Graphics card availability

[iiGHOST]

graphics card availability,is it looking positive or nah bexause ive been trying to geto a hold of a 1660 super or radeon 5600xt for the longest now

i would like to know that maybe there are substitues for these cards which are cheaper than they are at the moment but im struggling to find any. god bless u if you cnt find any either

 

[MaddMann]

Well, these cards are available, but it is extremely difficult to get them at MSRP. Unfortunately it doesn't look like availability will get any better very soon. You can try looking at after market parts through ebay and amazon, but even those are likely to be a little over valued currently.

 

[Biggly]

I'm not in the market for a new card (my Vega 56@64 suits my gaming needs fine) but I have been keeping an eye on things. Amazon UK is wasteland for gaming gfx - nothing in the Amazon Warehouse and the few sellers of Geforce 3000 and 2000-series have marked the MSRP up several times (some were asking around £1,500 for a 3060Ti... nuts). Same deal for newer AMD cards, even much older generation cards seem to have limited stock.

CEX is a bit better - 2nd hand, of course, but not as big a markup (around £700 for a 3060Ti). Even burned-out, 'parts only' cards are selling on eBay for about as much as the MSRP.

Blame the bitcoin miners, for wrecking our hobby and using as much electricity in a year as a large county (true fact).

 

[Brian Boru]

Blame the bitcoin miners, for wrecking our hobby and using as much electricity in a year as a large county (true fact)

Maybe it's a typo, but the true fact is that mining uses as much electricity as a large country 🙂

after market parts

Is there no joy either in the refurb or open box markets?