GTX 1060? Which one, and why??

[Brooke]

Jeez.  I was just looking at prices for 1060 cards.  They are 30% more expensive now than when I bought mine two months ago.

I can't remember the last time I saw computer equipment go up in price substantially over time instead of down.

[Skuzzy]

It is due to demand from bit coin mining.  The demand has gotten to the point where NVidia and AMD are coming out with cards dedicated to mining.

Just a bit of trivia.  It currently takes about 165 Kw of electricity to mine one bit coin.

[mikeWe9a]

kWh perhaps?  kW is power (a rate, not a quantity), not energy - like saying it takes 60mph to get from Dallas to Austin.

A kWh costs $.12 on average in the US, so that would be a bit less than $20 per bit coin.

Mike

[Skuzzy]

Typo on my part, yes KWh.

[DaddyAce]

Jeez.  I was just looking at prices for 1060 cards.  They are 30% more expensive now than when I bought mine two months ago.

I can't remember the last time I saw computer equipment go up in price substantially over time instead of down.

My 1060 is almost 40% more than I paid for it back in Oct.  Here's a link to a brief article that explains the cryptocurrency thing:   http://blog.logicalincrements.com/2017/07/gpu-pricing-and-stock-shortage/

[Skuzzy]

Good news is, it looks like Ethereum is crashing so the video cards pricing should get back in line soon.

[ACE]

I use a 1060 6Gb card with a new 144 Hz monitor. Game runs FLAWLESSLY.