Why Graphics Card so expensive right now?

[Malvin21]

Try to buy a new graphics card but it's so expensive and also no stock. Why is that? Is it because of pandemics or what?

[AlwaysFocus]

Crypto miners, china virus, and people feeding the scalper markets.

All 3 together make it worse like a multiplier.

[Inavan]

There's a shortage of chips and electronics components. Fabs do not have the capacity to produce more. Combine that with high crypto prices and you get high prices.

[tk217]

Mostly crypto miners.

[Voidgaze]

You can still get one if you're willing to wait in line at your nearest Microcenter. Sagged myself a 3070 that way.

[Malvin21]

Crypto miners, china virus, and people feeding the scalper markets.

All 3 together make it worse like a multiplier.

That's also what I think. Like a couple months ago the price was normal but suddenly it get's expensive.

[Malvin21]

There's a shortage of chips and electronics components. Fabs do not have the capacity to produce more. Combine that with high crypto prices and you get high prices.

Yeah, Tha's always what the staff tell me. Hoping the price back to normal.

[Malvin21]

Mostly crypto miners.

I see.

[Malvin21]

You can still get one if you're willing to wait in line at your nearest Microcenter. Sagged myself a 3070 that way.

Will. I'm willing to wait but i hope the price is reasonable and align to my budget.

[DoYouEvenNEM]

Wait until mainland China invades or puts a blockade around Taiwan. Taiwan apparently makes 35%+ of the world's chips. LMAO.

[GainzMcgee]

Wait until mainland China invades or puts a blockade around Taiwan. Taiwan apparently makes 35%+ of the world's chips. LMAO.

Is this the reason for the "shortage"? I keep hearing that not enough supply of silicon but I dont think thats the real reason there has to be something more to it.

[Jason265]

Wait until mainland China invades or puts a blockade around Taiwan. Taiwan apparently makes 35%+ of the world's chips. LMAO.

I've been thinking about this lately. That would probably start WW3.

[Malvin21]

Is this the reason for the "shortage"? I keep hearing that not enough supply of silicon but I dont think thats the real reason there has to be something more to it.

Yeah me too. I hope the supply will back to normal.

[Azzurri]

You have miners buying everything up

You have scalpers trying to make money

And the chip shortage

Add everything together and you get what we have now.

[rocketfish]

crypto, china virus, and then crypto and china virus causing people to invest in their home hobbies

[RayBoccini]

I ordered in late Jan and am still far back in my online queue only moved up 2 spots.

[Malvin21]

You have miners buying everything up

You have scalpers trying to make money

And the chip shortage

Add everything together and you get what we have now.

Yeah, I'm sad about that. Hope things back to normal.

[Malvin21]

crypto, china virus, and then crypto and china virus causing people to invest in their home hobbies

Yes, Last year I Saw an increase of people buying there own PC maybe because most of the work is from home.

[rocketfish]

Yes, Last year I Saw an increase of people buying there own PC maybe because most of the work is from home.

it is true, any store with pre-builts and i am not even talking gaming prebuilts, just the standard family computer were 100% sold out at all stores with HP/Dell/Lenovo/etc giving people 1-2 month delay in delivery. Today's family normally has 1 computer because the average kid/teen just needs a smartphone and if they are "gamer" one console. So when the pandemic hit with ALL kids online learning that family with 4 kids suddenly needed 3 extra computers. Multiply that to the ENTIRE country, check that, MOST of the world and you will understand why there is a "shortage" or just a chit load being bought.

[Malvin21]

it is true, any store with pre-builts and i am not even talking gaming prebuilts, just the standard family computer were 100% sold out at all stores with HP/Dell/Lenovo/etc giving people 1-2 month delay in delivery. Today's family normally has 1 computer because the average kid/teen just needs a smartphone and if they are "gamer" one console. So when the pandemic hit with ALL kids online learning that family with 4 kids suddenly needed 3 extra computers. Multiply that to the ENTIRE country, check that, MOST of the world and you will understand why there is a "shortage" or just a chit load being bought.

Yes, My friend house used to have 1 pc. But right now they have 4. 3 for kids 1 for adult.

[Smithers115]

just sold my old 1050 ti for 250 bucks

If you guys have old cards, check out ebay basically recouping the original cost in many cases for a card that will collect dust

[lift4gainzbro]

Semiconductor shortage because of bat soup

[Malvin21]

just sold my old 1050 ti for 250 bucks

If you guys have old cards, check out ebay basically recouping the original cost in many cases for a card that will collect dust

Wow, Even the old model of GPU is expensive right now.

[Malvin21]

Semiconductor shortage because of bat soup

Hahaha, Damn that bat soup.