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[–]Drauul 1102 points1103 points  (332 children)

Can't believe how it is right now.

Started looking to replace my RX 580 and sticky post on r/buildapc suggests getting an RX 580 until the market bounces back who knows when.

Wow.

[–]nolan1971Specs/Imgur here 415 points416 points  (242 children)

When the hell is this crap going to ease up, anyway?

Frustrating.

[–]crankydelinquentRGB ram and stuff 364 points365 points  (175 children)

2023 if we’re lucky. TSMC produces chips for AMD and Samsung produces chips for Nvidia and both TSMC and Samsung are operating at full capacity right now. It will be years before either one of them can expand production.

Edit: I incorrectly stated that TSMC produced chips for AMD and Nvidia. I was wrong. Samsung produces chips for Nvidia but regardless, both Samsung and TSMC can’t keep up with demand.

[–][deleted] 147 points148 points  (121 children)

Yeah, that's what I've been seeing as well. 2022 is out the window and not even being considered at the moment, all optimistic fingers are pointing to sometime mid-to-late 2023. We're stuck with this shit for a while.

[–]MotionAction 122 points123 points  (71 children)

Well I guess my 1080ti going to be with me another year.

[–]HFIntegrale 106 points107 points  (10 children)

I sold mine a month ago for $909 on ebay. FOUR years after buying it for $700.

[–]Gibbo3771 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I've purchased 1 Vega 56 and 2 Vega 64 off ebay for fuck all because the output was not working on them and they "shut down constantly leading up to the issue".

Paste, new pads and sold them at 5x what I paid to who I assume are miners. Don't need display out to mine lol.

I actually own a Vega 64 myself, which I am going to replace when I get the chance.

[–]pATREUSSurface Book 2 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Behold the Glory

[–]Awwshwitzz 13 points14 points  (3 children)

I was going to sell mine but my “IT” guy broke it trying to mine because he asked if he could use my old case and I said sure. Not thinking he used my 1080ti broke it, didn’t say anything to me until I said can I have my case back I’m going to build a pc for my nephew and he said he wasn’t responsible for it breaking

[–]I-Jobless 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Wtf, make him pay for the repair or a new card.

[–]Aggressive-Split-655 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Wow, what a scumbag move that was. Do you still have the 1080ti? I'd love to try and fix it.

[–]soulreaver99 11 points12 points  (0 children)

this is the way

[–]iWarnock9900k | 1080 67 points68 points  (36 children)

My 1080 is making my monitors turn off randomly every once in a while. I'm shacking.

[–]rengo_unchainedno rgb 34 points35 points  (6 children)

Yeah my 1070 is also dangerously close to her last breath...

[–]SadTurtleSoupR5 2600x|RX580 8GB GT-S|2X16GB 3200MHz|STRIX B450-I|H200I 20 points21 points  (2 children)

My 980ti is starting to give up the ghost. I'm seriously scared.

[–]Grablicht3700x 3060ti 8 points9 points  (1 child)

nononono 980TIs work till the end of time!

[–]SadTurtleSoupR5 2600x|RX580 8GB GT-S|2X16GB 3200MHz|STRIX B450-I|H200I 8 points9 points  (0 children)

She's old and tired. Poor girl is starting to have power cycling issues. I just hope she can hang on.

[–]Weddedtoreddit27700x|32GB 6K30|RTX 4080|5TB NVMe 8 points9 points  (6 children)

I'm super fortunate, I traded my 1080+100 for a 1080Ti in January 2020

I'm super unfortunate I didn't buy a 2080Ti right before 3000 series came out. It could have been had for like 500-600. Then months later I could've sold my 1080Ti for the same or more, giving me a free upgrade to RTX but..eh.. There was no way to know

[–]HeadtripVee 6 points7 points  (4 children)

I'm so happy I bought the 2070 super when I did. I had no clue this was about to happen.

[–]ToddHowardsFeet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'll just have to deal with my iHD2500 for a couple more years :')

[–]THE_OuTSMoKE10700k | 3090 TI FTW3 Ultra Hybrid | 32GB 8 points9 points  (1 child)

You have a 2080ti, just wait til 40 series, lol.

[–]Maxatel2070S FE | 24GB DDR4 | i7-9700K 37 points38 points  (36 children)

Maybe if Apple would realize no one needs a phone every damn year

[–]man_goatR5 3600XT | 3070 30 points31 points  (8 children)

But people DO. That's why Apple keeps selling a phone every damn year

[–][deleted] 48 points49 points  (7 children)

sorry to break the news, but ... probably MILLIONS of more people by a phone every damn year, than buy a video card ... ever, period.

Money talks.

[–]mnewbergSpecs/Imgur here 19 points20 points  (2 children)

A13 is made by TSMC and the Nvidia chips are made by Samsung/Micron.

[–]tsnives 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You're right, there isn't another GPU manufacturer that uses TSMC and Nvidia hasn't been trying to get back with TSMC since fall 2019.

[–]coffeesippingbastardPC Master Race 9 points10 points  (1 child)

nvidia has been going with samsung 8nm for their ampere production.

Rumor is they'll be with TSMC for the 3000 refresh.

[–]danyul91 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Holy shit, I had no idea it was still that bad. I managed to cop a 3060ti for about £50 over RRP a few weeks ago and I almost regretted paying that at the time. Feels like I got incredibly lucky.

[–]crankydelinquentRGB ram and stuff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I paid $1300 usd (£960) for a 3080 after selling the useless motherboard Newegg forced me to buy. Nvidia charges $700 usd (£516) for the founders edition. I am glad to have a card and to be done hunting though. £50 is a steal to not deal with the headache of finding a card.

[–]ZeusFinder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately it also runs with the crypto cycle so I wouldn’t be so sure about 2023

[–]codywar11 2 points3 points  (0 children)

TSMC doesn’t provide Nvidia with their chips for 30 series cards. Samsung does. Same kind of shortages, but not as bad as with TSMC. That’s why Nvidia cards are SLIGHTLY easier to find than anything AMD right now.

[–]Drauul 30 points31 points  (20 children)

Yet PC gaming isn't dead/dying

You literally have to play Hunger Games for components

[–]nolan1971Specs/Imgur here 13 points14 points  (16 children)

Thinking about driving 4 hours to get a 1650. Insanity.

[–]GameGrowthYTPC Master Race 16 points17 points  (11 children)

I’m rocking a 1050 here lol I have everything but my gpu, I think my 5900x is slightly bottlenecked

[–]MrScorpio 15 points16 points  (10 children)

I upgraded to a 2070 Super three months before the 3000 series cards hit the market. I felt like an idiot but not for long.

[–]selddir_Ryzen 5 3600, GTX 1070 OC, 16GB DDR4 3000 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I paid $50 extra for a 3060ti FE from some guy in my city and my friends acted like I was an idiot for not waiting to get it at MSRP (this was in December).

I don't feel like an idiot now.

[–]GameGrowthYTPC Master Race 7 points8 points  (4 children)

I was planning on upgrading to a 1080/ti and 3900x but then the 30 series was announced and here we are over a year later

[–]Setarii5 8th gen@4.5ghz/32gbRAM/GTX2070Super 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same, I feel lucky to have the card that I do now, very lucky (2070 super). I just wish I had the money to buy 3000 series cards for my friends who are stuck with 900 series cards.

I was super mad that the 3000 series cards are cheaper than the 2000 series but lol, I'm not getting one at that price point anytime soon so... yep

[–]Calbone607Ryzen 7 5800X3D | 4080FE | 64GB 2 points3 points  (1 child)

same I grabbed a 2080 super at msrp july 2020. no regrets.

not to mention the rx 580 I sold a bit later for $450, 3 years after buying it for $280

[–]kgabny 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My closest Microcenter is about 3-4 hours away in another state. Its seemingly more and more worth the drive every day.

[–]AmIPrettyYett 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Back in January I paid way too much for a 1650 super and an rtx 3060. I thought in a few months I’m really gonna regret this. It’s been 9 months and the price is basically the same as I paid back then. Here’s a True story, after doing that I was going to upgrade one of the pc I built to a 3080. Instead of clicking buy. I closed the window at the last second and paid in full for a trip to Disney for my family. I have a wife and 2 kids.

[–]GritInMyTummyRyzen 5 5600 | RX580 | 32GB RAM 7 points8 points  (2 children)

Beyond chip shortages, just simply having items delivered through shipping supply chains is strained to the point of breaking. It’s getting worse not better.

[–]nolan1971Specs/Imgur here 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Oh yeah, good point. I just read a story about the Port of LA still having 60+ ships waiting.

[–]SgtSkillShot64 9 points10 points  (5 children)

I work in the warehouse of a Best Buy in Northern California, and we have been getting them in bulk all at once for events like the one this guy was attending. Right now at my location we still have some of the 3060s left over after the people that waited in line are gone. So far there have been 2 of these events at my location in the last 4 months, so if you are looking for a new card, I suggest tuning into Best Buys event announcements.

[–]H0B0Byter99 4 points5 points  (2 children)

tuning into Best Buys event announcements.

How does one tune into Best Buy's Event announcements?

[–]ShredableSending 11 points12 points  (3 children)

Eth 2.0

Most miners will have to switch to asic if they want solid profits. GPUs will flood the market. When is it coming? "Soon" for like 3 years now.

[–]SteveTheUPSguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks china. What was a $100 asic is now $5,000 or more. They are the real winners here

[–]Rjiurik 2 points3 points  (2 children)

I'm really afraid Nvidia might release a new, more expensive generation and stop making 3000 series altogether way before I could get one..

[–]nolan1971Specs/Imgur here 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure they will, actually. If their commitments from TSMC (who they're moving to from Samsung) are in late 2022 then that lines up pretty well with what I know of their development cycle.

[–]hippymule 6 points7 points  (4 children)

This is a prime time to start manufacturing goods in America again. If the prices are going to be 1k+ for 400 dollar cards, why not just set up manufacturing in the US paying people a livable wage? If the 2023 prediction is correct, it would still be worth setting up the tooling right now, and manufacturing electronics for 2022.

[–]blutigetranen 2 points3 points  (3 children)

By the time a facility had the infrastructure, resources, designs and plans in hand it would likepy be 2023, if not the year after. No already existing manufacturer is going to change their fab around to accommodate new manufacturing processes that aren't that lucrative.

A typical chip fab can take 1-1.5 years to start up from design to licensing to construction to production under normal circumstances. The tools used in the line at wafer fabs themselves are in short supply, even used (I work in the semiconductor industry, I know the shortage exists because we have entities down waiting for parts for over a year now).

By the time a site got product moving, supply would normalize from the East and card manufacturers would immediately go to the cheaper components again.

[–]T-Baaller2040 KitchenAid Toaster 9 points10 points  (5 children)

When crypto is banned

[–]sockmacedhoomanDesktop 4 points5 points  (3 children)

bro, you can’t ban crypto

[–]Kerhole 15 points16 points  (2 children)

Tell that to China lol

And yes you can still effectively ban it by making it illegal to trade for fiat currency. No exchange could touch it, and no vendor would accept it.

[–][deleted] 43 points44 points  (34 children)

Find a good few year old something on eBay. You’ll spend way less and not waste a whole day of your life.

[–]Nacl_mtn 16 points17 points  (29 children)

or just buy an aftermarket one if your time is worth more than that?

Seriously, if you want something and it's worth the cost to you go ahead and buy it.

How much are you rating a year worth of waiting at? Does it beat the difference between msrp and resale?

[–]DontGetFired60 11 points12 points  (1 child)

For some people its the principle of not giving scalpers money. I know that can seem ridiculous because enough people buy from them that your action doesn't change the market, but its a reason I've heard a lot.

[–][deleted] 23 points24 points  (19 children)

I guess my priorities have changed as I’ve gotten older. I’d rather spend money on upgrading my house, or saving for early retirement, than getting a nice new/expensive video card.

I dislike the saying “you do you” but maybe I should start applying that for others. There was a time when I would have bought an expensive video card. So yeah, tangentially I agree with you; other people have other priorities in life. And this is a sub about neat (and mostly expensive) pc builds :shrug:

[–]Accomplished_Files 7 points8 points  (11 children)

Hahaha I'm in the same boat. Landscaping vs upgrading my 5700xt...house wins all day.

[–]kshell521R9 7950x3d- Rx7900xtx - 64gb (4x16) 6000mhz cl38 - 10tb m.w 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I bought a Rog Strix 1080 off a friend that was used mostly for Elder Scrolls Skyrim and Battlefield at 1080. So nothing crazy and for $200 it was a great deal. Works for damn near everything at Max settings at 1080 to get 60fps, sometimes gotta knock the settings back a touch but thats ok.

[–]NeverNeverSometimes 20 points21 points  (8 children)

Bought a 1080ti 5 or 6 years ago for like $500. Exact same make and model is going for $1300 on Newegg.

[–]TheKillaTofu 11 points12 points  (4 children)

You've inspired me to look up my 1080 Ti for shits and gigs, and same boat. $1300-$1400. Insane, man...

[–]maluketDesktop 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My 1070ti that I bought second hand in 2019 worth double now. At the same time, I can't sell it because I will be without video card at all.

[–]SwiggyMaster123Ryzen 5 3600, RX 580 8gb, 16gb 2666mhz RAM 6 points7 points  (2 children)

i was looking a few months ago at pcpp and the lower end 580s were going for £400, higher end going for £800. for comparison, they were £130 and £180 respectively before the shortage.

[–]S0F7 192 points193 points  (34 children)

And here i am thinking ill swing by my local best buy after work and see if we have anything yet lmao. Wish i had your level of commitment! Congrats on the card!

[–]peperonipyza12700K | 3070 Ti FE | 32GB 3600Mhz 65 points66 points  (18 children)

😂 everywhere I’ve heard had hundreds in line. Worth a shot though.

[–]S0F7 21 points22 points  (9 children)

Yeh thats onsane, we dont have an actual best buy, its a display store but they never update stock

[–]peperonipyza12700K | 3070 Ti FE | 32GB 3600Mhz 14 points15 points  (8 children)

You can look up your local Best Buy to see if they got any stock. I think they’ve been doing this for the recent restocks.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/clp-computers-tablets/nvidia-geforce-rtx-graphics-cards/pcmcat1619723841347.c?id=pcmcat1619723841347

[–]S0F7 7 points8 points  (4 children)

Thanks for the link, ive checked over the last few months but like i said, it never seems to update. I bought a gopro from Best Buy last month and the site said there was 0 in stock, yet they had a full display case.

[–]Tossmeoutatwork 7 points8 points  (3 children)

Best Buy is only stocking the 30xx cards in store for these special drops

[–]brewer- 13 points14 points  (5 children)

I went toy Best Buy yesterday around 6pm, the line was already wrapped around the building. Easily 125 people already there. I just turned around and went back home, I knew I wouldn't get what I wanted with that many people there already. The struggle is real.

[–]i_am_no6ody 4 points5 points  (3 children)

Not worth waiting in line. Time is something you can never recuperate. Might as well play the Newegg Lottery or wait. I'm also assuming most of those people want to make a profit buying and selling the card. I suspect a lot of them do anyway.

[–]abrokenpenny[S] 4 points5 points  (5 children)

Thank you!! Tons of very friendly people out there with great advice on my first build but also just as many scalpers laying out 8-9 chairs each for high schoolers they paid to show up an hour before the drop, skip the line, sit in a chair, and pay them cash for the kid to buy the card for them to walk out and immediately hand it to the scalper. So sad and discouraging to see after waiting so long… tried to speak up for those in the back of the line but they have such a tight group of scalpers that used intimidation and bullying on the rest of the line. They also paid off the security guard BB hired to be there 7pm-10am with us.

[–]knellbell 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Scalpers are fucking scum

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (3 children)

The Best Buy next to my job had people lining up 2 whole days in advance:( i had no shot

[–]jambrown13977931 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I arrived at 10pm last night to wait in line. There were easily 50-100 people there not even counting the empty chairs people set up save spots for their friends. People brought tables! The line wrapped around two sides of the building.

I immediately left and went home. Shame too because it was a 30min drive each way for no reason.

[–]psbeachbumi7-8700k 5.0 ghz. GTX 1080. 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A friend scored a 3080. They went to best buy for a cell phone case at like 930 am on a Wednesday. They said 3 were in stock on display.

[–]SadanielsVDDesktop 676 points677 points  (171 children)

Bro I'm not standing in front of a store for 22 hours for anything lmao

[–]SulkyVirusSteam Deck | i7-11700K MSI SUPRIM X 3070ti 268 points269 points  (135 children)

Based on current scalped prices for a 3070ti FE (low end around $1200), standing in line to get one for MSRP from Bestbuy for 22 hours saves you over $27/hour

I'd say it's worth it if you really need that card.

Edit: lots of people hanging their hat on my use of the word "need" instead of "want". I didn't mean to imply anyone needed the card in order to survive - apparently I need want to clarify that.

[–]abrokenpenny[S] 8 points9 points  (9 children)

There were plenty of very pleasant solo resellers in line who cooperated and camped all night. The problem was the scalpers as I mentioned above in response to @S0F7 who didn’t play at all by the rules and utilized empty chairs and young kids to skip the line last minute to accumulate many cards for resale.

[–]Melbuf5900x | 3080 | 32GB 3600 | 3440*1440 | Zero RGB 42 points43 points  (1 child)

Yep. Never gone shopping on black friday for the same reason

If I can't buy it fr my house while stuffing my face with leftover turkey it's not worth it

[–]rugbyweebPC Master Race 1660 super 34 points35 points  (8 children)

Was pretty fun years ago at midnight launches for certain games

[–]leviathan3k 21 points22 points  (3 children)

Indeed. Done right, it's an impromptu party of you and a bunch of fellow gamers.

[–]drumstyx 9 points10 points  (1 child)

I think the attitude changes a bit when it's half excitement half desperation. Console launches, at least back in the day, were a blast. When we're lining up for restocks though, it's because we're desperate, and the folks taking advantage of desperation (scalpers) are not good people.

[–]nintendo9713nintendo9713 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn. Halo 2 and Halo 3 launch were the only ones I did midnight for and I don’t think I’ll ever do another.

At the halo 2 launch, someone had a tube tv with halo 1 setup to play while waiting.

At the halo 3 launch, someone brought a modded 360 with a French copy of Halo 3 that leaked so people were playing it outside the store. The employees made them turn it off though.

[–]Parrad1991 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it was but those games were preordered months in advance so it was a sure thing...you could show up at anytime because it disnt matter how many people were thrre before you... your copy was guaranteed....so in reality you were there to hang out with a bunch of strangers who loved the same things you did.... in this case.... thise strangers would trample you to death without a second tought....

[–]BobbSacamano 13 points14 points  (2 children)

I drove to my nearby best buy this morning around 6. I figured hell I'll wait in line for an hour to see if I can get one. I got there an hour before the drop and my jaw dropped... Tents all the way around the building down the block. I laughed at myself for thinking an hour early was good enough, people had already been there since yesterday lol. Didn't even get out of my car.

[–]MetalSeaWeed 18 points19 points  (3 children)

I will literally wait years until there is no line before I wait for longer than an hour in person

[–]m0ta 474 points475 points  (59 children)

Congrats homie

[–]abrokenpenny[S] 300 points301 points  (57 children)

Thank you! First time builder so just pumped to lock down what seems to be the hardest part right now.

[–]Nextimehero 146 points147 points  (47 children)

127 in line right now, out of the supposed 170 gpus

[–]abrokenpenny[S] 141 points142 points  (46 children)

Which location?? In Clearwater FL the scalpers were a huge problem. Went to bed 40th in line, woke up 60th.

[–]marinarahhhhh 69 points70 points  (35 children)

How does that work? Just curious

[–]dallenzaoRyzen 9 5900x | RTX 3080 | 64GB RAM 114 points115 points  (33 children)

Line cutters

[–]marinarahhhhh 79 points80 points  (28 children)

Jesus. That’s really annoying. Too bad the companies don’t give out cards overnight so your place is saved. I’m assuming they give you a number in the morning? Or do they simply respect the line formstion

[–]dallenzaoRyzen 9 5900x | RTX 3080 | 64GB RAM 93 points94 points  (27 children)

Ya I used to camp out at Microcenter when that was a thing, basically one person would go and then their friends would come later and stay in front of line. Clowns haven’t been to kindergarten apparently

[–]itsdjc 38 points39 points  (5 children)

When I camped out for my card at best buy, an employee started a list to ensure the line was honest.

A scuffle almost broke out because a dudes gf who didn't spend the night in line showed up at 7:30 to 'keep him compnay'. Lo and behold when the BB employee started handing out cards, she took one as well.

[–]BlurgasR7 5800x \ 1660 Ti \ 16GB DDR4 27 points28 points  (1 child)

Kind of defeats the purpose of the making the list if the employee is just going to ignore it

[–]Accomplished_Files 11 points12 points  (2 children)

I've been in two fights when I was in my 20s due to line cutters. Neither time did I get arrested and I was able to beat them out of line. No one stepped in either. You can always take it to that level if you're young and dumb still.

[–]Churchx 35 points36 points  (15 children)

People go in front of you when you let em.

[–]Photogravi 60 points61 points  (4 children)

During peak Covid, I was camping at Bass Pro for ammo drops. In all the times I went, I can honestly say not a single person tried to cut the line.

Probably the knowledge that every person there was armed and cranky after waiting outside for 6-8 hours..

[–]dallenzaoRyzen 9 5900x | RTX 3080 | 64GB RAM 17 points18 points  (4 children)

I don’t like confrontation. What’s funny is the one time I got my card, the kids in front of me cut, but were denied bc they got a card a few days prior. Thus, I was first in line, getting a 3080 exactly 1 year ago

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (2 children)

Agreed I'm not afraid to go back to prison for my time. Which is ironic but I'm also never going to let anyone treat me like a bitch, video card, line at a store, build a bear factory doesn't matter.

[–]rhaezorblue 7 points8 points  (1 child)

People cutting in line for GPUs?? I'm surprised no one got shot lol

[–]12muffinslater 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm usually against capitol punishment

[–]Nextimehero 15 points16 points  (2 children)

Murray Utah, a volunteer writes down names at 8 pm and then this morning did a role call at 6 am then lined us up with our positions last night

[–]Jalex8993 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Then he made us take off our clothes and prove that we weren't two children in a trench coat. He also gave us a cavity search in case we were hiding anyone there.

[–]G0DBOT 7 points8 points  (1 child)

How much was it

[–]peperonipyza12700K | 3070 Ti FE | 32GB 3600Mhz 9 points10 points  (0 children)

650

[–]CosmicCreeperz 2 points3 points  (2 children)

22 hours?! I was so close to getting up at 4am this morning to try to get one. Glad I didn’t. I spent an overnight in a BB parking 20 years ago to get a discounted GeForce 4 Ti on Black Friday. Not going to do it again, heh.

Any guess as to what the latest people were able to show up and get one?

[–]peperonipyza12700K | 3070 Ti FE | 32GB 3600Mhz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s awesome for a first build. It’s gotta be tough for all the first builders out there… I just got a 3070-ti to upgrade my 970 today too :)

[–]Ratman_84 66 points67 points  (9 children)

Man, what a shit time to be a PC enthusiast.

My rig is 7 years old now. I'm not waiting outside a store for 22 hours or paying what they're currently asking for this hardware. So I'm just riding it out, for however long that is. The only reason I'm still afloat is because I built my rig really well when I built it. If it goes on too long I'll end up missing a whole era of new games.

[–]dopamine17 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I hear ya :/ I upgraded mine about 6 years ago, everything except my 550ti for some stupid reason. I can't even play Diablo 2 resurrection now.

[–]Logical-Error-7233 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a good thing. If you miss a generation you're able to buy AAA $5 GOTY Editions of games you missed fully patched with expansions and run them maxed out with a $150 budget card. Best thing that ever happened to me. I'm currently playing Witcher 3 for the first time, with high Res mods fully maxed on a card I bought 2 years ago for $160.

[–]lexi_kahn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine is just getting on to about 7/8 years old, and I’m about to get a new job and was hoping to splurge on a new rig. Not anytime soon, i guess. Crack am those dials to “low” and keep going lol.

[–]bogglingsnogR5 5600, B450M, 32GB 3600mhz C16, RTX 3070 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's no shame in joining /r/patientgamers for a year or two. We've simply got to be patient until supply chains are restored, shipping is smooth, and stockpiles return.

[–][deleted] 93 points94 points  (11 children)

Remember when you wanted a thing, and you could just go into a store and buy it? Or buy it online and actually get it in a reasonable timeframe?

That was awesome.

[–]EODSteve 18 points19 points  (1 child)

I was lucky enough to win a Newegg shuffle for a 3080 yesterday. I won a “lotto” and my price was a chance to spend $1200 USD at their company. Blows my mind the world we live in now.

[–]weirdowerdo5800x | RTX 3080Ti | 16GB 3000MHz 6 points7 points  (4 children)

I ordered my 3080ti like 3 days ago and got it the day after...

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Where did you order from?

[–]Logical-Error-7233 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Everything old is new again. Back in the early 90s you couldn't find high profile games at launch, like when Street Fighter 2 came out on Snes. This lead stores to implement a useful service called a "pre-order" which was great for a few years Then they realized they could use it to scare you into pre paying for every game release instead of the high profile ones and unscrupulous publishers realized with enough pre orders they didn't have to finish thier games.

[–]EngineerFrontDesktop 89 points90 points  (19 children)

22 hours??? I would never do that. But congrats

[–]SmellyOnTheInside 39 points40 points  (17 children)

Same, no clue where people find the time to do this.

[–]alexdoo 17 points18 points  (1 child)

Aside from adults with full time jobs... college students. Its the perfect time in life to access all the freedoms of adulthood but not all of the responsibilities it comes with.

[–]RolandMT32 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I agree. I work during the day Monday-Friday; I can't stand in line at a store for that long.

[–]TSR_Jimmie 165 points166 points  (42 children)

How much did they ask for it? I hate you Americans and your tech stores. Uk tech stores don’t give a fuck about pc parts

[–]abrokenpenny[S] 205 points206 points  (25 children)

Got it during a Best Buy restock for MSRP! $645 including tax.

[–]JTP1228 58 points59 points  (16 children)

Damn I just bought my brother an EVGA 3060 TI for 500 after tax. I feel like the extra would have been worth it for the 3070

[–]creamcheesebagel1015600x | 6600XT 43 points44 points  (4 children)

That's a great price for a solid card, and it would have been difficult to get a 3070 for a similar price.

[–]XtremeshoXi5-11600K | RTX 3080 15 points16 points  (3 children)

Damn u guys are lucky... in EU i paid 3 weeks ago 1340€ for 3080 and now u cant get it below 1600 €...

[–]emmytauNR200P / R7-7700 / RTX 4070 / 32GB 6000MT 30CL / 2TB 7 points8 points  (2 children)

Yea I don't get how it can be so different. 3070 Ti is $1400 in Denmark and we can't even get the reference cards which is what I want

[–]cheapdrinks 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Yeah the cheapest 3070 Ti in stock at my local place in Australia is $2000AUD which is about $1450USD. Don't understand how it's more than double the price, it's fucking bullshit lmao.

[–]firephantom125PC Master Race 1 point2 points  (5 children)

Felt you bro, bought a MSI 3060 ti from microcenter for like 650. Worth it until the fans made noise that sounded like grinding. So i had to rma it but it's coming this weekend.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (2 children)

Always get microcenters little warranty

[–]firephantom125PC Master Race 7 points8 points  (1 child)

I did but they basically told that they will refund it and i basically have to wait in line like everyone else if i wanted a replacement. I got the card on a whim cause they found out that they had extras of these cards and i was already at checkout so i was like, I'll take it man and i got it.

[–]Tacticalsquad5Ryzen 7 3800X | RTX 3070 | 32GB 3200mhz 7 points8 points  (4 children)

It’s such a pain, been trying for over a year to get a 3070 for under £650 and no luck yet

[–]TSR_Jimmie 6 points7 points  (1 child)

You will continue to have no luck. Our tech stores are garbage. Probs cheaper and less time consuming paying someone to camp out at a store, buying and shipping

[–]danbeansSteam ID Here 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Got lucky on a scan drop for the 3070ti for about £650. From what I’ve heard scan and infinite-computing seem to be some of the better sites in terms of drops and not being ridiculous in their pricing

[–]Barkerisonfire_Desktop 5800x3D, 3080 FE, 32GB 3600 DDR4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Scan is your best bet for FE at least. If you know there's going to be a card released chances are that they'll also be restocking other cards. Pay attention to Twitter stock informer bots

I managed to get my 3080 FE a few months ago at MSRP from Scan by paying attention to both the above. When it says it's in stock on Scan and the buy/add to cart button doesn't appear, refresh the page a few times. I refreshed once tried to add it to cart and told me it had gone, but the button kept coming and going so I kept refreshing and eventually managed to checkout with zero issues. a lot of people give up when the button doesn't appear and think they sold out already but it's often not the case.

[–]sebobles 1 point2 points  (2 children)

As a recent UK buyer of a 3070 ti, I would recommend using the part alert telegram group, both me and my brother got 1 in the last month.

[–]ArchAngel76667 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You have done well. I think a celebratory pizza is in order.

[–][deleted] 44 points45 points  (9 children)

Nice I did the micro center thing once. Only thing left was a 3060

[–]JTP1228 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I live 10 minutes from one, and was unemployed for a little when the 30 series dropped. I had the money, but was too lazy to wait for one lol. The workers even said they had them on shipment days until like 11 or 12 (this was back in Oct/Nov)

[–]ShimReturns 5 points6 points  (3 children)

A sub $400 one or a crazy $500+ one?

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (2 children)

It was $329 before tax I believe. The evga one

[–]ShimReturns 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I'm surprised they had one left

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think i was like 17th or 18th in line. They let the jerk in the front of the line buy all the 3080s. He brought like 3 people with him.

[–]GarvielLoken87 12 points13 points  (5 children)

What a hellscape we live in. I’m folding my hands and praying every night that my 1070ti keeps going. I looked up my same card for possible sli and was shocked at the prices.

[–]Rjiurik 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Very few games are optimized for SLI nowadays. So would not recommend unless it has changed recently..

Anyway my oen 1070ti does the trick for most games since i play 1080p...

[–]StickyCoochie123 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The Time-Lost Graphics Card

[–]Rexbellum187 7 points8 points  (0 children)

22 hours and a down payment for a Ford fusion... Seriously though I am jealous

[–]HenryXIV 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Fuck that. Were officially slaves to video card makers. That's embarrassing.

[–]elvismcvegas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No one is forcing you to stand outside for 22 hours.

[–]BluehibiscusEmpire 14 points15 points  (1 child)

Buying parts just shouldn’t be so difficult..

Man earlier it was getting the money together. Now it’s getting 2x the msrp together and needing to be lucky. And Msrps are already crazy high. I remember when 500 dollars got you top end performance only a couple of generations ago. Now it’s 3060 if you very lucky. And in countries like mine even a 1660 is selling for 700 dollars!!

[–]Troggie42i7-7700k, RTX3080, 64gb DDR4, 9.75TB storage 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Pretty goddamn absurd that that's what it takes to get a freakin' graphics card these days

[–]Deathandhisfriends_Ryzen 5 3600 | GTX 3060 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's well worth it , i promise. Congrats amigo!

[–]vampyire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hope you love it! I cheated and got my RTX with a pre-built machine. Good for you!! enjoy!

[–]Rxd384 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good job mate!

[–]th3st 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You serious? 22 hrs?

[–]SunbleachedAngel 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Never ask a man 3 things, his salary, his height, and how much he pain for his GPU

[–]BoldEagle21 6 points7 points  (0 children)

...and to think it will be worth $17.94 in 3.8 years.

[–]L3bowskiiR7 5800X · RTX 3070Ti · 32GB RAM 5 points6 points  (8 children)

Runs New World like a dream (144fps 144hz monitor)

[–]imhereformemea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congrats bro

[–]Logics- 2 points3 points  (3 children)

Congrats!

Been looking for a 3080 since October of last year on a regular basis. Fortunately for me I'm in a smaller market (St. Louis... so maybe not so fortunate) so I didn't need to camp out for a full day. Nearest BB was a 35 minute drive, but I got there at 2am this morning, got in line with about 60 or so ahead of me.

Wasn't early enough to get the 3080, but there were 3080 TI's still and I jumped at it. More than I was hoping to spend, but I'm ecstatic that I didn't need to give my money to a scalper to replace my 1080 TI that's on its way out. What a sigh of relief that I don't have to deal with this anymore.

[–]Stonewall30nyr 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Doomsdayers say 2023 but really not much more than 6-8 months more. China just banned crypto farming, and a few other factors are about to reduce demand, and production is slowly ramping back up to normal. Also revert person who gets one is one less person you're competing against for one. Not to mention scalpers will slowly lose interest in it and move to the next thing

[–]marvellousmistake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Devious lick

[–]TopAcanthocephala407 2 points3 points  (0 children)

so my gtx 850m is gonna be with me forever :/

[–]Crogge 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Welcome to the 3070 Ti club :)

[–]bustedbuddhaPC2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was sorely tested by this restock, but my 1080ti is still so strong at 1440p that I just can't justify it to myself.

[–]_Dreadz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All that for a 3070?

[–]HoeGath 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ordered it online and got it 4 days alter for 40% off

[–]SenpaiKira2Desktop 1 point2 points  (1 child)

22hrs? did u bring a tent?

[–]Eckz89 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Man I'm so confused, are they just really scarce in the US?

It seems like they're pretty available in my country, Australia.

[–]TiffyBears 1 point2 points  (5 children)

Damn, I only went to best buy an hour and a half before it opened. I was getting the 3090 though, and there were only maybe 3-4 90s and 1-2 80s left. The cheaper ones, like the 3070, sold out about 10 people ahead of me.

[–]Plastic_Chair599 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man, what a waste of time, I don’t know why anyone would want to do this.

[–]HawksNStuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Watching them all hit Facebook Marketplace this morning was depressing.

[–]TheShyDucky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish I have money and time to do that