Rx480 prices.... mining?

Hedge · 16 Jun 2017 at 15:14

I've never sold anything outside of MM and I don't really want to get stung on Ebay. Anyone sold one of these current cards on Gumtree? A nice simple cash sale would suit me.

TNA · 16 Jun 2017 at 16:48

Hedge said:
I've never sold anything outside of MM and I don't really want to get stung on Ebay. Anyone sold one of these current cards on Gumtree? A nice simple cash sale would suit me.

I would be interested if you are the original owner, able to help with warranty and willing to sell at a sane price. I would be buying it to game on, not resell btw, at least you know you won't get messed around by me if you look at my feedback

Akagi · 16 Jun 2017 at 17:08

I got banned for saying words to that effect.

Hedge · 16 Jun 2017 at 18:16

TNA said:
I would be interested if you are the original owner, able to help with warranty and willing to sell at a sane price. I would be buying it to game on, not resell btw, at least you know you won't get messed around by me if you look at my feedback

It came in a pre built pc I just bought for my girlfriend. But unfortunately I am hoping to get some decent money for it to help fund a gtx 1070 . It's brand new but can't really get into these discussions here. Ill see what happens a on Gumtree.

TNA · 16 Jun 2017 at 22:08

Hedge said:
It came in a pre built pc I just bought for my girlfriend. But unfortunately I am hoping to get some decent money for it to help fund a gtx 1070 . It's brand new but can't really get into these discussions here. Ill see what happens a on Gumtree.

Good luck

Hedge · 16 Jun 2017 at 23:07

TNA said:
Good luck

Had bad luck already, looks like ill be RMAing it. The system freezes with a grey screen in games. Seems a very common thing with RX480s from Google. meh!

AiiR · 16 Jun 2017 at 23:39

Hedge said:
Had bad luck already, looks like ill be RMAing it. The system freezes with a grey screen in games. Seems a very common thing with RX480s from Google. meh!

Atleast you'll be able to get more if they replace it with a brand new sealed 580.

TNA · 17 Jun 2017 at 08:45

Hedge said:
Had bad luck already, looks like ill be RMAing it. The system freezes with a grey screen in games. Seems a very common thing with RX480s from Google. meh!

Try to look at it from the positive side, better it happened now than straight after selling it. Imagine all the hassle.

AiiR said:
Atleast you'll be able to get more if they replace it with a brand new sealed 580.

Indeed, fingers crossed

Zeed · 17 Jun 2017 at 10:11

Meantime in Poland

https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/aVqGAPM_460sv.mp4

Nealio · 17 Jun 2017 at 11:08

Love that guy, he has that half submerged 'I don't believe in global warming' graffiti picture meme as his facebook banner, but has a warehouse full of GPUs mining crypto. Wicked sense of humour.

Of course, not speaking Polish, for all I know it's not his and his narrative in the video could be - 'is this really a sensible way for people to use all this energy?'

malachi · 17 Jun 2017 at 12:29

I be watching his ebay account when the bubble bursts.

southernorth · 17 Jun 2017 at 14:05

I read somewhere that when they are sold on eventually, these mining cards won't be in that bad condition due to the fans always being run at a constant RPM, which is apparently better than ramping them up and down. Is there any truth to this?

Hedge · 17 Jun 2017 at 14:20

southernorth said:
I read somewhere that when they are sold on eventually, these mining cards won't be in that bad condition due to the fans always being run at a constant RPM, which is apparently better than ramping them up and down. Is there any truth to this?

Dunno about truth but it's reasonable logic.

DrBombcrater · 17 Jun 2017 at 14:30

southernorth said:
I read somewhere that when they are sold on eventually, these mining cards won't be in that bad condition due to the fans always being run at a constant RPM, which is apparently better than ramping them up and down. Is there any truth to this?

Some. It's not really the fan speed that matters, but the board being run at a constant temperature. That cuts down on thermal cycles putting stress on the PCB. On the other hand, constantly running hot can quickly reduce the life of the capacitors on the board if they're not top quality.

Howling · 17 Jun 2017 at 15:32

DrBombcrater said:
Some. It's not really the fan speed that matters, but the board being run at a constant temperature. That cuts down on thermal cycles putting stress on the PCB. On the other hand, constantly running hot can quickly reduce the life of the capacitors on the board if they're not top quality.

^ There's this as well. But if the temps are say... below 60C - none of the components should really be affected there. If they're constantly run at 80C then you're going to see lifespan decrease.

southernorth · 17 Jun 2017 at 15:43

So essentially, when these miners start cashing out there might be a lot of cheap 480/580's and 1070's on ebay? (Due to there being a lot of cards available)

Sounds good if this does happen.

southernorth · 17 Jun 2017 at 15:48

And I regularly see the phrase 'bubble burst' mentioned, has anyone established what price etherum would have to drop to for this crash to happen? I saw it has gone up and down in value greatly in the past week.

Howling · 17 Jun 2017 at 15:56

southernorth said:
So essentially, when these miners start cashing out there might be a lot of cheap 480/580's and 1070's on ebay? (Due to there being a lot of cards available)

Sounds good if this does happen.

Yes and no. With regards to the 4/570 then yes, when Ethereum stops being profitable you'll probably see these appear. However, they're not terrible at mining other coins, such as Zcash - so some miners will simply switch coin. This is doubley true for the 1070, the 1070 has a more diverse ability. It's weaker at Ether than the AMD cards, but it's stronger at some other coins - such as Zcash.

southernorth said:
And I regularly see the phrase 'bubble burst' mentioned, has anyone established what price etherum would have to drop to for this crash to happen? I saw it has gone up and down in value greatly in the past week.

This crash people are talking about will be temporary (how long, who knows). I don't think anyone's specified a value, but I think $150 ether will be the lowest case scenario - and this crash will affect all coins, and then they'll start recovering and increasing at a slower rate and eventually surpass their current value. This is just my opinion though. In the long term, cryptocurrencies will only go up.

southernorth · 17 Jun 2017 at 16:03

That's fair enough in regards to pricing, it is hard to predict. In any case, I do hope something happens soon about 1070 stock levels. Sold my 480 for a great price, but now can't find a 1070. Miner giveth, and miners taketh.

And decent 1070's being ~£400 is ridiculous. Found a decent 1080 for £450 though, so maybe I'll just go into the tier above. Vega seems months off still, so doubt I'll wait that long.

silversurfer · 17 Jun 2017 at 17:16

Vega is August apparently