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GPU prices go boom

melmac said:
Wrong. Sure they are making their money too, but, AIB's have put their prices up massively. So retailers are paying more to buy from their suppliers.
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Really explain why I can buy 2 Titans XP collectors Ed from Nvidia for £999 so the price increase isn't coming from Nvidia.
 
If you want a 1060 6gb with a 3 year warranty, that will currently set you back 359.99, just wow... I was looking about 3 weeks ago and they were 270.
 
Man, current GPU prices make my laptop with a 1060 6GB for 999 with a VR headset seem like a bargain...the mining and memory prices are really hurting!! (ok my clock speeds are a bit lower than desktop, but still usually 1600-1900 MHZ gaming...)
 
Roughneck said:
Really explain why I can buy 2 Titans XP collectors Ed from Nvidia for £999 so the price increase isn't coming from Nvidia.
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I never said the price increase was coming from Nvidia. Nvidia isn't an AIB(custom card manufacturer) AIB's like EVGA, Asus etc buy the chips from Nvidia to make their own custom cards.
 
200sols said:
I have 10 1070ti paid £469-479 and very happy with them. I wonder how long it would take a gamer to invest that much into the market? Decade at least..
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Can miners please stop with this stupid little piece of reasoning?

Yes we get it by buying 10+ gpu's now you have purchased more then a typical PC enthusiasts might buy in 10 years....

But what happens when/ if GPU mining becomes unprofitable.....?

Despite the ludicrous claims of some that mining with this many GPU's should be considered a 'hobby' two things would likely occur.....

1)Miners would no longer by buying GPU's and 2) there would be a sudden glut of used cards hitting the markets at necessarily reduced prices.... Which would affect the price of not only current cards but may affect new cards coming out that have to compete with far cheaper used last gen cards

This is not a recipe for success for a modern stockmarket listed company.... Shareholders of course like profits but they don't like it when the profits suddenly tank because the company involved had too much of a short term view

Ever increasing crypto mining using consumer /enthusiast GPU's is not sustainable and is a fad....
 
NirK said:
If you want a 1060 6gb with a 3 year warranty, that will currently set you back 359.99, just wow... I was looking about 3 weeks ago and they were 270.
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Even that's too much (270). The should be sub 200 by now given how long they've been on the market.
 
Caracus2k said:
Can miners please stop with this stupid little piece of reasoning?

Yes we get it by buying 10+ gpu's now you have purchased more then a typical PC enthusiasts might buy in 10 years....

But what happens when/ if GPU mining becomes unprofitable.....?

Despite the ludicrous claims of some that mining with this many GPU's should be considered a 'hobby' two things would likely occur.....

1)Miners would no longer by buying GPU's and 2) there would be a sudden glut of used cards hitting the markets at necessarily reduced prices.... Which would affect the price of not only current cards but may affect new cards coming out that have to compete with far cheaper used last gen cards

This is not a recipe for success for a modern stockmarket listed company.... Shareholders of course like profits but they don't like it when the profits suddenly tank because the company involved had too much of a short term view

Ever increasing crypto mining using consumer /enthusiast GPU's is not sustainable and is a fad....
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Can you stop with your stupid piece of reasoning?

Why can't it still be a hobby if you have 10 GPUs? People have bought 4 GPUs and spent huge money on the most powerful CPUs to get a few extra FPS in benchmarks. And if people could buy 10 GPUs and somehow link them together for gaming, people would have done that too. Look at all our efforts to get more and more performance. Overclocking, investing in cooling solutions and flashing BIOS. I also know people who have setup servers and whole networks at home as it's a hobby for them.

Is it really any surprise that there are people out there who like tricking with their GPUs in an effort to get better HASH rates? Especially when you can earn money by doing it? Does it suddenly not become a hobby just because you can earn money from it?

Have you any proof for doomsday scenario? Please don't give me the AMD example when the last mining boom bust. AMD went and overproduced and they had stocks of unsold GPUs that they couldn't sell, but you can see this time round, that neither company has over produced. They are keeping tight control over stock levels.

Sure if the mining bubble bursts there will be loads of cards on the market, now, tell me, how many people will actually buy a second hand card that they know was probably used for mining? The last time this discussion came up, very few people would actually buy an ex mining card. You are also forgetting the pull of new technology. Pascal has been out for nearly 2 years now.

You think a company like Nvidia won't put the massive profits from mining to good use? Are you for real? Nearly everything Nvidia has done for the last 10 years has been a massive success. Desktop GPUs aren't their only line of business.

Lastly, your last line about mining with expensive GPUs is just a fad. Do you know that people have been saying that for 10 years now? Has Mining taking a few massive hits? yes it has and after each fall it has come back stronger than before. Have you any evidence to the contrary?
 
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