Surprising Absolutely No One, AMD RX 6800 Series Pretty Much Out of Stock, And Scalping Becomes a Pervasive Industry Problem

[Punkenjoy]

The truth is people are crying at AMD and nvidia for not having totally non-essential product not in stock. Most people complaining are probably already fine with their current PC and the upgrade is just luxury.

And Also, Both Nvidia and AMD would prefer to have their cards in stock so they could grab the money of everyone wanting to buy them.

 

[Durvelle27]

luckily i scored a 6800 Non XT

 

[Space Lynx]

luckily i scored a 6800 Non XT

looking forward to comparing numbers with you... we got lucky lol

The truth is people are crying at AMD and nvidia for not having totally non-essential product not in stock. Most people complaining are probably already fine with their current PC and the upgrade is just luxury.

And Also, Both Nvidia and AMD would prefer to have their cards in stock so they could grab the money of everyone wanting to buy them.

ya if i didn't get one not end of world. but i did get a 5600x on launch day so was hoping to use it all soon

i can finally play witcher 3 without lagging, for some reason my quad core laptop gtx 1070 just could never handle it well. other games my laptop handled just fine, but certain cpu intensive games like ghost recon wildlands, witcher 3, cpu just ran too hot.

looking forward to finally doing expansions of witcher 3 though, maxed out

 

[Durvelle27]

looking forward to comparing numbers with you... we got lucky lol




ya if i didn't get one not end of world. but i did get a 5600x on launch day so was hoping to use it all soon

i can finally play witcher 3 without lagging, for some reason my quad core laptop gtx 1070 just could never handle it well. other games my laptop handled just fine, but certain cpu intensive games like ghost recon wildlands, witcher 3, cpu just ran too hot.

looking forward to finally doing expansions of witcher 3 though, maxed out

Mine wasn't luck

 

[Space Lynx]

Mine wasn't luck

mine was, I literally just kept clicking add to cart every 5-7 seconds, not spamming it
and finally one of them stuck... lol

 

[RainingTacco]

Seriously who thought it would be different?

 

[Durvelle27]

mine was, I literally just kept clicking add to cart every 5-7 seconds, not spamming it
and finally one of them stuck... lol

It worked though

 

[erocker]

If retailers would stop with allowing 3rd party sellers, this wouldn't be so difficult. Why should they care though, they're selling stuff.

 

[Space Lynx]

If retailers would stop with allowing 3rd party sellers, this wouldn't be so difficult. Why should they care though, they're selling stuff.

from what i understand the bulk of the cards don't go on sale until the 25th, this was just the reference launch.

 

[P4-630]

I was lucky enough to get a rx 6800, not XT but I am still super happy!! I didn't think i was, about 9:27am rolled around I was still trying about to give up... and finally got through... lol

Acer Nitro XF243Y 23.8" IPS 165hz 1080p

The only thing you need now is a nice 1440p 165Hz monitor...

 

[Caring1]

"The title says it all, really"

The title doesn't make sense.
Are there words missing?

 

[Space Lynx]

The only thing you need now is a nice 1440p 165Hz monitor...

I plan on it, I am waiting for the new panels to come out in January, they will be loads better as Hardware Unboxed has shown us. IPS that beats TN at 1440p in every single sector. it's coming soon. that is what I am waiting on.

 

[8BitZ80]

Is there actual evidence from suppliers that it was bots? Or just opinion?

I feel like every supply limitation is assumed to be due to scalpers and bots that consume all the stock in a split second. In reality there is almost no stock to begin with and that makes the problem seem far worse than it actually is.

AMD's chip production supply from TSMC is only a fraction of their total output, and that is further divided up into separate products for Ryzen 5000, Radeon 6000, mobile and console processors. Each product only gets a small wafer slice of supply and so the supply is scarce for a large number of products.

 

[Space Lynx]

Is there actual evidence from suppliers that it was bots? Or just opinion?

I feel like every supply limitation is assumed to be due to scalpers and bots that consume all the stock in a split second. In reality there is almost no stock to begin with and that makes the problem seem far worse than it actually is.

AMD's chip production supply from TSMC is only a fraction of their total output, and that is further divided up into separate products for Ryzen 5000, Radeon 6000, mobile and console processors. Each product only gets a small wafer slice of supply and so the supply is scarce for a large number of products.

yeah someone linked awhile ago that sneaker sales of rare shoes like Air Jordan's etc, they have people that pay thousands for bots and advanced tech that guarantees them sells. apparently it's similar system here? i don't know how much of that is bs... but just based on ebay sells i would say yes bots do exist at some level. maybe not to the amount everyone thinks though

 

[Fluffmeister]

Is there actual evidence from suppliers that it was bots? Or just opinion?

I feel like every supply limitation is assumed to be due to scalpers and bots that consume all the stock in a split second. In reality there is almost no stock to begin with and that makes the problem seem far worse than it actually is.

AMD's chip production supply from TSMC is only a fraction of their total output, and that is further divided up into separate products for Ryzen 5000, Radeon 6000, mobile and console processors. Each product only gets a small wafer slice of supply and so the supply is scarce for a large number of products.

I think that is the reality, we have gone from "real men have fabs", to well... TSMC is the only option.

Of course there is huge demand, but TSMC is the donkey in a one donkey race (or something).

 

[8BitZ80]

I think that is the reality, we have gone from "real men have fabs", to well... TSMC is the only option.

Of course there is huge demand, but TSMC is the donkey in a one donkey race (or something).

That's probably why they've decided to build a new fab out in the Arizona desert lol

 

[Caring1]

That's probably why they've decided to build a new fab out in the Arizona desert lol

That and it will be their new HQ when the Imperial Mothership lands in Taiwan to take over.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

luckily i scored a 6800 Non XT

Where at? Online or Microcenter?

 

[boidsonly]

It's sad we can't even buy a new CPU or GPU. By the time we can get one of these, they will be a year old. lol

 

[mtcn77]

This has become a single lead foundry race, wink-wink.

That's probably why they've decided to build a new fab out in the Arizona desert lol

It surprises me how people miss the common end goal similarities of the big panda with the big eagle. They are literally the same beast using different means.

 

[15th Warlock]

It should be illegal for scalpers to resale items that are out of stock everywhere else, bot renting services should be illegal as well, as they only serve for one purpose, clearing all stock available in seconds sometimes bringing the retailer websites to their knees, and not allowing for legit sales to end costumers.

This already happens in some markets, like the resale of sports or concert tickets, which are now banned and illegal in most states. Or even worse, price gouging of essential supplies like hand sanitizer and N95 masks during the pandemic, which is considered a crime and can end scalpers in jail.

This affects all costumers everywhere, yea, call it whatever you want: a first world problem, FOMO, or the false pretenses of entitlement to any given goods, capitalism or whatever; truth is we should all be united against this instead of blaming AMD, Nvidia, or any company unable to meet the demand in these difficult times.

We can only vote with our wallets and not support scalpers, contact our lawmakers and try to have them pass laws against scalping of all goods, I'm not talking about the lawful sale of one costumer to another, but when a single scalper can purchase dozens of video cards or any goods in seconds and list them on ebay, that alone should paint a huge target on their back for prosecution.

 

[ixi]

But that really does make today's launch a paper launch lol.

Hey, AMD haters on TPU forums! Quote me (and Kyle Benett and Steve from HWUB), AMD did a paper launch. Make AMD lovers mad. Khek! XD

You just stepped over the line boy, over the line... I will run you over with ghost 3090!

Jokes aside. I think from greedia and maddia we gona see availability after christmass or should I say 2021... Hoping till then the prices will go down . Have a small thought that I will not be able to get pc on current amd cpu gen and as well on gpu's from greedia or maddia.

Maybe even intel gpus will come out firstly, haha.

 

[Durvelle27]

Where at? Online or Microcenter?

I got it directly through AMD

 

[Minus Infinity]

I won't even bother, for both cpu and gpu it's a total joke at the moment., IU don't even expect to be able to get stock for my Xmas rebuild at anywhere near RRP. So sick of these paper launches. Compnay should have had a 500000 GPU's ready to ship on first release including the AIB's own stock.

The worst thing is they had the temerity to brag it wouldn't be like Nvidia's pathetic launch.

 

[Fluffmeister]

I won't even bother, for both cpu and gpu it's a total joke at the moment., IU don't even expect to be able to get stock for my Xmas rebuild at anywhere near RRP. So sick of these paper launches. Compnay should have had a 500000 GPU's ready to ship on first release including the AIB's own stock.

The worst thing is they had the temerity to brag it wouldn't be like Nvidia's pathetic launch.

Yeah I presumed the delay between announcement and reviews/availability was to guarantee stock.

Fact is, they had no stock.