GPU Prices are dropping in both Europe and America, signaling the final months of the GPU shortage.
Falling Europe GPU Pricing Suggest Shortage is Easing : Read more
Falling Europe GPU Pricing Suggest Shortage is Easing : Read more
I'm fairly confident that more governments will eventually come down hard on crypto once they decide that they want to collect crypto income taxes on new block credits, crypto capital gains on transactions and related fees, clamp down on crypto power drain, crypto ransomware, crypto money-laundering, etc.Can crypto be forbidden in normal democratic country… not so sure.
There is nothing reasonable about prices dropping from x3 MSRP to x2 MSRP....but hopefully this means more people will be able to get graphics cards at more reasonable prices.
What is or isn't reasonable is relative. For the rest of us, a markups meltdown is a welcome sign that supply is catching up with demand.There is nothing reasonable about prices dropping from x3 MSRP to x2 MSRP.
You also need to consider the other side of the equation: potential buyers thinking of buying at $2000 instead of $3000 may be nervous about paying $2000 when it looks like they may be able to get it for $1500 or less by waiting just a little while longer, so there may be additional demand depression and downward pricing pressure there too.There's potential for a price crash, though huge demand may make that unlikely. If hoarders see prices going down they may try to sell quickly to beat the trend, thus pushing prices down further and so increasing the desire to sell quickly, and so on... Well, we can but dream. Nice to see a bit of good news on this front anyway.
Exactly! This is what happened to house prices in the UK a while back.You also need to consider the other side of the equation: potential buyers thinking of buying at $2000 instead of $3000 may be nervous about paying $2000 when it looks like they may be able to get it for $1500 or less by waiting just a little while longer, so there may be additional demand depression and downward pricing pressure there too.
The scalper gig is almost up, now they have to start worrying about getting stuck with stale inventory.
Well, you may see cards "at MSRP" soon since some RTX3060Tis launched with ~$1000 MSRPs.I'm sorry I'm pessimistic about all this, but until I see the prices at MSRP there is no good news for me.
When I said MSRP I meant: RX 6800 at 580 USD/EUR and RX 6800XT at 650 USD/EUR.Well, you may see cards "at MSRP" soon since some RTX3060Tis launched with ~$1000 MSRPs.
If what you actually meant by "at MSRP" is actually pre-crypto-boom or more in line with "traditional" price points for given performance tiers based on names, then you can forget about that. We are still in the middle of a chip shortage and even all of the new fabs on their way for 2022-2024 may not necessarily be enough to fully catch up with fab backlogs. MSRPs going up ~20% across the board relative to where they used to be will likely be permanent.
The only way prices may go down below 1H2020 levels would be if there is a demand crash across the board forcing chip manufacturers to drop prices to stimulate demand or go bankrupt from not having anything they can make and sell for a profit in their shiny new fabs.
Last time I checked, the only places that had the PS5 in stock had a 50+% markup. With many component prices having gone up since the launch price was announced, it could be a long while before the PS5 becomes readily available at launch MSRP too.So until that happen anyone and everyone selling those cards more expensive than that can go **** themselves. I won't give them my money and I will buy a PS5. I was gonna buy a PS5 after the GPU upgrade, but now I'll probably buy it 1st and wait till 2022 or even 2023 if I have to, for more saner prices for GPUs.
Yes, there are stores that scalp PS5s too, but then again there are exponentially more stores that still sell at MSRP PS5s as opposed to GPUs. This is the case all over the world, but even more so in the EU.Last time I checked, the only places that had the PS5 in stock had a 50+% markup. With many component prices having gone up since the launch price was announced, it could be a long while before the PS5 becomes readily available at launch MSRP too.
Well, a 50% reduction in price on a 250% mark up, means the mark up is now 125%. Im sure you knew that, but someone could stumble across this comment and think that 250% - 50% = 200% too expensive still. which isnt the case. Still way too over priced, but its getting better.Well 50% reduction when there are at least 250% too expensive… is not so Big drop so far, but yeah hopefully this means somewhat better prices.
Can crypto be forbidden in normal democratic country… not so sure. But maybe some hedty energy using tax would make the maining useless?
Hopefully these guys will take a bath.Well 50% reduction when there are at least 250% too expensive… is not so Big drop so far, but yeah hopefully this means somewhat better prices.
Can crypto be forbidden in normal democratic country… not so sure. But maybe some hedty energy using tax would make the maining useless?
I suspect this trend (card prices will accelerate as crypto is faltering. Just saw on Newegg a 3070 for 1499, down from 1899, straight from China. Yeah, not going to buy a used card. End of summer these things are going to be in free fall. Just get your's from a reputable supplier.Well, a 50% reduction in price on a 250% mark up, means the mark up is now 125%. Im sure you knew that, but someone could stumble across this comment and think that 250% - 50% = 200% too expensive still. which isnt the case. Still way too over priced, but its getting better.
crprto currency isn't really bannable. government banning it only will drive it undeground. mining crypto has moved from gpu intensive to storage intensive.Great news for gamers everywhere. Now all countries need to ban Crypto so we can be done with it permanently.
While you may not be able to prevent people from mining crypto, it is certainly possible for governments to ban its use and make it mostly worthless - crypto isn't worth spending millions of dollars on if you cannot cash out.crprto currency isn't really bannable. government banning it only will drive it undeground. mining crypto has moved from gpu intensive to storage intensive.