Seeing the insane prices of the RTX-4090 @ $1700 to $2000 is ridiculous. Even the RTX 4080 for $1,200 is stupid, I bought my RTX-3080 for $799 back in Nov. 2020, so why is the next gen version 50% higher now?
The RTX-1080 launch price was $599
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_10_series
The RTX-2080 launch price was $699
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_20_series
The RTX-3080 launch price was $799
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_30_series
So past trends should put the RTX-4080 @ $899, certainly not $1200.
The RTX-1080 launch price was $599
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_10_series
The RTX-2080 launch price was $699
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_20_series
The RTX-3080 launch price was $799
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_30_series
So past trends should put the RTX-4080 @ $899, certainly not $1200.