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June 17, 2011, 11:36:57 PM |
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Definitely.
Newegg used to have a 1 item only - limit on high end cards like GTX590, Radeon 5970/6990 etc... For ages.
Not many other demographics besides BTC miners who would need 10 at once.
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Littleshop
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June 17, 2011, 11:50:08 PM |
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June 17, 2011, 11:51:16 PM |
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wow 10 buy limit, thats just stupid as shit
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CanaryInTheMine
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between a rock and a block!
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June 18, 2011, 12:53:20 AM |
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All gone... that was quick!!! I did get one  |
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June 18, 2011, 12:55:48 AM |
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damn i missed it. could anyone tell me how much they had them going for?
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CanaryInTheMine
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between a rock and a block!
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June 18, 2011, 12:56:43 AM |
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damn i missed it. could anyone tell me how much they had them going for?
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Adam
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June 18, 2011, 01:02:01 AM |
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The 5870s limited you to 99 per customer. I think Vladimir had to create 5 accounts.
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qed
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June 18, 2011, 04:22:55 AM |
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The 5870s limited you to 99 per customer. I think Vladimir had to create 5 accounts.
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June 18, 2011, 06:42:59 AM |
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6990s are a stupid buy for mining anyway. $729.99 + 8.50 shipping for ~800Mhash/sec? .93 $/Mhash, or 1.08MHash/$.
Even if you manage to cram 4 into a computer somehow (which is as I understand it not really feasible) you're pulling less than 1Mhash/$, and generating $.017/MHash (per day).
If you buy it for a casual mining/gaming machine, it's still a crappy buy as 2x 6970s are cheaper and run better, but I'm not here to argue that I guess.
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June 18, 2011, 07:08:37 AM |
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6990s are a stupid buy for mining anyway. $729.99 + 8.50 shipping for ~800Mhash/sec? .93 $/Mhash, or 1.08MHash/$.
Even if you manage to cram 4 into a computer somehow (which is as I understand it not really feasible) you're pulling less than 1Mhash/$, and generating $.017/MHash (per day).
If you buy it for a casual mining/gaming machine, it's still a crappy buy as 2x 6970s are cheaper and run better, but I'm not here to argue that I guess.
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June 18, 2011, 12:15:12 PM |
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6990s are a stupid buy for mining anyway. $729.99 + 8.50 shipping for ~800Mhash/sec? .93 $/Mhash, or 1.08MHash/$.
Even if you manage to cram 4 into a computer somehow (which is as I understand it not really feasible) you're pulling less than 1Mhash/$, and generating $.017/MHash (per day).
If you buy it for a casual mining/gaming machine, it's still a crappy buy as 2x 6970s are cheaper and run better, but I'm not here to argue that I guess.
You're not counting in other costs: 4x6990 = 8 GPUS, you only need one computer if the mobo supports 4 pci-e slots. 8x6970 = 8 GPUS, you need two computers = two motherboards, power supplies, processors, RAM, casing, possible WLAN adapters etc. It's actually more or less a bargain plus it saves space. |
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qed
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June 18, 2011, 12:24:39 PM |
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6990s are a stupid buy for mining anyway. $729.99 + 8.50 shipping for ~800Mhash/sec? .93 $/Mhash, or 1.08MHash/$.
Even if you manage to cram 4 into a computer somehow (which is as I understand it not really feasible) you're pulling less than 1Mhash/$, and generating $.017/MHash (per day).
If you buy it for a casual mining/gaming machine, it's still a crappy buy as 2x 6970s are cheaper and run better, but I'm not here to argue that I guess.
You're not counting in other costs: 4x6990 = 8 GPUS, you only need one computer if the mobo supports 4 pci-e slots. 8x6970 = 8 GPUS, you need two computers = two motherboards, power supplies, processors, RAM, casing, possible WLAN adapters etc. It's actually more or less a bargain plus it saves space. Yep, also 6990 have a better resell value. |
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June 18, 2011, 04:37:04 PM |
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I have 3 in one box with maybe room to sqeeze one more... I wouldn't go 4 in a single system... these cards get hot... VERY HOT, im struggling to keep these 3 under 100c
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June 18, 2011, 06:02:23 PM |
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I have 3 in one box with maybe room to sqeeze one more... I wouldn't go 4 in a single system... these cards get hot... VERY HOT, im struggling to keep these 3 under 100c
I'd never put 4 6990's on one mobo, that was just an example. Unless you have a massive water cooling loop. The air cooler on these things sucks, it's loud, small and doesn't do a very good job of cooling the card. It's as if they wanted to pave the road for other companies to create aftermarket coolers for it (far as I know, they still don't exist). |
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