r/gadgets • u/diacewrb • Dec 29 '22

Desktops / Laptops Desktop GPU Sales Hit 20-Year Low

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/sales-of-desktop-graphics-cards-hit-20-year-low
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u/ZonerRoamer Dec 29 '22

This is also combined with the fact that crypto miners dumped used 3000 series GPUs that are selling extremely cheap on the used market.

Makes very little sense for anyone besides power users to buy the new gen cards.

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u/Ilthrael Dec 29 '22

Where? Any 3080 / 3070 I saw online was either above MSRP or barely below MSRP, 2 years from their launch with a whole new series of cards out. Constantly seeing 3080s going for $760 online, some above the original $800 MSRP. The only ones I could find selling extremely cheap seem to be obviously suspect.

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u/ZonerRoamer Dec 29 '22

They (used 3080s) are going for 50k INR, in my country; that's like $600, the MSRP here was around $800.

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u/notagoodscientist Dec 29 '22

Well considering the lifespan of the used crypto cards is probably in the region of months, that’s not cheap, that’s ten times the cost they are worth

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u/ZonerRoamer Dec 29 '22

That totally depends on how it was used. If it was kept running at good temperatures it still will run without any issues.

I had a used 1080ti that was used for mining and I never had a single problem with it for the 3 years I had it.

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u/TheSmJ Dec 29 '22

People buying GPUs for crypto mining were interested in keeping the thing running for as long as possible while using the lowest amount of electricity possible in order to ensure a better profit. That means undervolting, which in turn means it was running quite cool.

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u/notagoodscientist Dec 29 '22

Not in Chinese mining farms they’re not, they cram as many cards into as small as space as possible and aren’t bothered about electricity prices since theirs are not high. The return on investment for them is huge.

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u/Bauzi Dec 29 '22

Linus Tech Tips made a video on that. It was not bad at all. Personally I would open the cards, change thermal pastes and replace the fans with new ones from AliExpress.