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Title: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: malekbaba on February 13, 2016, 08:24:00 PM I do not find any R9 280x approx $200 but i have seen some posts in bct regarding the card in this price. Any one can tell me where I may get R9 280x which is good for mining.
Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: Greenenergy on February 16, 2016, 10:31:38 AM First, you'll need to specify if you want it used or brand-new. Then, you'll have to tell us where you live, because this really matter.
Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: Blue_Panda73 on February 17, 2016, 07:31:17 AM If you want to mine and use the used cards, then 7970 is better than 280x, as they are the same but 7970 is cheaper.
Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: malekbaba on February 17, 2016, 07:04:37 PM I do not find any R9 280x approx $200 but i have seen some posts in bct regarding the card in this price. Any one can tell me where I may get R9 280x which is good for mining. Cards are needed to be shipped to UK Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: malekbaba on February 17, 2016, 07:05:55 PM Bump..... if you have those cards, you need to ship them to UK
Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: bluehorseshoe on February 18, 2016, 12:27:19 AM If you want to mine and use the used cards, then 7970 is better than 280x, as they are the same but 7970 is cheaper. +1 Agree 100% based on my experience buying used 7970's and building a mining rig with my son a year ago. Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: klondike_bar on February 18, 2016, 04:51:16 AM ive found a lot of 7950/7970 for $150 in my area
but ethereum is losing steam, so i think we will soon be back to the "norm" where gpu profits are <$1/day and not quite sufficient to profit from a mining rig. only buy the gpus if you plan to game or resell with them later Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: Fulmand on February 18, 2016, 09:34:20 AM The 7970 is the best card to mine as it is cheaper than 280x and 380x. But as the price of Ethereum drops, it might not ROI.
Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: malekbaba on March 01, 2016, 03:35:10 AM ive found a lot of 7950/7970 for $150 in my area but ethereum is losing steam, so i think we will soon be back to the "norm" where gpu profits are <$1/day and not quite sufficient to profit from a mining rig. only buy the gpus if you plan to game or resell with them later Where do you live in ? I need a quick reply. Someone in my place is selling a AMD 7990 6gb gpu @ $300. Should I buy that beast ? I have heart that card is pretty mining efficient but power hungry. It seems 2x 7970 in a single pcb and will produce around 50 Mhashes. Is it worth buying @ $300? And how efficient the card is for mining other algos ? Will a TT 730w Psu be enough for mining with AMD 8350 processor ? BTW I live in a Asian country. Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: malekbaba on March 01, 2016, 03:37:16 AM First, you'll need to specify if you want it used or brand-new. Then, you'll have to tell us where you live, because this really matter. I live in Bangladesh. I want to buy used cards but Fresh, good condition card. My cousin lives in Virginia, USA. If you want, you may send the card to him. Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: malekbaba on March 20, 2016, 08:56:26 PM Help me to find some used 7970/7950 cards please
Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: adaseb on March 20, 2016, 10:48:55 PM All the used 7950/7970 were sold already last month.
Its very hard to find them right now at good prices, just buy new retail while they are still in stock. Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: malekbaba on March 20, 2016, 10:56:33 PM All the used 7950/7970 were sold already last month. Its very hard to find them right now at good prices, just buy new retail while they are still in stock. they are even more costly than newer R9 380 and 390 cards. I think for future mining R9 380 390 will be better option than 7970/7950 , am i wrong ? Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: adaseb on March 20, 2016, 11:14:13 PM All the used 7950/7970 were sold already last month. Its very hard to find them right now at good prices, just buy new retail while they are still in stock. they are even more costly than newer R9 380 and 390 cards. I think for future mining R9 380 390 will be better option than 7970/7950 , am i wrong ? No 380 is slower than 7950. 390 is very expensive. If you want to mine ETH you can always buy the 2GB R7 370, you will get 17MH/s and its the cheapest. Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: malekbaba on March 21, 2016, 12:43:56 AM All the used 7950/7970 were sold already last month. Its very hard to find them right now at good prices, just buy new retail while they are still in stock. they are even more costly than newer R9 380 and 390 cards. I think for future mining R9 380 390 will be better option than 7970/7950 , am i wrong ? No 380 is slower than 7950. 390 is very expensive. If you want to mine ETH you can always buy the 2GB R7 370, you will get 17MH/s and its the cheapest. i am getting 19 mhashes from my 7950 Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: adaseb on March 21, 2016, 12:47:40 AM All the used 7950/7970 were sold already last month. Its very hard to find them right now at good prices, just buy new retail while they are still in stock. they are even more costly than newer R9 380 and 390 cards. I think for future mining R9 380 390 will be better option than 7970/7950 , am i wrong ? No 380 is slower than 7950. 390 is very expensive. If you want to mine ETH you can always buy the 2GB R7 370, you will get 17MH/s and its the cheapest. i am getting 19 mhashes from my 7950 Yes the 7950 gets around 19-21 mhash or so. But the newer cards are slower because of the memory bus. Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: Ayers on March 21, 2016, 07:35:18 AM All the used 7950/7970 were sold already last month. Its very hard to find them right now at good prices, just buy new retail while they are still in stock. they are even more costly than newer R9 380 and 390 cards. I think for future mining R9 380 390 will be better option than 7970/7950 , am i wrong ? No 380 is slower than 7950. 390 is very expensive. If you want to mine ETH you can always buy the 2GB R7 370, you will get 17MH/s and its the cheapest. i remember it was 15megahash, 17 seems high for that low end graphic card Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: Fulmand on March 26, 2016, 09:34:19 AM All the used 7950/7970 were sold already last month. Its very hard to find them right now at good prices, just buy new retail while they are still in stock. they are even more costly than newer R9 380 and 390 cards. I think for future mining R9 380 390 will be better option than 7970/7950 , am i wrong ? No 380 is slower than 7950. 390 is very expensive. If you want to mine ETH you can always buy the 2GB R7 370, you will get 17MH/s and its the cheapest. i am getting 19 mhashes from my 7950 Yes the 7950 gets around 19-21 mhash or so. But the newer cards are slower because of the memory bus. The difference between 390 and 7950 will increase when the DAG file size increases further in the future. Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: Greenenergy on March 26, 2016, 02:09:22 PM All the used 7950/7970 were sold already last month. Its very hard to find them right now at good prices, just buy new retail while they are still in stock. they are even more costly than newer R9 380 and 390 cards. I think for future mining R9 380 390 will be better option than 7970/7950 , am i wrong ? No 380 is slower than 7950. 390 is very expensive. If you want to mine ETH you can always buy the 2GB R7 370, you will get 17MH/s and its the cheapest. Do not do that ! Buying a 2GB graphic card is silly to mine Etehreum, because because of the DAG's size increase, you won't mine for a long time ! Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: colombuszka on March 26, 2016, 06:10:17 PM Guys, what is the best price GPU for mining alts (like eth)?
And which is better for this, 7970 or r9 290? (maybe its a dumb question). Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: malekbaba on March 26, 2016, 06:14:08 PM Guys, what is the best price GPU for mining alts (like eth)? And which is better for this, 7970 or r9 290? (maybe its a dumb question). If you compare the card price with mining performance, 7950, 7970, R9 280, R9 280x are good choice. It is my opinion Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: antantti on March 26, 2016, 07:03:25 PM Guys, what is the best price GPU for mining alts (like eth)? And which is better for this, 7970 or r9 290? (maybe its a dumb question). I would choose 290 over 280x. Yep, needs more power but also gives 50% more hash. Where I live price difference is 50€. Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: colombuszka on March 26, 2016, 07:14:59 PM Thank you guys, I will look into it with the provided infos then.
Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: michkima on March 26, 2016, 07:49:54 PM Guys, what is the best price GPU for mining alts (like eth)? And which is better for this, 7970 or r9 290? (maybe its a dumb question). I would choose 290 over 280x. Yep, needs more power but also gives 50% more hash. Where I live price difference is 50€. Are the 290 still being sold as now? I think 390 will be better than 290 series as they have more memory. Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: antantti on March 26, 2016, 08:13:33 PM Guys, what is the best price GPU for mining alts (like eth)? And which is better for this, 7970 or r9 290? (maybe its a dumb question). I would choose 290 over 280x. Yep, needs more power but also gives 50% more hash. Where I live price difference is 50€. Are the 290 still being sold as now? I think 390 will be better than 290 series as they have more memory. No they are not. You need to buy second hand cards, just like with 7970. 290/ 390 series amd cards are not memory limited when mining eth. With default clocks memory controller load is typically in 70-80% range. 4 vs 8GB doesn't make difference. Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: malekbaba on March 26, 2016, 08:38:36 PM Guys, what is the best price GPU for mining alts (like eth)? And which is better for this, 7970 or r9 290? (maybe its a dumb question). I would choose 290 over 280x. Yep, needs more power but also gives 50% more hash. Where I live price difference is 50€. may be they will take more time to get back initial investment. I think 7970/7950 are best choice Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: Za1n on March 27, 2016, 12:28:48 AM You can pickup a R9-380X for NewEgg for $215, free shipping: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125836&ignorebbr=1 also has a $10 rebate (limit 1) to knock it down to $205.
As far as recommending the older cards, yes they will work and if you are worried about only the initial investment they might work out better if you can get a good price. Unfortunately,with the resurgence of GPU mining, even the used market has gone up in price quite a bit. One thing to consider though, is with a new card such as the linked R9-380x, it will retain a higher resale value and will come with a manufacturers warranty. The Gigabyte model listed comes with 3 years, so assuming you use it to mine for a year, you can offer peace of mind to the subsequent purchaser which will also fetch a slightly higher price. If you go used, putting another year on an already used card that is out of manufacturers warranty will probably be close to worthless for resale by the time you decide to get rid of it. So if you do go used, make sure it is at a decent discount, at least by half of its original cost. So comparing it to the card I linked above, you would need to pick up a used R9-280X for less than $107.50 shipped. Of course the used card would probably be out of the warranty period and if it was used for mining before the components may already be stressed to the point of failing the first time it gets a bit warm or a power surge rolls through (think thunder storm), etc. Anyway, if you can swing it I am thinking sticking with new cards with the intent of reselling them later is the best. Just be sure to keep this in mind and keep all the boxes, accessories, connectors, etc. tucked safely away and in good condition. Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: malekbaba on March 27, 2016, 09:28:16 AM You can pickup a R9-380X for NewEgg for $215, free shipping: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125836&ignorebbr=1 also has a $10 rebate (limit 1) to knock it down to $205. As far as recommending the older cards, yes they will work and if you are worried about only the initial investment they might work out better if you can get a good price. Unfortunately,with the resurgence of GPU mining, even the used market has gone up in price quite a bit. One thing to consider though, is with a new card such as the linked R9-380x, it will retain a higher resale value and will come with a manufacturers warranty. The Gigabyte model listed comes with 3 years, so assuming you use it to mine for a year, you can offer peace of mind to the subsequent purchaser which will also fetch a slightly higher price. If you go used, putting another year on an already used card that is out of manufacturers warranty will probably be close to worthless for resale by the time you decide to get rid of it. So if you do go used, make sure it is at a decent discount, at least by half of its original cost. So comparing it to the card I linked above, you would need to pick up a used R9-280X for less than $107.50 shipped. Of course the used card would probably be out of the warranty period and if it was used for mining before the components may already be stressed to the point of failing the first time it gets a bit warm or a power surge rolls through (think thunder storm), etc. Anyway, if you can swing it I am thinking sticking with new cards with the intent of reselling them later is the best. Just be sure to keep this in mind and keep all the boxes, accessories, connectors, etc. tucked safely away and in good condition. If anyone only focus on Eth then R9 380x will be a good choice. New card, suitable price and adequate warranty period. But this card will not work good for other algo like x11 x13 (may be) coz they are not optimized yet Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: Greenenergy on March 27, 2016, 01:09:17 PM You can pickup a R9-380X for NewEgg for $215, free shipping: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125836&ignorebbr=1 also has a $10 rebate (limit 1) to knock it down to $205. As far as recommending the older cards, yes they will work and if you are worried about only the initial investment they might work out better if you can get a good price. Unfortunately,with the resurgence of GPU mining, even the used market has gone up in price quite a bit. One thing to consider though, is with a new card such as the linked R9-380x, it will retain a higher resale value and will come with a manufacturers warranty. The Gigabyte model listed comes with 3 years, so assuming you use it to mine for a year, you can offer peace of mind to the subsequent purchaser which will also fetch a slightly higher price. If you go used, putting another year on an already used card that is out of manufacturers warranty will probably be close to worthless for resale by the time you decide to get rid of it. So if you do go used, make sure it is at a decent discount, at least by half of its original cost. So comparing it to the card I linked above, you would need to pick up a used R9-280X for less than $107.50 shipped. Of course the used card would probably be out of the warranty period and if it was used for mining before the components may already be stressed to the point of failing the first time it gets a bit warm or a power surge rolls through (think thunder storm), etc. Anyway, if you can swing it I am thinking sticking with new cards with the intent of reselling them later is the best. Just be sure to keep this in mind and keep all the boxes, accessories, connectors, etc. tucked safely away and in good condition. If anyone only focus on Eth then R9 380x will be a good choice. New card, suitable price and adequate warranty period. But this card will not work good for other algo like x11 x13 (may be) coz they are not optimized yet Anyway, X11 is a bad thing to mine. This market has been flooded since a long time. X13 coins won't a problem I think. Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: malekbaba on March 27, 2016, 07:35:38 PM no one knows, how long the mining session for ETH will be viable, so if the POW phase stops in 1 or 2 months, may be buying new card will be a great loss. But who knows, may be in near future, more profitable coin will be available and will be mined through GPU .
Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: umop-apisdn on March 27, 2016, 11:54:07 PM Once eth moves to POS what do you guys plan on mining next?
Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: madwica on March 28, 2016, 06:25:27 AM Once eth moves to POS what do you guys plan on mining next? That is my question as well. I hope there will be new coins. Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: Ayers on March 28, 2016, 06:32:48 AM Once eth moves to POS what do you guys plan on mining next? decred is already on par with ethereum, and you have shift and expanse, which are good for your profit Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: fracorcled on March 28, 2016, 07:36:15 AM Once eth moves to POS what do you guys plan on mining next? decred is already on par with ethereum, and you have shift and expanse, which are good for your profit Anybody knows when the Expanse or the Shift will move to PoS? Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: malekbaba on March 28, 2016, 07:14:12 PM This info is hard to find for any hashimoto coin. No one even knows about eth pos phase.
Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: Xavofat on March 28, 2016, 08:50:26 PM This info is hard to find for any hashimoto coin. No one even knows about eth pos phase. Would that be determined the Expanse community or the EXpanse developers? I think it will be after Ethereum PoS. Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: umop-apisdn on March 28, 2016, 11:11:08 PM Once eth moves to POS what do you guys plan on mining next? decred is already on par with ethereum, and you have shift and expanse, which are good for your profit Cool, what about DGB or Vanilla coin... Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: malekbaba on March 29, 2016, 02:24:43 AM Shift and exp was profitable... is it now?
Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: Ayers on March 29, 2016, 06:35:58 AM Once eth moves to POS what do you guys plan on mining next? decred is already on par with ethereum, and you have shift and expanse, which are good for your profit Anybody knows when the Expanse or the Shift will move to PoS? expanse is not moving to pos, and same for shit i think, so you're safe with them, but you need to have strong gpu with plenty of giga of memory due to the dag increase Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: malekbaba on March 29, 2016, 12:41:02 PM I think After ETH most of the miner will switch to vcash or DCR. Exp and sht will not be that much profitable , imho
Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: michkima on April 05, 2016, 06:23:50 PM I think After ETH most of the miner will switch to vcash or DCR. Exp and sht will not be that much profitable , imho That could be true. Eth is not as profitable as a few weeks ago now. The price is dropping very fast. Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: Bettwarm on April 05, 2016, 06:57:53 PM I think After ETH most of the miner will switch to vcash or DCR. Exp and sht will not be that much profitable , imho That could be true. Eth is not as profitable as a few weeks ago now. The price is dropping very fast. The price could even drop to 0.01 or $5. There is no good or big news to drive the Ethereum price higher. Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: malekbaba on April 05, 2016, 10:21:49 PM I think After ETH most of the miner will switch to vcash or DCR. Exp and sht will not be that much profitable , imho That could be true. Eth is not as profitable as a few weeks ago now. The price is dropping very fast. The price could even drop to 0.01 or $5. There is no good or big news to drive the Ethereum price higher. Or the big whales are busy with other coins. They are using the funds on other projects. Or they are waiting for further fall and will buy in cheap and sell high. Title: Re: Mining hardware---- GPU Post by: Fulmand on April 08, 2016, 04:19:05 PM I think After ETH most of the miner will switch to vcash or DCR. Exp and sht will not be that much profitable , imho That could be true. Eth is not as profitable as a few weeks ago now. The price is dropping very fast. The price could even drop to 0.01 or $5. There is no good or big news to drive the Ethereum price higher. Or the big whales are busy with other coins. They are using the funds on other projects. Or they are waiting for further fall and will buy in cheap and sell high. The volume of other altcoins are still very small compared to that of Ethereum. So there is just selling of Ethereum. |