How to Buy a New Nvidia Graphics Card in 2021?

Purchasing a graphics card used to be a straightforward process until recently. It didn’t bother any computer owner; you could simply go to any specialized store, choose a specific manufacturer’s product, and pay for it. This simple sequence of actions allowed you to acquire the necessary component for your PC. However, everything changed when the cryptocurrency mining boom began. It changed many things. Cryptocurrency miners bought up all the graphics cards, leaving ordinary computer owners without access to them. Currently, you have to accept the situation where there is very high demand for this component, but the quantity of products from manufacturers on store shelves is limited.

At the beginning of this year, the availability of graphics cards in stores was quite low. However, now that the Bitcoin value has been decreasing, miners’ interest in graphics cards has waned. Additionally, manufacturers themselves have started increasing production of their products. As a result, the situation has gradually started to improve. Graphics cards have begun appearing on the shelves of computer stores, and the assortment has been growing. In this article, we will provide some tips on how to calmly acquire a new Nvidia graphics card without stressing yourself out.

Turn on restocking notifications for graphics cards

Every computer owner probably has a few favorite stores where they prefer to buy components. Everyone can do one useful thing – enable manual updates. To stay informed about new products, you can take a simple approach – refresh the store’s pages every day. Alternatively, you can make it easier for yourself. Simply become a subscriber to the official groups of major computer stores on social networks. Information about the start of graphics card sales or restocking is posted in these groups. Such messages will be sent to you automatically.

It’s worth noting that recently, graphics cards from Nvidia have been regularly coming to DNS stores. To receive notifications from this retail network, all a computer owner needs to do is find the DNS community on VKontakte. In the right menu, enable notifications, and then wait for news about the availability of new graphics cards for sale. You can also subscribe to the nVidia community. There, you should perform a similar action. It’s worth doing this only for those who are waiting for the very latest graphics cards. As the situation in the graphics card market gradually improves, RTX 3070, RTX 3080, or RTX 3090 cards periodically become available in stores.

One enthusiast even created a special bot that checks the availability of graphics cards in stores. This information is broadcasted on his Twitch channel. However, there is one limitation here. The bot checks the availability of Nvidia products only on the largest English-language trading platforms. During its monitoring, it does not affect Russian stores.

Pre-order on various platforms

You can easily purchase almost all graphics cards in the DNS retail network. This includes the latest models from RTX 3060 to RTX 3090. While the assortment of graphics cards on store shelves has improved, prices have not changed much. Although prices have decreased slightly recently, they have not decreased significantly. It is still difficult to say that prices in stores match the manufacturer’s recommended prices for their products.

For example, the recommended price for the GeForce RTX 3070 is 58,000 rubles. But even if you find this card in stock in a store, no one will sell it to you for that amount. Currently, the cost of this graphics card in the DNS network starts at 92,000 rubles. The only joyful moment here is that there are some graphics cards in stock, and you can buy them.

Consider Avito

If buying a graphics card in a store is too expensive for you, then consider looking at the black market. To do this, you need to go to the Avito classifieds website. Sellers there daily list several hundred graphics cards that belong to Nvidia’s new product line. As mentioned earlier, you can find the RTX 3070 card in stores for 90,000 rubles and at higher prices.

However, if you check Avito and search for this graphics card, you can find it for around 80,000 rubles. On average, the discount when buying an RTX 3070 graphics card on this site will be around 10,000 rubles. However, even such an amount may be considered a significant expense for many. But buying on the black market has certain downsides. When buying such a card, the PC owner has no guarantee that it was not used for mining.

Consider ready-made builds or laptops

A good option is to purchase a graphics card that is already part of a complete build or is available in a laptop. For example, in stores, you can buy an RTX 3060 for 56,000 rubles. If you are buying a gaming laptop, such as the Acer Nitro 5, it will already come with a GeForce RTX 3060 inside. The cost of this laptop is 79,199 rubles. In this case, the additional cost will be 23,000 rubles. But by paying this amount, you get not just one graphics card but a full-fledged gaming device. Of course, the discrete version of the card will be weaker compared to the regular version, but this option is not so detrimental that it should be completely ruled out.

Check international online platforms

If, after reviewing the assortment and prices of graphics cards on Russian trading platforms, you conclude that the prices are too high, then consider looking at international platforms. You can find various products available for purchase on them. For example, you can check out the Stock Informer website. There

, you can easily see which graphics cards are currently available for purchase on which trading platforms. However, don’t think that graphics card prices in Europe will be significantly lower than in Russia. As an example, you can look at the box.co.uk online store. On its electronic storefront, the GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card is offered for 830 euros. If you convert this price into rubles at today’s exchange rate, the cost of such a card would be 72,000 rubles. On the one hand, this is very cheap. But don’t forget that the buyer will have to pay customs duties.

As a result, the card will end up being noticeably more expensive, and the price difference compared to buying from a Russian store will be insignificant. In general, international online stores should be considered only as an alternative option if the prices on Russian platforms are completely unsatisfactory.