Many graphics cards have only become more expensive

Last week, a series of products that had exempt from tariffs – thanks to the ongoing trade war between America and China – has lost status, and will therefore be more expensive in 2021. Among the products are graphics cards and motherboards.

As the New York Times report last week, “Mr. Trump began placing tariffs on more than $ 360 billion in Chinese goods in 2018, prompting thousands of companies to ask the administration for a temporary waiver, excluding the levies.

These waivers have now been made, and computer hardware companies are among those who have already increased their prices to accommodate the rates. While this will affect most companies in this part of the industry, as so many components and products are sourced from China, ASUS is the only one that has come out so far and issued a statement explaining the increases say:

Update on MSRP pricing for ASUS components in 2021. This update applies to graphics cards and motherboards * We have an announcement regarding MSRP price changes that will take effect in early 2021 for our award-winning range of graphics cards and motherboards. Our new MSRP reflects the increase in component costs. operating costs and logistics activities plus a continuation of import tariffs. We have worked closely with our supply and logistics partners to keep price increases to a minimum. ASUS appreciates your continued business and support as we navigate through this time of unprecedented market change. * additional models may see an increase as we move further in the first quarter.

So what kind of price increases are we looking at? People who pay much more attention to these things than I do already found examples of cards are becoming more expensive, such as the ASUS RTX 3090 from $ 1799 to $ 1979. The size of the rates themselves is An additional rate of 7.5 or 25 percent, depending on their product, ‘but as you can see from the RTX 3090 price, companies do not pass on the entire cost to consumers, they will try to cut the corners / absorbing part of the hit itself.

Computer hardware costs have skyrocketed due to bitcoin miners, stock shortages and scalpers. If you bring something else together to make things even more expensive?