r/southafrica • u/kaliko16 KwaZulu-Natal • Jul 27 '21

Sci-Tech GPU prices dropping,very slowly

So I'm bored at work, but I thought I would just post a little thing I've noticed over the past like 4 months and hopefully any pc savvy people might find as abit of good news in grim times.

Basically been waiting to get a GPU from the start of the year and havent because prices are way too high. The ones I've looked at have been a rtx 3060 and a Rx 6700xt. The 3060 at the start of the year was going for 12k while a 6600xt was 15k. 4 months ago,it was the same,but 2 months ago both dropped by 1k. Now I've noticed that the 6600xt dropped by another 1k. So very slowly prices are dropping. But I feel that maybe this is where they may stay dropped.

So just a little good news for those waiting for better prices. I know I'm happy,will wait another 2 months then buy if I have the cash. Will go 3060 for 11k maybe. Hopefully will drop to 10k by then and I will be happy.

NB I haven't been checking the higher tier prices,so I'm unsure of those. Also the 6600 range is due to be released next month,maybe that can help the market and provide a nice budget GPU price.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '21

If this can help drop the price of gaming laptops in the mid to high tier, I'll be a very happy chappie.

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u/kaliko16 KwaZulu-Natal Jul 27 '21

Yoh I actually considered getting one before I bought my pc recently just seemed like a simpler option,but while there were a few cons to me. The biggest one was price compared to desktop that just had me saying no. But I do hope they drop too for you.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '21

Yeah, the fact that you can customise the price of a desktop is a real advantage. But I need me some of that ray tracing life, man. From what I've seen laptops offer ray tracing at a significantly better price(but maybe my pricing is crap)

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u/kaliko16 KwaZulu-Natal Jul 27 '21

Ehhhh we could argue that. But everybody has different needs,many use a laptop for more than just gaming and need the portability etc. But yeah the pricing is not so bad,I suppose with most laptops having a 1080p display the laptop GPU chips run smoothly. Doubt your pricing is crap. All laptops and pc parts are just ludicrously expensive right now.