Are GPU's going to get even more expensive?

[InternetSwag]

I can get a 3070 right now, but god it's expensive. Can get one for 18299 from a reseller, new.
I'm pretty sure 3070's were like 14k when they first came out?

So like, wtf. I can't tell if this is going to get better or worse. I've heard that EIP - 1559 is gonna cut eth profits by 60% leading to a crash. But I've also heard the GPU shortage is going to last at least a year.

Do I just suck it up and buy it and hope im not making a mistake?

 

[bromster]

Do you want it for gaming or mining?

Either way, I'm sure prices will drop after ETH2.0 goes live.

 

[WAslayer]

It's difficult to say if it would get more expensive, depends a lot on what the semi conductor industry does in terms of increasing supply..

But yes, things at this point are only likely to get better in a year from now..

 

[InternetSwag]

Do you want it for gaming or mining?

Either way, I'm sure prices will drop after ETH2.0 goes live.

Basically I don't have a GPU atm. So it's either new GPU or PS5 (if I can even get).
If I can mine and make some extra cash on the side, that too is ok I guess.
So like 75% gaming 25% mining?

I just don't want to spend that much and then suddenly 3 months from now everything is MSRP

 

[Faux_Grey]

Shortages of consumer GPUs to be expected until Q1-2 2022.
Demand might ease up towards the end of the year, but realistically, we're talking until this time next year.

I was lucky enough to get my 3080 at launch for R17,999.

Flash (RAM/SSD) pricing is currently being affected and rising sharply.
Even HDD pricing has gone up.

Nvidia will shortly release a 3050 and 3050ti which will be (hopefully) useless to miners, and will compete with the 1660. Good if you want high quality 1080p gaming, but you're clearly aiming higher than that.

 

[Iwojima]

Basically I don't have a GPU atm. So it's either new GPU or PS5 (if I can even get).
If I can mine and make some extra cash on the side, that too is ok I guess.
So like 75% gaming 25% mining?

I just don't want to spend that much and then suddenly 3 months from now everything is MSRP

Get the PS5.

 

[genetic]

I can get a 3070 right now, but god it's expensive. Can get one for 18299 from a reseller, new.
I'm pretty sure 3070's were like 14k when they first came out?

So like, wtf. I can't tell if this is going to get better or worse. I've heard that EIP - 1559 is gonna cut eth profits by 60% leading to a crash. But I've also heard the GPU shortage is going to last at least a year.

Do I just suck it up and buy it and hope im not making a mistake?

Depends on the variant. There's a big price and performance difference between 3070 variants.

The standard Asus RTX 3070 still goes for around R14,500, whereas the Asus Strix OC variant goes for around R19,000. Those prices haven't changed. (Good luck finding stock). The more expensive 3070 cards have higher boost clocks, better cooling and higher power limits than their cheaper counterparts. With the 3000 RTX series, the power limit plays a big part in boost performance. The normal Asus RTX 3070 has a power limit of around 220w, whereas the Strix OC pushes that up to 280w, which gives you a performance gain of 10-20% in most cases. Thats two 3070's from the same manufacturer, but with different price points and performance gains.

There's a R9k difference from the cheapest 3080 to the high-end 3080's too, ranging from around R19,000 to R28,000. I spent R24,999 on my Zotac 3080 Amp Holo a month ago from Wootware after refreshing the GPU page countless times a day for 2 weeks! I was desperate to get a 3080... I was checking Wootware around 20 times a day. A card would appear, then almost immediately disappear (mostly Palit, but I didn't want the Palit), so I was delighted when Wootware showed stock available and immediately purchased it - checked later and they were all gone again, but Wootware didn't change their pricing.

Decent retailers don't hike prices due to demand - I certainly haven't seen Wootware or even Evetech do that. It's resellers on bid-or-buy and Carb that hike prices, as there is always someone willing to pay.

This video explains the difference between the cheap 3070's and the more expensive ones - and why there's such a price and performance difference.

 

[Markd]

I was faced with this same dilemma but I went and got an XBOX Series X instead. Best decision I feel I've made in a while considering the great value Game Pass provides. I've been playing a lot of games that I guess I wouldn't ordinarily play and that's been pretty cool.

I was looking at a 3060 myself, but with an ageing CPU I would really need to get a new CPU and a new MOBO. I probably didnt need to do it all at the same time, but the total cost to have a rig ready for the latest games was well over R20k, and the Series X was R12k. Plus PC brings some of its own challenges.

 

[Brawler]

I was faced with this same dilemma but I went and got an XBOX Series X instead. Best decision I feel I've made in a while considering the great value Game Pass provides. I've been playing a lot of games that I guess I wouldn't ordinarily play and that's been pretty cool.

I was looking at a 3060 myself, but with an ageing CPU I would really need to get a new CPU and a new MOBO. I probably didnt need to do it all at the same time, but the total cost to have a rig ready for the latest games was well over R20k, and the Series X was R12k. Plus PC brings some of its own challenges.

I hope this works out for you.
I did the same and although I love the Xbox, ended up getting a new GPU as well so it's been an expensive 2021 lol.
You can't beat a PC for first person shooters / strategy games.

Xbox is great for racing and adventure / story games.

 

[Markd]

I hope this works out for you.
I did the same and although I love the Xbox, ended up getting a new GPU as well so it's been an expensive 2021 lol.
You can't beat a PC for first person shooters / strategy games.

Xbox is great for racing and adventure / story games.

I'd still like to upgrade my rig - I've always loved building my own rigs so it's like its part of me, but ja GPU prices are insane right now so I'm going to hold off and it looks like the Xbox is going to tide me over, which is cool. In the meantime I'll do less demanding things on my PC like Hades, Little Nightmares 2 etc. and new stuff on Xbox Xbox definitely isn't suited to some games that people have tried to port to it!