If in RETAIL stock and RETAIL price, would you buy a new graphics card TODAY?

If in RETAIL stock and RETAIL price, would you buy a new graphics card TODAY?

  • Yes and the current prices are totally valid

    Votes: 3 8.6%

  • Yes but the current prices are out of line

    Votes: 13 37.1%

  • Yes and I don't care what price they are, its my hobby

    Votes: 6 17.1%

  • No, couldn't afford the current pricing

    Votes: 2 5.7%

  • No, don't need a new card right now

    Votes: 4 11.4%

  • No, not worth it, I'll wait for the prices to lower

    Votes: 7 20.0%
  • Total voters
    35
  • Poll closed .
Less of a price jump than what ASUS did. Looks like EVGA really did minimize the price increases as much as possible.
 
I really hope this is a temporary thing with just this generation of cards and things will improve for the next series.

Hate to think this is possibly going to be the norm going forward.
 
Meteor_of_War said:
Hate to think this is possibly going to be the norm going forward.
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Yeah, hope not. But...no lack of games for people to play in the meantime. Hell, I have a backlog of PS4 games that I've been wanting to get to along with the PC. There's also the Switch... I can hold off until the 4080 comes out if needed. :p
 
At least they will honor the price if you were in que thats more than most people can expect IMO.
 
im in no rush, i refuse to pay these inflated prices. A 3080 is around $1100 here now. Fortunately my card is still adequate
 
I would be willing to spend $850 on a 3080. Might be willing to spend a bit more than that.

That said, I already ordered a full new system that is now below MSRP for the selected parts, partially thanks to the recent bump.
 
Meteor_of_War said:
I really hope this is a temporary thing with just this generation of cards and things will improve for the next series.

Hate to think this is possibly going to be the norm going forward.
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Considering this is a Trump tariff, I am hopeful that Biden will end the trade war BS and prices will go back to normal.
 
If you think TSMC is building a fab in AZ due to the tariffs you're smoking crack
 
3080s are between 1.200 € and 1.300 € (waterblock), so yeah, prices has gone through the roof, at least here. Needless to say that almost none of the cards are available. The cheapest card you can find is a Zotac for 955 €, of course it's also not available.
 
bill dennison said:
TSMC is building a Fab in AZ so it is working


and a dem remove a tax :lol:
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TSMC's main fab is in Taiwan (TSMC stands for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), so they wouldn't be affected anyway.

That being said, as far as tariffs go, if we were going to use them to try to preserve our manufacturing sector, we really needed them thirty years ago. I am not sure arbitrarily slapping on a 10% tariff now actually accomplishes much. But if it was just the tariff it would be one thing, it's just after all of the existing shortages and price inflation that already took place, it feels like another insult added on.
 
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At least they will honor the price if you were in que thats more than most people can expect IMO.
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I don't know, with how fast the queue is moving, a lot of people may not end up having the price honored. They still haven't gotten done with day one step-ups. Frankly it seems like the speed of step-ups is actually slowing down. Hopefully it was just the holidays.

I guess my 2080 Super is still going strong, at least. Glad I opted for a 2080 Super instead of a 2070 Super!
 
Nagorak said:
TSMC's main fab is in Taiwan (TSMC stands for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), so they wouldn't be affected anyway.

That being said, as far as tariffs go, if we were going to use them to try to preserve our manufacturing sector, we really needed them thirty years ago. I am not sure arbitrarily slapping on a 10% tariff now actually accomplishes much. But if it was just the tariff it would be one thing, it's just after all of the existing shortages and price inflation that already took place, it feels like another insult added on.
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they have fabs in China also
 
Nagorak said:
I don't know, with how fast the queue is moving, a lot of people may not end up having the price honored. They still haven't gotten done with day one step-ups. Frankly it seems like the speed of step-ups is actually slowing down. Hopefully it was just the holidays.

I guess my 2080 Super is still going strong, at least. Glad I opted for a 2080 Super instead of a 2070 Super!
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I would assume(hope) that they would have looked at their que and said at this point we can give most people an opportunity to buy before april and set that as a date to cut off lower prices.
 
Nagorak said:
TSMC's main fab is in Taiwan (TSMC stands for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), so they wouldn't be affected anyway.

That being said, as far as tariffs go, if we were going to use them to try to preserve our manufacturing sector, we really needed them thirty years ago. I am not sure arbitrarily slapping on a 10% tariff now actually accomplishes much. But if it was just the tariff it would be one thing, it's just after all of the existing shortages and price inflation that already took place, it feels like another insult added on.
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TSMC don't make graphics cards. The chips they make are shipped to wherever to be assembled by the AIB's. Where they are assembled and shipped from is their country of origin and therefore will determine the tariffs. Basically most are made in China these days so tariffs will apply.

Regarding TSMC building a fab in AZ it makes sense because they will be getting huge subsidies, Taiwan is not best place geographically for weather purposes and China are becoming more threatening by the day and Pompeo's announcement last week hasn't helped :lol:
 
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