Allen
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Joined: Oct 1999
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Ohio USA
Prices of GPUs on good-sale continue to trickle down. I bought a couple during the last week.
I noted the mining RX580 above for $30 under Reference RX580 original list price. Its a mining card -- taking a risk to get it cheap. A few months ago, it was selling for 200% list price -- and after the sale has been marked back up to 180% of list..
Now, I ordered a custom RX560 for $10 under Reference RX560 original list price -- and $75 less than this low end card was selling for a few months ago. Exact make and model I've had my eye on for one of our other HTPC.
Why buy?? I save old cards and use them in secondary builds. I got tired of using very old cards because they don't get driver updates, can't handle 2K/4K, and are stuck 2 driver generations behind. Sometimes, it matters.
I assume sale prices will fall below what I paid. For gamers, the bargain remains GTX1080 sale prices (cheapest at Newegg today is $460).
I assume most folks who want cards are waiting for the lowest current generation GPU sale prices and the new generation GPUs -- both should be here around Black Friday time.