News Asus and MSI hike RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 GPU prices by up to 18%

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Given that last year ASUS was shipping used and damaged boards "as new" and literally announced they were ignoring warranty laws WORLDWIDE and if anyone was unhappy "they can sue". They've ALSO announced they refuse to honor ALL NVIDIA 5x warranties worldwide if their connector system damages your GPU OR if an ASUS GPU has any sort of power overload/melting issues.

So basically if you buy an ASUS Motherboard OR GPU, its effectively warrantyless unless you're prepared to go to court for a refund.

So this isn't a "mistake" or "an oversight" this is a multi-year finger to all potential and current customers for ALL products. Instructions that have come straight from the CEO and Execs at ASUS.

I had to tell various companies I work with to avoid ASUS at all costs, as legal implications were just too much.
 
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Not surprising but still sucks to have it hit. The 18% is interesting though. It's expected that the increase in sale price wouldn't correlate 1-1 with the tariffs but instead there'd be a greater increase in sale price than what the tariff is.


If this 18% increase is due to a 10% tariff on chinese imports, then the 18% seems big and most likely part of tarifflation. Where the manufacturers are passing on the tariff to consumers while also padding their margins a little.

If the 18% increase is due to the 25% or greater tariff on TSMC, then the 18% is much more profitable to them. I can imagine the GPU is the bulk of the cost but not so much to increase the final cost justifying an 18% increase in sale price.

edit: imports not exports
 
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micheal_15 said:
Given that last year ASUS was shipping used and damaged boards "as new" and literally announced they were ignoring warranty laws WORLDWIDE and if anyone was unhappy "they can sue".
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I'd like to see where Asus made the "they can sue" statement. A quick search for [Asus "they can sue"] didn't turn up anything outside of reddit
 
This puts me in an unfortunate predicament. I'm still rocking a 1080Ti and ready to upgrade, but can't find either a 40 or 50 series to upgrade to. Neither are priced according to value and neither are available either.
 
Jabberwocky79 said:
This puts me in an unfortunate predicament. I'm still rocking a 1080Ti and ready to upgrade, but can't find either a 40 or 50 series to upgrade to. Neither are priced according to value and neither are available either.
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Sounds like you don't have much to lose by waiting ~5 weeks to see what AMD is able to offer. I'm also guessing you're not willing to try the second hand market ala FB Marketplace or offerup?
 
I would start low balling 40 series sellers on ebay if I were in the market. Might get lucky that way.

If you want a new card. Yep, pretty much all the decent 40 series models were bought up by people looking for 50 series cards. Only a few 4070 Super at MSRP, and all the 4070 Ti Super are sitting at MSRP +50

I am holding out for Celestial at this point if they don't release a larger Battlemage. Only for the fun of trying it out.
 
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Sounds like you don't have much to lose by waiting ~5 weeks to see what AMD is able to offer. I'm also guessing you're not willing to try the second hand market ala FB Marketplace or offerup?
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Yes and no. I'm comfortable with Jawa, not with FB. Never used Offerup. Problem is I'm not seeing 40 series available on used market yet. The few 40 series that are left in stock brand new are still astronomically priced. Why would I spend that on a 40 series when I can (eventually) get 50 series for same price?

I also have a specific target - nothing less than 4080 Super, performance-wise. I plan on a custom water-cooled loop, which means I have to factor in waterblock availability as well. I've got my eye on a Gigabyte 5080 Waterforce that has the block preinstalled, but I've already seen the prices going up, even though it can't be found anywhere.

My ideal wish is to find (eventually) a used 4090 for $1400 or less. Right now that's a pipe dream
 
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Wow, pretty much pre-scalped for your convenience. I also thought 10% tariff applies to the wholesale price, not the final retail price? So it's definitely more than 18% price hike.
 
I thought covid was pretty bad with getting a GPU. I guess it was just a pretty bad time so far. The real measure will be how much availability will we see upon the AMD release. If Intel, Nvidia, and AMD can't keep products on the shelf, prices just won't come down. That is heartbreaking and hopefully something that will not become a reality.

Ooof.

Sounds like a downer post, hopefully it won't be so bad.
 
joartrak said:
I thought covid was pretty bad with getting a GPU. I guess it was just a pretty bad time so far. The real measure will be how much availability will we see upon the AMD release. If Intel, Nvidia, and AMD can't keep products on the shelf, prices just won't come down. That is heartbreaking and hopefully something that will not become a reality.

Ooof.

Sounds like a downer post, hopefully it won't be so bad.
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It's not just GPUs though. I am working on collecting parts for a custom water loop for my system. Everything is out of stock. I don't know if it's supply constraints, or no one can afford to stock enough inventory anymore due to Amazon competition, but it's a real problem. And with Amazon's dynamic pricing, it's created a climate where prices can fluctuate drastically even within a few hours of time.

I finally scrounged the parts I needed together, although I had to make a few compromises. Now the GPU purchase is the only thing holding me back from finally getting my system to the point I envisioned.
 
Jabberwocky79 said:
Yes and no. I'm comfortable with Jawa, not with FB. Never used Offerup. Problem is I'm not seeing 40 series available on used market yet. The few 40 series that are left in stock brand new are still astronomically priced. Why would I spend that on a 40 series when I can (eventually) get 50 series for same price?

I also have a specific target - nothing less than 4080 Super, performance-wise. I plan on a custom water-cooled loop, which means I have to factor in waterblock availability as well. I've got my eye on a Gigabyte 5080 Waterforce that has the block preinstalled, but I've already seen the prices going up, even though it can't be found anywhere.

My ideal wish is to find (eventually) a used 4090 for $1400 or less. Right now that's a pipe dream
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Good luck! I've seen some 1300 prices on 4090s in ebay. But that was before the new year. The lowest I saw in january was 1400 for a gigabyte gaming OC but most are going for 1695 (galax 4090) or more
 
Heiro78 said:
Good luck! I've seen some 1300 prices on 4090s in ebay. But that was before the new year. The lowest I saw in january was 1400 for a gigabyte gaming OC but most are going for 1695 (galax 4090) or more
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Yeah, and now that benchmarks have revealed that it's still the 2nd-best card in existence, it will continue to hold its value.

Edit before the captains of technicality intervene: The 4090 is still the 2nd-fastest card in raster performance. Doesn't necessarily mean it's the best for everyone's circumstances.
 
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Heiro78 said:
Sounds like you don't have much to lose by waiting ~5 weeks to see what AMD is able to offer. I'm also guessing you're not willing to try the second hand market ala FB Marketplace or offerup?
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Why buy a used and abused, over-clocked to within an inch of its life life "old" GPU? It is also possible the thing was used as a miner, for nearly %85 of the cost of when it was new.

People on ebay are stonking mad if they think i will pay anywhere near that %85 of MSRP for a used card. USED. I would not even pay %50 of new MSRP for a used card. Depends on how old it is though. 3000 series less than %50 or i am laughing at you. I dont care how much you paid for the thing and i dont care when you tell me its hardly used. I dont trust you or your statements.

I judge other peoples cards based on my usage schedule. Which is 12 hours a day on even if it sits idle for a bit. I am not doing a million on and off heat/cooling cycles. It says on.
 
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Why buy a used and abused, over-clocked to within an inch of its life life "old" GPU? It is also possible the thing was used as a miner, for nearly %85 of the cost of when it was new.

People on ebay are stonking mad if they think i will pay anywhere near that %85 of MSRP for a used card. USED. I would not even pay %50 of new MSRP for a used card. Depends on how old it is though. 3000 series less than %50 or i am laughing at you. I dont care how much you paid for the thing and i dont care when you tell me its hardly used. I dont trust you or your statements.

I judge other peoples cards based on my usage schedule. Which is 12 hours a day on even if it sits idle for a bit. I am not doing a million on and off heat/cooling cycles. It says on.
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