If you haven't followed the price of graphics cards lately, or are oblivious to the price of GPUs and are thinking about buying one, then we've got an important PSA for you: Now is a really bad time to buy a GPU.Graphics card prices have skyrocketed because GPUs are so effective at mining cryptocurrency, which has gained a lot of traction in recent months. To get a gauge for the price discrepancy, let's look at the GTX 1080 Ti; the lowest you can find Nvidia's flagship gaming card online right now is $1,350, which is roughly twice the card's MSRP. The situation is arguably worse on the AMD side. The 4GB version of the RX 580, which carries an MSRP of $200, is going for roughly 2.5x as much online currently. The following chart encapsulates modern GPU MSRP against their current, lowest street prices.GPUMSRPStreet PriceNvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti$700$1,350Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080$550$1,100Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti$450$800Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070$380$900Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060$250$400Nvidia … [Read more...] about PSA: Do NOT Buy A Graphics Card Today (Thanks, Cryptocurrency)
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Top 5 Cryptocurrency Mining Motherboards 2018 (Ethereum, ZenCash, ZCash, And More)
Cryptocurrency mining has been trending for a while now and it did calm down for a bit but is now picking up the pace. That is why GPU prices are skyrocketing and it is getting out of control. Here we are going to talk about 5 cryptocurrency mining motherboards that are worth looking into in 2018. Top 5 Cryptocurrency Mining Motherboards cryptocurrency mining requires for you to have multiple graphics cards and if you are planning to install more then 2 then you need a special kind of motherboard that can support the additional hardware. Here we are going to look into cryptocurrency mining motherboards that will meet your requirements whether you are mining Ethereum or any other kind of cryptocurrency. 5) Asus ROG Strix Z270E While this is a gaming motherboard, it can also be used for cryptocurrency mining. This will come in handy if you already have one of these cryptocurrency mining motherboards or a similar model. The motherboard can support up to 7 graphics cards and can support … [Read more...] about Top 5 Cryptocurrency Mining Motherboards 2018 (Ethereum, ZenCash, ZCash, And More)
Cryptocurrency prices tank due to regulatory fears
For cryptocurrency investors, it's been a rocky 24 hours. On Tuesday, reports that China and Russia may enact more regulations around cryptocurrency exchanges sent Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple dropping billions off their market caps. Bitcoin was sitting at around $14,000 before it dropped to below $10,000, though it's climbed back up to more than $11,000 on Wednesday. It's still sitting at nearly 18 percent down since last week, according to Coinbase. It's also been a bad week for PC gamers looking to buy new graphics cards, as the prices are exorbitant thanks to dwindling stock and rampant mining. And unfortunately, crypto's woes are unlikely to lead to more graphics card stock right away. This isn't the first time Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have seen huge swings in value. Just recently, in mid-December, Bitcoin dropped from $19,000 to about $12,600, before climbing back up. This time is likely no different, but the reasons behind it could point to more significant, long-term … [Read more...] about Cryptocurrency prices tank due to regulatory fears
Robot Cache is a Steam competitor that allows players to sell back unwanted games for cryptocurrencies
Robot Cache is a new online store for PC games that’s offering some radical changes to the current publisher-platform-player dynamic. Robot Cache is a company founded by Brian Fargo, veteran video game industry executive who’s also behind studios like inXile, and Interplay. The service claims to offer a “decentralised” marketplace where publishers get a bigger cut of the sale of new games, and where players are able to sell back the digital games they finish. A player gets to retain up to 25% of the proceeds when reselling a game, and that value will be transferred in a digital token called IRON. IRON is Robot Cache’s cryptocurrency, which you can use to buy other games on the service. Because the platform is decentralised, one player could sell their old game to another and get credited in IRON. For publishers, Robot Cache will allow them to retain up to 95% of the sale value for new games, compared to 70% on other platforms like Steam. Publishers can … [Read more...] about Robot Cache is a Steam competitor that allows players to sell back unwanted games for cryptocurrencies
Even Kodak is getting into cryptocurrency with a spectacularly opportunistic plan
Bitcoins, blockchains, and cryptocurrencies have been making a lot of waves during recent months, and as we just wrote about yesterday, the recent surge in profitability of mining (via GPUs) has created yet another graphics card shortage. But CES makes for some strange bedfellows, and perhaps Kodak's foray into the world of blockchain technology will help alleviate the demand on graphics cards. Just kidding: it probably won't do that at all, and this is likely just one of the many, many desperate trend-chasing crypto initiatives that will assault your brain in 2018. Prepare for the worst. Kodak, which filed for bankruptcy back in 2012, and recently turned a profit because Star Wars: The Force Awakens was shot on film, has announced several related blockchain plans. First is KodakOne digital rights management, which will be backed by blockchain technologies and the new KodakCoin. The latter will start with an ICO (Initial Coin Offering), a popular way to try to jumpstart new … [Read more...] about Even Kodak is getting into cryptocurrency with a spectacularly opportunistic plan