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cynan wrote:Last week, Newegg on Ebay had a 1080 Ti (Gigabyte non FE edition with 3 fans) for the same price. Is a 4GB Rx 480 really more efficient for mining than a 1080 Ti?
chuckula wrote:And that's the cheapest model that Newegg has in-stock, the other ones are over $700.
Demetri wrote:chuckula wrote:And that's the cheapest model that Newegg has in-stock, the other ones are over $700.
It's not actually Newegg, just the 3rd party sellers that work through their storefront. When Newegg has cards, the prices have been pretty reasonable, although they have been climbing. I was able to get an open box RX 480 8GB from them today for $216. You just have to be very motivated to get one before they sell out.
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cynan wrote:Last week, Newegg on Ebay had a 1080 Ti (Gigabyte non FE edition with 3 fans) for the same price. Is a 4GB Rx 480 really more efficient for mining than a 1080 Ti?
BobbinThreadbare wrote:cynan wrote:Last week, Newegg on Ebay had a 1080 Ti (Gigabyte non FE edition with 3 fans) for the same price. Is a 4GB Rx 480 really more efficient for mining than a 1080 Ti?
I thought GPUs had been replaced by ASICs for mining at this point. That said, I believe GCN is much better for most non-rendering related work loads.
Bauxite wrote:Wow, for a ryzen 'red team' build I bought a higher clock 8GB with the best ram type for $180. I should get back into mining when its cold again.
Wonder how this will effect vega availability and gouge-tailer pricing, was considering a TR build with one when they are both out.
southrncomfortjm wrote:I get the feeling I should sell my nice RX 480 and get a 1070 instead...
DPete27 wrote:So is the recent Bitcoin surge to blame for this? What are people buying these to mine? Bitcoin? Ethereum?
southrncomfortjm wrote:I get the feeling I should sell my nice RX 480 and get a 1070 instead...
Krogoth wrote:southrncomfortjm wrote:I get the feeling I should sell my nice RX 480 and get a 1070 instead...
You can easily convert that RX 480 to a 1080 at current market prices.
Prion wrote:Looks like it will be an interesting time to shop for a secondhand RX480/580 after there are ASICs availabile for Etherum, et al, I'm sure we'll see lots of very broken-in examples selling for peanuts.
The Egg wrote:Krogoth wrote:southrncomfortjm wrote:I get the feeling I should sell my nice RX 480 and get a 1070 instead...
You can easily convert that RX 480 to a 1080 at current market prices.
If you can sell something for 3x what you paid, you'd be stupid not to do it. Sell your card immediately before your miss your chance.
southrncomfortjm wrote:The Egg wrote:Krogoth wrote:
You can easily convert that RX 480 to a 1080 at current market prices.
If you can sell something for 3x what you paid, you'd be stupid not to do it. Sell your card immediately before your miss your chance.
Well, its up on Amazon. Solid $300 profit if it sells. Definitely looking at a 1070 upgrade, or even a 1060 6GB and save the rest for a new CPU