GTX 1070 Flood

[Kissker]

So many of you might have noticed the shear volume of 1070's on Ebay... but does anyone know a source that isn't likely to be dead cards from crypto mining?   Tons of them just list as "used' or "lightly used over a year" but this is really misleading when you see they have 20+ for sale.  "Lightly used" I would consider as "gamed once and a while, general PC use otherwise"  not "mined for a few months last year before the collapse"  thermals tend to be a nightmare on casual miner rigs..... so I am way too weary for chancing anything - especially sellers with low sales, or no stars, etc.

 

So.. anyone know a 1070 for roughly $250 (inc' shipping, US, the rough range of these used cards on ebay) that wasn't used to mine?   Trying to upgrade from a Gtx 760.....

[Princess Luna]

The RTX 2060 is a compeling purchase if you can get at least 250ish back on a 1070, topping 100 for a card that's faster, more efficient and cooler makes sense.

 

If the ad seems legit it's probably legit, we have had GTX 980 Ti going for as long haven't we?

[Kissker]

the 2060s, I doubt anyone would let one go for $250.    Ebay looks 300-350 range, and that is just completely out of budget.  Newegg $390.  While the "performance" might be there, the value for dollar spent isn't - at least not to me.  (I haven't even gotten 1080p going smooth/ultra/60fps so raytracing and more is just... fancy extra I won't care about for a long while)

[fluxdeity]

45 minutes ago, Kissker said:

the 2060s, I doubt anyone would let one go for $250.    Ebay looks 300-350 range, and that is just completely out of budget.  Newegg $390.  While the "performance" might be there, the value for dollar spent isn't - at least not to me.  (I haven't even gotten 1080p going smooth/ultra/60fps so raytracing and more is just... fancy extra I won't care about for a long while)

He's saying the reason there's a flood of 1070's is because everyone is selling them for $250 to use towards their 2060 purchase.