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would you buy a mining gpu?

joey151
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i found a really good deal for a future build,an rx 470 at the price of a 1050ti (which in my country is like a 60 dollars difference) it's mentioned that it's been used ONLY in gaming,which i don't buy at all,so what are the criteria's to make you buy a used gpu,especially if it was used for mining?

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If the seller isn't using stock photos when selling online, chances are it's a good bet for a used card.

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Sure. 

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1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

If the seller isn't using stock photos when selling online, chances are it's a good bet for a used card.

tho it's hard to believe that it's at the price of a 1050ti here,i'm pretty sure he used it for mining,so what do you make of that?

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3 minutes ago, joey151 said:

tho it's hard to believe that it's at the price of a 1050ti here,i'm pretty sure he used it for mining,so what do you make of that?

470 for 1050 ti price makes sense to me, US market has that basically the case across the board. Mining isn't really gonna affect it much.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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How many watts do I need?

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8 minutes ago, joey151 said:

tho it's hard to believe that it's at the price of a 1050ti here,i'm pretty sure he used it for mining,so what do you make of that?

Us market get RX 570s new at the same price as 1050ti new, so not surprised at all.

 

I don't mind buying a mining card, but I do care whether it's a mining edition card (so far less rear output options) and whether it comes with a mining bios.

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i wouldnt mind buying a mining card, if i needed a card that is. still have an R9 290 sitting about doing nothing :P 

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Just check to make sure it works first if possible otherwise go for it. Ive bought a few mining cards in my day and never really had problems with them; a lot of miners take fairly decent care of their cards after all given the fact they bring home the money. 

 

I remember when only like a year after release you could get R9 290/290xs for $120-200 on ebay when they were still selling new for $500-700 

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I did and it works great! *knocks on wood*

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