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I'm just excited that we might be able to buy graphics cards again at a decent price, soon I hope. The cryptoshit folks really inflated the price of graphics ca
by craftyguy 8y ago
I'm just excited that we might be able to buy graphics cards again at a decent price, soon I hope. The cryptoshit folks really inflated the price of graphics cards over the last few years..
- vosper 8y agoThere will be lots of used ones dumped on the market soon, presumably. From what I've read there's really no difference between a working used card and a working new one - no matter how heavily used they were. So there are bound to be some bargains to be had in the used department.
- craftyguy 8y agoHaving spent some time in the silicon manufacturing business side of things, I would have a hard time buying a chip that was run at 100% for 3 years with an expected life span (which is something chip manufacturers calculate) of 5 years (which is about average). The 'how long will this thing last' calculation almost never assumes 100% utilization.
- Paul-ish 8y agoMy understanding is miners don't keep it at 100% utilization, because that is not energy efficient.
- jaytaylor 8y agoIt takes a certain level of technical sophistication to go the extra mile and set that up. Additionally, I've spoken with miners who rent with utilities included and simply let their mining rigs mine nonstop.