IT SUCKS to be a PC gamer as of right now.

isogamer

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So somtime last year, i would say around summer time of 2017 i had a chance to buy a 1070gtx for around 450ish to $500 used, with about 5 to 6 months of use.

AS of right now because of this DUMB bit mining BS, i am seeing the 1070s go for low as $800 dollars! I mean thats a CRAZY jump, and i am talking about used. If i want to get it new i am looking pretty much a GRAND if i get it in my pc local shop with TAX. I can't even THINK about getting a 1080gtx since that ends up being around close to closet 1300 dollars depending on which type i get.

Here in Toronto,Canada or Canada in general PC parts are expensive. ESPECIALLY GPUs. My question is when will we get to a point where i have a chance to buy a GPU like a 1070 for at least $450? Usually with GPUs when years pass by they drop in price, but as of right now they jumped quite a bit and i am talking used gpus here.

I have a 1060gtx SC evga mini, and that thing is LOUD. Even though i set my fan curve setting low, it is still loud. I am going to post a video soon to show how loud it is even at low settings; thus one of the reasons why i want to upgrade, but can't cause of sky rocketing GPUs. When should i expect it to drop in price?
 
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Pfft, probably not until the bubble bursts, which could be next month, could be years. Don't get your hopes up. Instead, if I were the card manufacturers, I'd make cards dedicated solely to mining. (They're probably working on it, so keep an eye out for that)

http://cryptoscoop.net/gamers-are-furious-at-bitcoin-miners-for-hoarding-all-the-graphics-cards/

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Pfft, probably not until the bubble bursts, which could be next month, could be years. Don't get your hopes up. Instead, if I were the card manufacturers, I'd make cards dedicated solely to mining. (They're probably working on it, so keep an eye out for that)

http://cryptoscoop.net/gamers-are-furious-at-bitcoin-miners-for-hoarding-all-the-graphics-cards/
 
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Dosent matter. GPU prices are high because of the mining induced shortage. Said shortage is a result of the ongoing NAND shortages. Without NAND chips to assemble the cards it does not matter if manufacturers are planning to release "mining" cards.
 

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Ah, it's NAND shortages again? Always seems to be an issue...
 

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Hmm not sure if they will make cards that are dedicated to mining, because pretty much from newegg.ca to CanadaComputers.com which are pretty much my only main options for new cards, these companies are price gauging their GPUS. These companies are making good money on GPUs with high profit margin. so i am not sure if they will go just cards dedicated for mining. Too much money is to be made to what they are doing now.

My current 1060gtx SC mini 6GB i got it for $275 used, in stores at the time new it was going for about $360ish plus tax, and as of right now in these websites i mentioned they are going for $500 or more PLUS tax. Like..... come on.

Usually with hardwares with maybe the exception of ram and hardrives, hardware in general should always go down in price as years passes by. Not the other way around.
 

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That only applies if demand follows the typical path (high at launch, declining over time (good supply with lower demand = price reduction) along with manufacturing improvements that reduced the cost of actually making the hardware.

What were seeing is a classic example of too much demand, and not enough supply = rising prices.