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Since the great subterranean migration of 2017, catching the elusive GPU outside of a mine and in its native habitat has proved quite difficult.
by davidkuhta 9y ago
Since the great subterranean migration of 2017, catching the elusive GPU outside of a mine and in its native habitat has proved quite difficult.
- slededit 9y agoThe worst part is basically all the major vendors have drastically reduced their return policies or eliminated them entirely.
- acmecorps 9y agoReally? Do you have a source for this? This would be bad for actual gamers
- slededit 9y agoMy source is Frys having giant signs saying final sale on all of their GPUs.
- nasredin 9y agoI've read that GPUs are not designed to be run 24/7 e.g. bitcoin mining.
- shadowfacts 9y agoThey’re not designed to run 24/7 but they don’t have an issue with it. The GPU and the card itself have no issues running continuously. The biggest problems come from the fans running continuously and getting worn down, and the coolers are by far the easiest part to replace.
- mellinoe 9y agoIs it really that hard to find them? I'm not that familiar with the current lineup of cards (still rocking a GTX 770 myself), but Amazon seems to have several 1050-1080 model cards in stock from various vendors. The prices do look a bit inflated, though.
- shadowfacts 9y agoThey’re hard to find for a reasonable price. The GTX 1070 had a launch price of $380. The cheapest one currently listed on PCPartPicker is about $550.
- Scoundreller 9y agoOn the plus side, I was able to sell an incredibly old ATI video card for $50 from a computer my friend was bringing to the dumpster.