r9 280x price SKYROCKET

[goofymcdooperface]

I noticed today that the price for Asus's R9 280x 3gb model when from 317 bucks to 440 bucks in ONE NIGHT. My question is why, why did the price go up?.

 

[Ranfty]

The R9 280x is a good card for bitcoin mining. Because they have such a high demand, they sell out fast. So small companies but the price up to make a large profit. They should go back down in price once large companies receive more stock!

 

[goofymcdooperface]

The R9 280x is a good card for bitcoin mining. Because they have such a high demand, they sell out fast. So small companies but the price up to make a large profit. They should go back down in price once large companies receive more stock!

This is why i hate bitcoin

 

[hunter315]

Because it is giving AMD market share again and potentially making them profitable once again? Thats a dumb reason to hate a currency.

Its a simple game of supply and demand, whenever they do a paper launch and supplies are super limited prices climb too, it isn't just bit coin, there are other large demands for the newer cards.