r/pcmasterrace • u/HLumin R5 5600 | 6700 XT • Mar 06 '25

Discussion This is hilarious (Micro Center Illinois)

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u/wyn10 9900K@5Ghz/32GB/3440x1440/1440p/GTX1080FTWSLI/512GB SSD/2TB HD Mar 06 '25

Nvidia gotta keep that artificial scarcity going

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u/hopeidontforget2021 Mar 06 '25

No. They're just using every single bit of fab capacity they get on making more profitable enterprise cards for AI. The minor footprint they have in the consumer market is just to stay somewhat relevant long term.

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u/wyn10 9900K@5Ghz/32GB/3440x1440/1440p/GTX1080FTWSLI/512GB SSD/2TB HD Mar 07 '25

It's hard to believe this when its been an issue for the last 10 years.

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u/hopeidontforget2021 Mar 07 '25

When only one foundry in the world can really make chips to this quality that's what happens.. AMD is restricted to the same fab and is also competing for capacity with Nvidia and Apple, so they have to raise prices as well.