Those of you who follow GPU announcements quite closely will know that one of the biggest\u00a0features\u00a0of a new card will be its price point.<\/p>\n
When it comes to buying these cards on release however – we almost always pay above this price.<\/p>\n
Why?<\/p>\n
\u201cWe typically provide an MSRP for the retailers, but this does not always hold as some retailers have increased the pricing due to high demand and limited availability,\u201d said Zotac\u2019s marketing manager, Buu Ly to Digital Trends<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cAlso, the other thing that causes confusion is marketplace sellers who list at some ridiculously high prices. These show first when the item listed at MSRP is\u00a0out of stock.\u201d<\/p>\n AMD graphics partner Sapphire confirmed this was the case but acknowledged that it was simply a case of economics at work.<\/p>\n “We maintain a price to the channel customer, but it is the market and its forces that dictates the MSRP to the end user. This is simply a case of supply and demand,\u201d said global marketing lead at Sapphire,\u00a0Philip Wynn Jones.<\/p>\n Quite simply, graphics card prices are inflated because people are willing to pay them.<\/strong><\/p>\n Of course South African retailers have their own list of issues to account for, considering South Africa’s relatively small market.<\/p>\n \u201cIn an ideal world, all products would cost of the same per region and the only conversion required is the simple application of the exchange rate. This is not the case,\u201d\u00a0said <\/a><\/strong>Rebeltech’s Rune Ravnsborg.<\/p>\n “The basic\u00a0math of Buy Price (Dollar) x Spot Rate of Exchange (RoE)<\/strong>\u00a0gives\u00a0a very inaccurate value\u00a0and does not entirely account for the retail price.”<\/p>\n “In order to arrive at a more accurate price, we must include factors\u00a0such as transportation costs<\/strong>, customs duties<\/strong>, VAT<\/strong> and markup.”<\/strong><\/p>\n Intel Skylake Core i3 processors are powerful enough for high-end gaming<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The truth behind the porn game kids played at Panarotti\u2019s<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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