Two points:Originally Posted by Gordo
- I swiped that graph from the Internet (should have sourced it)
- It is confusing (I certainly see your point), but it is correct: http://www.eoearth.org/article/Market_dynamics
Look at it this way, if they charged $1M for a 7970, there would be a surplus of them, since only Kaotika would buy one. :D
Last edited by will_perdikakis; 04-18-2012 at 10:30 PM.
They keep doing this and I will end up getting one instead of skipping this gen.
Theres no reason to not buy a HD7900 series card. They will last you very long and the compute performance could become useful in future ( read articles about future GFX engine design ).
The 680 is good, but at similar prices now it doesnt really matter which one you get its nice to be in a situation where both products are extremely good.
Well, having reviewed it, and that site, I still think it's wrong - however, as I'm neither a statistician or economist....
Yes but there's a lot of people that foolishly equate an item being in stock at retailers to being an indicator that supply is exceeding demand which is not always the case.No one said drop to zero, man. Here is a little lesson - this is a basic as I gets, I will offer this for free, it may help you with life outside of FM too.
Look at this graph:
The intersection of the supply curve and the demand curve (labeled "equilibrium" on the chart) is the price that the market will pay for something. Without changing supply, slide the demand curve to the left - what happens to the equilibrium point?
NOTE: left is <- that way.
Now, as a private exercise apply this to the 79xx cards, given the following scenario:
What happens to the price if competition makes a better card (illud est stealing some of the demand for the highest end card)?
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It won't be for a while, still pooping blood.Is there a problem at GlobalFoundaries too? I thought it was just TSMC.
In fact the 7970 could be constantly in stock everywhere and demand could STILL be outstripping supply!
Last edited by kitch9; 04-20-2012 at 06:43 AM.
It doesn't work like that, if the cards are in-stock then demand obviously isn't outstripping supply.
I fixed for you.
They keep doing this and I will end up getting one instead of skipping this gen.
I already skip a gen. Time for me to get one. Waiting on GTX 670 - 670 Ti pricing first, and maybe couple of reviews. hehe
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As of today 4/22/2012 on newegg:
Sorting by the lowest price.
HD7750 = $109.99 = $116.97 +shipping
HD7770 = $129.99 = $136.97 +shipping
HD7850 = $239.99 = $247.55 +shipping
HD7870 = $329.99 = $337.55 +shipping
HD7950 = $379.99free shiping = $387.55 without free shipping
HD7970 = $449.99 free shipping
Last edited by OrionCheung; 04-23-2012 at 02:33 AM.
Yes it does, if you have 3 weeks of stock at current sales rates but restocking is not due for 5 weeks then your demand is outstripping supply.It doesn't work like that, if the cards are in-stock then demand obviously isn't outstripping supply.
If you extrapolate this world wide, the average forum dweller has no way of knowing if AMD are selling more than they can make. This is a moot point now as AMD have dropped prices which tells more of a story.
Last edited by kitch9; 04-22-2012 at 08:48 PM.
Also, demand does not equal sales, demand LEADS to sales.
I could want the card, but not be able to afford it for a week or two - that is still demand.
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