GPU prices are now 28% above MSRP on average, RTX 5090 explodes to 136% above MSRP
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/113385/gpu-prices-are-now-28-percent-above-msrp-on-average-rtx-5090-explodes-to-136-percent-above-msrp/index.html
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justsomeguy@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 6d
Talked to an autistic student today. PC specs are a great interest of his. I told him how a bit more than 10 years ago I was building a PC and didn't want to pay 300€ for a gtx 970 because that was just too much money for a GPU. Got an R9 280X instead because that was a bit over 200€. My entire build cost me 800€ back then. Good times.
One crypto mania and an AI bubble later and you'd be happy to get a midrange GPU for 600 bucks and you'd suck some dicks behind a dumpster to get 32GB of DDR5 RAM.
Malix@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 6d
"32GB is 32GB" is the new "20 bucks is 20 bucks"?
Hubi@feddit.org · 5 pts · 6d
I spent around 1100 Euros on a build back then. I thought it was stupidly expensive at the time but it was fairly close to a top-tier system. It had a i7 6700k, a GTX1080 and 32GBs of RAM. I replaced it at the beginning of last year (thank god for the timing) and gave the parts to a friend who still uses it every day. The 1100 Euros turned out to be an insane value after all.
errer@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 6d
You could get 128 GB of RAM for what 32 costs now. It’s wild.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 16 pts · 6d
The account that posted this is an ai powered unmarked reposting bot so they’re actively making this problem worse.
Mac@mander.xyz · 4 pts · 5d
Ew. Even touting billionaire propaganda about AI. That's even worse than using it in the first place.
sanitation@lemmy.today · -16 pts · 6d
you should be labeled as a reddit agent.
is there any way of tagging in lemmy?
https://lemmy.today/post/59276278 - Ive expained how those harrass active creators all the time
njm1314@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 6d
Yes. Because I have you tagged as repost bot
sanitation@lemmy.today · -12 pts · 6d
is it unique to some app? not lemmy-wide compatible feature?
Dojan@pawb.social · 9 pts · 6d
If you give money to NVidia you’re approving of their business practises.
essell@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 6d
RTX 5090 doing all kinds of exploding!
NekoKoneko@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 6d
Note, this is above "launch MSRP" which for the latest gen already had years of crypto and the start of AI pricing baked in.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 6d
So, anyone got any of those "28% above MSRP" priced GPUs?
Pixel_Jock_17@piefed.ca · 1 pts · 6d
More like how do I buy a GPU at MRSP?
carrylex@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 5d
Looks at data:
AMD GPUs are 20% above MSRP.
AMD GPUs have nearly always been 10-30% above MSRP during the past 18 months.
Alternative title: NVIDIA GPU prices rise slightly because GDDR7 expensive.
likebudda@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 5d
I paid $845 after tax for a used 7900XTX back in June 2023 to max out my 5800X3D system. I figured by the time I could afford a 5090-class GPU that would make a bottleneck out of my 5800X3D I might be able to skip DDR5 completely. Now I'm unsure if 5090-class performance will ever be available for less than $1k.
Rothe@piefed.social · -3 pts · 6d
MSRP apparently means "manufacturers suggested retail price", which is kind of a bizarre thing to expect readers to know.
Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 6d
My 10 year old knows what it means. Fun times of the "Curse of Knowledge"