Yup prices have just gone crazy on graphics cards. - High demand from crypto miners and gamers. - Low stock levels, not helped by COVID lockdown's grinding supply chains to a halt. - Scalper groups buying everything in sight, to resell at highly inflated prices. Problem is many people are buying at these sky high prices instead of walking away.
Last week i saw a price tag €1800 on a rtx 3090 Back in the old days i could buy the best parts with that money to build a complete new computer. For that money i also would look at a gaming notebook