GPU Prices - Page 2

Xyzzy · 2018-03-28, 15:34

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Originally Posted by petrw1

Are Founders upper end or lower end?

They are a reliable and safe choice. (We value that!)

scole · 2018-03-29, 01:46

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Originally Posted by petrw1

www.nvidia.com may on rare occasion have some "Founders Edition" GTX 10xx for sale.

Are Founders upper end or lower end?

BTW as I write this it has some Titans Xp at $1,200 in stock

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Originally Posted by mackerel

They have the blower style coolers. They're not known to be the quietest or most effective.

They come stock with lower clock speeds and usually can't be OC'd but I have a couple EVGA Founder Edition 1080s and installed their hybrid cooler kit on them. They now clock over 1900Mhz, temps stay below 60C running at 100% utilization and it's quiet.

mackerel · 2018-03-29, 07:22

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Originally Posted by scole

They come stock with lower clock speeds and usually can't be OC'd but I have a couple EVGA Founder Edition 1080s and installed their hybrid cooler kit on them. They now clock over 1900Mhz, temps stay below 60C running at 100% utilization and it's quiet.

This might be a glass half empty vs half full type thing, but the clocks of Founders Editions are basic, that is they may not be "factory overclocked" as other card designs might. They certainly can still be overclocked, but you might hit the limit sooner due to the cooling performance.

Xyzzy · 2018-03-30, 14:59

When we run TF work we undervolt anyways, so fancy cards are not that important to us.

Here is our 1080 Ti at 50% power:

Xyzzy · 2018-04-30, 12:56

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...might-be-over/

Mark Rose · 2018-04-30, 14:03

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Originally Posted by Xyzzy

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...might-be-over/

But in the past couple weeks, crypto prices have been headed back up.

I would only say it's over if Bitcoin falls below the support level at $6800.

At current Ethereum prices, difficulty, and reward, it's still profitable to buy cards like the 1070. The shift to Casper/PoS will nerf the profitability though.

storm5510 · 2018-05-01, 02:23

The Gigabyte GTX 1080 I paid 750+ USD, not quite a month ago, is now 629 USD. So, something is changing.

I did some reading about crypto-currency, data-mining, or whatever one chooses to call it. Let's take NIceHash Miner 2, for example. Many using that are complaining in the support groups about bugs in the software and, most importantly, not being paid. It appears they, meaning NiceHash, are in-the-red, big-time.

People were spending lavishly for hardware to run this on. One individual wrote about having a Titan V rig, with an 8th generation Intel CPU. He thought he could pay for all this in about 18 months mining. Now, he doubts he will ever break even.

There is an old saying about something being too good to be true, then it probably is. All of this seems to fit, with a little bit of Murphy's Law mixed in.

Back to my 1080, I feared prices would soar if I didn't go for it then. Given the circumstances, I feel I made the correct decision at that time. I have no regrets.

ewmayer · 2018-05-01, 03:35

A friend takes this next story as a sign cryptocurrencies have jumped the shark:

https://seekingalpha.com/pr/17145496...ar-mayer-bacon

[No relation, btw, except in the Kevin Bacon if-you-take-enough-hops-through-the-human-kinship-graph sense. All this talk of bacon is making me hungry!]

storm5510 · 2018-05-03, 01:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by ewmayer

A friend takes this next story as a sign cryptocurrencies have jumped the shark:

https://seekingalpha.com/pr/17145496...ar-mayer-bacon

[No relation, btw, except in the Kevin Bacon if-you-take-enough-hops-through-the-human-kinship-graph sense. All this talk of bacon is making me hungry!]

Oscar Meyer!

pepi37 · 2018-05-03, 12:01

I have totally opposite experience on mining. I stick with XPM ( Primecoin) ,there is few pools to mine, or you can mine solo . One XPM is currently around 2$, ( yes, big change in price) and in few days will new miner for CUDA card ( read Nvidia) will be released.It is coin that is stable for several years, and looks OK:

storm5510 · 2018-06-24, 01:15

The Gigabyte GTX 1080 I purchased just over two months ago has dropped in price over $200 USD. Now $559 on Amazon.

2018-03-30, 14:59	#15
Xyzzy Aug 2002 2·3²·13·37 Posts	When we run TF work we undervolt anyways, so fancy cards are not that important to us. Here is our 1080 Ti at 50% power: Attached Thumbnails

2018-05-01, 03:35	#19
ewmayer ∂²ω=0 Sep 2002 República de California 11756₁₀ Posts	A friend takes this next story as a sign cryptocurrencies have jumped the shark: https://seekingalpha.com/pr/17145496...ar-mayer-bacon [No relation, btw, except in the Kevin Bacon if-you-take-enough-hops-through-the-human-kinship-graph sense. All this talk of bacon is making me hungry!] Last fiddled with by ewmayer on 2018-05-01 at 03:38

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storm5510 Random Account Aug 2009 Not U. + S.A. 2²×5×11×13 Posts	The Gigabyte GTX 1080 I paid 750+ USD, not quite a month ago, is now 629 USD. So, something is changing. I did some reading about crypto-currency, data-mining, or whatever one chooses to call it. Let's take NIceHash Miner 2, for example. Many using that are complaining in the support groups about bugs in the software and, most importantly, not being paid. It appears they, meaning NiceHash, are in-the-red, big-time. People were spending lavishly for hardware to run this on. One individual wrote about having a Titan V rig, with an 8th generation Intel CPU. He thought he could pay for all this in about 18 months mining. Now, he doubts he will ever break even. There is an old saying about something being too good to be true, then it probably is. All of this seems to fit, with a little bit of Murphy's Law mixed in. Back to my 1080, I feared prices would soar if I didn't go for it then. Given the circumstances, I feel I made the correct decision at that time. I have no regrets.

2018-05-03, 12:01	#21
pepi37 Dec 2011 After 1.58M nines:) 6A3₁₆ Posts	I have totally opposite experience on mining. I stick with XPM ( Primecoin) ,there is few pools to mine, or you can mine solo . One XPM is currently around 2$, ( yes, big change in price) and in few days will new miner for CUDA card ( read Nvidia) will be released.It is coin that is stable for several years, and looks OK:

2018-06-24, 01:15	#22
storm5510 Random Account Aug 2009 Not U. + S.A. 2²·5·11·13 Posts	The Gigabyte GTX 1080 I purchased just over two months ago has dropped in price over $200 USD. Now $559 on Amazon.