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Their stated purpose is still true. They want to get these GPUs to gamers and their mining GPUs to miners.
by cortesoft 5y ago
Their stated purpose is still true. They want to get these GPUs to gamers and their mining GPUs to miners.
- dheera 5y agoI think there are better ways than intentionally crippling a general purpose compute platform. On the surface, the easiest, cheapest way to alleviate the situation would be to require government ID for purchases and limit it to 1 GPU per person, and relax the limitations for educational institutions doing ML research. A more serious way to do it would be to administer a test that you take in person (similar to the DMV); you pick either a gaming skill test or a machine learning test, and if you pass, you get to buy 1 GPU. This takes a bit more resources though, logistically, and although it sounds silly I think it would work.
- neither_color 5y agoThis is what my local microcenter does. They have a sign when you walk in saying ONE gpu per customer per 30 days, and they write down your license number to make sure. I still was never able to get one(because people camp outside the store the night before deliveries) but I appreciate their effort.