Nvidia squeezes the AIBs on margins. They restrict the MSRP range that AIBs can sell at, which limits the quality and engineering work that AIBs can put into their cards. The AIBs get a pretty slim profit after accounting for the cost of the GPU dies to them, plus Nvidia’s profit margin on the die, which Nvidia doesn’t incur on their own FE cards.

This, as well as a whole bunch of other reasons, is a big factor in why AIBs have been unhappy with Nvidia, and why EVGA decided to quit its GPU business. Gamers Nexus did a bunch of comprehensive interviews, and it’s well worth a watch.

Combination of a lot of factors. There was pent up demand for the 30 series over the course of the past two years, and so lots of folks bought the 30s cards when the prices finally came down and supply improved. That is having an adverse impact on demand for the 40 series.

Additionally, the 40 series cards are significantly more expensive than the previous generation, so scalpers have a much smaller profit margin. Contrary to some beliefs, there is a maximum amount of money that 85% of individual consumers will spend on each card in the 40 series (we just don’t know what that amount is).

Finally, supply is pretty decent for the 40 series. Some retailers learned from the 30 series debacles with bots and scalping, so buying up all existing stock is not an option for scalpers. At best, they can only buy the majority of stock if they are so inclined.

Also worth noting that in some respects, supply chain logistics are recovering as well.

Apple has a strong reputation for providing high-quality customer service and support for its products, including its desktop computers such as the iMac and Mac Studio.

We won't be left with any shitty products to buy.

Apple needs to start putting plastic frames around the batteries. Actually getting to the battery and unplugging it isn't very hard to do, but adhesive that requires yanking it so hard it starts a fire shouldn't be necessary. Is the modular but proprietary SSD replacable yet on the Mac Studio?

Look into their Chromax black line. I have an NH-D15 Chromax black and it’s fantastic.

No

Scalpers are often leveraged. They'll use credit cards and other lines of credit to provide more operating capital. If they sit on it, those lines of credit remain heavily loaded, and A) they have to pay interest B) they have less capital to scalp other things. It's makes more sense for them to liquidate a losing investment than to keep losing money on it

Not even. The DIY repair is actually MORE expensive than taking it to the Apple Store. This is all just a facade to get US lawmakers to immediately pause any talks on a Right to Repair bill, and to stall EU lawmakers.

No refund policies and no body going to buy a card without warranty

Yeah, so don't buy their shitty products.

NVidia:

"Look at me."

"Look at me."

"I am the scalper now."

I'd buy a Noctua 7900xtx

Got it. Makes sense.

Sorry I'll go check out their actual website then because the only ones I see on New Egg are the brown ones. I'd definitely buy from them if they had a black one

When I bought my iPhone from apple I, and most other people, are of the understanding that they own their device. At least the physical hardware of it. Apple disabling my hardware with their software, and trying to prevent me from brining my phone to a third party repair shop, who will actually repair the hardware on my phone because Apple simply won’t no matter how much I’d be willing to pay, is pathetic, anti-competitive, and should be illegal.

And it’s not stopping at Apple, see Tesla doing similar things with their cars. Once manufacturers start getting away with it they will all do it.

With a DOA DisplayPort~

Repair shops have the tools. And yes, they'd have to wait on parts for the serial number of the device, but that's what you get for buying Apple lol.

Someone high up at Noctua is still getting a laugh out of how they made their wind-generating gizmos look like a butthole

So i am going to have to run a gas powered generator just to use this thing eh?

This is simply false. Independent repair shops can not access the repair tools or parts because in order to receive them you have to enter a serial number of the device you are using it for. The repair shops would have to rent them once the customer comes in and wait days for them to arrive just as the consumer would. And order the parts and wait days for them to come in. The repair shops still have to go through back allies to get a stock of repair parts to repair a customers phone in a timely manner.

Louis Rossmann is not a fan of the program. It changes nothing. It just helps confuse legislators into thinking that right to repair is a problem that will be solved by the free market.

Supply is in better conditions than you think. In any case, 30 series cards are both in stock AND getting marked down. For what it’s worth, people who’ve been waiting this long are likely to hold out for a while longer.

They sell them because there are no other options, and the companies want to make as much cash as possible.

They literally do have black and grey versions. There’s zero chance you actually looked at the brands offerings.

While it’s better than the nothing that was available before this repair program is extremely lacking and nothing to get excited about. I just look for the iPhones they only offer like 5 parts and they are all over priced. They also don’t sell the tools, only rent them out. Which is weird. And the 5 parts are even for common repairs.(other than the battery, but they don’t sell just a battery. If you want a genuine apple battery and are willing to over pay for it than you have to buy their “battery bundle”.

The parts are also still software locked as well. so if you replace your camera for example your face id won’t work until you contact CS and have them “pair” the new camera to your board.

They also don’t offer any parts on wholesale so it doesn’t help 3rd party repair at all, even if a shop could buy these overpriced parts and pull a profit they can buy, say 5 camera modules, they can only buy 1.

They also don’t have to continue it, especially not in the US where there are 0 consumer protection laws when it comes to repairability or program sustainability.

This isn’t a win, if anything it’s a step backwards because now apple can say “look we don’t need regulation we are already selling parts”