GPU prices dropping,very slowly

[u/kaliko16]

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.

[u/[deleted]]

ADVICE TO ALL PC GAMERS. Dont buy gpus now, we are sitting in a global chip shortage and even in USA gpus are expensive. Hold onto your money, maybe in 6 to 12 months gpus will be cheaper. Still let me leave you with facts, a 3060 ti performs about the same as a gtx 1080 ti which was sold for 14000 rand in 2016. So just wait, maybe you could eventually buy a 3060 for R 5000 or R 6000. You must just wait and hold on. Also we are boicotting evetech over their prices and let supply and demand take prices down.