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<blockquote data-quote="embee" data-source="post: 8239902" data-attributes="member: 7026827"><p>A caveat regarding graphics -</p><p></p><p>Gaming GPUs are not just good for gaming. They are also good for "mining" cryptocurrency like Bitcoin and Ethereum. As such, when they hit shelves, they're immediately bought up.</p><p></p><p>For this reason, buying high-end GPUs right now is prohibitively expensive. There are two main chip brands for them - AMD and nVidia. Each has its merits and drawbacks. The nVidia cards have numbers like 1080, 2080, and 3080. The AMD cards have numbers like 4700, 5700, and 6700.</p><p></p><p>To put things in perspective on price, a 1070 card that retailed for $400USD in 2016 currently retails for $900. That's right. Over the course of 5 years, the price on the card doubled. Right now, the newest one of these cards - the AMD 6700 and RTX 3080 - each go for around $2,000. This price is because of scarcity. You simply cannot find graphics cards in stores, on Amazon, or any other major retailer.</p><p></p><p>ETA - <a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/3612693/a-perfect-storm-why-graphics-cards-cost-so-much-now.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">An rundown of the causes of the GPU shortages and astronomical prices</span>.</a></p><p></p><p>TLDR: Tariffs, shipping delays, chips all competing for limited manufacturing capacity, scalpers, crypto.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="embee, post: 8239902, member: 7026827"] A caveat regarding graphics - Gaming GPUs are not just good for gaming. They are also good for "mining" cryptocurrency like Bitcoin and Ethereum. As such, when they hit shelves, they're immediately bought up. For this reason, buying high-end GPUs right now is prohibitively expensive. There are two main chip brands for them - AMD and nVidia. Each has its merits and drawbacks. The nVidia cards have numbers like 1080, 2080, and 3080. The AMD cards have numbers like 4700, 5700, and 6700. To put things in perspective on price, a 1070 card that retailed for $400USD in 2016 currently retails for $900. That's right. Over the course of 5 years, the price on the card doubled. Right now, the newest one of these cards - the AMD 6700 and RTX 3080 - each go for around $2,000. This price is because of scarcity. You simply cannot find graphics cards in stores, on Amazon, or any other major retailer. ETA - [URL='https://www.pcworld.com/article/3612693/a-perfect-storm-why-graphics-cards-cost-so-much-now.html'][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]An rundown of the causes of the GPU shortages and astronomical prices[/COLOR].[/URL] TLDR: Tariffs, shipping delays, chips all competing for limited manufacturing capacity, scalpers, crypto. [/QUOTE]
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