Why are GPUs expensive all of a sudden?

[asrilani]

They have a brand new XFX 380 4GB for $170 incl. $20 rebate

I was not able to locate this card on newegg

You snooze, you lose — it's now $199 after $20 rebate, sale's over
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150730&cm_re=xfx_r9_380x-_-14-150-730-_-Product

Yes. Thank you

Regardless it is still a decent price for a new card compared to a used

A used 7970 costs about $140 in my country. So $170 for a new 380 is quite decent. But it mines slower than 7970.

[Dofnatues]

Do you think people are buying the used GPU to mine Ethereum? It is the only profitable coin for me.

[opmac]

I may need assistance in setting up a machine. Will respond again once I get prices on used components

[Factmine]

I think the GPU are expensive because the altcoin is profitable to mine again for some medium electriicity price miners.

[RustyNoman]

I think the GPU are expensive because the altcoin is profitable to mine again for some medium electriicity price miners.

Yes. But when the X11 ASIC miner are widely available, the price of GPU will drop again. That happened two years ago when the Scrypt ASIC were out.

[adaseb]

I think the GPU are expensive because the altcoin is profitable to mine again for some medium electriicity price miners.

Yes. But when the X11 ASIC miner are widely available, the price of GPU will drop again. That happened two years ago when the Scrypt ASIC were out.

These Secondstrade spammers are at it again. Posting irrelevent information just to get paid for posting.

[bluebox]

Brand new Sapphire R7 370 4GB $140 ($30 off), gets about 15MH/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202152
unless of course you don't like Sapphire kit

[Tacalt]

Brand new Sapphire R7 370 4GB $140 ($30 off), gets about 15MH/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202152
unless of course you don't like Sapphire kit

It is better to buy R9 390. You can get more hash per rig and so the overheads of the rig is reduced to achieve the same hash.

[bobben2]

When buying a new gpu you might want to factor in the length of the warranty period.
Depending on where you live and what card you buy this may vary.
All my 280X cards carry a 3 year warranty, while the GTX 970 only has a 2 year warranty.
Recently I RMAed an ASUS R9 280X after just over 2 years of non-stop running due to a bad fan.
And I got my full money back.  I would have been out of luck if the warrany period was only two years..
 

[asrilani]

When buying a new gpu you might want to factor in the length of the warranty period.
Depending on where you live and what card you buy this may vary.
All my 280X cards carry a 3 year warranty, while the GTX 970 only has a 2 year warranty.
Recently I RMAed an ASUS R9 280X after just over 2 years of non-stop running due to a bad fan.
And I got my full money back.  I would have been out of luck if the warrany period was only two years..
 

That is very good. With the money you paid for the 280x, you can buy a R9 390 now. That is a good increase in hash rate.

[bluebox]

Brand new Sapphire R7 370 4GB $140 ($30 off), gets about 15MH/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202152
unless of course you don't like Sapphire kit

It is better to buy R9 390. You can get more hash per rig and so the overheads of the rig is reduced to achieve the same hash.

You mean R9 380(x)? I don't see any 390's for less than $300 probably because they're all 8GB, and 4GB 380's are $190 and up. (Not looking at used market of course...)

[Factmine]

Brand new Sapphire R7 370 4GB $140 ($30 off), gets about 15MH/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202152
unless of course you don't like Sapphire kit

It is better to buy R9 390. You can get more hash per rig and so the overheads of the rig is reduced to achieve the same hash.

You mean R9 380(x)? I don't see any 390's for less than $300 probably because they're all 8GB, and 4GB 380's are $190 and up. (Not looking at used market of course...)

I think R9 390 is better for the long term. It has 8GB memory. The Ethereum will convert to PoS next year, but Expanse might not. So if you continue to mine, you need larger memory.

[Ayers]

Brand new Sapphire R7 370 4GB $140 ($30 off), gets about 15MH/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202152
unless of course you don't like Sapphire kit

It is better to buy R9 390. You can get more hash per rig and so the overheads of the rig is reduced to achieve the same hash.

You mean R9 380(x)? I don't see any 390's for less than $300 probably because they're all 8GB, and 4GB 380's are $190 and up. (Not looking at used market of course...)

I think R9 390 is better for the long term. It has 8GB memory. The Ethereum will convert to PoS next year, but Expanse might not. So if you continue to mine, you need larger memory.

in 1 year you can still go with 4 gb, so this is a very long term thing, and i'm not sure if it is right to remain with the same gpu for a long term when for the next year new gpu will be available

[Dofnatues]

Brand new Sapphire R7 370 4GB $140 ($30 off), gets about 15MH/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202152
unless of course you don't like Sapphire kit

It is better to buy R9 390. You can get more hash per rig and so the overheads of the rig is reduced to achieve the same hash.

You mean R9 380(x)? I don't see any 390's for less than $300 probably because they're all 8GB, and 4GB 380's are $190 and up. (Not looking at used market of course...)

I think R9 390 is better for the long term. It has 8GB memory. The Ethereum will convert to PoS next year, but Expanse might not. So if you continue to mine, you need larger memory.

in 1 year you can still go with 4 gb, so this is a very long term thing, and i'm not sure if it is right to remain with the same gpu for a long term when for the next year new gpu will be available

The R9 390 is an old GPU, but it is still faster than R9 Fury or Fury XT in the Ethereum mining.

[Sidtamfia]

Brand new Sapphire R7 370 4GB $140 ($30 off), gets about 15MH/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202152
unless of course you don't like Sapphire kit

It is better to buy R9 390. You can get more hash per rig and so the overheads of the rig is reduced to achieve the same hash.

You mean R9 380(x)? I don't see any 390's for less than $300 probably because they're all 8GB, and 4GB 380's are $190 and up. (Not looking at used market of course...)

I think R9 390 is better for the long term. It has 8GB memory. The Ethereum will convert to PoS next year, but Expanse might not. So if you continue to mine, you need larger memory.

in 1 year you can still go with 4 gb, so this is a very long term thing, and i'm not sure if it is right to remain with the same gpu for a long term when for the next year new gpu will be available

The R9 390 is an old GPU, but it is still faster than R9 Fury or Fury XT in the Ethereum mining.

That is because the developers did not take advantage of the newer structures of the Fury cards.

[shanerc563]

I think you are looking in the wrong places.  I know this sounds stupid, but go to the goodwill or to yard sales.  People have these in their computers and will sell the computer used for less than what you would paid for a nice used GPU from a store.  Just an idea.

[Unacceptable]

I think you are looking in the wrong places.  I know this sounds stupid, but go to the goodwill or to yard sales.  People have these in their computers and will sell the computer used for less than what you would paid for a nice used GPU from a store.  Just an idea.

I shop yard sales,all I find is scraper PCs,which I tear down & sell the parts on Ebay for gold recovery.I have not yet found a decent high end system with a good vid card 

HDD platters,magnets & circuit boards are worth a few bucks,as are cd/dvd rom boards.PSU & cases I give to a scrap guy to get rid of,steel prices suck & aren't worth my time LOL

I check all the ram,cpu's,hdd,cd/dvd roms.If they work & are not too outdated,I hang on to them to build basic PCs for websurfing