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Graphics Nvidia 3xxx series thread

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by The_Crapman, 6 Jun 2020.

  1. el2k

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  2. jinq-sea

    jinq-sea 'write that down in your copy book' Super Moderator

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  3. David

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    Christ, they want £700-£750 for 3060Ti cards! There's mark-ups, there's scalping then there's CCL.
     
  4. jinq-sea

    jinq-sea 'write that down in your copy book' Super Moderator

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    CCL weren't marking up quite so much on 3080 cards earlier this year. I suppose desperate times and all that.
     
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    I'm a broken record but Scan are bad 'uns.
     
  6. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman World's worst stuntman. Lover of bit-tech

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    Scan were one the few who had resisted serious markups. Until now. It's just all out fubar.

    Oh, and discovered the backplate on the PNY 3070 I got is ****ing plastic and insulates the **** out the back of the card. Down right pony.
     
  7. Anfield

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    Saw a Gigabyte 3090 on CCL for £2200...

    You'll find more generous scalping on ebay.

    I met a miner the other day who had 18 3xxx series cards earning him money while loads of gamers are without. ********
     
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    I don't totally blame CCL for this. As much as I would like to get out my broom I can't. The bottom line is they are getting virtually no supply. At all. Not even of older cards or "bread and butter" ones. They are still a business, and their rates and stuff won't be free.

    This is a **** show of epic proportions, from the top down.
     
  10. el2k

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    I understand they are trying to cover their overheads etc, what's the rough markup % on computer parts? CPU's, mothebroards, memory etc...?
     
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    5-10%, and thats if you're really lucky, its normally on the 5% end...
     
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    A mere £5k a month in earnings after energy...
     
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    Yes, but how much money stored up in those graphics cards? That's a lot of money to re-coup before Ethereum becomes pointless to mine in July... (unless he can then sell them for what he paid for them)
     
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    4 months worth of earnings would cover it...
     
  15. wolfticket

    wolfticket Downwind from the bloodhounds

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    Add a bit to make it actually worthwhile in terms of time/overheads, it's still pretty big gamble on there not being a substantial crash between purchase and return on investment.
     
  16. David

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    You still have the card though - reasonable worst case, you own a 3090 for 3080 money.
     
  17. Gareth Halfacree

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    Or 18 3090s...
     
  18. David

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    Which will still sell for a net profit if the arse falls out of the crypto market.
     
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    Oh that £5k is after electricity! Each one of those cards will be making £300 odd after energy costs are subtracted! And seeing as its cold, as LTT said a few weeks ago, you'll be running your heating anyway, so if this heats your house instead its basically free...
     
  20. Anfield

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    It is also approx £25k in hardware.
    Had he invested £25k in BTC three month ago he'd be sitting on £75k today without having ruined the hobby of 18 people.
     
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