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Ok, what the heck is going on with limiting availability of video cards?? At least at Micro Center?
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MarkJ Send message Joined: 17 Feb 08 Posts: 1139 Credit: 80,854,192 RAC: 5 |
I'm counting my blessings for getting the 1080's and 1060's when I did. Dang. Me too. I got a second pair of 1060's last month before the price jumped. I can see why they had a limit of 2 per customer. Now might be a good time to sell off the GTX970's that my 1060's replaced. BOINC blog |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13841 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Now might be a good time to sell off the GTX970's that my 1060's replaced. And save up the money for when video cards are more reasonably priced. I suspect it could be a good 12 months off, if not more. The frenzy is only just getting going. Grant Darwin NT |
Al Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 1682 Credit: 477,343,364 RAC: 482 |
Oh god, I hope not... :-/ |
betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11412 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
I suspect it could be a good 12 months off, if not more. Nature abhors a vacuum, they will be back shortly, IMO. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13841 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
I suspect it could be a good 12 months off, if not more. Or not. Just read another article suggesting that the card manufacturers themselves are having problems getting GPU cores from NVidia & AMD and pointing out that Vega is due for release very shortly, and NVidia will be releasing Volta later this year or early next. So the move to the new architectures is probably impacting on current production as TSMC and Global Foundries have limited production capacity so existing product output has to be reduced to allow the new production runs to take place, and with new products it takes time to get the yields up. Normally such a move is pretty much invisible, but with the crypto currency mining boom it's resulting in significant shortages. Grant Darwin NT |
Al Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 1682 Credit: 477,343,364 RAC: 482 |
I guess our only hope then is that the difficulty gets ratcheted up pretty quickly, the returns start dropping off noticeably, and the word gets out to all those late comer get rich quick ilk right away. Otherwise if what you read is true, it could be a long drought for us crunchers wanting to upgrade our systems for a reasonable price. |
betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11412 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
Well I purchased a GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 DirectX 12 GV-N1060WF2OC-3GD 3GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 ATX Video Card for $229.00 + $4.99 S + H from New Egg Last Thursday. They came into stock midday and immediately ran out. It is supposed to arrive Wednesday. I know nothing about GIGABYTE, I guess I'll find out. IMO the price was OK , I got it to upgrade my GTX660. |
Keith Myers Send message Joined: 29 Apr 01 Posts: 13164 Credit: 1,160,866,277 RAC: 1,873 |
I had about given up on getting any kind of shorty GTX 1060 6GB card since this cryptocurrency fad hit. On a whim I put this EVGA GTX 1060 card on Auto Notify at Newegg this past Thursday and Friday I got the notice it was available. Ordered it immediately and noticed after an hour to check the order status it had already gone out of stock again. Should ship on Monday. Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association) |
betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11412 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
Geeze that's not a super cheapy like I buy. The feeding frenzy has moved upmarket. |
Keith Myers Send message Joined: 29 Apr 01 Posts: 13164 Credit: 1,160,866,277 RAC: 1,873 |
No, but at least it wasn't marked up. That is the EVGA MSRP price for the card. I knew I wanted the 6GB version because of the CUDA core count and memory. I had watch-listed all variants of all 6 GB shorty 1060's, I didn't care what brand it ended up. A plus in my favor as EVGA is my preferred graphics card vendor because of prior card ownage, customer service and dependability. I have had it on EVGA website Auto-Notify for a couple of months now and nothing has ever become available. Another curious observation that Newegg for some reason seems to always have stock first and most often. I waited for over 2 months for Amazon to get my ASUS Prime X370 before I gave up on them and ordered it from Newegg and had it in two days. Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association) |
tazzduke Send message Joined: 15 Sep 07 Posts: 190 Credit: 28,269,068 RAC: 5 |
Greetings All Well the rumours are starting to spread, Ethereum is getting harder and a just hit another road bump. So I give it 4 weeks before there is a deluge of gpu's coming onto the market. Even though I have seen it now, 970s, 980s, 1060s, 1070s, and 1080s on the 2nd hand market, but still asking the same price as new or higher. Dont depair, the prices will start to drop once they realise people wont take 2nd hand for those prices. Cheers. PS. Just for laughs, eldest daughter asks for windows back on her machine, so I say sure no problem, 2 weeks later sees Kubuntu up on the screen and goes, Dad that looks so cool can I have that, I just role my eyes and laugh. |
Al Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 1682 Credit: 477,343,364 RAC: 482 |
I like your timeline, and will cross my fingers for everyone hoping to still do an upgrade sometime this summer (winter for you down in Oz/Taz/Kiwiland)! |
Iona Send message Joined: 12 Jul 07 Posts: 790 Credit: 22,438,118 RAC: 0 |
Well, tazzduke, a number of reports I saw earlier today, are suggesting that the crypto-currency bubble is about to burst, very soon. Indeed, one report mentions large numbers of GPUs are being "dumped on eBay", as 'miners' seek to reduce their losses. The sooner that ridiculous bubble bursts, the better. Don't take life too seriously, as you'll never come out of it alive! |
Al Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 1682 Credit: 477,343,364 RAC: 482 |
Like this guy? ;-) EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GAMING Look at that stack. And he wants $270 each, USED. Riiight. Plus looks like there are other different ones on either side of that stack. Good luck, buddy! |
Tom M Send message Joined: 28 Nov 02 Posts: 5126 Credit: 276,046,078 RAC: 462 |
PS. Just for laughs, eldest daughter asks for windows back on her machine, so I say sure no problem, 2 weeks later sees Kubuntu up on the screen and goes, Dad that looks so cool can I have that, I just role my eyes and laugh. Dual Boot? :) Just how old is this daughter :) Another ditsy teener? Tom A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association). |
Tom M Send message Joined: 28 Nov 02 Posts: 5126 Credit: 276,046,078 RAC: 462 |
Like this guy? ;-) I just looked an there are a number of 1060's out for bid so I am going to "watch" a couple to see what kind of price they actually sell for. GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GDDR5 Super Compact Zotac Mini. I bought a 6 GB one of these for about $225 a month+ ago. They have a "buy it now" for $242 which is not impossible. Tom A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association). |
John McCallum Send message Joined: 5 Dec 04 Posts: 879 Credit: 599,458 RAC: 8 |
Like this guy? ;-) Just checked with a local comp parts supplier and they have sold out despite limiting sales to TWO per customer of all the high end graphics cards. Old enough to know better(but)still young enough not to care |
Al Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 1682 Credit: 477,343,364 RAC: 482 |
Tom, are those prices you mentioned for new or used? I am an EVGA guy, and I know that when you buy used, you get no warranty. If new, than nope, that is within the realm of reasonableness, esp considering the times. If used, well, not so much I would say. |
Iona Send message Joined: 12 Jul 07 Posts: 790 Credit: 22,438,118 RAC: 0 |
They were used and for 'mining'. There was a listing in the US for a 3GB EVGA 1060 SC that was at about $160 with, by now, some 11 hours to run. Don't take life too seriously, as you'll never come out of it alive! |
tazzduke Send message Joined: 15 Sep 07 Posts: 190 Credit: 28,269,068 RAC: 5 |
Hey Tom Just short of 11 years old. Lol Got MINT KDE on it now and she is happy with that. Tried the VM route as well but the pc doesn't have enough RAM to run MINT with a win 7 guest. |
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