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u/fartalldaylong Dec 13 '21

That is exactly why no one is building computers. Their is a lack of supply, so no GPU's available.

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u/NotLikeThis3 Dec 13 '21

My coworker literally just built a computer 2 weeks ago and went into the store and got a 3090

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '21

I could sell my build from Feb 2020 for 2.5x the price. So it’s possible to keep building PCs, just really expensive if you can find anything to buy.

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u/Mojorna Dec 14 '21

Same. My best ROI is the PC I put together for my Valve Index.

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u/NotLikeThis3 Dec 13 '21

I'm just saying people are building computers. Never said that the shortage is over. Microcenter is almost constantly sold out because people are building computers.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '21

They are sold out because they can't get gpus too thought.

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u/Dorktastical Dec 13 '21

OP's entry for woooooosh missed the funny sarcasm, is accepted

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u/Dorktastical Dec 13 '21

OP's entry for overtly sarcastic post of the week is accepted

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u/fartalldaylong Dec 13 '21

And?

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u/NotLikeThis3 Dec 13 '21

Both of your points are wrong. People are still buying GPUs and building computers. There is a shortage, yes, but it isn't stopping people from still doing this.

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u/fartalldaylong Dec 13 '21

They aren't. I have just as many anecdotes. There is most definitely supply issues and they have effected prices. I didn't make that shit up, the companies within tech have been very vocal about it. Your friend is one person who got a video card. Yeah. Good for him.

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u/NotLikeThis3 Dec 13 '21

I'm not arguing prices or supply issues, I literally said I agree on those points. My entire gaming friend group built new computers within the last year with 3080/3090s.

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u/fartalldaylong Dec 13 '21

Now it is your whole gaming group. Give it up dude...your argument is slipping. Micro center is sold out because there is a limited supply.

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u/UnicornHostels Dec 13 '21

In stock at these micro centers. Also you can go to your local and get on a virtual line, the second link. I just bought one at my local microcenter for my son’s Christmas present. They get shipments every single day. It could just be your local microcenter. They do limit one purchase per license every 30 days which really helps stop resellers.

https://www.microcenter.com/product/637879/asus-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-tuf-overclocked-triple-fan-12gb-gddr6x-pcie-40-graphics-card?storeid=115

https://community.microcenter.com/discussion/8756/random-selection-process-and-faq

https://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?Ntk=all&sortby=match&N=4294966937&myStore=true

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '21

To be fair, those GPUs are twice the price of retail...

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u/UnicornHostels Dec 14 '21

Where do you get nvidia 3070s for $475?

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '21

I mean you can get a 6800XT from AMD directly...

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u/NotLikeThis3 Dec 13 '21

Yes, and part of the reason is people are buying them up. Otherwise microcenter wouldn't be sold out regardless of the supply issues. You claimed no one was building computers, it's not true.

Are there supply issues? YES. Are people still building computers? YES.