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Don’t worry. This kind of supply constraint is an intrinsically short-term thing. Either... * crypto mining will crash (in which case you’ll be able to get po
by jmull 9y ago
Don’t worry. This kind of supply constraint is an intrinsically short-term thing.
Either...
* crypto mining will crash (in which case you’ll be able to get powerful cards for cheap since the secondhand market will be flooded)
* or crypto mining will move
on from the stop-gap measure of using gaming cards (more sophisticated setups will be more efficient and everyone is competing)
* or — in the highly unlikely event the current situation proves to be stable — card manufacturers will ramp up production
- bootlooped 9y agoI agree with all of these. I think the biggest worry is that graphics cards manufacturers will be, justifiably, very reluctant to ramp up production due to the how volatile the crypto currency ecosystem is. If they first ramped up production to meet increased demand, your scenario 1 (crypto market crashes) would hit them double hard since not only will they not be able to sell lots of cards to miners, but the miners will be selling their used cards for cut-rate prices.