Dell XPS Desktop: i5-10400, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, 6GB GTX 1660 SUPER Expired

PC hardware prices go up as Trump tariffs go back into effect
This applies to most computer hardware


A message from hardware maker ASUS regarding pricing on motherboards and graphics cards has the PC gaming community bracing for higher prices in 2021 as exemptions to Donald Trump's import tariffs on Chinese products expire.
In a statement reported Tuesday by WCCFTech, ASUS announced MSRP changes reflecting "increases in cost for components, operating costs, and logistical activities, plus a continuation of import tariffs." The statement from Juan Jose Guerrero III, a technical product marketing manager for ASUS, first appeared in the company's Facebook group. It has since been removed. Polygon has reached out to an ASUS representative for additional comment.
The Trump administration in 2018 imposed tariffs on billions of dollars of Chinese goods, leading many companies to ask for, and receive, temporary waivers to the import tariffs. Tariffs are not a tax collected from the exporting country or its manufacturers; they are paid by the citizens and the businesses of the country imposing them.
The waivers expired at midnight Dec. 31, reinstating tariffs that range from 7.5% to 25%. Already some retailers are showing price hikes on some ASUS graphics cards. Although not in stock either through ASUS' own storefront, or NewEgg, the ROG STRIX LC Radeon RX 6800 XT is now $1,079.99; it launched at $899.99. A non-XT variant of the same product, which launched at $579.99, is now $839.99.
It's also not in stock, reflecting another, non-tariff related problem with PC hardware: demand has well outstripped supply for the components since the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic. ASUS' statement about the price changes acknowledges "this time of unprecedented market change."
TechPowerUp has a list of other hardware and their price increases.
In 2019, a joint statement from console makers Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft predicted American consumers would absorb almost $840 million in additional costs if tariffs on those devices went through. They won a reprieve later that summer, which delayed the imposition of 25% tariffs until the following December.

Can confirm... coupon is now dead. Too bad. I was thinking of grabbing one of these, taking the GPU and reselling the system locally. Only way to get an inexpensive GPU these days.

A desktop like this with just the integrated video will likely sell for $500+ in barely-used or open-box condition on most marketplaces right now. If you can sell it locally without fees, that means $100-ish for a new 1660 Super (with probably no warranty coverage), which is a very good price in the current market. Wal-Mart is selling i3 systems with no expandability for $550.

If you time it right, you could sell the 1660 Super for $200-$300 before the prices come back down and grab a 3060 or 3060 Ti once they can be bought at MSRP (in 2027).

Thanks OP!

Wanted a machine to dedicate to music software, so this is perfect. I'll probably add 8GB Ram, but then just strip out the GPU to sell and use onboard graphics.
With 2% rak10, 10% back via AMEX, and another $25 cashback from AMEX for $500+ purchase makes it even sweeter at $525 after tax.

Biden administration will probably reverse this. Also have to balance with expectations of new Nividia 3XXX cards hitting mid-tier PCs like this in the not so distant future.