PP Mguire
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Jokes aside, if I could I would because if other AIBs follow suit then we will legally and legitimately be scalped by the people selling these electronics direct. Since Asus showed their hand first I am sitting back waiting for the others to see what happens because the backlash on their blatant excuse using is incredible. I can't wait for Steve at GN to properly break down how much they are marking up their products above the tariff tax to try and profiteer off scalping level prices.
This isn't just boards and GPUs either, all other manufacturers will hop on the bandwagon. From what I read a PSU over 550W will get a 25% tariff and I could bet money we will see at least a 30% increase in cost at the end of the chain if not more.
Edit: Further proof this is nothing more than greedy profiteering is the global rise in cost rather than just the US (and countries receiving their product from the US via China).
This isn't just boards and GPUs either, all other manufacturers will hop on the bandwagon. From what I read a PSU over 550W will get a 25% tariff and I could bet money we will see at least a 30% increase in cost at the end of the chain if not more.
Edit: Further proof this is nothing more than greedy profiteering is the global rise in cost rather than just the US (and countries receiving their product from the US via China).