I know we're all probably sick of talking about GPU's at this stage, but I've been very close to buying a pc with an RTX 3070 in it, and today I was going to bite the bullet and follow through, until I went to purchase and saw the card was now roughly €950, compared to being about €830 two days ago? I know that other components seem to fluctuate by about a euro or two, but I dont understand why the RTX 3070 has gone up so much? As of writing this the RTX 3070 TI is actually cheaper than the regular 3070? Is it perhaps that they've run out of stock?
GPU price fluctuations
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KippleKat
Enthusiast
This article has a really useful comparison chart which maps the price rises since the start of the year 'Nvidia rtx 30 gpu prices skyrocketing in Europe'
As it says in the article there's a lot of reasons why the prices are rapidly changing overnight. I don't believe PCS push the prices of stock up because they've run out, I'm pretty sure they adjust prices based on the cost they can buy them at and as that can potentially change daily it'll fluctuate as such.
Alright I see, guess I'll just wait it out and purchase when its cheaper, thanks for the reply ✅
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KippleKat
Enthusiast
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No problem, I think if you're happy waiting you could keep an eye on the prices. I wish I could say I knew when they might settle down. Hopefully they don't continue to rise much more this year.
@Poisen . There is no doubt that the price volatility of GPUs on the PCS configurator is too extreme. The volatility is way larger than observed on other custom builders who only vary their pricing typically every few weeks. By comparison the PCS configurator moves GPU prices intraday.
My hypothesis (other than that the configurator is a bit buggy!) is that PCS manage two issues: protecting relatively low margins and inventory management. Yes, there is a global shortage of GPUs but PCS still has to pay for what they buy so they don't want unsold GPUs by the time the invoice arises. When you track pricing, you start to see some patterns in the pricing moves.
In mid April I paid £629 for a 3070 in my build. Right now, if I bought my config tonight the 3070 would be £770. That pretty much the high since I started tracking prices in late Feb. It does, however, regularly head down toward £650. For example, on the 26-June the 3070 was at £662. As I mentioned in another thread, a competitor was offering standalone 3070 cards for £919 so there is some supply out there.
My advice is check very regularly, keep saving the lowest quote and pounce on the dip. It will come again.
My hypothesis (other than that the configurator is a bit buggy!) is that PCS manage two issues: protecting relatively low margins and inventory management. Yes, there is a global shortage of GPUs but PCS still has to pay for what they buy so they don't want unsold GPUs by the time the invoice arises. When you track pricing, you start to see some patterns in the pricing moves.
In mid April I paid £629 for a 3070 in my build. Right now, if I bought my config tonight the 3070 would be £770. That pretty much the high since I started tracking prices in late Feb. It does, however, regularly head down toward £650. For example, on the 26-June the 3070 was at £662. As I mentioned in another thread, a competitor was offering standalone 3070 cards for £919 so there is some supply out there.
My advice is check very regularly, keep saving the lowest quote and pounce on the dip. It will come again.
@Poisen. And as if by magic the 3070 GPU is currently at £636, a nice drop of £134 in less than 24 hours. Barmy.
My build with 3070 GPU
Price: £2,395.00 including VAT and Delivery
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My build without 3070 GPU
Price: £1,759.00 including VAT and Delivery
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My build with 3070 GPU
Price: £2,395.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/r0nD63pyg3/
My build without 3070 GPU
Price: £1,759.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/4KHcQukdew/
JediMonsoon
Gold Level Poster
The 3070 seems to be fluctuating the most at the moment. The 3080 seems fixed after a sharp rise last week.