2021 easily, pretty much everything above display adapter cards like the GT 1030 were either sold out or were selling for at least double MSRP. Earlier cryptomining crises weren’t as bad as that eg. 2013/2014 only effected AMD cards or 2017 where at least the 1080Ti wasn’t horribly overpriced and remained somewhat available because it wasn’t profitable to mine on those cards due to a combination of cost and the GDDR5x VRAM not working that well for mining.
Ok-Material-9137
Hmmm, would it be my time to upgrade from 1080? NAAAH the GTX 1080 really is still fine even for 1440*3440. If I can’t run something on it I slap on LosslessScaling and I get to push it over 60 with no visible loss on quality. Its suuuuch a good software and well worth the money.
TheMegaDriver2
The crypto crash got me a nice used 3070. It’s going very strong.
Also fuck crypto and their world burning scam.
iSYTOfficialX7
2021,
GTX 1660 Super prebuilts routinely ran for 900-1000 USD.
Thats how bad it got….
Apeeksiht
it’ll be AI from next year.
instead of cryptobros, ai bros will buy gpus for large language stuff or whatever shit that is.
C4LLM3M4TT_13
I remember buying my RX590 in late 2019 for basically pennies (I think under $200). Good times.
I checked again in early 2021 and that same card was now $600 or more. Wild times.
In a year or two maybe I’ll upgrade, but for now honestly that little GPU works great for what I need.
Trungyaphets
Got my Gaming X Trio 3070 for like $250. Undervolts like a beast. Thanks to the crypto crash.
vaynefox
In my country the crypto crash is so hard that most gpu like 2080 and vega 64/56 became really cheap in used market, you can buy a vega 56 8gb OC at $70….
AejiGamez
Still happy i built my PC shortly before crypto exploded and GPU prizes went crazy.
Vanawy
2021 ☠️☠️☠️ got me dirty
datbimmer
2021. I paid 2300 for my 3080Ti.
Cheap_Specific9878
2021. I know because I just bought my GPU before that and got lucky. People would have happily bought my GPU for double the price. But I don’t want to scam people and I needed it anyways
earthman34
This makes no sense. The market is flooded with GPUs. And who gives a shit about the crypto market?
headedbranch225
Has it crashed now? I want a dedicated GPU (and also will need motherboard with PCIe) but am broke
Empty-Dog-6429
Isn’t this post a bit out of season? Didn’t they just set all time highs or something?
Chopper1911
People saying 2021 are dumb,
2021 was the best Time to buy GPUs. Bought a 3080Ti mined with a solo card and the card paid for itself. Now tell me what year you can do this?
People were so busy crying that time that they couldn’t realize why it was expensive, it was not rocket science.
Pisten_Bully
2020/2021 were appalling years for GPU BUYERS, and those years have paved the way for globally higher prices still.
Tubaenthusiasticbee
2017-2018 and 2020-2021
And I got a GPU in each of these years. I spent $300 on an RX580 back in 2018 and it was considered a “low” price. Peak was at 450 iirc
NomadJoanne
I think AI has sadly put a nail on the coffin of affordable GPUs.
RiceCracker22
2021 fs was one of the unlucky guys who paid 400 for a 6600 rip.
MachineCarl
I still remember when some rando offered me 500€ for my 1660ti in 2021.
People were fucking crazy during silicon shortages.
Skiptz
i bought a used 3080 for 700€ late 2022 during the pandemic and couldnt be happier. i dunno if i got lucky but im happy.
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2021 easily, pretty much everything above display adapter cards like the GT 1030 were either sold out or were selling for at least double MSRP. Earlier cryptomining crises weren’t as bad as that eg. 2013/2014 only effected AMD cards or 2017 where at least the 1080Ti wasn’t horribly overpriced and remained somewhat available because it wasn’t profitable to mine on those cards due to a combination of cost and the GDDR5x VRAM not working that well for mining.
Hmmm, would it be my time to upgrade from 1080? NAAAH the GTX 1080 really is still fine even for 1440*3440. If I can’t run something on it I slap on LosslessScaling and I get to push it over 60 with no visible loss on quality. Its suuuuch a good software and well worth the money.
The crypto crash got me a nice used 3070. It’s going very strong.
Also fuck crypto and their world burning scam.
2021,
GTX 1660 Super prebuilts routinely ran for 900-1000 USD.
Thats how bad it got….
it’ll be AI from next year.
instead of cryptobros, ai bros will buy gpus for large language stuff or whatever shit that is.
I remember buying my RX590 in late 2019 for basically pennies (I think under $200). Good times.
I checked again in early 2021 and that same card was now $600 or more. Wild times.
In a year or two maybe I’ll upgrade, but for now honestly that little GPU works great for what I need.
Got my Gaming X Trio 3070 for like $250. Undervolts like a beast. Thanks to the crypto crash.
In my country the crypto crash is so hard that most gpu like 2080 and vega 64/56 became really cheap in used market, you can buy a vega 56 8gb OC at $70….
Still happy i built my PC shortly before crypto exploded and GPU prizes went crazy.
2021 ☠️☠️☠️ got me dirty
2021. I paid 2300 for my 3080Ti.
2021. I know because I just bought my GPU before that and got lucky. People would have happily bought my GPU for double the price. But I don’t want to scam people and I needed it anyways
This makes no sense. The market is flooded with GPUs. And who gives a shit about the crypto market?
Has it crashed now? I want a dedicated GPU (and also will need motherboard with PCIe) but am broke
Isn’t this post a bit out of season? Didn’t they just set all time highs or something?
People saying 2021 are dumb,
2021 was the best Time to buy GPUs. Bought a 3080Ti mined with a solo card and the card paid for itself. Now tell me what year you can do this?
People were so busy crying that time that they couldn’t realize why it was expensive, it was not rocket science.
2020/2021 were appalling years for GPU BUYERS, and those years have paved the way for globally higher prices still.
2017-2018 and 2020-2021
And I got a GPU in each of these years. I spent $300 on an RX580 back in 2018 and it was considered a “low” price. Peak was at 450 iirc
I think AI has sadly put a nail on the coffin of affordable GPUs.
2021 fs was one of the unlucky guys who paid 400 for a 6600 rip.
I still remember when some rando offered me 500€ for my 1660ti in 2021.
People were fucking crazy during silicon shortages.
i bought a used 3080 for 700€ late 2022 during the pandemic and couldnt be happier. i dunno if i got lucky but im happy.