113. AMD & Nvidia MSRP Truth: Margins, Volume, Importing Mining GPU | Silver Knights

Tom interviews a GPU Seller & System Integrator from Silver Knights in person! We discuss the truth behind the Nvidia Ampere & AMD RDNA 2 launches, GPU supply, MSRP manipulation, and the state of PC Gaming.

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0:00 Who is Ted? What does a "System Integrator" do?
7:00 Prebuilt Customer Service Challenges
10:25 Why are some Prebuilt PCs such low quality?
21:20 Why does our guest have so many GPUs with him?
27:56 Are used mining cards less reliable than gaming cards?
37:20 Importing Hundreds of Mining Cards from China (True Story)
52:20 The truth about Ampere Reference Cards, RDNA 2 Launch, GPU Supply, and MSRP
1:19:45 The Truth about AMD vs Nvidia Markups, Distributors forcing PSU Sales
1:26:40 Who in the supply chain is making the most money off of rising prices?
1:34:00 Are sub-$600 Midrange Builds Permanently Dead?
1:48:30 Nvidia Lovelace Launch

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