>Want a new videocard because my old one died >Check prices

>>385393373

Word on the streets is bitcoin mining is coming back in a real big way and every asshole is buying up tons of GPUs in hopes of making Math Major-tier bucks.

That's what's driving up the price of video cards.

>>385393627
Yeah, a bunch of miners bought all the video cards. The thing is, bitcoin is dropping again so that's good I guess

>>385393373

buy a used one from some crypto miner who thought he could get rich quick

but really, whats $80 over the 12 months its going to take for prices to go down? Is the <$10 a month savings worth it to wait? Sucks, but what are you gonna do. Same thing with RAM right now because of smart phones

>>385393373
wait one month

>>385393627
>bitcoin mining is coming back
lmao are you retarded
>>385393749
>bitcoin is dropping again
currently going up

>>385393627
It is actually on the decline finally. It has been a solid few months of the lower end cards being sold for $100-300 above MSRP. The prices are getting close to normal.

ETH is dying and no one could think otherwise.

>>385393815
>buy a used one from some crypto miner who thought he could get rich quick
Do you really want to buy some card that has been running 100% load, 24/7?

>>385394510
Unless there is obvious damage to solder joints it should be perfectly fine. Change the thermal paste if you want to be thorough

>>385394510
>>385394618
Don't do it. Cards may be modified, so they won't work with normal games.

>>385394401
>ETH is dying
just you wait

>>385393373
Should have bought one when they were $240.

>>385394760
>Don't do it. Cards may be modified, so they won't work with normal games. (sic)

source needed

>>385394760
I'd like to meet the one person smart enough to figure out how to alter the way a gpu works, but retarded enough to invest in cryptocurrency.

>>385395103

I agree, except on the point clarifying "investing in MINING cryptocurrency", because you can make legitimate money using btc as an investment at the right times

>2017
>buying used hardware
>ever

>>385395103
>burn some specific components
>installing firmware so it sees itself as a GPGPU card/professional card
It's real

>>385396230
>2017
>not knowing that pc components don't degrade with use

I mean shit, don't buy a used HDD, but the only thing that can really go wrong on a GPU is the fans which can be cheaply replaced

>>385396281

(sic)

>>385394401
>Eth is dying
>still up 20x what it was in March

>>385396230
nothing wrong with buying used, if it's really good.
not everyone is a douche and lies about things.

>>385394510
Yes never buy a gpu that has been used and abused like that, you will regret it when that thing dies on you.