Subj : Re: Old Iron
To   : Tracker1
From : Nightfox
Date : Sat Jan 23 2021 23:07:31

  Re: Re: Old Iron
  By: Tracker1 to Nightfox on Sat Jan 23 2021 06:22 pm

 >> I haven't seen a situation like this before though..  I've been
 >> waiting about 3 months to find the graphics card I want that isn't
 >> being sold at above-normal price by a scalper.

 Tr> I recall it being very similar at the end of 2017... then the 
 Tr> bit/alt-coin market crashed and things normalized. Wanting current RTX 
 Tr> for some AI/Upscaling I want to run on some older content, but not 
 Tr> willing to pay 2-3x list price to scalpers.

I thought it was due to manufacturing scaling back due to the covid situation (trying to minimalize the spread of covid).  I wouldn't have thought there would be so much demand for bitcoin mining to drive demand for new graphics cards this much.  In 2019, I bought an RTX 2070 Super, and those were going out of stock quickly but I was able to buy one.  I set an email notification on Newegg and got a notification fairly soon that some had come back in stock, and I was able to buy one.

 Tr> Apparently newegg is supposed to be switching to a lottery draw for 
 Tr> their video cards... saw an article last week on it.

That would be interesting.

I had seen that EVGA has email notifications when their RTX 30 series cards come back in stock, and supposedly you can be guaranteed a chance to buy one for 24 hours or something.  I've signed up for a few of those, but I haven't received any notifications yet.  It has been about 2 months so far, I think.

Just seems hard to believe that stock levels would be this low for so long, and manufacturing can't keep up with demand..

Nightfox

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