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Why haven't 980ti prices droppedmore ?

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SelenaGomez

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Why havent the prices of 980ti dropped more than they have? They are only about $20 cheaper than a GTX 1080.... Why would anyone buy a 980ti over a 1080 for only $20 less?
 
1. 1070 and 1080 are out of stock everywhere.

2. If inventory of current Maxwell cards aren't big, there's no point to price drop massively. You would only do so if there's a lot of stock to clear and you want it cleared quickly.
 
Availability, and because they aren't as slow compared to the 1070 and 1080 as everyone thought, in fact, when OC'd they're substantially faster than the 1070 and nearly as fast as a 1080, within 7-10% in most games.
 
The 1080 doesn't really make a ton of sense as a product either. For the 99% that are still on 1080p 60hz, there is basically no reason to buy a 1080.
 
The old flagship doesn't automatically drop once the new one comes out.

There are new EVGA 980TIs going for $410 on newegg right now. I'd still rather wait for a 1070 though.
 
the most obvious people are suckers. They wont drop the price till people quit buying them. As some stated there is always a rush to grab new tech, once sales drop off , prices will drop.
 
A 980 Ti for $370 is a better deal than a GTX 1070 at $380, and certainly a better deal than a GTX 1070 at $420, which is the lowest-priced custom card yet announced.

Same thing happened with the 780 Ti... went way under the price of the 980, but in that case, the 980 was faster. The 1070 at $450 is priced just a bit too high to compete with the closeout deals we'll be seeing if this MSI Golden Edition is any indication.
 
Even cheaper. And you can find some good deals for used cards. I bought a Gigabyte gtx 980 ti g1 gaming for 410 EUR (compare to gtx 1070 for 470 - 500 EUR) with more than 2 years warranty left.
 
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RockinZ28 said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...127912&cm_re=msi_980ti-_-14-127-912-_-Product

Down to $370 AR. $400 no rebate.

Not bad unless you can find a 1070 for close to unicorn $379 MSRP.
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Heh, so much for some people saying prices wouldn't drop. Exactly why I didn't recommend biting on used Tis for around $400.

Anyway, that's a fair price for a new 980 Ti. Makes the current $420+ 1070 offerings overpriced. Great buy if you want something to tide you over until the 1080 Ti.
 
Termie said:
A 980 Ti for $370 is a better deal than a GTX 1070 at $380, and certainly a better deal than a GTX 1070 at $420, which is the lowest-priced custom card yet announced.

Same thing happened with the 780 Ti... went way under the price of the 980, but in that case, the 980 was faster. The 1070 at $450 is priced just a bit too high to compete with the closeout deals we'll be seeing if this MSI Golden Edition is any indication.
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It would have been, but Nvidia is sponsoring games that can't be maxed without 8gb Vram. I wonder why they would do that? Anyway, 1070 makes sense because with the new artificial Vram requirements, the 980ti will quickly become a 1080p/medium settings card.
 
moonbogg said:
It would have been, but Nvidia is sponsoring games that can't be maxed without 8gb Vram. I wonder why they would do that? Anyway, 1070 makes sense because with the new artificial Vram requirements, the 980ti will quickly become a 1080p/medium settings card.
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Planned obsolescence. It's what shareholders want, and JHH is planning to deliver 🙂
 
cbrunny said:
The 1080 doesn't really make a ton of sense as a product either. For the 99% that are still on 1080p 60hz, there is basically no reason to buy a 1080.
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A $600 - $700 USD graphics card certainly isn't being targeted at the 1080p 60Hz crown.
 
Because Nvidia and their AIB partners don't train user to wait for a fire sale by properly managing stock levels and MSRP. They cut off production of the 980Ti and let it ease out of the sales channel.

Do the opposite and you'll have part of what killed Windows Phone. It became common knowledge that a $600 device would soon be $300, so guess what? No one was knocking down the door on release day.
 
monkeydelmagico said:
Was a good deal while it lasted. I'm seeing $450.- before rebate, $420.- AR.

I'll just keep on waiting for a $380.- 1070
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If you buy the 980 Ti Classified for $409:

A. A card with more performance for $29 more.
B. A card you can put in the Step Up line and have that higher performance while you wait for a 1070 at MSRP, not gouger prices
 
OatisCampbell said:
If you buy the 980 Ti Classified for $409:

A. A card with more performance for $29 more.
B. A card you can put in the Step Up line and have that higher performance while you wait for a 1070 at MSRP, not gouger prices
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If your plan would be to step-up, you might want to double check with EVGA if that ebay card is eligible. Newegg is an authorized online retailer, but I'm not sure if their ebay store is. Newegg is only offering that deal through ebay, and not newegg.com.
 
MagickMan said:
Only at 4K (with insane texture sizes), which most gamers don't play at.
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You are talking about honest games. What about the new mirror's edge? That's not an honest game. Its a game designed to use 8gb Vram because that's what Nvidia's new cards have.
 
I'm not seeing price cuts of much of anything. Even gtx 970's are around $300 in most channels. Look hard enough and you might find one on newegg for $250 with rebates and shit. By and large though new cards aren't having much of any impact on any card prices at all. You really have to dig to find something really good.
 
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