Posts by goldencanyon89

It seems to me that none of you actually have the slightest clue what an algorithm even is. Nothing catastrophic is going to happen; not only are you not going to see some massive performance hit during your renders or whatever heavy lifting you're doing, but you can actually still mine algorithms that aren't Ethash or Etchash at maximum hashrate, just like those LHR cards.

The 2060 is definitely the superior choice here, especially since you get that sweet DLSS support, though I’ll be honest—I highly doubt you’ll still be cranking everything to the absolute max settings in two years, even at 1080p. Unless, of course, you're perfectly content playing everything at a breezy 30fps.

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LogicMaster said:Sure, but those non-LHR cards were flying off the shelves just a few weeks ago. Now, suddenly, stores are practically tripping over them.

About four weeks back, I managed to move seven RX 6700 cards in what felt like a heartbeat. Fast forward to today, and every single retailer—whether they’re local shops here in the States or major online giants—is suddenly flooded with stock. Prices have even dipped below what I originally paid when importing them. It's like there was this sudden, inexplicable market boom. Everything is available all of a sudden, from the LHR versions to the non-LHR ones, covering everything from RX series to even the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 6.

Back then, they had only just hit the market; you have to give the average Joe some time to actually wrap his head around the shifting tides of the market. You also have to consider the sheer volume of miners who jumped in hoping for some miracle software patch, only to find themselves stuck with hardware they can't flip, so they're dumping it all now. As for Intel regarding their cards, there's always plenty of stock to go around; I haven't been tracking the overseas markets closely enough to say much, but locally, nothing has really shifted except for a very slight dip in pricing.

wiredotter14 said:Not quite; the drop was actually somewhat significant. Compared to the peak when I was pulling in about $3 a day on an RX580, I'm seeing closer to $1.50 now—and that's before even touching the electric bill. Honestly, I think it's just a matter of trends; miners have lowered their maximum bid for hardware because they're spooked by the perceived risk.

I wrote to you three weeks ago, and I highly doubt you were seeing $3 back then, because that's what I was getting on an RTX 3060, in my opinion. That massive spike we saw when gas prices went through the roof finally tapered off somewhere around May 20th.

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The profitability of mining hasn't budged an inch compared to where we were three weeks ago. Here’s the reality: those new LHR cards have finally hit the market, but nobody in the mining community is touching them. It’s pure madness to pay a premium for hardware only to see your hash rate slashed by half—especially with the eip-1559 update looming next month, which is just going to squeeze our margins even further. So, we're stuck in this awkward limbo where miners won't buy at the old price points, and most gamers find these prices way too steep to justify a purchase anyway. On top of that, the scalpers are starting to sit on their inventory because they've realized the same thing I just said. We're looking at a slow, inevitable slide in prices until they finally hit a level that people are actually willing to bite on.

You have to be incredibly fast and relentless, honestly. Out of fifty different links you might click through, you’ll be lucky if you actually manage to pull the trigger on a single order—and even then, it’s only if you hit that button at the exact millisecond it becomes available, praying to the gods that Amazon doesn't just instantly cancel your transaction. But the real headache isn't even the bots; it's the Amazon cache. It feels like some people see the product listed while others are staring at an empty page. Still, I suspect things will stabilize eventually. Now that most of those cards aren't LHR anymore, the scalpers won't be able to flip them to miners quite as easily as they used to, which should dampen the frenzy. My only gripe is that about 90% of what's sitting on Amazon right now is Nvidia; if you're hunting for an AMD card, you're going to have a much harder time finding anything.

Honestly, it’s just not worth the hassle. I took a look at that myself a while back, but the scraping speed is way too sluggish to be useful; you aren't going to find those kinds of prices sitting on a shelf at Best Buy. You're basically looking at Amazon, and even then, local retailers only get those deals when they're offloading open-box returns or high-end Founders Edition cards—and even if you do find one, you can't just order it unless you have a contact living in one of the supported states, because they won't touch package forwarding services. Part alert is definitely your best bet for staying ahead, though. Right now, you really have to keep an eye on Twitter, since Discord has been effectively locked down for over two months ever since the server hit 25k people. From what I can tell, Twitter’s feed lags by about a second anyway, which makes it a bit of a nail-biter when you're actually trying to snag something before it's gone.

Oh sure, just me and fifty other people, apparently. There are plenty of folks out there consistently picking up 3080s for around $850 or $900, and 3070s for about $650. If you actually bothered to check the PartAlert Discord, you'd find an entire channel dedicated to people posting their successful buys. Anyway, here is the receipt since you’re busy accusing me of lying, though frankly, I really don't have the energy for this back-and-forth anymore. If you all want to go right ahead and overpay for your hardware, be my guest; I couldn't care less. I was simply trying to point out that you don't have to throw money down the drain when you can snag a much better price if you put in even a modicum of effort. Besides, now that Nvidia has released the LHR cards and eip-1559 is dropping in a month, miners are going to struggle to justify buying cards at these ridiculous prices.

Terry Collins9 said:Oh, please. If only we could pin all our economic woes solely on the crypto miners... wouldn't that just make life so much simpler?

So, did you just pull the trigger on that order, or has the package actually landed on your doorstep already?
I recently stumbled upon some absolutely ridiculous deals over on Amazon, and I have to admit, I nearly lost all self-control and blew a significant chunk of my budget.
Honestly, you have to watch your step because even on Amazon, there are scammers out there looking to pull a fast one.

It arrived about two weeks ago, and honestly, there’s zero need to stress over verification if you’re sticking strictly to items that are actually sold and dispatched by Amazon. I know there are certain third-party sellers floating around right now trying to peddle graphics cards at what they claim are "incredible" prices, but let’s be real—you can see from a mile away that those are fakes. In my opinion, it’s just an unnecessary headache to even look their way; given how things are working right now, there isn't a prayer of a third-party seller actually delivering anything legitimate.

Michael Morris29 As I was saying:
What a truly pathetic attempt at an answer...
Don't even bother trying to ship that over to the US. Honestly, you'll find much better deals right here on American soil if you just look around. Just grab it from a local supplier instead; it’s going to be way more cost-effective. 😵

I’m talking about the graphics cards that are actually out there and within your reach right now. But let me be clear: don't go looking at those listed prices and thinking you've found a steal. You can't just look at their 19% margin and call it a day; you really need to factor in a 25% markup if you want to be realistic. Plus, once you account for shipping, which starts at a cool $30 minimum, that "bargain" starts looking a lot less tempting. 🤦

Honestly, I don't even know where to start with you. You’ve gone and picked the absolute bottom-of-the-barrel trash when it comes to graphics cards—it’s a total disaster waiting to happen. It runs hot enough to cook an egg, and frankly, those dual fans? In that specific diameter? They are nothing short of a design catastrophe. Truly, it's just bad engineering.
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Mindfactory ships to standard mailboxes without any drama, and honestly, that’s how everyone over there handles their shopping. You end up paying about an extra 13 bucks in shipping fees just to get a package sent from Germany to the US, and you're stuck paying German VAT since the order is coming from Germany anyway. But if you look at Mindfactory, they offer free shipping between midnight and 6 AM, if I recall correctly, so you're basically just throwing those extra 13 dollars down the drain for no reason. As for the hardware models, you literally just repeated exactly what was written above... and seriously, take a breath. It seems like being rude and acting like a know-it-all is the only thing you actually bring to the table.

Amazon US, just before the price alerts kicked in

Michael Morris29 said:Look, if anyone is actually planning on picking up a new GPU, you might want to snag one at Best Buy right now:

https://www.bestbuy.com/graphics-card...m_medium=click

https://www.bestbuy.com/graphics-card...m_medium=click

https://www.bestbuy.com/graphics-card...m_medium=click

Our local retail clowns have finally decided to set prices lower than the absolute cheapest deals you'd find in Germany. I mean, you can actually grab hardware at a decent price for once! If you look abroad, the cheapest RX 6700 you can find is sitting around $1,100 plus sales tax and about $30 in shipping, which puts you way higher than the current local deal. Honestly, I have no clue what kind of logic these geniuses use when they decide on their pricing strategies. 🤦 😵

The first shop I checked out had them for $880.

https://www.newegg.com/p/product_i...-_1401817.html

And that’s without even hunting for deals... if you actually know how to track prices, you can do much better; I personally managed to find a 3060 for $440. Quite frankly, I am genuinely curious about the kind of brilliant minds who are willing to shell out that much cash for a card in this performance tier.

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I honestly have my doubts that we'll see much more of this. Now that Nvidia is busy churning out dedicated mining cards on a 12nm process and selling them at a premium, there just isn't any real incentive to keep messing around with this stuff.

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It’s technically possible, I suppose, though I’d say it’s highly unlikely given how things are looking right now. Honestly, looking at the current state of the market, I can't see much point in dropping cash on a dedicated card when an integrated solution would likely handle everything you've mentioned just fine.

Honestly, let it bottleneck if it has to; I really couldn't care less. You can just toss this card into a brand-new rig later on once you upgrade, since this current setup isn't exactly built to last much longer anyway. My only real concern is whether the power supply can actually handle the load without throwing a tantrum.

Alright, so if we can change it to goldencanyon89, let's go with that. If that’s off the table, then at least let me try goldencanyon89, or please just suggest something else along those lines that actually works.

Look, it’s nearly impossible to pick something "similar" when your current handle is basically just a string of digits. But hey, we could make goldencanyon89 work—just reach out to Nice to get it sorted.

I submitted a formal request to change my username to my official email address over a month ago, and yet, I’ve seen absolutely zero movement—not even a polite automated response to let me know they received it. I made sure to draft the email following their instructions to the letter, so I'm honestly at a bit of a loss here as to why it's just sitting in some digital void.

It really seems to fluctuate depending on which specific software you’re running, though if I had to place my bets, I’d say the bigger headache is actually dealing with Windows 8 rather than just the jump to a 64-bit OS itself.

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Well, if you aren't opposed to the idea, I’d say just go ahead and reinstall Windows from scratch—that way, you can set up your partitions exactly how you want them!