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Captain_Yuri said:

Two sources told me @amdradeon, @IntelGraphics , and @NVIDIAGeForce graphics cards are going to be subject to new import tariffs in January. Anyone smarter than me (that is not saying much) know how to look that up and get some linkage? If so, Dec. might be a better time to buy.

— Kyle Bennett (@KyleBennett) November 30, 2022

We really are back to the 2020 days. If you are gonna upgrade whether it be Ampere/RDNA2/Lovelace/RDNA3, I'd suggest picking up a GPU sooner than later. Otherwise be prepared to wait another two years.

Ugh! I hate those tariffs because even though it's the US putting them in place and should only affect them, the companies take advantage of the situation and also raise prices here in Europe and elsewehere.

Captain_Yuri said:

JEMC said:

Well, I have to agree with the writer, that it's scalpers buying the cards to resell them at higher prices, because we (still) haven't heard of crypto rising again.

They may try to revive the "good old days" of the crypto boom by messing with the supply to increase the price of the cards again but, without crypto farms willing to buy anything, this could (and hopefully will) end quite badly for them.

After all, so far this only affects the used market and mostly Nvidia, with AMD cards readily available during the BF deals at excellent prices (in the US). And let's be honest here: who the F is going to buy a used 3080Ti for $1200 when you can get an overpriced 4080 FE, that's superior in any way, for that amount of money?

I hope it blows up in their faces and lose everything.

Yea same but I do think we are heading towards a repeat of 2020, just at a slower pace. Least Lovelace isn't all that better at mining than Ampere so even if the mining boom happens, it will affect Ampere pricing before it affects Lovelace pricing. I do think if anyone is gonna upgrade to RDNA 2 or Ampere, it's best to do it now than next year and just hunker down until all this settles back to normal.

We'll see how it goes. Without miners, the market for overpriced cards becomes a lot smaller. And with new cards being launched at already ridiculous prices, many people will find themselves either going the extra mile to get a high end card, or going to the other end of the spectrum. This could actually hurt the mid and mid-high range cards like the 4070/4060Ti and RX7800/7700 the most.

But we'll see how it goes. Jut becaus some want to speculate, that doesn't mean that they'll succeed.

And well, on a mor epersonal level, my 1070 is still good enough for me. I have no problem playing at less than 60fps or dropping setting to achieve a playable frame rate, so if this sh*t actually hits the fan and goes everywhere, I'll just wait for the next round. After all, I have to upgrade my CPU unless I want to end with a great card that's severly bottlenecked by my old CPU.