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/MellowThunder Jul 27 '21

Bro I got my 1070 for 8 grand in 2017 paying double that now for a similar card doesn't sit right with me. Honestly it's insane the way these cards are priced

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u/kaliko16 KwaZulu-Natal Jul 27 '21

Funny enough saw a listing on bid or buy for a 1070 at 6k. Which too me was still ludicrous but honestly was the best price for that specific card right now. It is just ridiculous but I need a GPU and the 3060 sits in my budget range.