MSI and ASUS hike GeForce RTX 50 series prices in official stores, now up to $3,409 for RTX 5090

[asafum@feddit.nl]

"Nvidia to relase RTX 7090, get yours for only $23,000!"

[shoulderoforion@fedia.io]

that seems like a lot, to play video games

[dran_arcana@lemmy.world]

I've always wondered why board partners didn't just raise to scalper prices and take a $2200 profit per card sold.

[ioughttamow@fedia.io]

I’m the grim darkness of the future, you take out a mortgage to build a pc. Real glad a spring for upgrades for my machine in December and January

[brucethemoose@lemmy.world]

You joke, but the pro version won’t be far. The Pro 4090 was already $7000, and the 5090 is rumored to have far more VRAM.

[9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works]

Pure greed. TSMC built tons of capacity since the pandemic, RAM makers have cut back production because of low prices.

There is tons of capacity out there to make more graphics cards, even including all the big data centers using them for AI. but i guess its more profitable to only sell cards to rich gamers and AI companies at inflated prices

[otacon239@lemmy.world]

Yeah, you can build a 1440p native/4k upscale build for like $1000 if not less. I don’t understand what the demand for these cards is. What games benefit?

[enkers@sh.itjust.works]

Same thing with Taylor Swift tickets I guess? I'd imagine it's because of negative backlash to charging so much. Instead of people being mad at the scalpers, they'd be mad at the retailers.

I'm personally kind of partial to the lottery method for right to buy, since it cuts down on scalpers.

[garretble@lemmy.world]

My 1070 still plays Final Fantasy XIV just fine, so I think I keep my $3,400, thanks.

[paraphrand@lemmy.world]

And then you also need to take out insurance.

[adarza@lemmy.ca]

someone that works at a local bank was at the grocery store yesterday when we were there. back by the dairy and such. this was overheard:

"hey look, they got a loan officer for the eggs"

[cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca]

Yup, my last build was 2020 when 2000 series was still the top. 2070s is what I went with. Complete with 64 GB of RAM, 3800X, and other stuff (even a 500$ monitor) and I was only in around $2000 lol.

[cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca]

But that extra 3FPS bro.

[zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Eyyy, i just upgraded from a 3800x! 9800x3d is a solid improvement. Still using my 2080 TI tho (used display model from microcenter, for $800, in 2020)

[tal@lemmy.today]

My guess is that demand for high-end GPUs is more for AI stuff, which can always benefit from more horsepower.

[ulrich@feddit.org]

Shit mine was 1/3 of that haha

[cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca]

I'm pretty sure I wouldn't see any improvement upgrading my proc. Graphics card would need to be next im sure.

[bassturd@lemmy.world]

Either devs are going to have to start finding ways to keep next gen games functioning properly on my 2080ti, or I'm going to have to find a different hobby if AMD follows suite. I will absolutely not be coming close to paying for anything on that scale.

[9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world]

$3409 for some proprietary drivers on my PC? No thanks.

[pineapplepizza@lemm.ee]

2080 will play more than a lifetime supply of indie games. No need to continue supporting anti consumer AAA games