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GPUs Are Cheaper Again, But They Are Selling Out Fast… Again

Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070.Kristian kollerup/Wikimedia

The price of graphics cards has been rising in tandem with the soaring popularity of cryptocurrency, which has been causing frustration among gamers. Thanks to a concerted effort from Nvidia and marketers, more supplies of GPUs are making it to store shelves recently and the price has gone down quite a bit. Unfortunately, this also means that crypto miners and gamers are scrambling to buy the cards, which are selling out fast.

Some of the prices of the graphics cards are listed by Extreme Tech, and they are current as of writing. However, although the craze over crypto mining has cooled off somewhat, there are still a few considerations that gamers need to bear in mind.

While the prices have gone down, they are still a bit more expensive than they should be, even when factoring in general inflating of costs. The artificial inflation is still affected by cryptocurrency, so gamers will still be paying more for GPUs than they really ought to.

On the other hand, because of the fact that the GPUs are now being restocked and have become marginally less costly than they were before, both gamers are miners are now rushing to get ahold of the cards before their prices go up again.

As Digital Trends notes, shortly after it was announced that some of the high-end GPUs were available, they sold out. The trend is going downwards, with even middle-tier cards also just flying off the shelves.

It’s safe to say that some gamers are just not taking any chances and there are still some crypto miners who are committed to the market despite the recent setbacks. At this point, there’s just no telling how long the cards are going to be available and how long the current prices are going to hold up. However, it might just be safer to buy now than wait until later.

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