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> The real reason Nvidia is doing this is that when mining profitability inevitably drops, either because of a crypto price crash or Ethereum moving to Proof of
by thefz 5y ago
> The real reason Nvidia is doing this is that when mining profitability inevitably drops, either because of a crypto price crash or Ethereum moving to Proof of Stake, the miners will flood the used market and ruin Nvidia's profits for a few quarters.
Taking into consideration that the gamer segment is now well aware that miners and scalpers are ruining their supply, I really hope that when the flood of used cards happen, nobody with a grain of salt will buy devices that have run at 98% their thermal limit for years.
I really hope that market-ruining miners will find themselves with a ton of hardware nobody wants anymore.
- pferde 5y agoPlease take into consideration that this will be the same naive, impressionable "market segment" that repeatedly pre-orders new games, even though there is no real reason to do so, as the games are digital copies, so there is no scarcity. The same market segment also rewards shitty game companies, producing half-finished, barely working product, with their money again and again. All because of a combination of deviously good marketing and FOMO. So yes, I fully expect those soon-to-break GPUs to sell like hotcakes, and a lot of crying soon thereafter.
- johnnyanmac 5y agoPC's have limited/collector's editions too, despite the actual game ultimately being a digital code. https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/pc-gaming/games/products/cyberpunk-2077-collectors-edition/11094745.html https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/pc-gaming/games/product... It's not like pre-orders are objectively useless like some people may paint it. > The same market segment also rewards shitty game companies, producing half-finished, barely working product, with their money again and again Most people buying PC games aren't the ones buying top of the line dedicated GPU's for their gaming rigs. They also aren't ones who will scrutinize super technical details (nor even gameplay elements) as if they are Digital Foundry. Lotta weird generalizations here.
- RealStickman_ 5y agoProfessional miners usually underclock and undervolt their cards. A constant load is also less stressful on the die and pcb than repeated heating and cooling cycles. The one thing you might have to replace on well kept GPUs are the fans.
- PeterStuer 5y agoI'd rather buy a used card from a professional miner than from an enthusiast gamer. The former card will have run at very stable thermals, while the latter will probably have gone through a lot of thermal stress resulting from heating up and cooling down, and component stress from power on/offs.