Question are video card prices headed down yet?

[Heartbreaker]

Heart breaking? Stockholm Syndrome or Battered wives syndrome?

The 88% are likely just people that buy GPUs and play games with them, and don't spend their life on forums lamenting about GPU prices.

 

[DrMrLordX]

The 88% are likely just people that buy GPUs and play games with them, and don't spend their life on forums lamenting about GPU prices.

Or the many anti-consumer practices of NV.

 

[Kabir Kumar]

Was surprised to see amd finally making a proper deal with tinybox this year. Hope their gpus actually become viable for ai training

 

[Stg-Flame]

Any bets on how long until the above message gets edited with a new embedded link?

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Any bets on how long until the above message gets edited with a new embedded link?

Kabir looks to be a real person https://www.youtube.com/@kabirkumar5815

Whether he posted or is using a chatbot is my question.

 

[Stg-Flame]

Kabir looks to be a real person https://www.youtube.com/@kabirkumar5815

Whether he posted or is using a chatbot is my question.

Also looks like the avatar was ripped straight from that thumbnail too. I'm still claiming it's a bot impersonating that guy and will edit the link within the next couple of weeks.

 

[igor_kavinski]

I'm still claiming it's a bot impersonating that guy and will edit the link within the next couple of weeks.

Doesn't seem like it: https://ai-plans.com/guides

Probably just a long time lurker hurt by the lack of affordable GPUs for AI tasks.

 

[Stg-Flame]

Doesn't seem like it: https://ai-plans.com/guides

Probably just a long time lurker hurt by the lack of affordable GPUs for AI tasks.

That's fair.

 

[marees]

So is the "$430" 5060 ti 16gb a better value than the $340 6800 ?

 

[BudAshes]

So is the "$430" 5060 ti 16gb a better value than the $340 6800 ?

I heard 5090 only costs 1 kidney, so that is probably the best deal.

 

[jpiniero]

So is the "$430" 5060 ti 16gb a better value than the $340 6800 ?

The AMD GPUs at Fire Sale prices were a good deal.

 

[gdansk]

I can't tell who is winning the fake MSRP war.

But I see some people commenting that they gave up on a good graphics card and settled for a 5070 because they're closer to MSRP.

So I think Nvidia is getting what they want.

 

[Ranulf]

The AMD GPUs at Fire Sale prices were a good deal.

There are days I regret not getting a 6800xt at $530 or so, like 2.5 years ago.

 

[igor_kavinski]

From the PCGH 5060 Ti review:



With the 5090 offering 100% performance and 5060 Ti at $429, this equates to the 5090 having a proper price of only about $1300 max. This can be seen in a number of ways:

1) 5090 is overpriced.

2) 5060 Ti is Jensen's gift to gamers.

3) Jensen can't do math anymore and refuses to let anyone else do it for him.

 

[Fallen Kell]

Well, I wouldn't really use this on anything but a HTPC, but that said, I wouldn't use any of the other 50XX series until they fix the power issue, but given things have only gotten worse since the 40XX series, I don't suspect I will be buying one at all for any of my gaming/main PC's. I can't believe the EU has not forced a recall due to fire hazzard.

 

[aigomorla]

3) Jensen can't do math anymore and refuses to let anyone else do it for him.

4 elephants in a room, and 1 5090 isnt even math.. its like WTF... like rubbing salt on gamers wounds?

 

[Stg-Flame]

Well, I wouldn't really use this on anything but a HTPC, but that said, I wouldn't use any of the other 50XX series until they fix the power issue, but given things have only gotten worse since the 40XX series, I don't suspect I will be buying one at all for any of my gaming/main PC's. I can't believe the EU has not forced a recall due to fire hazzard.

I know the EU consumer laws are top notch, but doesn't someone have to file a formal complaint before anything gets done? I'd be curious to know if anyone has brought this to their attention.

 

[biostud]

I know the EU consumer laws are top notch, but doesn't someone have to file a formal complaint before anything gets done? I'd be curious to know if anyone has brought this to their attention.

I think there needs to be a formal investigation and professional testing from some of the consumer protection agencies before anything happens. Since the availability is so low, the problem is probably not widespread enough to do something about it.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Oh hell this thread from 2021 still somehow manages to be relevant.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Since they are all made in China now, with 125% tariffs tack on!

 

[Fallen Kell]

Since they are all made in China now, with 125% tariffs tack on!

Somebody smoking something other than the vapors from the melting power cables on the 50XX series cards...

ASUS makes their cards in Vietnam and Taiwan. PC Partner started moving out of China last November (they manufacture all the cards for Zotac, Inno3d and Manli) for Singapore and Indonesia (they are the second largest GPU manufacturer in the world). ASRock makes their cards in Taiwan, and looking at Vietnam as well (I believe they are an ASUS affiliate/subsidiary now?).

Really only Gigabyte is still made in China.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Somebody smoking something other than the vapors from the melting power cables on the 50XX series cards...

ASUS makes their cards in Vietnam and Taiwan. PC Partner started moving out of China last November (they manufacture all the cards for Zotac, Inno3d and Manli) for Singapore and Indonesia (they are the second largest GPU manufacturer in the world). ASRock makes their cards in Taiwan, and looking at Vietnam as well (I believe they are an ASUS affiliate/subsidiary now?).

Really only Gigabyte is still made in China.

- Now they get to use the tariffs as an excuse to pocket higher margins since the rollout has been such a confusing mess most people won't actually know how much more their stuff is actually supposed to cost.

 

[DaaQ]

Since they are all made in China now, with 125% tariffs tack on!

ASRock had stated they were being proactive in moving production from China. I am sorry I don't remember the link where I read it. Could be their site itself.

Somebody smoking something other than the vapors from the melting power cables on the 50XX series cards...

ASUS makes their cards in Vietnam and Taiwan. PC Partner started moving out of China last November (they manufacture all the cards for Zotac, Inno3d and Manli) for Singapore and Indonesia (they are the second largest GPU manufacturer in the world). ASRock makes their cards in Taiwan, and looking at Vietnam as well (I believe they are an ASUS affiliate/subsidiary now?).

Really only Gigabyte is still made in China.

Sapphire, 100% China.

ASRock was at least some point since AM3+ wholly separated from Asus, but I don't know if Asus got a Parent that made ASRock their step sibling.

IDK if Asus got bought and merged, kidding aside. They did completely separate at some point after AM3+.

 

[aigomorla]

ASRock makes their cards in Taiwan, and looking at Vietnam as well (I believe they are an ASUS affiliate/subsidiary now?)

ASRock used to be owned by ASUS, as a more budget consumer line.
It did so well, that later ASUS wanted to kill ASRock.
ASRock split from ASUS a while back.

This Youtube shorts tells the story better:

 

[aigomorla]

Still waiting for my 5090 FE or PNY 5090 editions to be in stock, but i guess everyone has so much money even during these Tarif's they can afford to buy them.