Quoting: x_wing

Quoting: The_AquabatYeah gaming monitors are overpriced but look at this https://diamondsolutions.com.ar/monitores/hp-monitor-27-elitedisplay-e273q-hdmi-hp-1fh52a8

looks like a steal !

but I don't have all the money yet :sad: I think in 15 days maybe, I'm afraid this price won't stay longer :neutral:
in mercadolibre (ebay like site) the same monitor is 70k at least
what do you think x_wing?

Well, it's hard for me to say "a steal" when the price is the double of two 23" 1080p IPS 75Hz monitors but yeah, compared to all the other shit that is available this is definitely a good offer.

Beware of the seller though, I wasn't able to find the physical location of the company. Before buying try to reach them a check their policy about dead pixels, there can be nasty surprises for RMA with unknown sellers.

Quoting: The_Aquabatare HDC monitors good? never saw one in person... I have read both good things and bad things bout them.

I never got one so I can't give an opinion. But what I can say is that Compra Gamer is well known in Buenos Aires, so it's quite easy to RMA and/or return the product if you don't like the quality.

Wait until they're on crazy sales. I got my monitor for 800 after tax, and it's normally ~1200 on Amazon. It's a ThinkVision P44w-10

Quoting: slaapliedjeWait until they're on crazy sales. I got my monitor for 800 after tax, and it's normally ~1200 on Amazon. It's a ThinkVision P44w-10

Unfortunately that's not how it works in Argentina. One week before the prices go up around 40% and the next week you get a 50% discount. So, 10% discount if you're lucky.

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Quoting: x_wing

Quoting: slaapliedjeWait until they're on crazy sales. I got my monitor for 800 after tax, and it's normally ~1200 on Amazon. It's a ThinkVision P44w-10

Unfortunately that's not how it works in Argentina. One week before the prices go up around 40% and the next week you get a 50% discount. So, 10% discount if you're lucky.

Ugh, I've seen crap like that. Always irritates me when I see it. Or the big trick of giving you a low price... but then shipping and handling is absurdly high.

Quoting: GuestI’m probably the last one here still using a 19" 1280×1024 75Hz screen :wink:

Well, I still use mine as secondary monitor for things like Discord, Skype,... :wink:

Problem is that, since it is "only" 75Hz, it caps my main monitor at 75Hz too, although it is capable of 144Hz (and even 180Hz in overclocked mode)... that's one of the thing I regret from when I was on Windows 7

I managed to grab a Ryzen 5 5600X over a month ago. Lately, the thought of upgrading to a Ray Tracing capable GPU has started to creep up on me, but until prices go down, and the drivers support it natively, I will probably wait. VR also interests me, but can't honestly justify its price at the moment.

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Quoting: slaapliedjeAnyone else actually able to upgrade their PC in the last few months?

Nope. It's impossible to buy anything since AMD released new CPUs and GPUs last November. Especially GPUs. Still waiting to get the non existent Sapphire Pulse RX 6800 XT. I don't really get how some write they bought something like that. Must be pure random luck since these cards seem to be produced in single digits.

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Quoting: GuestI got my 6800XT from reading local forums and following the "in stock" threads, stocks come in regularly but you have to be very fast when they do show up in stock.

I can't even find the model that I want anywhere - Sapphire Pulse RX 6800 XT. Not really interested in stock models and custom ones are impossible to buy.

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Quoting: slaapliedjeThat's because you can't buy any new hardware!

Why do you need new hardware? What purpose would it fulfill for you? Is your current hardware somehow in any way lacking in ability of serving your needs and expectations?

Get functional hardware..

Let me be blunt; If your need is simply to aquire the "newest and latest" expensive f%cling sh!t , you aught to seriously reconsider your priorities. If only for the sake of the contents in your wallet and your personal economy.

(i'm not saying that is your mentality, i don't know you or your computing requirements. But there's plenty of people who think that way. Commonly referred to as "Materialists / Consumerists")

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Quoting: GuestThat's the one I was lucky to get.

Where did you buy it? I can't find any listing for it except on Amazon where it's always not available.

Quoting: Duck Hunt-Pr0Get functional hardware..

This is a rather nonsense recommendation. You can't buy a functional GPU now. Neither recent nor old. They are non existent. I.e. old ones are not produced anymore and new ones are produced in minuscule quantities which makes them impossible to buy. Check the real situation first.

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Quoting: GuestMissed you wanted the Pulse version, I have not seen that either.

Yeah, I can find a bunch of Nitro listings (all sold out, but still from normal sellers). Pulse - only on Amazon and it always directs to scalpers with some ridiculous price if it's ever in stock.

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Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: Duck Hunt-Pr0Get functional hardware..

This is a rather nonsense recommendation. You can't buy a functional GPU now. Neither recent nor old. They are non existent. I.e. old ones are not produced anymore and new ones are produced in minuscule quantities which makes them impossible to buy. Check the real situation first.

Hell, I just looked up the going price for my current video card, a Nvidia 1070 Ti.... I got it for 409$USD in 2018. Today, same card used at the same site, 799$USD. New, 1150$USD.

Wow. Nearly double/triple the price for four year old hardware...

Quoting: GuestThis surprised me, so I went to check on LDLC, a famous hardware distributor here in France.

Yeah, current situation with GPU shortages is crazy.

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Having stock is probably a country issue. I can find stock for almost every GPU in my country but at prices that are nonviable.

Quoting: x_wingHaving stock is probably a country issue. I can find stock for almost every GPU in my country but at prices that are nonviable.

Not really. It's a global shortage due to production problems and global demand skyrocketing. What you see "in stock" for crazy prices are scalpers buying whatever measly supply there is and then reselling it for quick profit. That you could find, yes. But I don't count it as being in stock.

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Quoting: ShmerlNot really. It's a global shortage due to production problems and global demand skyrocketing. What you see "in stock" for crazy prices are scalpers buying whatever measly supply there is and then reselling it for quick profit. That you could find, yes. But I don't count it as being in stock.

The crazy prices I get are from retailers, not scalpers from the internet (we also have those though). For what I can see, MSRP are no were to be seen and all around the world retailers are selling their stocks at very high prices. IMO, the difference between my country and others is that even with this crazy prices it seems that in more developed countries there are "gamers" still whiling to pay them.

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Quoting: Duck Hunt-Pr0

Quoting: slaapliedjeThat's because you can't buy any new hardware!

Why do you need new hardware? What purpose would it fulfill for you? Is your current hardware somehow in any way lacking in ability of serving your needs and expectations?

Get functional hardware..

Let me be blunt; If your need is simply to aquire the "newest and latest" expensive f%cling sh!t , you aught to seriously reconsider your priorities. If only for the sake of the contents in your wallet and your personal economy.

(i'm not saying that is your mentality, i don't know you or your computing requirements. But there's plenty of people who think that way. Commonly referred to as "Materialists / Consumerists")

Yes I need newer hardware. I have a secondary machine for a VR set up, and quite frankly the GTX 980 I have in the machine isn't up to the task of pushing the Valve Index / HTC Vive Pro. Sure, the 2080 in my other machine works, but I can't even get a new RTX 2080 for a price that isn't insane.

I mean do I need (as in will I die without it) no. But do I need it to actually be able to use the computer for the task that I want to be able to use it for? Yes. Here it isn't as much about latest and newest, it is simply about getting the correct performance for the task that I am throwing at it.

Quoting: x_wing

Quoting: ShmerlNot really. It's a global shortage due to production problems and global demand skyrocketing. What you see "in stock" for crazy prices are scalpers buying whatever measly supply there is and then reselling it for quick profit. That you could find, yes. But I don't count it as being in stock.

The crazy prices I get are from retailers, not scalpers from the internet (we also have those though). For what I can see, MSRP are no were to be seen and all around the world retailers are selling their stocks at very high prices. IMO, the difference between my country and others is that even with this crazy prices it seems that in more developed countries there are "gamers" still whiling to pay them.

Same here, the double/triple prices I mentioned for my 4 year old card were from a large scale online retailer. I've used them for... Decades?, I think.

I wonder if when I upgrade in another 5-7 years, I'll be able to still sell it at a profit, lol.

Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: Duck Hunt-Pr0Get functional hardware..

This is a rather nonsense recommendation. You can't buy a functional GPU now. Neither recent nor old. They are non existent. I.e. old ones are not produced anymore and new ones are produced in minuscule quantities which makes them impossible to buy. Check the real situation first.

Have you looked on ebay? (I admit, I haven't in a while)

And by Functional, i mean performant to the task(s) you require it to to do.

I hate to be the bringer of bad news; But mining crypto coins very much outweighs having 1200 frames per second rendered in a videogame, in sheer practicality... Just in case that's your requirement.

But hey. Let's look on the bright side; At least it's an incentive for Unity3D and Unreal to get perhaps a bit less bloated..

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Yes, I suspect the whole crypto crazy combined with the silicon shortage is going to make it difficult and expensive to invest in new hardware for a while.

I would hazard the silver lining is that it's ubiquitous. So developers are in the same boat and I would hazard thier performance targets for upcoming titles would reflect that. Why develope a game that can't run well because no one can afford the hardware?