WTH is up with video cards?

[Delirium]

I was going to build a new system, but under the circumstances I will wait until the prices become reasonable.

When that happens, all of you bitcoin miners are encouraged to contact me to sell all of the hardware (at a 80% reduction, of course).

[atlau]

I was going to build a new system, but under the circumstances I will wait until the prices become reasonable.

When that happens, all of you bitcoin miners are encouraged to contact me to sell all of the hardware (at a 80% reduction, of course).

Buying parts that have been run 24/7 might be risky

[Skuzzy]

Not really.  Most of the miners have been running the cards at reduced power settings to get more bang for the buck.

[Bizman]

Buying parts that have been run 24/7 might be risky

24/7 hurts less than poor airflow and excessive debris. I'd rather buy from a cost aware miner than a gamer trying to squeeze yet one more frame per second.

[Lusche]

This thread confuses me.
I wanted to give bitcoin mining a try. Someone sold me a starter package - Mule, pick & shovel, sturdy throusers, beans and flour, and a map.
Now that I read all this stuff, am I doing things wrong?

 

[Skuzzy]

ROFL! 

[Meatwad]

This thread confuses me.
I wanted to give bitcoin mining a try. Someone sold me a starter package - Mule, pick & shovel, sturdy throusers, beans and flour, and a map.
Now that I read all this stuff, am I doing things wrong?

 

Have to head on the Oregon Trail

[Gman]

If anyone is needing a higher end GPU sooner than later, one option is the Titan XP.  I bought one last year, and they are still $1200 direct from nVidia.  So far they aren’t affected by the price increases, and are still in stock too.  Beats paying 1400 or more for a ti right now...

[zack1234]

I have ordered 2

[Vraciu]

I have ordered 2

How many years is mom keeping your allowance?   

[Mister Fork]

How many years is mom keeping your allowance?   

...forget that, she still can't get him out of her basement!

[Denniss]

In Europe stocks are almost dry, heavily overpriced and/or sellers limiting orders to 2 cards per customer.
Availability and prices are OK for lower end cards like RX550, GT 1030 or GTX 1050/i but anything above is hard to come by for a reasonable price

[zack1234]

How many years is mom keeping your allowance?   

I am from Uganda and the UN pay for my cards and 7 wives

[Vraciu]

I am from Uganda and the UN pay for my cards and 7 wives

 

[Chalenge]

You can get Antminers on Ebay right now for between $3600 and $6000. They are supposed to return 0.5 bitcoins/mo., but you will have to replace them with updated miners in six months to a year (allegedly, at least). This does not sound like it would be appealing to the same demographic that complains about $15/mo. to play one of the greatest games around.