Indeed. Saw the 9070xt going for just 550 or 600 bucks a few days ago. If you need one don't wait for the super models...

Probably Gabe buying all the RAM for his Steam Machines. They have custom GPU, so they should be okay.

There's been some pretty good spot deals on gpus. Current gpus aren't perfect but that's normal.

My 5080 never went down i paid £939 on launch i think from Scan for the basic palit non oc.

There's a 5070 for £460 on Amazon

Just glad to see prices at least close to MSRP 🏆

引用自 St✩rlight：

Probably Gabe buying all the RAM for his Steam Machines. They have custom GPU, so they should be okay.

RAM pricing being up has nothing to do with Steam Machines. Valve isn't building enough to cause such an impact.

With DDR4, its production winding down that's causing it, and with DDR5, It's the demand of AI data centers causing it. The cause for the latter is also a part of why GPUs are up as well (though they were initially already up due to cryptocurrency).

引用自 Rod：

My 5080 never went down i paid £939 on launch i think from Scan for the basic palit non oc.

Yeah I got my 5090 from SCAN at the Nvidia 50 series launch event they did, it's never gone down from what I paid too, basic MSI Ventus version.

引用自 Illusion of Progress：

With DDR4, its production winding down that's causing it, and with DDR5, It's the demand of AI data centers causing it. The cause for the latter is also a part of why GPUs are up as well (though they were initially already up due to cryptocurrency).

It's literally Sam Altman who has caused this buying 40% of the RAM supply, he's even been buying RAW uncut wafers, just want's the RAM man, the money and backroom deals for this, phew...