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Cryptos price dropping
Nice try, FBI
No, I have fantasised for years about how one would acquire a GPU for free. It always seemed impossible unless you were an insider. Working in a store or at the warehouse, etc.
Pretty much all the mineable currencies are dropping.
ETH, the main one people mine with graphics cards, is down to $420 which is nearly the price it was at the start of December, before the markets went crazy.
AND the difficulty is higher now than it was. RoI is lengthening, optimism has turned to pessimism and news continues to be negative around crypto.
What I don’t understand is why GPUs with 2GB VRAM are still overpriced. Apparently you can’t mine ETH with them because the DAG file is now 2.3 GB big and won’t fit into VRAM.
I know that means that basically only the GTX 1050 counts but still, a 1050 is a big improvement on what I have now.
People try to pump and dump new coins that enter the market.
I ended up getting a 1050 for $110aus off of ebay a few days back to upgrade from my gtx 660
LOL underrated
>Fucking finally I can buy a (new) gpu at a reasonable price
You can buy a premium roasted one, yes.
I mean you aren't wrong, Crypto has been fucking us and now I'm glad prices are dropping