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Nov 7 2021 12:59pm

Quote (Acuity @ Nov 6 2021 02:21pm)

I expect to pay a premium for it but I guess I wasnt super clear with what I meant. My expectation when searching for a GPU was paying 900 for a 3070 ti TBH but seems like that won't happen.

Newegg has a literal lottery you can enter to get a 3070 ti at true retail (599.99).

Other then that they have scalper prices yes. But i was pointing out that they do sell cards at true retail. Not that I was expecting to get one for 599.99.

Buddy got a RTX 3080 at true retail from Best Buy last week after waiting 2 months. There's a program Best Buy offers to get on a waiting list for computer parts which includes GPU's so I may just do that. Wanted to try and avoid spending 200 bucks to enter the program though.

I got a phone call 3 weeks ago, a local retailer got an EVGA 3080Ti in for $1299 and just didn't have the money at that moment so had to say no. haha.

If you have the money, buy the BestBuy membership instead of Amazon Prime. Nvidia sells all their FE's through BestBuy every 2nd Tu or Th. Especially if the membership allows you to buy 2 GPUs. Then you can buy two at MSRP and flip one for scalper prices. That'll make the GPU you bought free. When I have a chunk of money again, that's exactly what I'll do.

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Nov 7 2021 01:20pm

wat
there is no limit
of how many gpus u can at bb

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Nov 8 2021 05:17pm

Quote (urbanshaft @ Nov 7 2021 11:20am)

wat
there is no limit
of how many gpus u can at bb

He's referring to a program Best Buy offers that puts you on a waiting list before they even get listed they'll offer the next available etc.

I think the limit is 1 though.

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Nov 8 2021 11:45pm

i mean
ill sell u a
3060 ti dual
for 700

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Nov 13 2021 05:03am

I got the Deals Tracker for Ebay app which has helped me snag used RX 480 8GBs for my miner rig for ~30% less than the typical list rates on used cards. Maybe helpful to get w/e card you want in short timeframe at better price than super-scalper rates.

Are you near a microcenter? If I was in the cities still I'd scout that out, figure out their shipping/resupply timeline.

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Nov 13 2021 06:54am

Quote (RedFromWinter @ Nov 13 2021 03:03am)

I live in a small city the nearest micro center is around 900 miles away.

I’m using Best Buy’s program they offer to get priority so next time they get them in stock I’ll be able to get one. Cost a couple hundred but in the long run I think it’s going to be cheaper since they do have somewhat normally priced cards.

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