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baybal2
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My low cost provider of GPUs has run out of capaci...
I think Ebay and TaoBao are now filled to the brim with discarded mining GPUs
blodovnik
on July 3, 2019
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Can you link some examples?
baybal2
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My first search at taobao gives gtx1080 for 300 usd at first position
dharma1
on July 3, 2019
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how much life do these typically have left in them?
baybal2
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Limited by caps and electromigration. I'd say a half life of 10-15 years
sp332
on July 3, 2019
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My concern would be the fans dying. Consumer-grade cards have quiet fans which have 1/4 the life of a loud ball-bearing fan.
penagwin
on July 3, 2019
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This is the biggest failure point for mining cards, they're easy/cheap to replace though.
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