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> Even if AI dies off, I imagine there are tons of uses for those same farms Are there tons of uses for 2023 crypto farm hardware? A trillion dollars of GPUs
by grues-dinner 1y ago
> Even if AI dies off, I imagine there are tons of uses for those same farms
Are there tons of uses for 2023 crypto farm hardware?
A trillion dollars of GPUs in various stages of obsolescence and/or shagged-outness in data centres might be useful to the right people but it's a depreciating asset.
- kulahan 1y agoEverything in tech is a depreciating asset. If you're talking about GPUs used for mining crypto, yeah - most people run them well below max load, keep temps stable, and pay close attention to their crypto farm. Buying a used crypto farm GPU is great. If you're talking about purpose-built ASICs, probably still yes? It's not like it's performing some incredibly unique action when farming for crypto. The secondhand electronics market is fairly strong.
- bloudermilk 1y agoAny good guides for buying on this secondhand market? I'd love to pick up some older decommissioned hardware but it's hard to find and harder to trust
- kulahan 1y agoI'm not in the market myself; a number of friends buy them on eBay, but I don't know how to differentiate between good and bunk. I would assume that if they're selling 50 of them, though, that it's a good guess. Still, I think it's always something of a gamble. Maybe look for reputable dealers on there.