lower top range now.Which is where flagship GPUs should be to begin with.
You mean the 3080 that was never available at anything remotely close to MSRP, at least not here in europe. It still starts above $1000, even with the horrible exchange rate since the war started.Maybe in 2012? The Titan set a whole different price level to flagships and the X090 cards just continue that trend. The 3080 official msrp of 699 fits the price you’re looking for, it’s just upper mid range / lower top range now.
You mean the 3080 that was never available at anything remotely close to MSRP, at least not here in europe. It still starts above $1000, even with the horrible exchange rate since the war started.
GPU prices were high long before the war, they have been coming down since february due to the reduction in mining profits.Just to add a bit of perspective here... I'll gladly suffer through higher priced GPU's if it means I don't have to be bombed.. I want that violence and horror to end for all those involved. And if the impetuous to motivate the world to end this conflict is high prices... hopefully the world will act soon.
I concede that it was never that low, but that had nothing to do with gaming.You mean the 3080 that was never available at anything remotely close to MSRP, at least not here in europe. It still starts above $1000, even with the horrible exchange rate since the war started.
It was available at and close to MSRP for a time in the US. Many forum members got them and made posts about it. They did dry up a lot of times and they were much harder to get than the RTX 3090 cards were.You mean the 3080 that was never available at anything remotely close to MSRP, at least not here in europe. It still starts above $1000, even with the horrible exchange rate since the war started.
I'm not sure how you've reached this conclusion. You may want GPU's to be that cheap, but that's not realistic and hasn't been for some time. I can remember a time when the highest end GPU's were well below $399. That just isn't the world we live in. Inflation, increasing complexity, materials costs, etc. have all driven the prices of modern GPU's well beyond the days where you can expect a high end or top end GPU for that kind of price.Which is where flagship GPUs should be to begin with.
I know it was available for a very short window in the US, well the founders edition at least, which afaik isn't even sold in Europe.It was available at and close to MSRP for a time in the US. Many forum members got them and made posts about it. They did dry up a lot of times and they were much harder to get than the RTX 3090 cards were.
All I want is for things to be in proportion. a hi-end gpu costs 2x as much now as it did in 2014. Now if my salary was also double of what I got then it would be fine, but it's not even 50% more.I'm not sure how you've reached this conclusion. You may want GPU's to be that cheap, but that's not realistic and hasn't been for some time. I can remember a time when the highest end GPU's were well below $399. That just isn't the world we live in. Inflation, increasing complexity, materials costs, etc. have all driven the prices of modern GPU's well beyond the days where you can expect a high end or top end GPU for that kind of price.
True the war is just the latest reason.GPU prices were high long before the war, they have been coming down since february due to the reduction in mining profits.
I also don't see how the worsening of living standards in europe will help put an end to the war. If anything appeasers are gaining political power due to it.
I found an RTX 3090 FE during the first couple months they were out at near MSRP. I saw plenty of RTX 3080's for sale at double MSRP. Not that it was acceptable, but it wasn't $2500 either. I know there were people gouging for more, but it was mostly RTX 3090 cards at $2,500 and above.I know it was available for a very short window in the US, well the founders edition at least, which afaik isn't even sold in Europe.
The 3080 and the 3090 were both unobtanium for months after they launched, then they became available sooner than in the US, but for ridiculous prices, 3080 for $2500 and 3090 $4000 and such. Not from scalpers, this was the price direct from retailers. You could say the EU solved the scalper problem.
All I want is for things to be in proportion. a hi-end gpu costs 2x as much now as it did in 2014. Now if my salary was also double of what I got then it would be fine, but it's not even 50% more.