Go down to the bottom left of the search tab and make sure you select Seller = Newegg.Sipping on my coffee this morning and while casually "window shopping" I noticed that over on Newegg and one or two other places prices on "entry level" and "mid-range" cards such as Gtx 750, Gtx 750 Ti, and Gtx 950 are suddenly waaaaaaay up. As in literally "overnight".
Gtx 750 going for $160ish. Gtx 750 Ti going for $190ish, Gtx 950 going for $220ish Prices literally up ~50% overnight with no warning
I am assuming it is some re-seller/scalper trying to "take advantage" of or "cash in" on the upcoming Christmas weekend.
Anyways, be careful with any last minute holiday shopping, because the price-hikers seem to be out in full force all of a sudden. Google is your friend for avoiding these guys.
/PSA
They should still be chained to a rock under deep water IMO.
^ 100% agree with this.
I hate hate HATE price hiking re-sellers/scalpers/scammers!!!! :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:
Ok it's been fixed, now my card is $340 AR (which is still robbery for any 970).
Happens every year, and if you wait this close to Xmas to buy something? Well, it's your fault.
How can a graphics card that's 15 months old have not dropped anything as of December 2015? This shouldn't happen I don't recall anything like this in a long time. Just goes to show how extended 28nm node has hurt the GPU industry. R9 290 was $399 more than 2 years ago. :thumbsdown:
The PC industry has always been cyclical. GPU prices go up before Christmas. Laptop prices go up before back to school. They know how to make their money when they can, when the non nerds are buying.
That is why I get so pissed at people that say "there is always something better around the corner, don't wait to buy." That is so dumb. There are good and bad times to buy things. My GPU was $40 cheaper in the summer. A tv is going to be cheaper around the SuperBowl (aka right around CES) than in the summer. You are best off buying an Apple product the first week it launches (or on black friday) to get maximum value. I could go on but I seriously get angry when I see people advocate dumb consumerism by saying it's always a good time to buy stuff. By the time we hit March-April 2016, it'll be even harder to recommend the higher end 980/Fury/FuryX/980Ti cards.
I feel like some people just don't want to defend how they are too lazy to get maximum value from their purchases so that is the excuse.
Canadians prices are rip-off.
Ya, I think there are definitely good/great, just OK and bad times to buy certain cars, houses, electronics, appliances, clothes, sporting equipment, etc. That's why if you recall when Maxwell launched, I was recommending 970 or 970 SLI right off the bat. Once time passes, I find it harder and harder to recommend older tech products if their prices remain stagnant.
Recall GTX580 that was $500 when it came out November 2010 and more or less stayed around $440-450 all the way until January 2012. By Sept 2012, GTX660/7870 offered ~ 580 level of performance for just $250-260. Today 7870 is flat out faster than 580 which means it took less than 2 years to get $500 580 level of performance in a $250 card. With 780Ti -> 970 it happened in just 10 months!
That means there is a big difference buying a GTX580 for $450 around December 2011 vs. November 2010. This is just an example that can be used for AMD cards as well.
You guys get affordable university education in Quebec!
You guys get affordable university education in Quebec!
You guys get affordable university education in Quebec!
A 100$ discrete GPU is as much of a luxury item as a 600$ discrete GPU.The highlighted part is why I don't understand some of the so-called "hardcore" gamers who drop $600-$1000 or more on a GPU. All that extra money just for 10-20 extra frames per second?? Seems like a big waste of money.
Bought my 970 on launch day over a year ago for $320AR, paid $40 to step it up to a FTW model, and now that card is still being sold for $335AR... $25 hit on a tech item after more than a year, not bad...
I love how you consider prices not changing to be a good thing outside of planning to sell it.
Call me selfish, but it seems like a good thing for me! :thumbsup:
But when you'll want to buy a GTX 1070. You'll have to sell your GTX 970 200$ and will have to pay 475$ for a GTX 1070... while the GTX 1080ti will be 900$ and the GTX Titan XX will be 1350$. Price gouging will never make you win.
I don't pretend to know future prices, and don't feel price gouging happened with my 970!
You guys seem unhappy that I feel I'm in a good position with respect to my computer components, that is telling.