Crypto-cash boom prompts graphics card rationing

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Betting Slip Send message Joined: 5 Jan 09 Posts: 670 Credit: 2,498,095,550 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 48726 - Posted: 23 Jan 2018, 12:34:23 UTC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42774882 I wanted to purchase a Asus GTX1070 the price was around £420 a month ago and now well over £500 if you can get one in the UK. ID: 48726 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Logan Carr Send message Joined: 12 Aug 15 Posts: 240 Credit: 64,069,811 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 48729 - Posted: 24 Jan 2018, 3:06:00 UTC - in response to Message 48726. I've never seen such a high demand for gpu's in my whole 3 years of being in computers... it's crazy! The Prices are so high to the point where I can finance a gpu and barely pay more compared to a up front cost. Usually financing costs are much more in the long run, but not from what I've seen lately! Cruncher/Learner in progress. ID: 48729 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

TheFiend Send message Joined: 26 Aug 11 Posts: 100 Credit: 2,863,609,686 RAC: 265 Level Scientific publications	Message 48737 - Posted: 24 Jan 2018, 16:26:15 UTC I bought 2 GTX1060 cards just before xmas...... Looks like I got them at just the right time as their price has shot up by about 33%.... They replaced my 2 old GTX670 which both started failing within a couple of weeks of each other... ID: 48737 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

JStateson Send message Joined: 31 Oct 08 Posts: 186 Credit: 3,578,903,157 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 48806 - Posted: 3 Feb 2018, 17:22:54 UTC - in response to Message 48737. I bought 2 GTX1060 cards just before xmas...... Looks like I got them at just the right time as their price has shot up by about 33%.... They replaced my 2 old GTX670 which both started failing within a couple of weeks of each other... I ordered an evga gtx1070 from newegg just before Jan 1. I already had bought a liquid cooler built by eVga on ebay real cheap. Newegg canceled my order "out of stock". I assume it was "out of stock" at $435 as a week or so later I found the same one "in stock" at over $1,200 Currently, I have an eVga liquid cooler for 1070, 1080 "reference" cards but I cannot get a "reference" for anything under $1000 unless used on ebay. Here are some pictures that show where those cards went https://cryptocurrencytalk.com/topic/41967-boinc-hardware-porn-thread-show-your-rigs/ ID: 48806 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote