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April 10, 2011, 12:24:51 AM |
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Hello, I want to buy a videocard for playing games (my GeForce 8600 is quite outdated by now...)
So, what videocard has the best cost/benefit related to bitcoin mining and still can be used to play games occasionaly?
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[Tycho]
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April 10, 2011, 12:33:47 AM |
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Hello, I want to buy a videocard for playing games (my GeForce 8600 is quite outdated by now...)
So, what videocard has the best cost/benefit related to bitcoin mining and still can be used to play games occasionaly?
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nster
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April 10, 2011, 01:35:02 AM |
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Give me a budget and I'll tell you right away
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AngelusWebDesign
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May 18, 2011, 04:34:10 PM |
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I'd like to spend no more than $110 or so on a video card.
What's the best card at that price range?
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trentzb
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May 18, 2011, 04:41:18 PM
Last edit: May 18, 2011, 05:22:48 PM by trentzb |
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5770 is your best bet though you may be able to run across a used 5830. I will be selling several 5770s next week for less than $100 USD equivalent in BTC, each shipped to USA. PM me if interested.
Edit: there you go, NewEgg previous post.
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nster
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May 18, 2011, 04:48:48 PM |
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you can get a 5830 at 110$ (when on sale)
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May 18, 2011, 05:01:47 PM |
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I just bought a couple of those days back, and I think they have high rate of DOA. Still testing... |
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rezin777
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May 18, 2011, 05:05:24 PM |
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I just bought a couple of those days back, and I think they have high rate of DOA. Still testing... I bought several of the 5850 version and every one is working great. No experience with the 5830. |
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nster
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May 18, 2011, 05:43:12 PM |
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they seem to have a ~5%+ DOA rate, still worth it
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May 18, 2011, 10:12:09 PM |
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Definitely the 5830. By far the best value for that pricerange. I just picked up 3 of them myself, as all of the reasonably priced 5850's were backordered and 5870's are nearly non-existant at this point.
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May 18, 2011, 10:22:28 PM |
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Definitely the 5830. By far the best value for that pricerange. I just picked up 3 of them myself, as all of the reasonably priced 5850's were backordered and 5870's are nearly non-existant at this point.
I agree, Get'em while they can be gotten. I wonder how much longer till you can't even get 5770's. |
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May 18, 2011, 11:12:16 PM |
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nster what video card would you recommend if I don't have a budget at all  Also thinking what card would be best if this goes bust, though I'm hoping it won't etc. ? |
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AngelusWebDesign
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May 19, 2011, 04:35:56 AM |
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That SAPPHIRE 100297L Radeon HD 5830
(The link to NewEgg, posted above)
does it have a Linux driver, specifically Ubuntu?
Thanks.
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nster
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May 19, 2011, 04:36:41 AM |
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nster what video card would you recommend if I don't have a budget at all Also thinking what card would be best if this goes bust, though I'm hoping it won't etc. ? no budget = unlimited funds or 0 funds? unlimited, the 6990 of course, 0 funds, whatever you have of course If you game etc, I find the 6950 1GB to be the best value, if only mining, it is hard to say.... 4* 5970 or 4* 6990 would be best on a single motherboard cost effective-wise... Used 5970 @ 400$ each would be phenomenal value. But with such high difficulty, idk if buying a rig only for mining is the smartest idea |
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May 19, 2011, 05:29:19 AM |
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nster what video card would you recommend if I don't have a budget at all Also thinking what card would be best if this goes bust, though I'm hoping it won't etc. ? no budget = unlimited funds or 0 funds? unlimited, the 6990 of course, 0 funds, whatever you have of course If you game etc, I find the 6950 1GB to be the best value, if only mining, it is hard to say.... 4* 5970 or 4* 6990 would be best on a single motherboard cost effective-wise... Used 5970 @ 400$ each would be phenomenal value. But with such high difficulty, idk if buying a rig only for mining is the smartest idea Yeah, it's true. With difficulty jumping 60%+ this time around, and projected to jump another 50-60% the next time around, and possibly again, it'll be much more profitable to dump the monies into bitcoins themselves, and hope the value of them goes up. |
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May 19, 2011, 08:32:04 AM |
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Worth pointing out: The 5830 uses like 40 watts more power than the 5850
Seriously? Why? That's so lame... |
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May 19, 2011, 09:32:48 AM |
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Hi, I'm totally new to Bitcoins and since my desktop is >6 yrs now I've been planning on getting a new rig now. If you game etc, I find the 6950 1GB to be the best value, if only mining, it is hard to say.... 4* 5970 or 4* 6990 would be best on a single motherboard cost effective-wise... Used 5970 @ 400$ each would be phenomenal value. But with such high difficulty, idk if buying a rig only for mining is the smartest idea
I think I agree with this, since I'm just getting into SC2. I'll be going for a gaming rig although still keeping in mind about mining. So after plenty of reading other stuff with all the talk of BTC's collapse in mind I plan to get 2*5970 aftermarket since I have quite a tight budget. What do you guys think about my decision? |
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dikidera
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May 19, 2011, 10:20:26 AM |
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And the CPU is? Bottlenecking is also a factor.
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May 19, 2011, 08:58:06 PM |
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What is bottlenecking? I hasn't planned the rest of the components yet. Please do give me suggestions I'm just asking about my overall decision to go that way |
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