A lot of graphics cards have just become more expensive

Last week, a range of products that he had has been exempted from tariffs – due to the ongoing trade war between the US and China – it has lost its status, so in 2021 it will be more expensive. These products include graphics cards and motherboards.

As New York Times reported last week, “Mr. Trump began paying tariffs on more than $ 360 billion for Chinese goods in 2018, prompting thousands of companies to ask the administration for temporary exemptions, excluding them from taxes. ”

Those waivers are now over, and PC hardware companies are among those that have already raised their prices to match rates. Although this will affect most companies in this part of the industry, since so many components and products come from China, ASUS is the only one that has come out so far and issued a statement explaining the hikes, saying:

MSRP pricing update for ASUS components in 2021. This update applies to graphics cards and motherboards * We have an announcement of MSRP price changes that are effective in early 2021 for our award-winning series of graphics cards and motherboards. Our new MSRP reflects rising component costs. operating costs and logistical activities plus a continuation of import tariffs. We have worked closely with our supply and logistics partners to minimize price increases. ASUS appreciates your continued business and support as we navigate this time of unprecedented market change. * additional models may increase as they move to Q1.

So what kind of price increases are we looking at? People who pay much more attention to these things than I do we have already found examples of books that are becoming more expensive, such as RTX 3090 from ASUS, from 1799 to 1979 dollars. The size of the tariffs themselves you “Either an additional 7.5 percent or 25 percent, depending on their product,” but as you can see from that RTX 3090 price, companies don’t pass on the full cost to consumers, they will seek to cut corners / absorb of the hit itself.

PC hardware costs were already spiraling out of control due to bitcoin miners, supply shortages and scalp. Coming something else to make things even more expensive sucks!