Realistically, can one buy those at MSRP?

Those you can probably buy at powercolor msrp, since customloop is not good for miners or most of gamers

anticupidon:

Realistically, can one buy those at MSRP?

You'b be lucky to find it under 2,000$.

actually i'm going to be on the look out for the 6800xt. there's a halfway decent chance it can be acquired (silicon valley channels) even though it's a limited distribution to begin with. i figure if it's marked up but going for less than the air cooled because of the current market i could live with it being 125%-150% as early adopter tax on top of paying for water block (well used to that). anything resembling mark-up on air cooled units at $1,700+ or near 300% 4getaboutit

In mindfactory.de u can buy 6800xt/6900xt at "not so bad" prices 1200/1450e. Give that model is liquid, they can cost like 100e more. Hard times. Glad I pulled trigger on xfx for only 1050e with shipping...Sold 5700xt for 730e, shipping plus eBay margin 100e, so like ~~500e upgrade...