Cheap video cards

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Can't really fault NVidia for capitalism. On the other hand, if miners subsidize the next tier of advances in video cards without keeping the inflation going nuts for the rest of us, I can't call that an all-bad thing.

I'm only glad I went ahead and bought my 980Ti before all this blew up.

[JohnGabriel]

Can't really fault NVidia for capitalism. On the other hand, if miners subsidize the next tier of advances in video cards without keeping the inflation going nuts for the rest of us, I can't call that an all-bad thing.

I'm only glad I went ahead and bought my 980Ti before all this blew up.

If you have $34,000 using 8 Titan cards
https://www.ebay.com/itm/8-GPU-TITAN...-/132465395852

I don't think the miners will be subsidizing the next advances in video cards, I think the manufacturers are just going to start building specifically for mining and gamers get the leftovers.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

If you have $34,000 using 8 Titan cards
https://www.ebay.com/itm/8-GPU-TITAN...-/132465395852

I don't think the miners will be subsidizing the next advances in video cards, I think the manufacturers are just going to start building specifically for mining and gamers get the leftovers.

Perhaps. At some point, though, it should reach equilibrium with regards to ROI in mining ops. I mean, based on some research I did a while back it's already pretty much a wash for regular joes with the gains rarely making much over the power costs to keep a 300-watt video card crunching 24/7. As mining hardware become faster, the price per coin should go down, etc. Thermal management costs (at least where it gets hot like here in Texas) aren't marginal, either.

That said, looking at some of the related ebay listings....holy hell, so THAT'S where all the cards went. I had no idea those were a thing.

[Lyonheart]

Can't really fault NVidia for capitalism. On the other hand, if miners subsidize the next tier of advances in video cards without keeping the inflation going nuts for the rest of us, I can't call that an all-bad thing.

I'm only glad I went ahead and bought my 980Ti before all this blew up.

Amen! me too!