Recent content by SyDiko

This is what happens when you monetize video games.

Those cards were running at 100% for 24hrs a day since installed in those virtual sweat shops... Dont go anywhere near them lol.

They need to do away with online ordering - that would immediately solve the bot problem. Then, just take in store pre orders... Problem solved.

instead of 'todays deal' it should be changed to 'today's ripoff'

You can 'lol', but it's pretty sad to see this as a 'deal'.

Their intended market can barely get a hold of their product... Margins are up now, thanks to bots, but at this rate they'll eventually lose their 'best bang for your buck' base (to Intel) again and they'll be right back to Square 1.

Doesn't matter what the price is, if they are released online the bots will still grab them all. Manufacturers will say, " blah blah blah, unprecedent demand, blah blah blah". And, 99.9% of the stock will be on eBay for $1000.

Sneaker bots are now scalping video cards - why not combine the two? This just shows where the loyalty lies with manufacturers.... And, it isn't with their intended audience, that's for sure.

You can buy it from eBay for the hefty price of 1 kidney, so in the authors eyes its available.

What demand? A few thousand people running bots 24/7 to buy up stock? That's not real demand. That's lazy scum trying to corner a market and flip a product to make a buck at your expense. That said, graphic cards and CPUs aren't like consoles... They aren't an all-in-one product where you need...

Waiting is only based on your need to upgrade and judging by your current setup you don't need to upgrade and I think DSzymborski summed it up nicely. Ultimately, this is the reason why scalpers are trying to corner the GPU and CPU market. They are banking on the new generation of builders...

I appreciate the insight as others may not understand the practice outside certain retail aspects, but the question itself is rhetorical. Not only that, but scalpers aren't going to be buying up all the preorders on that limited edition Ferrari. These are people working with a few hundred or...

Why do these articles always say that 'demand' is so high? Like everyone and their mother was up waiting for these cards? The demand isn't high, it's artificial. The percentage of stock that went to retail outlets was snatched and put on eBay at 100% market up. These bots literally bring...

Let the scalpers sit on their price-gouged inventory and lose money. As PC gamers wait until things go on sale at retailers before pulling the trigger. I'm loving my 5700XT and will so for a year or two. :)

There is no shortage. The consoles have been scalped by selenium bots and put on eBay at 1-200% MSRP.