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November 05, 2013, 06:47:04 AM |
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If I did buy them I'd use them to mine alt coins. Are they worth it though? I don't pay for electricity if that changes anything.
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November 05, 2013, 06:54:34 AM |
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I did buy them, atleast you can use them for gaming, if altcoin aren't worth it.
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MelodyRowell
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November 05, 2013, 07:12:30 AM |
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Not worth it, I assume its 2nd hand and does not have any more warranties right?
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gianogav (OP)
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November 05, 2013, 07:20:26 AM |
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Yeah it's second hand, and I really wouldn't use it for gaming, I have a gtx 780 on my pc.
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November 05, 2013, 08:20:24 AM |
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Yes, buy them! You get 2.5 - 3$ /day mining and then you may even sell them for more than you paid for!
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MelodyRowell
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November 05, 2013, 09:15:05 AM |
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Yeah it's second hand, and I really wouldn't use it for gaming, I have a gtx 780 on my pc.
Just a word of advice, even if you buy it don't overclock too much and try to have temperature below 75C. this way you can make it last long.....
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gianogav (OP)
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November 05, 2013, 02:06:36 PM |
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I don't know if it counts as overclocking, but I was going to flash the cards and turn them into 6970's.
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pontiacg5
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November 05, 2013, 02:08:17 PM |
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It might make them run hotter on what might already be weak fans, if they were used to mine, hard, previously. Since you are mining I wouldn't worry much. Rig something up if the fans do die
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pontiacg5
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November 05, 2013, 03:08:45 PM |
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Yeah it's second hand, and I really wouldn't use it for gaming, I have a gtx 780 on my pc.
Your gtx 780 isn't that good either. Second hand or not, gaming is an option and in crossfire they are good. $65 per GPU, considering their hashrate, this is a good deal. Haha! 780 is better than most any AMD card, smoke any 7970 at least. Nvidia for gaming, AMD for mining and wearing out
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November 05, 2013, 03:46:27 PM |
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A 290 won't even beat a 7970 (7970 can't best a 780,) and a 290x is just about on par with a titan. Unless you are going 290x a 780 is a better choice.
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gianogav (OP)
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November 05, 2013, 04:16:58 PM |
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Lets not turn this into a pissing contest. Yes I'm aware that I spent a massive amount of money on my 780. It was what I thought was a good card at the time. But for the purposes of mining, they are shit. Complete utter shit. If anyone knows of a better card that has a better KH/$ than what I'm trying to get, speak up.
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November 06, 2013, 06:24:46 AM |
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I don't know if it counts as overclocking, but I was going to flash the cards and turn them into 6970's.
I have modded the original 6950 bios of mine, just unlocked shaders but kept the original voltage. Instead of raising to 1.188V, it stays at 1.1. I get 490 Kh/s out of it at 900Mhz core and 1500Mhz vram. You may get a tad more if you use the 6970's voltage. Regarding if you will manage better Kh/$ elsewhere, I don't think so.
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November 11, 2013, 11:12:51 AM |
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That's not a bad deal. The best I could find was on craigslist for $80 each ($160 for 2). Best you just shader unlock 6950's, the 6970 flash can potential damage the 6950 via over voltage.
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November 12, 2013, 05:43:23 AM |
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So, did you end up buying them?
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adoalli
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November 12, 2013, 05:49:45 AM |
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it‘s good
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November 12, 2013, 05:53:58 AM |
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Just watch the temperature not to hit 75 Degrees Celsius often. 65-70 is desirable.
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gianogav (OP)
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November 12, 2013, 09:45:41 AM |
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Unfortunately he never got back to me. So I got the second best offer there, which was a sapphire 6950 for $100. Maybe if I make my money back I'll buy another one
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SpeedDemon13
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November 12, 2013, 10:28:39 AM |
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Unfortunately he never got back to me. So I got the second best offer there, which was a sapphire 6950 for $100. Maybe if I make my money back I'll buy another one
Still not a bad price. Still goes for $160-$170 new. You could have brought the price down to $90 to $80.
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