It's a result of a number of factors coming together at the same time. A worldwide shortage of DRAM, GDDR6 production for the new architectures typing up the production of GDDR5, AMD and specifically Nvidia currently switching production to the new products, while at the same time increased demand from Crypto mining. Supply will probably start to get better once the new architectures launch starting in 1-2 months. As for pricing, IMO that's going to take a while to get back to where it was at the end of last year.
Do you think its best to wait and see what the new architecture puts out or buy the Pascal cards now (if you can get them)?
I'm not really in a rush to get the new rig set up as I just put one together and I only have electrical wiring for maybe 1 more rig.
It's a result of a number of factors coming together at the same time. A worldwide shortage of DRAM, GDDR6 production for the new architectures typing up the production of GDDR5, AMD and specifically Nvidia currently switching production to the new products, while at the same time increased demand from Crypto mining. Supply will probably start to get better once the new architectures launch starting in 1-2 months. As for pricing, IMO that's going to take a while to get back to where it was at the end of last year.
I am wary that the new nVidia GPUs will be coming out with massive premium over msrp on day 1.
Not only will the first batches sell out at inflated prices, they will actually also sell out in an instant...
I share this concern but if they really come out with the new architecture in the next couple months then its pretty clear they had a headstart in getting quantity up because they havent put any new Pascal cards out since, at the latest, December. Even so, they may slow play it to milk us at a premium because they know we'll buy them. Shoot, the 1070 ti's were selling for $469 in December and when they come in stock now, they fly off the shelves at $600+.