Have PCS stopped supplying 40 series GPUs in their systems with the release of the 50 series?

[acheekychap]

I was configuring a PC last week, and had determined that a zotac twin 4070 super was the best bet with my workflow.

However, when i went to checkout it said there was no stock of that particular one, and that new stock is expected on Feb 20. No problem, I'll wait until then. I come to finish the configure on the 20th and see that, not even is the option greyed out due to stock (which i would understand), but there is no longer even an option for it, the TI counterpart, or a variety of other cards. Only 50 series or lower end 4060 and 4070 std cards available?!

Have they just stopped supporting them in their systens with the introduction of the 50 series cards? If this is the case, again, no problem. But why state that they'll be coming back into stock if they are just going to be pulled entirely... Surely an announcement that you will no longer be supplying particular cards is benefitial to all parties? PCS get some good ole FOMO, customers get to know what they can actually build without a key compenent being pulled without warning?

 

[SpyderTracks]

I was configuring a PC last week, and had determined that a zotac twin 4070 super was the best bet with my workflow.

However, when i went to checkout it said there was no stock of that particular one, and that new stock is expected on Feb 20. No problem, I'll wait until then. I come to finish the configure on the 20th and see that, not even is the option greyed out due to stock (which i would understand), but there is no longer even an option for it, the TI counterpart, or a variety of other cards. Only 50 series or lower end 4060 and 4070 std cards available?!

Have they just stopped supporting them in their systens with the introduction of the 50 series cards? If this is the case, again, no problem. But why state that they'll be coming back into stock if they are just going to be pulled entirely... Surely an announcement that you will no longer be supplying particular cards is benefitial to all parties? PCS get some good ole FOMO, customers get to know what they can actually build without a key compenent being pulled without warning?

40 series stopped production last October and stocks sold out a while ago and stocks have either gone or are getting low, they don't exist anymore new, only second hand. It's not just PCS, it's everywhere, they no longer exist.

Remember the Super models replaced the standard models, so standards weren't sought after since quite early on, so it's only going to be those left pretty much.

If you can find one elsewhere, you can just order without a GPU and fit yourself.

 

[acheekychap]

40 series stopped production last October and stocks sold out a while ago, they don't exist anymore new, only second hand. It's not just PCS, it's everywhere, they no longer exist.

Ah gotcha, if there is no more production that cant be helped. Thank you for the info! Just a bit confused as they had a bunch of 4070ti options(5 diff sub brands iirc) all in stock and available for order on monday this week, along with 4080s and (i think) 4090. But on the day the 50 series drops the option for all of those cards are all gone.

As for the 4070 super, if not in production anymore, again, that cant be helped obviously, but it begs the question, why say 'back in stock on the 20th' if there is categorically no way for it to be.

Just irritating that I could have completed with the 4070ti that were readily available for order if i knew the super wasnt coming back in stock.

 

[SpyderTracks]

As for the 4070 super, if not in production anymore, again, that cant be helped obviously, but it begs the question, why say 'back in stock on the 20th' if there is categorically no way for it to be.

Likely because the supplier ran out of their allocated stocks perhaps?

It's a cut throat supply chain, it's quite frankly mostly illegal, especially at the moment. Suppliers will prioritise customers that are willing to sell overpriced bundle deals, it seems they're actually mandating it quite often, so SI's who don't have that option will always come second.

PCS are one of the better SI's in the business and tend to be able to offer far better value than competitors because of the volumes they're able to move, but even so, they'll be quickly beaten out by an online marketplace like Scan or somewhere.

 

[Nursemorph]

We've seen it here before. The estimated date is what PCS's supplier tells them when they think they will get stock in but then the supplier can't source the stock and, with no estimated date, PCS pull it from the configurator. No-one here knows for sure but it seems the most likely reason.

It's possible it may come back to the configurator but no guarantees. Some of the 2000 series cards were on and off the configurator depending on stocks a long time after the manufacture of them stopped