Pissed about the fact that I don't even have a good reason to be mad about the Titan X's price in germany!

[The Great Sayain Man]

So I'm not going to rant about the Titan X's 999$ pricepoint as I think it's not that crazy of a price for Nvidia to ask for. Sure it's not exactly a competitive price but it beats the a 970 SLI and when overclocked isn't that far of a 980 SLI. Also I think that it can't be compared to the r9 295x2 at they are targeting different folks here.

 

But I digress. So when the Euro was still going strong (Between 1.4 and 1.25 USD ) we (people that live in germany) could complain about how we, even if you factor in the extra 12% to 19% of taxes (Cause we pay 19% and you muricans anywhere from 0% to 7%) we were still paying another 10% to 15 %  more than you guys. (Ie I'd pay 300€/ 390$ and you guys would have to pay 300-320$) But now that the Euro has dropped so low that it might soon be worth less than a USD ( Currently at 1.06 USD and it was less than 1.05 last week. It hasn't been that  weak since bloody 2003! (Just because of the Greeks. Jk. I don't know enough about the topic to make that statment. ) 

 

So I was going to buy two Titan Xs, I probably will but first I want to see what AMD does with the 390x and ,I'm looking at atleast 1150€ a pop. And I can't even be mad. 1150€ is only 1223 USD atm and when I factor out the taxes ( 999$ in the US and 1027$ in germany) it's less than 3% more. 

 

I don't really know why I wrote this (Feel free to move this to the off-topic section if you feel it's more appropriate) but I'm kinda pissed. Most likely somebody that knows economics a lot better than I do, such as @MyInnerFred, is going to come and rek me on what I said in this topic.

 

TDLR: I hope the Titan X will go down in price once the availability gets better (it's terrible atm) and with the r9 390x as it's competion. 

[IP man]

Ha! here in norway Titan X costs over 2000 bucks

[NicekillBG]

that title.. i dont even wanna see the cost in bulgaria its like all the euro multiplied by 2

[LancerBG]

you live a good life when its this type of thing that gets you going. 

[Yeater]

So I'm not going to rant about the Titan X's 999$ pricepoint as I think it's not that crazy of a price for Nvidia to ask for. Sure it's not exactly a competitive price but it beats the a 970 SLI and when overclocked isn't that far of a 980 SLI. Also I think that it can't be compared to the r9 295x2 at they are targeting different folks here.

 

But I digress. So when the Euro was still going strong (Between 1.4 and 1.25 USD ) we (people that live in germany) could complain about how we, even if you factor in the extra 12% to 19% of taxes (Cause we pay 19% and you muricans anywhere from 0% to 7%) we were still paying another 10% to 15 %  more than you guys. (Ie I'd pay 300€/ 390$ and you guys would have to pay 300-320$) But now that the Euro has dropped so low that it might soon be worth less than a USD ( Currently at 1.06 USD and it was less than 1.05 last week. It hasn't been that  weak since bloody 2003! (Just because of the Greeks. Jk. I don't know enough about the topic to make that statment. ) 

 

So I was going to buy two Titan Xs, I probably will but first I want to see what AMD does with the 390x and ,I'm looking at atleast 1150€ a pop. And I can't even be mad. 1150€ is only 1223 USD atm and when I factor out the taxes ( 999$ in the US and 1027$ in germany) it's less than 3% more. 

 

I don't really know why I wrote this (Feel free to move this to the off-topic section if you feel it's more appropriate) but I'm kinda pissed. Most likely somebody that knows economics a lot better than I do, such as @MyInnerFred, is going to come and rek me on what I said in this topic.

 

TDLR: I hope the Titan X will go down in price once the availability gets better (it's terrible atm) and with the r9 390x as it's competion. 

the euro is also worth less because the swiss bank kept it at an certain level (they bought millions of euros)

haha and know shopping in germany is even more awesome for me (im swiss)

[Najuno]

Move to the US!

[The Great Sayain Man]

Ha! here in norway Titan X costs over 2000 bucks

Then again you guys have the highest IDH in world and earn more than 50% more money than people in germany earn on average. 

[The Great Sayain Man]

that title.. i dont even wanna see the cost in bulgaria its like all the euro multiplied by 2

Yeah I know. But you guys are used to that  

[The Great Sayain Man]

you live a good life when its this type of thing that gets you going. 

Yeah probably lol. 

 

Move to the US!

Ummm... Nah. 

[IP man]

Then again you guys have the highest IDH in world and earn more than 50% more money than people in germany earn on average. 

Still, we pay alot.

[Najuno]

Yeah probably lol. 

 

Ummm... Nah. 

Then I guess you will have to swallow the pill .

[Briggsy]

Us guys in Canada are getting screwed by the exchange rate too (and pc sellers).

 

newegg.com 295x2 price = $659 USD ($840 CAD)

newegg.ca 295x2 price = $1220 CAD WTF!!!!

 

I miss when our dollar was at parity.

 

Give it another year or so. Our governments strategy has been to flood the system with credit and devalue the dollar in anticipation of a decreased US dollar, instead of letting us get nailed a year later as a residual effect of the US dollar dropping, and being forced to take action afterwards. That doesn't mean the US dollar is going to faceplant, its just better to be treading water than get pulled under. I remember Harper giving a speech about the strategy many years ago. It runs a lot deeper than that and there are some political tensions between the US and other strong forces that are creating a lot of waves. I'm not an economist so I know nothing, and probably have no idea what I'm saying.

 

also, those 295x2 prices are insanity. I checked ncix and they're no better. wow  :wacko:

[Serin]

Ahh I remember when the Australian dollar was above parity with the USD.... Good times.
I might get paid in USD most of the time.. but dear gods 1500 for a gpu here still stings.

[NicekillBG]

Yeah I know. But you guys are used to that  

That sounded so rude but its true lol

[Critizin]

Us guys in Canada are getting screwed by the exchange rate too (and pc sellers).

 

newegg.com 295x2 price = $659 USD ($840 CAD)

newegg.ca 295x2 price = $1220 CAD WTF!!!!

 

I miss when our dollar was at parity.

This...   paid 1100$ for my Asus ROG Swift Canadian.

770$ for USD lol

[Happypap55]

Titan X is not made for the average consumer. It's like that Swedish fad "Sinking" where you pay somebody to pour champagne down the drain just to show people how much money you have.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_%28behavior%29

[Oskar94a]

Titan X is not made for the average consumer. It's like that Swedish fad "Sinking" where you pay somebody to pour champagne down the drain just to show people how much money you have.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_%28behavior%29

 

 

So much this

[Tacitus]

You're pissed that you can't be pissed?

 

Seems like mission accomplished anyway.

[Badger906]

its £870 in the UK.. $999 is around £670 so why the extra 200 quid I don't know.. £670 would be good view for money for the performance..

i have a friend how works for the USAF so I may have a change to get one imported for US price.. then it's tempting.

[Eyesthetics]

It's $1500 in Indonesia

I bet most of you probably never heard of it before... It's a third world country next to Australia and Singapore, $1 = 13,000 here

[Bhav]

Africa. Starving children. They don't even have peanuts. But we get mad over the price of a Titan X.

Instead of buying a Titan X ... Take a flight to Africa. Spend all that money on food. Use that food to feed the starving children. Be a better human.