Except at this rate you will have zero chance of getting a 4000 series. I suppose my 3090 at 1899 wasn't horrible if these prices continue, this is clown world for sure.
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Ehh, who knows what 2022 will be like. Hopefully manufacturing is back to normal. And even if crypto is still a thing, I will camp my local Micro Center like a good little nerd.
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Here's all ya'll's video cards.


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So was going to buy a new mobo and either 5600 or 5800 until I did a little research and figured out that it's a lot more work then just replacing it
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Holy shit... I scored an MSI Gaming X Trio 3070 along with a Gigabyte B550 Aurus Elite AX motherboard from newegg.

This is a sign that my current rig (i7 4770k/Vega 56) is gonna be reassigned to other duties.

The Vega 56 is currently selling on eBay for $500-$700. I also have an R9 390 that I can't get it to play well with drivers anymore but even busted up ones like mine are selling for $120-$200.

The new build:

CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (I'll use the stock cooler for now)
MOBO - Gigabyte B550 Aurus Elite AX
GPU - MSI Gaming X Trio 3070
SSD - SAMSUNG 970 EVO SSD 500GB (salvaged from my current rig)
RAM - G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB DDR4 4000
PSU - Seasonic FOCUS GM-750

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Wife inherits the i7-4770k along with my motherboard and the new 1650 Super.

The Media Center PC gets a MASSIVE upgrade from an old AMD Socket FM2 to the wife's current i5-4570 along with our old 1050 (single fan) which will run our 4K TV set with no issues.
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You motherfucker, I will fight you right now!

OK, I'm sorry.

I've just been jumping into these fucking Newegg raffles every goddamn day for like 4 months straight, and every motherfucking time "Fish, you weren't selected. We wish we had more inventory..." blah blah fuck you guys. This is despite the fact that Newegg has been cashing in on the shortage by only offering combo selections..

Congrats on your stupid awesome purchase of a really nice version of the 3070... bitch.

:-) :-) :-)
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I've been working up in Chicago since the beginning of the year and they have two MicroCenters there. I've been checking their CPU and GPU stock almost daily.

In the last three weeks there has been an uptick in AMD GPUs coming in. Mostly 6700 and 6900xt. Holy cow the prices though. The 6900's are priced between $2000 and $2500.

I'm not in the GPU market currently, I'm looking to upgrade my travel pc from FM2+. Waiting for a nice open box CPU to pair with a 2080ti. I don't really need to upgrade, my A10 Kavari and 2080ti kills everything I throw at it. Probably the most demanding things I do are Anno 1800 and Madden at 1080 on hotel TV's. I just love bargain shopping. I'll probably end up getting a 10400f.
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I've actually had great luck with GPU purchases.

Right before the pandemic started I bought an open box 5700xt for $300 and an open box EVGA black 2080ti for $800.

Then when I was home visiting my Mom for Christmas, on a whim, we drove to MicroCenter in Overland Park on Christmas Eve. I was about 12th in line when they opened. Everyone in front of me was buying 3070's and when I got to the counter the only thing they had left was a Asus ROG Strix AIO water cooled 6800xt for $900. I bought it with a big smile on my face.
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Definitely not a top of the line card but middle of the road you can get a RTX 2060 for $390 on Woot.com. I haven't been keeping an eye on prices as of late but that seemed pretty good for last time I looked and I know the step up to the 2070 is about 3 times that cost currently.
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My bad... I was thinking RTX 3060... not the 2060.
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that baby is ready for chatterbate!
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Here's a RTX 3060 Ti 8GB at Best Buy for $399. Much better specs.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia-...?skuId=6439402

RTX 3060 12GB at Newegg for $459.

https://www.newegg.com/asus-geforce-...quicklink=true
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Umm...
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That 2060 at Woot is a ripoff compared to the 3060TI or the 3060OC.
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Ummm...
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