Pre-order but decent price considering the current crypto currency inflation on AMD cards. Lord knows when any of us will get it!
Edit:Just realised this is a duplicate to an earlier post in Aug, happy to take this down if the original OP updates the price! :worried:
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RichTE
15 Sep 17#1
Had mine on pre-order for a while. The 4GB version is in stock now for those that can't wait.
eddiewa to RichTE
15 Sep 17#2
Hey Rich, curious, how long have you had yours on pre-order for now...?
RichTE to eddiewa
15 Sep 17#3
About a month. I haven't really been in a rush for it though. Otherwise I would have just stumped up the ~£300 for an 8gb model already. People seem to think they'll be around soon ish. (i.e a few weeks). Serveral price drops and stock updates on Amazon today though.
wild_quinine
15 Sep 17#4
Crypto bubble has temporarily burst. I'd keep an eye on prices, both new and on ebay.
A lot of GPUs come with very easily replaceable fans these days, which is the main thing that will get knackered by mining 24/7, so a second hand mining card isn't necessarily a bad buy, if the price is right.
Might see a real race to the bottom soon. :grin:
eddiewa to wild_quinine
15 Sep 17#7
Ha I hope mate. Maybe one consequence of stuff like solar panels is the spare power generated (if not stored in an energy storage battery) is miners pretty much mining for free? Either way... Common GPU bubble burst!!
aberboy007 to wild_quinine
15 Sep 17#13
would you really want to buy a used gpu that has been used for mining? i know i wouldnt, but ppl will, which should have a knock on for new prices
wild_quinine to aberboy007
15 Sep 17#25
Well why not? The mechanical stress is the main risk, and a lot of cards have literally pop out and replace fans.
Show me any evidence that 24/7 mining cards are at significantly greater risk of electronic failure, in their expected useful lifetime. I'll be surprised if you can.
That said, I wouldn't pay full price for one, but the point is you're really not expecting to have to. If mining is truly over and done, there will be 100000 of these bad boys hitting ebay before Christmas.
If the bubble stays busted, I'll be surprised if you can't pick up a 470 for 75 quid. I mean, that's a steal.
fishmaster to wild_quinine
15 Sep 17#26
Most people have no clue about crypto, what it means, what it brings, what it gives. You've heard of the revolution, crypto is the revolution x 1,000,000. Market vectors have brought the price down, but it was up again today, let's see what happens when China awakes tomorrow.
Crypto is not mainstream yet, because the software infrastructure is not there. The n00bs and let's face it most people are idiots, the 10% who have a clue and aren't naive will own crypto before the n00bs get anywhere near, any that have touched it so far have got burnt through not protecting their private keys, sending crypto to the wrong deposit address, and buying high and selling low. Idiots who use crypto will get burnt very easily, this is an emerging market and it's not an easy system navigating from FIAT to crypto. Then once the n00bs get on crypto they're instant traders, crazy! Most people aren't traders they will get burnt! This is easy money, easy won easy lost. Highly volatile, invest in what you believe and hold on.
Chuggee to fishmaster
16 Sep 17#32
This is 'snake oil'. :neutral_face:
plewis00 to Chuggee
16 Sep 17#34
That's what they said about the World Wide Web in the 90s.
Harryisme to wild_quinine
16 Sep 17#35
Yeah with talk of China banning the currency we could see cheap graphics card on Ebay very soon, though it could just be a blip and it might not affect demand for the cards.
Szabster to Harryisme
16 Sep 17#37
I don't think the Chinese ban will influence our eBay too much. Why would you sell your mining rig as long as it still makes profit? Yes, right now it's making less than a few months ago but it's still well in the positive.
In other news, these cards are going to dispatched towards the very end of October. Mark my words :smile: (Amazon CS supervisor told me)
wild_quinine to Szabster
16 Sep 17#38
Because the other crypto currencies are so completely tied to bitcoin in terms of value that they might as well not independently exist. If Bitcoin loses value, as it has, and possibly will continue to do in the near future, then anything you can mine with a GPU will also lose value, probably proportionately more value than BTC.
People will very quickly be making an immediate loss on the cost of their electricity, nevermind being able to recoup the cost of their cards.
The best way to make some money off those cards for most people will be to sell them.
Do you know what happens when you try to sell half a million of the same thing at the exact same time?
fishmaster to Harryisme
16 Sep 17#40
China haven't banned crypto this is the usual FUD bandied around by the clueless.
JackoGuitarist
15 Sep 17#5
This much better than my current 970? very tempted for freesync
CampGareth to JackoGuitarist
15 Sep 17#6
Not really, they're about equal in fact. Get a second 970 or mod the vbios for more power and speed.
JackoGuitarist to CampGareth
15 Sep 17#9
dont think my psu can handle a second 970 and have alrewady O'C'd the first one
danielnaghibi
15 Sep 17#8
I read the questions and answer on the product page and someone confirmed with Amazon that they were delivering on 19/10/2017! :smile:
eddiewa to danielnaghibi
15 Sep 17#10
Lol well.... It's half of the time RichTE was waiting for... So I'm still OK! :blush:
AsadJani
15 Sep 17#11
Can't order more then one :disappointed:
AngryMrFlibble
15 Sep 17#12
I ordered one a month ago (16th August) and still have no word on when it'll be available so good luck trying to get one.
arc126
15 Sep 17#14
I ordered this on the 27th of August. It still says they have no estimate for delivery time but worth the wait imo since it's at least as good as a 1060 6GB for about £80 less. Worth noting that if the price drops any time between you order it and it's dispatched, you'll pay the reduced price (ordered mine at £225 and my order went down to £219).
blueflash to arc126
15 Sep 17#16
You can get 1060 6gb for £240 at moment if you dont want to wait
mattd938
15 Sep 17#15
How does this compare to 2 x 290's in crossfire?
dxx to mattd938
15 Sep 17#24
Not as well as you might hope. The 290 was rebranded as the 390, and the 480 was rebranded as the 580, so despite AMD's deceptive branding, this is really only one generation up from the 290, and a grade below. An individual 580 will perform roughly equally to a single 290 (but with less power consumption), and on the occasions where crossfire works, your rig wiill perform around 60-80% better than this.
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Edit:Just realised this is a duplicate to an earlier post in Aug, happy to take this down if the original OP updates the price! :worried:
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A lot of GPUs come with very easily replaceable fans these days, which is the main thing that will get knackered by mining 24/7, so a second hand mining card isn't necessarily a bad buy, if the price is right.
Might see a real race to the bottom soon. :grin:
Show me any evidence that 24/7 mining cards are at significantly greater risk of electronic failure, in their expected useful lifetime. I'll be surprised if you can.
That said, I wouldn't pay full price for one, but the point is you're really not expecting to have to. If mining is truly over and done, there will be 100000 of these bad boys hitting ebay before Christmas.
If the bubble stays busted, I'll be surprised if you can't pick up a 470 for 75 quid. I mean, that's a steal.
Crypto is not mainstream yet, because the software infrastructure is not there. The n00bs and let's face it most people are idiots, the 10% who have a clue and aren't naive will own crypto before the n00bs get anywhere near, any that have touched it so far have got burnt through not protecting their private keys, sending crypto to the wrong deposit address, and buying high and selling low. Idiots who use crypto will get burnt very easily, this is an emerging market and it's not an easy system navigating from FIAT to crypto. Then once the n00bs get on crypto they're instant traders, crazy! Most people aren't traders they will get burnt! This is easy money, easy won easy lost. Highly volatile, invest in what you believe and hold on.
In other news, these cards are going to dispatched towards the very end of October. Mark my words :smile: (Amazon CS supervisor told me)
People will very quickly be making an immediate loss on the cost of their electricity, nevermind being able to recoup the cost of their cards.
The best way to make some money off those cards for most people will be to sell them.
Do you know what happens when you try to sell half a million of the same thing at the exact same time?