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re: Finch's Guide to Obtaining a GPU/CPU and Trading Thread

Posted on 12/3/21 at 4:03 pm to
Posted by UltimateHog
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Posted on 12/3/21 at 4:03 pm to
Is Zotac bad these days?

I say these days because the latest cards are all so similar within their price point.
Posted by GalvoAg
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Member since Apr 2012
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Posted on 12/3/21 at 6:49 pm to
Just looked at the price for a used 3080 tuf and holy shite....

It was the budget 3080 when I got it, these prices are madness.
Posted by Joshjrn
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Posted on 12/3/21 at 7:53 pm to
quote:

Is Zotac bad these days?

I say these days because the latest cards are all so similar within their price point.


It's still generally considered among the bottom of the totem pole both in performance and build quality, but ultimately, we aren't talking about much. If a Zotac card is what you can get your hands on for a reasonable price, go for it.
Posted by Carson123987
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Posted on 12/4/21 at 1:36 pm to
Posted by UltimateHog
Oregon
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 12/4/21 at 2:04 pm to
Nah I'm not in the market for Nvidia cards.

Was just curious since these days they are all more or less the same between all brands.

For example among 3080s the Zotac Trinity is consistently rated a top 3 performing card.
This post was edited on 12/4/21 at 2:10 pm
Posted by UltimateHog
Oregon
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Posted on 12/4/21 at 2:12 pm to
Ya, AMD cards keep skyrocketing. And another 10% increase just a week ago. I'm waiting for MCM anyways at this point after selling my 6800XT.


AMD Allegedly Jacking Up RX 6000 GPU Prices by 10 Percent

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AMD has sent a notice to all of its Add-in Board Partners (AIB) that it’s increasing the price of its RX 6000 series GPUs by 10 percent across the board, according to Videocardz.
This post was edited on 12/4/21 at 2:17 pm
Posted by Joshjrn
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Posted on 12/4/21 at 7:46 pm to
Bless some BestBuy luck, the EVGA queue, and MTech. All combined means I have a 3080fe in my case right now and am out a grand total of $350
Posted by UltimateHog
Oregon
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Posted on 12/4/21 at 8:30 pm to
MTech for sure.
Posted by Joshjrn
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Posted on 12/4/21 at 8:45 pm to
Bought my 3070fe for $500 minus my birthday discount($50) plus tax ($50) all in for $500 from BestBuy. Sold it after a year of use for $750. +$250

Bought a 3080 FTW3 Ultra for $989 including tax and shipping from the EVGA queue. Sold it NIB for $1,200 to a friend of a friend. +$211

Then bought my 3080fe from MTECH for $700 plus tax plus shipping, total $784.

So $784 minus $461 for a net cost of $323 to acquire a 3080fe. Not bad considering we live in the GPU apocalypse
Posted by Joshjrn
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Posted on 12/5/21 at 10:42 pm to
Based on that @everyone that just went out, I assume y’all have been riding poor Mike’s arse
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
37923 posts
Posted on 12/5/21 at 11:03 pm to
well, the poor bastard shouldn't be randomly sending out cards. it should've always been FIFO.

here's the message. he's putting a hold on all new orders until he's caught up.

This post was edited on 12/5/21 at 11:05 pm
Posted by Joshjrn
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Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 12/6/21 at 7:07 am to
I agree. His ridiculous order fulfillment system causes 90% of the flak he gets from people.
Posted by barry
Location, Location, Location
Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 12/6/21 at 8:46 am to
I just gave up and got prebuilt from microcenter. Honestly, it wasn't worth the effort to maybe save a couple hundred bucks. Really impressed with the quality of the build. $1600 for AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8GHz Processor with AIO; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060Ti 8GB GDDR6; 32GB DDR4-3200 RAM; 1TB Solid State Drive
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
37923 posts
Posted on 12/8/21 at 1:01 am to
I find myself wanting to get this 6900 XT from PowerColor. It’s only $1500. It would be a gaming GPU. If I never get my 3060 Ti FEs, I might pull the trigger on it.

LINK
Posted by UltimateHog
Oregon
Member since Dec 2011
67597 posts
Posted on 12/8/21 at 1:59 am to
It's not too bad of a price. AIB MSRP on that card is probably $1200. Same cooler as the one I had that have them as a top 3 performing card.
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
37923 posts
Posted on 12/9/21 at 10:05 am to
y'all get ready for best buy. the xboxes just dropped.
Posted by SaintEB
Member since Jul 2008
23343 posts
Posted on 12/9/21 at 12:04 pm to
How many "verify account" loops can one person be in?

I'm up to 5.

ETA: If it stops one scalper from getting one card, it'll be worth it.
This post was edited on 12/9/21 at 12:06 pm
Posted by Joshjrn
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Posted on 12/9/21 at 12:39 pm to
quote:

How many "verify account" loops can one person be in?


The number of stars in the sky, my friend
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
37923 posts
Posted on 12/9/21 at 12:46 pm to
that nerdspeak timer extension is a lifesaver, but if you use it more than once, it'll put you in a loop.
Posted by SaintEB
Member since Jul 2008
23343 posts
Posted on 12/9/21 at 12:59 pm to
I got shutout.
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