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Manufacturers don't like cryptocurrency miners because they don't have any brand loyalty and may not be in the market for a new GPU a year from now. As for why
by magila 9y ago
Manufacturers don't like cryptocurrency miners because they don't have any brand loyalty and may not be in the market for a new GPU a year from now.
As for why they don't just make more cards: The volatility of cryptocurrencies makes manufacturers hesitant to ramp up production. They are afraid of being stuck with an oversupply of cards if the bottom falls out of the market.
- sosuke 9y agoWhat if AMD or NVIDIA would take preorders for cards. Then they could ramp up to demand exactly right?
- zrm 9y agoIt wouldn't work unless everybody including the gamers were willing to preorder a year or more in advance, because if the bottom fell out of GPUs for cryptocurrency then everyone who preordered for mining would immediately turn around and resell them and flood the market.