"PS9" (PS9)
09/17/2014 at 05:20 • Filed to: None
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"PS9" (PS9)
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OkCars- 22k Crossroads
> PS9
09/17/2014 at 05:22 |
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Air cooled
McMike
> PS9
09/17/2014 at 05:31 |
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Wow, we'll lease anything.
Squid
> PS9
09/17/2014 at 05:43 |
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pay us $1344.99 over 12 months to not keep a $1000 video card. Sounds too good to pass up!
Too many M's
> OkCars- 22k Crossroads
09/17/2014 at 05:59 |
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Seems legit.
GhostZ
> PS9
09/17/2014 at 06:22 |
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Litecoin/Dogecoin Mining, Bitches! Graphic card prices have doubled or tripled in the last 12 months, and most models are completely out of stock.
I'm just glad I picked up twin Radeon 7850s back when they were $80 a piece. I could probably flip them now for $100-200 profit each.
Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish
> PS9
09/17/2014 at 06:41 |
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Their website says that they are the "leader in leasing graphics cards" so apparently there is a market for this..
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> GhostZ
09/17/2014 at 06:51 |
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Err, what? I mean, I know that was somewhat the case toward the end of last year, but now, the 290x had backed completely off of it's batshit $699 pricetag, and newegg has every flavor the R9 in stock at market prices or below, all the way up to the dual GPU monster.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc…
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GhostZ
> PS9
09/17/2014 at 06:54 |
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Actually, you're right. I hadn't checked new prices before posting, since last time I checked the prices were still insane.
I wonder if it has something to do with purchase agreements and failing hardware, as a way to shift liability or reclaim broken hardware for refurbishment.
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> Squid
09/17/2014 at 06:55 |
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Why stop at the card? You can pay $10k for a whole $1k computer right now! Just come in with your $3k down payment and pay $200/mo to own the most badass midrange computer you've ever spent $10k on. Come talk to us today!
spanfucker retire bitch
> PS9
09/17/2014 at 07:36 |
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This is the first I've ever heard of this.
And it's horrifying. If this is the future, I want no part of it.
CB
> PS9
09/17/2014 at 08:24 |
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This sounds ridiculously stupid. Why not just save up? Also, I spent $320 with tax on the ACX cooled 760. Why would you willingly pay closer to $400 (before tax) for the same card?
Jayhawk Jake
> PS9
09/17/2014 at 08:33 |
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Financials aside, it's not the worst idea ever depending on if there's any residual at the end.
You get a new card every year without having to buy a new card every year.
Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
> PS9
09/17/2014 at 12:55 |
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They have a GTX Titan Black.
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> Jayhawk Jake
09/17/2014 at 13:13 |
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Your also paying full price + extra for a card you don't own.
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Jayhawk Jake
> PS9
09/17/2014 at 13:15 |
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If that's how the lease is structured, then yeah, it's dumb.
If it's a $1000 card and you are only paying ~$600 or so over the course of the lease (for the sake of example I'm assuming $450 residual and $50 finance charge), then suddenly it's not that crazy. Now you're getting a great card for the price of a good one, and you get to upgrade every year.
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> Jayhawk Jake
09/17/2014 at 13:50 |
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There doesn't appear to be any consideration for residual value. That wouldn't work out for a $1k card anyway since they don't depreciate like that. The Titan is already a year and some change old, but the average used price is hovering around $950 - not even 10%. And this is in a post titan black and titan Z world. There are the occasional people in a tough spot who dump theirs at reduced prices, but they are the exception, not the rule.