GeForce RTX 3000 shortages could last for several months
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sam640
Wasn't one of the reasons they went with Samsung, the production capacity?
besides the price I mean.
demented brave
I happened to see an EVGA 3090 model in stock while refreshing newegg and was tempted to buy it. It was the $1800+ model though so totally not worth it. Just did a shunt mod on my 2080ti and that can handle any game just fine. Depending on how cyberpunk runs I will be more or less tempted to upgrade.
AlmondMan
Can we stop with the conspiracy theories?
Alessio1989
it is not a conspiracy. many shitubers get them as gift, while a lot of review sites, even of medium and big size, have to send them back after a short time the have for the review. And this is a fact. Tech companies now care more about video "reviews" than in-depth analysis specialized tech-sites. For small sites it even worse. Youtube has become a big free advertising site for tech companies. And please, note I wrote "tech companies", not "NVIDIA only".
H83
I don´t like scalpers but they only exist because people are stupid enough to pay what they ask. This is not a problem that politicians should waste time, specially when there are much more important matters to attend.
AlmondMan
I can read. I can also read that you are subscribing to the idea that these things are all bribes and that there's a massive problem. If you can point to something as evidence of this being an ongoing thing today, please do so. And maybe, you know, take some of that edge off. You're like to cut yourself.
Mufflore
Its been annoying and concerning not being able to get a card for over 2 months.
I had it all planned, Cyberpunk 2077 to be played at highest quality from the start, have a whole loada fun.
But its been truly dismal seeing exactly zero cards in stock from day 1 and hearing nothing at all about my pre-orders progress!
Last week I read in the forum that some UK shops had 3090s in stock and thought about it for a bit.
Is it really worth spending that much for PC gaming?
I reasoned the card would be around 10 to 15% faster than the 3080 which makes it feasible to keep it for 4 years instead of 2.
And the price over the 4 years period is almost the same, ... so I bought a good one.
And boy do I feel good about it, everything is solved, no more rat race for 4 years and a wicked card is on the way.
Think about it guys, you might be able to actually get a 3090!!
schmidtbag
Yes, it's a conspiracy. There's confirmation bias written all over your ridiculous claims. Where's your proof? It's not a fact just because you claim it is.
Many "shitubers" don't get to keep the product either. Many of them have in-depth reviews too. Just because it's a video, doesn't mean it isn't comprehensive.
You just sound like a grumpy old man who likes to accuse things unfamiliar to you as the source of all your problems.
AlmondMan
You should've just waited 🙂 Cyberpunk will be a better game in a year's time after launch.
Then you can also get an even better GPU to play it on. Just chill - it's all good.
Robbo9999
I can't imagine it being that bad personally. Gonna be available before then I'm sure, couldn't fathom it being that bad.
Robbo9999
Only 10-15% will not allow you to extend from 2yrs to 4yrs, but the increased VRAM might allow this. 10-15% increase is nothing, not even significant, which is why the 3090 only makes sense for the extra VRAM in my eyes. I've bought the 3080 (and waiting for it to arrive eventually), but I'm on 1080p screen resolution, so I'm OK with the only 10GB VRAM.....for me this can be a long term keeper I predict, but if you're on of 4K you want the extra VRAM of the 3090 (maybe even with 1440p if you consider years of use).
Zeka
Since the prices skyrocketed in the last 3 - 4 years (since the crypto-mining craze), it's possible that underground also recognized a nice potential to launder money in this way.
Have an IT store as a front, buy tons of expensive GPUs and "sell" them with 60-70% higher price. Voila, clean money, while the GPUs are probably crushed somewhere in the dumpster...
Also, PC gaming is a joke, everyone and their grandma trying to squeeze $$ from gamers.
Honestly, everyone chasing the latest and greatest is just throwing money down the drain... But everyone is free to do what they want with their money, so /rant-off
Solfaur
At first I was mad, but now I'm just ok with the thought really. I mean the only thing that could make all of this worse is if my 1080Ti would suddenly decide to die on me ... shouldn't have said that, now I jinxed it.
The most "funny" part of all this fiasco is that MSRP price ranged reference cards will be 100% impossible to buy, unless over-overpriced from scalpers and that etailers will have the fancy more expensive custom cards more readily available before the shortage is over. So no matter what, better get that $$$ ready. 😳
Mufflore
lol, it will be fine. 10 to 15% is plenty significant.
I am thrilled with my purchase.
thesebastian
Unpopular opinion, but the issue are not the scalpers, the issue is that the demand of the hardware in 2020 is higher than the units planned.
If you kill all the scalpers before launch day you will still have a shortage. Not just in online stores, but also in the second hand market (where you can find a scalper card at much higher price).
This should be fixed with more gpus arriving. All the scalpers gpu's price will drop drastically once the demand is satisfied properly.
People who are paying extra money to get a card, don't care about the money, at least not at these levels. The card will depreciate quicker for them. But that's not our issue.
Nvidia and AMD could had released these GPUs at a more expensive price tag and still sold out all of them, then drop the price in 2021 when they finally got more units (to prevent overstocking).
Robbo9999
Oh yeah, sure, I'm not saying you shouldn't be pleased with having a 3090, but it's mainly for the VRAM, an extra 10-15% performance is hardly significant & even less so when considering longevity over the years.....hopefully it was for the VRAM that you bought it which does indeed increase it's longevity over the 10GB VRAM of the 3080.
Mufflore
I've done exactly what I wanted and am full of glee.
I'll play Cyberpunk slow and exploratory anyway, I still havent finished the 2nd DLC in Witcher 3.
If there are issues I'll play something else until its patched.
I wont need a better GPU, its gonna be great 🙂
There will no doubt be faster cards, shrug. It happens a lot lol.
Mufflore
Yeah I'm well aware, the memory is a significant part of its value.
If it was 10GB at that price I would have waited for a 3080.
ps I'm on a 5120x1440p ultrawide display, 12.5% less pixels than UHD, this card has legs with it.
tunejunky
OMG Give It A Rest o_Oo_Oo_Oo_Oo_Oo_Oo_O
tunejunky
the issues here are are basic as basic can be.
the main culprits for Nvidia are low yield on an orphan process, the VRAM supply, and ridiculous expectations of Samsung. the "cost savings" that were made by going to this orphaned process node have been eaten by time and newer processes (esp from Samsung themselves).
for AMD it's quite different (excepting VRAM). it's supply chain issues and ramping up scale of production.
for both you could call it teething pains, but the fact remains we are all impatient geeks.
