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[FalconPunch]

Great news! I purchased a 5090 in anticipation of this… Hopefully Nvidia completely cuts supply so the price skyrockets past $5000. I will sell and walk away the original money i paid plus enough money to purchase a 5070ti.

Essentially, it'll work out to getting a 5070ti for free.

 

[StereoVsn]

Imagine thinking that these price increases won't have a huge effect on your beloved consoles. You somehow see this as some kind of victory when in reality (in the real world and outside of safe walls of your parent's basement) this is a net negative for everyone.

Hey it's not like phones, tablets, TVs, routers, and even cars use memory and storage. It's only those fools at PCMR who all buy 5090s!

 

[Senua]

Great news! I purchased a 5090 in anticipation of this… Hopefully Nvidia completely cuts supply so the price skyrockets past $5000. I will sell and walk away the original money i paid plus enough money to purchase a 5070ti.

Essentially, it'll work to getting a 5070ti for free.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

im more Buju Banton but same vibes apply.

 

[Gamezone]

yeah they want to enforce rent in cloud.

You can't force people into buying crap. I tried GeForce Now yesterday, and it was a complete stuttering mess with poor picture quality and noticeable delay. The library is also garbage.

 

[StereoVsn]

Well I know for certain I'm not going to build another gaming PC. It's either going to be Steam Machine or (most likely scenario) sticking with playing only on consoles. Even when they'll raise the prices it's still going to be a much cheaper option than building a decent PC.

I mean if you live by Microcenter you can still get a decent deal right now.

They have CPU / Motherboard bundles that you can add 32GB RAM for $200 and 9070XT/5070Ti are at around MSRP or lower.

And they and BestBuy have some decent prebuilts. But you would need to literally jump in ASAP as all bets are off as soon as next week.

 

[adamsapple]

Why does this sound like a ploy to make people panic-buy them now.

 

[Gamezone]

Their source is a dude on Discord, and all these articles are referring to each other. Stop believing everything you read online.

 

[Gamezone]

Imagine spending $5000 to play games.



Most of which, won't even utilize the power.



PC gamers, take this L.

"PC gamers". This will affect consoles, mobile phones, even your fridge. Every smart device out there. You will still be able to buy overpriced, low performing PC'S, just like consoles.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

He said:"the more you buy, the more you save"

 

[Radical_3d]

I should have invested in a gaming PC and sold it next year. I'm a terrible investor. The "how much your rig cost today" 2026 thread is going to be epic.

 

[Topher]

My son's 4090 power connector melted. He ordered a 5080 to replace it. I told him he was actually kinda lucky it happened now and not in a few weeks.

 

[PeteBull]

We are cooked RN, jensen's famous quote was true after all back then:

 

[Crayon]

I have a little trouble leaving it'll go that high. But if it does, holy s***.

Presuming this effects consoles enough, our hardware market May shift towards maintenance of people's existing stuff as they can't afford to outright replace it. Luckily, gpus are surprisingly serviceable.

 

[ThroatPie]

I'll just stick with my current 4080 until it burns up. I have a good amount of piss away money but I'm not retarded.

 

[Signalis]

FR though, console manufacturers can just eat the cost (time will tell if they will though), since they're going to get 30% on every sale once the machine is in the house. Nvidia and AMD get nothing once you've purchased the hw

Pricing on the GabeCube will be VERY interesting

Sony and Microsoft didn't eat the cost, that's why both consoles cost more now than at launch. And if you think Nintendo won't raise prices then give it a few months. Bet Nintendo can't wait to raise prices.

 

[Robot Carnival]

hooo boy. sure glad I was able to put my new desktop together before all this price hike.

cloud gaming is our saviour , stop resisting

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

My 4090 continues to be the best gaming purchase I've ever made. Who knew being an early adopter of the card back in 2022 would be the best gaming decision I ever made.


This shit is going to kill PC gaming if it keeps up. Sony and Nintendo will be laughing to the bank as these shitty prices of PC parts continues.


I won so much being an early adopter of the PS5 Pro and 4090, it's crazy and I can't believe it. With news of the PS6 being delayed and now this shitstorm happening with the 5090. Anyone spending $5000+ on a graphics card is an idiot IMO.

 

[Knight of the Round]

This is getting insane. I bought 64GB DRAM half a year ago? 170 Euros. The same store I bought it from is now selling it for ONE THOUSAND Euros.

 

[Bojji]

My son's 4090 power connector melted. He ordered a 5080 to replace it. I told him he was actually kinda lucky it happened now and not in a few weeks.

Bad fucking design, 4090 and 5090 should have two power connectors like that. One is way to close to maximum limits, no wonder that elements can't survive in the long run.

 

[Topher]

Bad fucking design, 4090 and 5090 should have two power connectors like that. One is way to close to maximum limits, no wonder that elements can't survive in the long run.

Yep. Took two years but it finally happened. Took me an hour to pry out the cable from the connector. What a waste

 

[poppabk]

Figure price increases will be more/worse for GPUs.

Ah you must be one of the people who answer yes to the question "would take a pay cut as long as everyone else you work with got a bigger pay cut"

 

[Liopleurodon]

Most likely gonna upgrade my 3090 in mid 2030s, or so...

 

[Knight of the Round]

I was one of the lucky few who did a complete upgrade almost half a year ago, before the madness. The only thing I didn't upgrade was my GPU which was a 4070 Ti Super I bought last year. I was planning on getting a 6070 Ti Super to enjoy FFVII Part 3 at 100%, but now I fear I'll just have to make do with my 4070 Ti.

It was a decent upgrade - 16 TB of SSD space, 64 GB of DRAM, an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2GHz ... good PC. Very happy with it.

 

[phant0m]

Figure price increases will be more/worse for GPUs.

My comment clearly touched a nerve lol

 

[phant0m]

Another moronic comment from a person that doesn't understand that their beloved console uses both a GPU and memory. Not sure why you would think that consoles are immune to the price increases.

Why people are stupid ?

Is it so hard to use the brain cells ? I really fear the new generation of kids with mushroom haircut and beyond. The stupidity is unmatched .

Why these people think it's only PC that is getting hit ? When all companies including their fav console maker is also gonna have a price increase in their hardware ? And that include the peasant spec hardware from 2020 and 2024 refresh garbage and their future systems.

God damn

Moronic comments from people that don't understand there is no reality where consoles 2.5x price this year. Fucking quote me and check in 12 months

 

[Nocty]

well glad I got my 5080 when I did, but this sucks.

Hyperinflation is coming..

 

[vodka-bull]

its ok, pc does not have subsription fees like consoles, you can save alot of money in the long run.

those console users that despise subscription fees, its time to hop in to PC gaming now.

5000/72=69,444

So 69 years of PS plus essential.

That's gotta be a real long long run to pay off.

 

[EN250]

PCMR is cooked like a thanksgiving turkey

Not if they know to vote with their wallets, nvm, we're cooked then... Lmao

What's worse is gonna be watching AMD trying to pull the same move and finally succeed, fml

 

[Hector Hall]

You lose all those "free" games once you stop paying. Compare this to Epic game store that gives people games for free forever (including something like GTA5) or amazon prime sub that give people games (PC) forever as well (you don't lose access when sub ends).

And you recover them all paying again a single month.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

But I was told at most they would go up only $50 to $100!

 

[Sethbacca]

5000/72=69,444

So 69 years of PS plus essential.

That's gotta be a real long long run to pay off.

PCMR math. Pay $5000 for the card and save $10 a month on a sub fee and call it savings.

And people wonder why no one takes PCMR seriously half the time.

 

[OverHeat]

If my 5090 die…pc gaming is over for me. Fuck those price.

 

[Bojji]

And you recover them all paying again a single month.

And sub gets more and more expansive. You also can't collect "free" games in the time you didn't have the sub.

I had PS+ subscription since 2010 (to ~ 2022 with two or three few months breaks) so I know how it works.

 

[manlisten]

I'll put that into nvidia stock instead. Then, by the time the 60 series release i may have enough to afford it.

 

[JimmyRustler]

Imagine spending $5000 to play games.



Most of which, won't even utilize the power.



PC gamers, take this L.

With this card you're in for the long haul. It's probably already more advanced than anything the next console generation will use.
And also, playing games with this card and the right setup is quite wild, I assure you.

That said, this rumour is wild. Wonder what that'll mean for the upcoming 60 series.

 

[//DEVIL//]

Moronic comments from people that don't understand there is no reality where consoles 2.5x price this year. Fucking quote me and check in 12 months

yeah. let me see the price of a whole PC 2.5x of how much it costs in 12 months too.

Ram is ram. whatever its on, PS5 or PC, or your phone. if its double the price on PC, it will be double the price on consoles.. and that will reflect on the price of the whole console.

The billing material of RAM manufacturing costs on MS or Sony is NOT what is going to be passed on to you. it will be higher, that's why you see the RAM retail price is retail.

But you are only trolling as your brain can't understand this concept. It must be too hard for you.

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

PCMR is cooked like a thanksgiving turkey

You know who else uses Nvidia, uses memory and nand? Nintendo. And if Nvidia can't get sweetheart contract deals for memory what can Nintendo do. This of course also affects AMD, Sony and MS.

 

[lh032]

I hate these takes as it piles everyone in the same bucket.

Some actually play the PS Plus games, so for those people, PS Plus can be an overall cost-savings.

I'm a PC main and sub to PS Plus essential. I always play at least three games a year. Look at the list this year:

Our household has played Lies of P, Alan Wake 2, Ninja Turtles, Goat Simulator (kids) and Horizon Lego (kids) this year, with a few others in the backlog. Very good value for me.

I'm being sarcastic here

 

[Gamezone]

cloud gaming is our saviour , stop resisting

Stadia failed because people didn't subscribe to it. Why do people still buy hardware when cloud gaming is avaliable? Probably because it doesn't work very well.

 

[WhereIzJP]

I know Xbox isn't worth it but with this rumor going on is worth getting it to play Xbox exclusives that aren't on PS.

 

[Gamezone]

PCMR is cooked like a thanksgiving turkey

High end PCMR might be cooked at these prices, but do you really think hardware from Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony will escape this? Even your smart fridge won't.

 

[MethodRed]

Is a luxury to play video games from now on

 

[Deficit]

Well I know for certain I'm not going to build another gaming PC. It's either going to be Steam Machine or (most likely scenario) sticking with playing only on consoles. Even when they'll raise the prices it's still going to be a much cheaper option than building a decent PC.

My entire library is on steam. I only have a few PS exclusives on my sony account. Xbox used to be my main, but I bailed after Xbox one. So, I'm kinda stuck on PC. I won't be moving away from it. It's too damn good.

 

[Senua]

I'm being sarcastic here

 

[Shubh_C63]

Now people gonna warm up to Steam machine's 699$ price tag

 

[ChoosableOne]

I'm fine with my 3060ti.

 

[Haint]

The 5090 at the current ~$3000 street price is BY FAR the highest margin product in the entire technology consumer market that actually sales in any kind of meaningful volume (across computers, phones, consoles, etc...). To reach and actually achieve a single sale at $5000 they would literally have to shut down new production entirely and effectively make it rarer than pure platinum coated diamonds--which doesn't even make logical sense considering there are no other products to divert the DRAM to that could even begin or pretend to achieve the margins of a $3000 5090.

 

[//DEVIL//]

Great news! I purchased a 5090 in anticipation of this… Hopefully Nvidia completely cuts supply so the price skyrockets past $5000. I will sell and walk away the original money i paid plus enough money to purchase a 5070ti.

Essentially, it'll work out to getting a 5070ti for free.

I honestly would do the same if it actually reach that high number. If I can sell it for msrp price and 5070ti on top ? I'll do that in a heart beat. 5070ti is a fucking great card

 

[FalconPunch]