Where are the GPUs? Tips welcome.

[miner29]

I got on it early and mine was confirmed .

Only bought 1....just wanted to try a 3060ti out.  And that the first time ive seen them close to retail $399.

Will arrive 1/19~1/22


Looks like that had about 600 coming in.  Also appears they have some 6800XT coming but $1300 is too much for me.
They showed delivering the same time frame.

It will get better at some point...but im seeing chip shortages all over different industries not just gpu...ram and even automotive silicon is in short supply.

[btcshiner]

I got on it early and mine was confirmed .

Only bought 1....just wanted to try a 3060ti out.  And that the first time ive seen them close to retail $399.

Will arrive 1/19~1/22


Looks like that had about 600 coming in.  Also appears they have some 6800XT coming but $1300 is too much for me.
They showed delivering the same time frame.

It will get better at some point...but im seeing chip shortages all over different industries not just gpu...ram and even automotive silicon is in short supply.

Nice! Congrats!  I got one to and got a tracking number.  They lasted about 40 minutes I think.  I like it when I can catch a newegg card on ebay as the bots aren't set up to snatch them all in advance. 

I think it was 1 per buyer anyway...

[miner29]

Yah got my tracking #....only gouged a bit over msrp...lucky us.   

[mak013]

I surrender. I cant buy GPU for real price and i don`t ready to buy it for x1.5-x2 for 1-2 months of megaprofit. I will wait for dump.

[Greatdev]

Hi ognasty, i suggest you wait for bear market to come again, gpu price will be more affordable at the time, buying now doesn't make any sense because ROI is what matters the most here, you can't find RX5700xt at a reasonable price right now, you gotta wait

For me, it doesn't make sense to wait a bear market to buy cards to mining
I agree GPUs prices are insane, and it's good to find good deals, but at MRSP it's impossible at the moment, even manufacturers will increase price due to the scarcity of components

The moment to make profits is now, I prefer to pay more on GPUs and gain more money, instead of buy with discount of 10% or 15% but gaining 10x less in a bear market

This is something to think, and I'll say again, I disagree with prices, but there are people paying more for GPUs but making profits and in a few months the GPUs will be paid

Maybe, just maybe, we will find some GPUs at the launch of new Nvidias

You can't find good deals anywhere online right now, all good deals have sold out already, I spent over 2 hours going from one store to another through retailers but none is available, Msrp isn't no more, the best advice I can suggest is wait for RTX3060 12gb that will be available anytime from now and also it's msrp price is around 369$ or so.

[miner29]

Hi ognasty, i suggest you wait for bear market to come again, gpu price will be more affordable at the time, buying now doesn't make any sense because ROI is what matters the most here, you can't find RX5700xt at a reasonable price right now, you gotta wait

For me, it doesn't make sense to wait a bear market to buy cards to mining
I agree GPUs prices are insane, and it's good to find good deals, but at MRSP it's impossible at the moment, even manufacturers will increase price due to the scarcity of components

The moment to make profits is now, I prefer to pay more on GPUs and gain more money, instead of buy with discount of 10% or 15% but gaining 10x less in a bear market

This is something to think, and I'll say again, I disagree with prices, but there are people paying more for GPUs but making profits and in a few months the GPUs will be paid

Maybe, just maybe, we will find some GPUs at the launch of new Nvidias

You can't find good deals anywhere online right now, all good deals have sold out already, I spent over 2 hours going from one store to another through retailers but none is available, Msrp isn't no more, the best advice I can suggest is wait for RTX3060 12gb that will be available anytime from now and also it's msrp price is around 369$ or so.

If the market stays up like it is...i doubt they will be sold at msrp....but i hope so.  I expect the plain 3060 will not be as fast as the ti.  But will need to get them to see.

[Mighty_crypt]

It's a shame that gpu are now too over priced, I waited for months to gather the money for mining rig and solar power since electricity isn't reliable in my own country, now I'm set but the gpu price are just way too high for me

[btcshiner]

Important thing, where are you from?

There are some tricks you can use to have a chance to buy, like twitter bots that tweets everytime a GPU enter on stock - this option will depends on which country you live


You can use Distill Web monitor: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/distill-web-monitor/inlikjemeeknofckkjolnjbpehgadgge?hl
This is a Chrome extension, you can select the page of GPUs on your web site of preference, and the extension will notify you when the store make any change on that page

With these 2 options you can increase your chance to buy some GPUs, I only bought with these tools

This video on youtube can help you too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBBnkHPGQ4w
It's a live stock alert, and if you look on text, there are some info about twitter and discord alerts

I know it's not easy to do this, but scalpers are using bots to buy, so it's better to use the same tools

And the alert of websites are not working properly, because some people manage to buy in a few minutes, no time to send alerts

You may want to keep an eye out on

https://www.adorama.com/l/Computers/Computer-Components/Video-and-Graphics-Cards?sel=Filter-By_In-Stock

I was able to order an evga FTW3 ultra 3080 about 40 minutes ago.  Seems like they should have some others drop today and if you use the tools or something similar to what rdluffy said in the above quote you may get an alert fast enough to get an order in. 

Also check out twitter and discord groups for in stock notifications.

[adaseb]

Only place right now without over paying I would say its your local Craiglist/Kijiji/Facebook Marketplace. The issue is that most people, but not all know there is a shortage and they want to take advantage. This is why you see GPUs basically for 50% over MSRP pretty much for used gear.

However there are people out there, who just want to get rid of old gear because they don't want it sitting around collecting dust that they just sell at a fair price. Problem is you gotta pick them up ASAP. Because they will find it odd, why there is someone asking "Is it still available" every 30 minutes after its been listed. Some people will realise that "Obviously I am asking too little" and they will remove the ad, relist it again at a higher price. However there are people out there that just want it sold and will sell it at a good price to you.

[Maxstl007]

Only place right now without over paying I would say its your local Craiglist/Kijiji/Facebook Marketplace. The issue is that most people, but not all know there is a shortage and they want to take advantage. This is why you see GPUs basically for 50% over MSRP pretty much for used gear.

However there are people out there, who just want to get rid of old gear because they don't want it sitting around collecting dust that they just sell at a fair price. Problem is you gotta pick them up ASAP. Because they will find it odd, why there is someone asking "Is it still available" every 30 minutes after its been listed. Some people will realise that "Obviously I am asking too little" and they will remove the ad, relist it again at a higher price. However there are people out there that just want it sold and will sell it at a good price to you.

OP won't stand a chance with Used GPU because the minimum price for a used RX5700XT is 600$ on ebay, new gpu is now over 700$ to 1200$, the price keeps growing everyday, miners are the reason this is happening right now, if Ethereum mining become less profitable the price of gpu will start going down once again

[OgNasty]

There’s always the chance of getting new gpu stock at msrp. It’s just more and more difficult as resellers have their livelihood at stake in times like this while the rest of us are just trying to make a few extra bucks and keep warm.

[adaseb]

Yeah I checked my local Craiglist and its getting pretty ridiculous to be honest. I think its worse now than it was in 2018. Basically in my area you got people who are reselling their GPUs at a 50% markup and they don't even have them in their possession yet. They are claiming that Amazon will deliver on such and such day and time and its yours for a huge markup.

This reminds me of the iPhone 4/4s/5 and iPad launch days. People would basically camp outside the apple store and buy max quantity which was usually 2 phones and later resell them on eBay and Craigslist for double. And surprisingly people actually paid that much. However I remember reading those eBay listings and people would basically make the auction BEFORE they actually had the phone in hand.

Wonder how much longer this will last.

[KaratX]

I will have to stop looking because I've been on this for days now and no luck so far, maybe I will come back after crypto market is going down (bear season) which I'm so sure that many will be selling off their gpu for cheaper price then

[btcshiner]

If you are in the USA Best Buy usually drops the current gen gpu cards every other Tuesday and tomorrow people are saying should be a good day as the last drop was 1-05-21.

9am to 1pm EST with 10-12 being the "hot" times.  Lot of chatter on discords and twitter about it.  If you look you can find some tips for success.  Not gonna get enough to fill a multi-gpu rig but you have as good a shot as any to get your share of 1 or 2 3000 or 6000 series.

[adaseb]

If you are in the USA Best Buy usually drops the current gen gpu cards every other Tuesday and tomorrow people are saying should be a good day as the last drop was 1-05-21.

9am to 1pm EST with 10-12 being the "hot" times.  Lot of chatter on discords and twitter about it.  If you look you can find some tips for success.  Not gonna get enough to fill a multi-gpu rig but you have as good a shot as any to get your share of 1 or 2 3000 or 6000 series.

This probably is your best bet if you want to buy new because it seems like tons of work and im sure most people are way too lazy to go to a store and wait until they get a shipment and put it on the shelf. However I am pretty sure the employees working there might buy them out and re-sell them on Craiglist later in the day.

How are the prices at best buy? Are they at MSRP or are they marked up? Most computer stores in my area are greedy and instead of limiting the quantites they basically jack up the price 50% higher and eventually they find some buyer desperate enough to pay. Its a bad practise and they don't care if they get a bad reputation as a result. They probably make tons more money selling at a mark-up than at the MSRP which yields very little profit.

[btcshiner]

If you are in the USA Best Buy usually drops the current gen gpu cards every other Tuesday and tomorrow people are saying should be a good day as the last drop was 1-05-21.

9am to 1pm EST with 10-12 being the "hot" times.  Lot of chatter on discords and twitter about it.  If you look you can find some tips for success.  Not gonna get enough to fill a multi-gpu rig but you have as good a shot as any to get your share of 1 or 2 3000 or 6000 series.

This probably is your best bet if you want to buy new because it seems like tons of work and im sure most people are way too lazy to go to a store and wait until they get a shipment and put it on the shelf. However I am pretty sure the employees working there might buy them out and re-sell them on Craiglist later in the day.

How are the prices at best buy? Are they at MSRP or are they marked up? Most computer stores in my area are greedy and instead of limiting the quantites they basically jack up the price 50% higher and eventually they find some buyer desperate enough to pay. Its a bad practise and they don't care if they get a bad reputation as a result. They probably make tons more money selling at a mark-up than at the MSRP which yields very little profit.

Best buy did their drop on Friday 1-22.  They don't sell in store right now.  Just do on line for instore pickup.  Once the distro center that feeds your area is out of stock your opportunity is gone.  Best Buy has good but frustrating bot protection so most go to real users and prices are MSRP.

You would be surprised at how many people will camp out right now.  I follow the Microcenter discord for the one in Denver that's close to my brother's work and they line up the night before on days that trucks come in right now.

In stock 5500xt 8gb for $209 as I type this

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1527976-REG/msi_r5500xtm8c_radeon_rx_5500_xt.html

sadly limit of 1....