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Istandcat
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I saw a Crypto mining rig with a few 3090's going for 500 on ebay and wondered whether the gpu's could be used for a pc i'm building (first build)?

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3090 is one of the fastest GPUs you can get, so absolutely. However, I would be very surprised if the machine actually sells for 500 if those GPUs are legit/in working condition. In the current market they could be sold for way above that.

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Can you drop a link to the listing? I'm not a giant fan of Ebay, and $500 for multiple 3090's seems wayyy too cheap, especially in this current market. 

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5 minutes ago, Istandcat said:

I saw a Crypto mining rig with a few 3090's going for 500 on ebay and wondered whether the gpu's could be used for a pc i'm building (first build)?

There's no way it's that cheap. There's some catch. What's the listing link? They're probably not working right. 

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RTX 3090s are selling for thousands of dollars each. You're not going to find someone selling multiple for $500 total. Check the listing isn't an auction, $500 might just be the starting price of the auction. It could also just be a scam.

But to answer your other question there's no reason you can't use an RTX 3090 in a gaming computer - the problem is finding one at a reasonable price.

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500$ starting price on an auction seems ok.

 

If its 500 for some 3090s, that sounds like a way to end up with a box of air.

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£21,500

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Listing price is for booking only. Due to the nature and size of this item, it's only available to collection in London. Payment upon collection 

 

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Just now, Istandcat said:

but the multibuy thingy said 500?

You pay £500 to reserve it, then you pay the remaining £21000 when you go pick it up.

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Just read further down:

 

Listing price is for booking only. Due to the nature and size of this item, it's only available to collection in London. Payment upon collection (and training if needed) and we only accept bank or crypto transfer, no cash. As we need to arrange for a visit and need to check availability, please contact us before purchasing.

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Ya need to read the details. First rule of thumb, if it seems too good to be true, it almost always isn't.

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That's like when people list something on Facebook marketplace for $1 so it gets put to the top of the page when searching price low to high but in the description say "actual price $250". 

You can report them to eBay for bad listing practices. eBay takes a percentage cut of sales so them doing it this way will definitely not make eBay happy. Also you lose any form of protection you have through eBay doing the sale like that, at best ebay would only cover the $500 not the other $21,000 they want you to wire separately by bank transfer or cryptocurrency payment. This split payment method is also often a tactic used by scammers so I would never recommend doing it.

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any idea where i should look for good gpu prices (500-600)?

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3 minutes ago, Istandcat said:

any idea where i should look for good gpu prices (500-600)?

Respectable, well known retailers. You won't be getting an RTX 3090 though.

There might be cards to be found on the used market but there's a lot of scams right now due to the crazy demand for GPUs so be vigilant. Avoid anything that sounds too good to be true and avoid scalpers (people selling new in box cards for above retail prices). 

 

Also avoid any websites advertising graphics cards at below retail cost on social media such as Facebook and Instagram (including through sponsored/ad content). There's so many scam websites popping up putting up fake listings for GPUs at low prices and running off with people's money not delivering anything. Anyone can setup a website in under an hour with a store front for GPUs. Stick to well known respected online retailers.

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22 minutes ago, Istandcat said:

a few 3090's going for 500

Do you really think that in the current market people will sell a 3090 at such a price?!

It's possible that they are dead,have issues or other things you don't want to deal with.

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2 minutes ago, Istandcat said:

any idea where i should look for good gpu prices (500-600)?

At that price range you can get a 1080 Ti,which is a pretty good card.

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how well would a 1080 ti run with vr (main thing i'm building for)

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