Embargo doesn't lift on the 5070Ti until the 19th for MSRP models and the 20th for the non-MSRP models, but there is a serious issue here with the pricing an...
And did you just stop listening after the first few minutes?
Because his point is that between Nvidia and Asus they gave these cards to reviewers as a 750 dollar card when clearly they aren’t and reviewers are being misled into doing a cost to performance at that price vs what they’re actually selling them for. That portion of dishonesty is what he was complaining about.
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Msrp is manufacturers price. Micro center isn’t the manufacturer. It’s the same reason you don’t find Arizona iced tea for a dollar at the gas station
Not the point he was making but okay.
The first few minutes he’s complaining about nvidia telling him card is $750 msrp but microcenters website had it listed for $900
And did you just stop listening after the first few minutes?
Because his point is that between Nvidia and Asus they gave these cards to reviewers as a 750 dollar card when clearly they aren’t and reviewers are being misled into doing a cost to performance at that price vs what they’re actually selling them for. That portion of dishonesty is what he was complaining about.
Of course it was dumb argument. Idk why he’d break nda for that an burn bridges
Because he actually gives a shit that Asus and Nvidia are trying to mislead gamers with price per performance on a price that doesn’t actually exist?