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Prices around here are still well above the launch price

 

MSI R9 290X Gaming 838.99 USD

Sapphire R9 290X TRIX OC Battlefield 4 Edition 804.23 USD

MSI R9 290 Gaming 664.24 USD

Sapphire R9 290 TRIX OC Battlefield 4 Edition 657.24 US

Sapphire R9 290 TRI-X OC 629.24 US

MSI R9 290 Reference 587.25 USD

 

Months later they still can't ramp up production so the problem could very well be component shortage rather than scrypt mining

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My new plan:

Sell my 290X for $800 to undercut Newegg.

Keep the money until the prices inevitably deflate.

Buy a new 290X along with a new PSU and use my own money for a second 290X. 

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I think i rewrite your plan.

 

Sell R9 290X(s) buy (dual) 780 TI.

 

done.

 

Optional plan: sell you 290xes and give the money to me:P

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I think i rewrite your plan.

 

Sell R9 290X(s) buy (dual) 780 TI.

 

done.

 

Optional plan: sell you 290xes and give the money to me:P

I'm not buying an inconsistent GPU. When Nvidia fixes their GPU's load baring problem, I'll consider them again. Until them, I'll only buy AMD.

The mining aspects are major pluses. Though I will not buy a GPU solely to mine. Games are too important to me. 

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AAAUUGH!! Why?!? WHYYYY?!?! *collapses and dissolves into tears* Why does this have to happen? This mining craze and whatever has made everything go sideways. I like things right-side-up. D:

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AMD killed theirselfes

It is not AMD's fault, it is the large demand partially. The MSRP is still the same.

 

 

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might sell my 280x and get a 780/ti

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My fear is that I will wake up one morning and see Nvidia cards price hike up also because that cudaminer thing is now working. Makes me scared to wait for Maxwell.

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My fear is that I will wake up one morning and see Nvidia cards price hike up also because that cudaminer thing is now working. Makes me scared to wait for Maxwell.

That would probably cause me to laugh manically and go completely insane.

Why is the God of Hyperdeath SO...DARN...CUTE!?

 

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That's it, I'm listing my 290x w/ waterblock on eBay for $1,000 and if it sells I'm getting a 780ti. I have always used AMD products, but at this point I can make a profit off of owning a video card for 3 months. 

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I can get an r9 290x for $800 here,only because we have shitty prices in Europe.

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Anyone want to buy a ref 290x? low low price of 800 bucks...

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I'm Nvidia all the way but don't blame newegg, If AMD and the other market companies are selling them to Newegg at those prices they have no choice but to keep the price that way.

 

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I'm Nvidia all the way but don't blame newegg, If AMD and the other market companies are selling them to Newegg at those prices they have no choice but to keep the price that way.

AMD isn't, that's the point. The price AMD gets per card hasn't changed, retailers know the demand for these cards and are jacking up prices to make as much money as possible. 

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And this thing used to be 549... smh, the crazy world we live in... AMD should address this issue fast because they're losing all of their gaming customer base. 

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I'm confused... did the highly premium GTX 780 Ti... become a better price/performance gaming GPU over AMD's solution?

 

I'm too stunned for words.

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I'm just imagining the loss all the bitcoin miners are going to have to sell these cards for when bitcoin mining isnt worth it anymore because everyone and their mother has jumped on that bandwagon. I give it 6 months and ebay will flooded with so many r9 290s they wont get $500 bucks for them. GPU prices are a bubble thats ready to burst.

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So the 290x is the "Gold" standard of GPU's.

Life is pain. Anyone who says any different is either selling something or the government.

 

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I'm Nvidia all the way but don't blame newegg, If AMD and the other market companies are selling them to Newegg at those prices they have no choice but to keep the price that way.

It's still the Retailers fault as the MSRP is still the same..

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So the 290x is the "Gold" standard of GPU's.

The 780ti takes that crown.

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Is AMD going to do something? Someone should pimp-slap Newegg.

 

Yes. They're going to have a celebration.

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The 780ti takes that crown.

Well I meant that because it is about the price of gold with the same demand lol

Life is pain. Anyone who says any different is either selling something or the government.

 

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I'm confused... did the highly premium GTX 780 Ti... become a better price/performance gaming GPU over AMD's solution?

 

I'm too stunned for words.

It has been the case for quite a while.

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