ASUS again caught increasing prices for RTX 5090 Even the RX 9070 isn’t safe. ASUS RTX 5090 Pricing Although the GeForce RTX 5090 launched six weeks ago, there’s been no change in terms of availability. In fact, pricing, which skyrocketed to or beyond $3,000, has only been going up since launch. ASUS, which has its […]
Honestly, fuck all of these GPU makers at this point.
Prices here in Japan are ridiculous on all graphics cards. They’re still fairly niche for people into gaming, certain creative pursuits, and, I suppose, crypto. They’re also in short supply so they go to a lottery system in many sellers and to scalpers at the rest. Even then, the price can be what feels like spending double or triple that. I have a 20xx (2080, I think)? and I just don’t see myself upgrading anytime at all soon. It used to be that it was cheaper to use something like NewEgg (who have their own problems, apparently), but as the JPY and USD went further apart, that stopped being worth it. Sorry, makers of new games, I can’t afford to buy a PC good enough to buy your games.
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Prices here in Japan are ridiculous on all graphics cards. They’re still fairly niche for people into gaming, certain creative pursuits, and, I suppose, crypto. They’re also in short supply so they go to a lottery system in many sellers and to scalpers at the rest. Even then, the price can be what feels like spending double or triple that. I have a 20xx (2080, I think)? and I just don’t see myself upgrading anytime at all soon. It used to be that it was cheaper to use something like NewEgg (who have their own problems, apparently), but as the JPY and USD went further apart, that stopped being worth it. Sorry, makers of new games, I can’t afford to buy a PC good enough to buy your games.