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Sloblo
409
Mar 10, 2018
This is a clown thread full of salty gamers that don’t understand economics. Do you like powerful gpus? Do you want the tech to keep improving? Demand drives innovation and as much as gamers think they rule the video encoding market this is clearly not the case.
Instead of rallying against miners you should should thank them for spurring active competition between card makers. When was the last time AMD had a competitive card before crypto?
RandyBoBandy
20
Mar 12, 2018
SlobloYes Market demand pulls innovation, But the issue people are expressing is the amount of graphics cards at the moment, I mean it Fucking sucks its not all crypto mining that has put the gpu community its just pushing the market even deeper into a hole, I fucking hate the current state of gpus and its in a dire need of resolution Like Actual mining cards
Sloblo
409
Mar 12, 2018
RandyBoBandyJust be glad you aren't using RAM specific applications, prices for DDR4 have appreciated more than the gpu's are marked up. A 16gb kit cost 120$ more than it did this time last year. It's not just miners, there is going to be scarcity in a lot of these parts as the developing world starts to use them more regularly.
RandyBoBandy
20
Mar 12, 2018
SlobloThe condition just really sucks atm, rn I have a gtx 650 Which i was meaning to upgrade but the prices are busting my balls straight to outerspace
Sloblo
409
Mar 12, 2018
RandyBoBandyI feel for you man, my recommendation, which many will disagree with, is to wait until the next gen of cards starts coming out and set pre-orders @ MSRP with some of the big providers. that way you'll be the first to get a card and there won't be time for the gougers to pump the cost.
Flip side of this is that if there's an issue with the new architecture you will be the first to know and you get to pay Founder's Tax - FWIW the FE is not a bad card, however you can knock 10*C off the top by taking the clear plastic shroud off and exposing the heat-sink fins... Easiest 4 screw mod ever and well worth it.
RandyBoBandy
20
Mar 12, 2018
SlobloAll im simply looking for is a simple mid range card 3-4 Vram is what im looking for. Hopefully when the issue has been resolved The community will be stronger and better prepared for a issue like this in the future it sure sucks but in the end hopefully it will be a more secure market after its all done with. And if you know any cards you could reccomend that would be a great help
Also thanks for the reply its really refreshing to get a level headed response on the issue
Sloblo
409
Mar 12, 2018
RandyBoBandyWere I building today - I'd do my best to snipe the best cost card at around the GTX1070 (or 2070 if you're attempting my tip) They seem to perform nearly as well as a 1080 and also seem to be a bit less sensitive towards overclocking (or underclocking if you wanna mine lol)
I have a 1070 zotac mini which actually performs comparably to my 1080 FE (silicon lottery winner there)
AMD cards are a good option too, but since ETH is the currency of choice for most gpu miners lately they are commanding an even higher premium. flip-side of this is you don't pay the G-sync tax on your monitor and save a few hundo there.
RandyBoBandy
20
Mar 12, 2018
SlobloHow much longer do you think I should wait until buying a card?
RandyBoBandyI just got a 1080 from the EVGA official ebay profile for just under 350, so now is a fine time.
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