GPU-urile Crypto Mining folosite inundă piața, dar ar trebui să cumpărați unul? (Opinie)

Gamers finally have something to smile about as the crypto bear market has resulted in a mining exodus and diminished demand for high-end graphics cards.

Crypto Twitter is awash with images of stacks of GPUs being sold on second-hand markets, and prices for new and used units are starting to come down out of the stratosphere.

Earlier this week, Hardware Times raportate that Chinese reseller markets showed Nvidia-RTX 3080s for as low as $523. Furthermore, PC gamers reported that RTX 3060 Ti’s were going for as low as $300 to $350 on some used marketplaces.

Flood GPU este aici.

Minerii chinezi și cafenele din Asia de Sud își demontează acum platformele miniere și scot carduri la licitație în fluxurile live.

3060 Ti costă 300-350 USD... pic.twitter.com/kphmIt7vZw

— Hassan Mujtaba (@hms1193) 21 Iunie, 2022

Are They Safe To Buy?

As with anything used, especially computer components, it is a big gamble. Components running under constant heavy loads, high voltages, and high temperatures will get stressed, which will wear them out quicker.

Several gamers on social media have issued warnings over these used graphics cards that have been “abused” by crypto mining. Additionally, there have been Rapoarte from buyers of used cards that they had components replaced or had heating issues.

Gamers are generally anti-crypto, and some reasons given for not buying a used GPU were so extreme as to prevent miners from recouping any money from the process.

„Nu cumpărați un GPU post-mining pentru că a fost pe 24/7/365 și, prin urmare, este uzat” - Citare necesară

„Nu cumpărați un GPU după minerit, pentru că îl va ajuta pe miner să-și recupereze o parte din pierderile din perpetuarea unei înșelătorii proaste” - Bun fără echivoc pic.twitter.com/JzfvvkQ7pr

— Shaxbert? (@shaxbert) 23 Iunie, 2022

As with all things, there are two sides to every story. One gamer pointed out that high voltage and thermal expansion are the things that kill a processor over time. “GPUs used for Minerit Ethereum were typically undervolted to use as little electricity as possible, so voltage hasn’t degraded them,” he added.

Furthermore, mining GPUs are left in a constant steady-state, and their temperatures fluctuate very little since they have constant cooling and minimal load spikes. He suggested buying from a marketplace with buyer protection before concluding:

„Principalii oameni care vor să crezi că cardurile folosite sunt rele sunt cei care fac plăci grafice noi.”

Oi, urăsc acest site și faptul că te face să te repete atât de mult.

ÎNCĂ O DATĂ:

Un GPU mining folosit nu va avea mai mult sau mai puțin șanse să eșueze decât orice altă placă grafică folosită și vă voi spune de ce:

— Apelul vine din interiorul Nash (@Nash076) 20 Iunie, 2022

Ai răbdare

PC Gamer pointed out that prices finally returning to the manufacturer’s suggested retail price after two years is good news, but a avertizat against buying now. Nvidia’s 4000-series is close to release, meaning prices for the current batch of cards flooding the market will fall even further, both new and used.

„Este grozav că vedem în sfârșit GPU-uri la MSRP-urile lor, dar este important să nu fim orbiți de faptul că sunt disponibile aproape de MSRP sau chiar sub. A durat atât de mult să ajungi aici, încât următoarea generație este chiar după colț.”

If you’re willing to take the risk and can get a decent graphics card that you have seen tested and running for a couple of hundred bucks with buyer protection, then it may be worth pulling the trigger. However, prices will continue to fall along with demand, so for those not in a rush to upgrade, biding your time could be a better bet. Used computer components are always a bit of a lottery, whether they have been used for crypto mining or not.