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Launch

 

$550

 

benchmarks

 

$800

 

time

 

$600

 

GTX 970 comes out

 

$230

 

3.5GB thing happens

 

$330-400

 

I mean common

 

EDIT: just today the PCS+ went from 280 to 350 and the DCU2 went from 350 to 280

 

 

trend.gpu.chipset.radeon-r9-290x.d7dc536

 

at least I got mine for $160..

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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:> 

Maybe I should take a break from teh Radeon Master Race club for a while..

HeHeHeHaHa 

I'm screwed

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:> 

Maybe I should take a break from teh Radeon Master Race club for a while..

HeHeHeHaHa 

I'm screwed

well price updates just happened..

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well it had a launch price of 550$.then skyrocketed to 900$.then comes your part

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well it had a launch price of 550$.then skyrocketed to 900$.then comes your part

should add that

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Wait.. You guys are telling me you haven't seen this before? You haven't seen it happen with EVERY tech product, from EVERY company, EVERY time, in the history of EVER do this?

 

Really?

 

To be closer to the truth, this does happen ALL the time with PC components especially. I call it #TheDailyStruGGle

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I'm so glad I didn't sell my Lightning for cheap. It's now at 399.99

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I'm so glad I didn't sell my Lightning for cheap. It's now at 399.99

Vlad logic

 

I have a great card im going to sell it so I can get 4 of a moderately better card that is twice the price...

JK

 

 

just jealous

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Vlad logic

I have a great card im going to sell it so I can get 4 of a moderately better card that is twice the price...

JK

just jealous

I think I want to do a 295X2 Quad Crossfire build

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as much as they reduced them to deplete current stock, now they raise them to reinforce the selling point of their new products.......... whenever they get here..... I could have gotten one for about $180 U.S. a short time ago. Time to get them for the right price is when you see them.

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I think I want to do a 295X2 Quad Crossfire build

Wut?

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LTT'S Official Radeon Master Race Club Founder-Predicts TitanX2 (Prediction Date: 3-30-15)


XFX Needs To Make A 3 Fan Cooler 

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I think I want to do a 295X2 Quad Crossfire build

im just happy that the Vlad that I know isnt going to do that because if he did I would have to kill him to take em from him

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im just happy that the Vlad that I know isnt going to do that because if he did I would have to kill him to take em from him

As soon as I can find 295X2's for 499.99 it will. Happen

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As soon as I can find 295X2's for 499.99 it will. Happen

I saw the powercolor devil for that much with a crap ton of peripherals..

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especially around the launch of a new line of cards this tends to happen. how is this surprising? they launch at a price they feel is competitive, then the bitcoin craze happened and everyone and their mother was buying amd cards, demand > supply so all amd cards skyrocketed in price. then that passed prices returned to normal. next nvidia launched a new line of cards. no one would have bought 290/290x cards if they didn't drop in price so they did.... then they capitalized on nvidia's bad pr situation. now they are clearing out stock and adjusting prices to be in line with the next series. then the cards are gonna drop in price again just before the next launch.

 

everything about those price fluctuations makes perfect sense. i don't see why you're so bent out of shape about it.

 

 

and vlad... you're making me jelly talking about 2 295x2s. that would be a beast for sure.

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especially around the launch of a new line of cards this tends to happen. how is this surprising? they launch at a price they feel is competitive, then the bitcoin craze happened and everyone and their mother was buying amd cards, demand > supply so all amd cards skyrocketed in price. then that passed prices returned to normal. next nvidia launched a new line of cards. no one would have bought 290/290x cards if they didn't drop in price so they did.... then they capitalized on nvidia's bad pr situation. now they are clearing out stock and adjusting prices to be in line with the next series. then the cards are gonna drop in price again just before the next launch.

everything about those price fluctuations makes perfect sense. i don't see why you're so bent out of shape about it.

and vlad... you're making me jelly talking about 2 295x2s. that would be a beast for sure.

because it should be cost +25% markup

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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As soon as I can find 295X2's for 499.99 it will. Happen

You should send me some of your golden bricks :D
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especially around the launch of a new line of cards this tends to happen. how is this surprising? they launch at a price they feel is competitive, then the bitcoin craze happened and everyone and their mother was buying amd cards, demand > supply so all amd cards skyrocketed in price. then that passed prices returned to normal. next nvidia launched a new line of cards. no one would have bought 290/290x cards if they didn't drop in price so they did.... then they capitalized on nvidia's bad pr situation. now they are clearing out stock and adjusting prices to be in line with the next series. then the cards are gonna drop in price again just before the next launch.

 

everything about those price fluctuations makes perfect sense. i don't see why you're so bent out of shape about it.

 

 

and vlad... you're making me jelly talking about 2 295x2s. that would be a beast for sure.

 

 

This is spot on.

 

 

because it should be cost +25% markup

 
This isn't how capitalism works.
 
It's not about what it cost to make, it's about what people are willing to pay for it.   As long as the latter is higher than the former, the thing will be made.  If it isn't, then it won't.
 
With something like GPU's, the material cost/R&D cost difference between a Titan X and a 750Ti is more or less the same, depending on size of the PCB of course.  But very different price points.  The value to the consumer is very different despite similar material and production costs.

 

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This is spot on.

I'm still all for cost + 15-25% markup not supply and demand..

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You should send me some of your golden bricks :D

Money tree

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I'm still all for cost + 15-25% markup not supply and demand..

 

that will never happen. if the demand for something exceeds the supply the value of said item goes up far more. imagine if there was only 100 gallons of oil left in the world. do you really think the price of that oil would be cost + 15-25%? that would be a ridiculous price.

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that will never happen. if the demand for something exceeds the supply the value of said item goes up far more. imagine if there was only 100 gallons of oil left in the world. do you really think the price of that oil would be cost + 15-25%? that would be a ridiculous price.

I would think it would be worth less since if thats all thats left it would mean that we have moved on

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Money tree

Can I have some of the seeds? I'll plant a forest and then bathe in 295x2s like you do with 980s xD

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Ever since the launch of the gtx 980/970, the price of the 290/x dropped across the board, and the price of different brands has fluctuated wildly, with different cards taking turns cutting prices and then increasing them. If you have your heart set on a certain card, say a MSI lightning or sapphire tri X and can afford to wait, eventually it will drop in price dramatically for a short time. The only card that has risen and stayed high is the Sapphire vapor X.

 

This is why I hope AMD stays competitive. Their price to performance ratio is unmatched and even the 970 cant really compete in that department, especially since we discovered its VRAM limitations.

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Prices fluctuate a lot, don't expect any graphics card to stay at the same price for too long.

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